KER vs UP Dream11 Team Prediction Tips for Vijay Hazare Trophy Kerala vs Uttar Pradesh 22 February

KER vs UP Dream11 Prediction: The Vijay Hazare Trophy 2021, India’s premier one-day domestic tournament will commence from 20 February. Round 2 of the Vijay Hazare Trophy will witness Kerala face-off against Uttar Pradesh. Both the teams won their first league match and will be upbeat ahead of this match. In the recently concluded Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, Kerala stood 2^nd in the points table in their group, while UP stood 4^th in the points table out of 5 teams. For Uttar Pradesh, the main players would be Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Priyam Garg, while Kerala has Uthappa and Jalaj Saxena as the players who can be the top-performers in the tournament.

KER vs UP Prediction Today Match Details

Fixture name: Kerala vs Uttar Pradesh

Competition: Round 2, Elite Group C, Vijay Hazare Trophy 2020-21

Date: Monday, February 22, 2021

Time: 09:00 AM (IST)

Venue– KSCA Cricket (2) Ground, Alur

Team Form Guide:

KER (recent last) W L L W W

UP (recent last) W L W L L

Last match at the venue- Railways 190/0 won by 10 wickets against Bihar in the Round 1 of the Vijay Hazare trophy 2021

Standings:
KER- 2
UP-3

Pitch Report: The curator expects pacers, spinners and batsmen to get equal support from the pitch.

Streaming- No Streaming

KER vs UP Playing 11

KER Team News

The Kerala team has the presence of Robin Uthappa at the top-order who has been performing well for the team in the limited-overs format. While Vishu Vinod has been consistent in boosting the top-order as well as the middle-order. The team tried Azharudden at the opening slot in the Syed Mushtaq Alit trophy that was also rewarded with a good performance. While Samson and Sachin Baby have a good experience and track record of playing in domestic cricket. Then, the all-rounder Jajal Saxena has certainly been the best player for the Kerala team contributing to both departments. While the bowlers Sreesanth and Nidheesh would look to maintain the same form.

Injury update, unavailability:  None

Expected team changes: The team is expected to play with the same Playing XI

KER Playing 11 (likely)

1.  Robin Uthappa
2. Jalaj Saxena
3. Sanju Samson (wk)
4. Vishnu Vinod
5.Sachin Baby (c)
6. Mohammed Azharuddeen
7. MD Nidheesh
8. S Sreesanth
9. NP Basil
10. Sijomon Joseph
11. Vathsal Govind

UP Team News

The Uttar Pradesh team is a relatively young side with a touch of experience. In the last match, Goswami and Karan Sharma provided a superb start to the team. Then, Priyam Garg and Akshdeep Nath have been impressive in the IPL 2020 and domestic circuit respectively. The batsman Rinku Singh top-scored for the team in the last match. In the bowling department. Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Kartik Tyagi will be the key to the team’s victory. While Shivam Sharma scalped 3 wickets in the last match.

Injury update, unavailability:  None

Expected team changes: The team is expected to play with the same Playing XI

UP Playing 11 (likely)

1. Abhishek Goswami
2. Karan Sharma
3. Akshdeep Nath
4. Priyam Garg
5. Rinku Singh
6. Upendra Yadav (wk)
7. Shivam Sharma
8. Sameer Choudhary
9. Bhuvneshwar Kumar (c)
10. Mohsin Khan
11. Kartik Tyagi

KER vs UP Today Match Prediction, Who will win today match

Kerala team will win this match due to the experience of Robin Uthappa and Jalaj Saxena, who scored a hundred last match and has been a top-wicket taker for Kerala for the past few years respectively. Both the teams have players who can turn the match in their favour in all the departments. The Kerala team has Samson- Baby, while UP has Priyam Garg- Akshdeep Nath. The team which handles the bowling department well has a better chance of winning the match in the KER vs UP Dream 11 Today match prediction.

KER vs UP Fantasy Cricket Tips, Captain & Differential Pick

Captain Picks

R Uthappa- The most experienced player in the Kerala squad is a proven match-winner. In the first league match, he scored a century that would keep him upbeat ahead of the KER vs UP Dream 11 prediction.
List A Career Record-6264 Runs, Bat. AVG. 34.60
R Uthappa in Last 5 matches- 147 Runs, Bat. AVG. 29.40

J Saxena- The player who has been consistent in picking wickets in every format for the Kerala team and can contribute to the team with the bat as well.
List A Career Record- 110 Wickets, Bowl. AVG. 28.48 and 1848 Runs, Bat. AVG. 25.80
J Saxena in Last 5 matches- 9 Wickets, Bowl. AVG. 16.50 and 28 Runs, Bat. AVG. 28

Differential pick

R Singh- The player who has been a part of the Kolkata Knight Riders team due to his talent and acrobatic fielding can be one of the best picks for the match.
List A Career Record –986 Runs, Bat. AVG. 44.81
­­ R Singh in Last 5 matches- 116 Runs, Bat. AVG. 29

KER vs UP Dream 11 prediction

WICKET-KEEPERS: S Samson
BATSMEN: R Singh, M Azharudden, R Uthappa, S Baby, P Garg
ALL-ROUNDERS: J Saxena, A Nath
BOWLERS: B Kumar, M Nidheesh,  S. Sresesanth

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