Vijay Hazare Trophy Semi Finals : The Karnataka-Mumbai clash

The Karnataka team of the mid 2010s is an illustration of this wonder. What will in general happen rather rapidly with such ages is that assumptions for playing for India are developed. The standard way of thinking about Mumbai’s decay as a force in homegrown cricket is to a great extent obvious.

Nonetheless, both the team will compete against each other in the Vijay Hazare 2020-2021 quarter finals. After an exciting round of quarter-last games, the condition has boiled down to four groups as they intend to win the Vijay Hazare Trophy this year. Gujarat, Karnataka, Mumbai and Uttar Pradesh are the last teams and they will battle it out.

Match Details

Karnataka vs Mumbai

Date and Time – March 11, 00 AM

Venue – Air Force Complex Ground, Palam A, New Delhi.

Pitch Conditions

As seen in past games, the surface at the Palam A Stadium has been batting agreeable. The batsmen should feel calm with the ball going onto the bat very well. In any case, the pitch is required to back off, acquiring the spinners into play the center overs. The two groups couldn’t want anything more than to bat first after winning the throw with 270-280 being standard at the setting.

Mumbai is an unbeaten team, and they have disrupted everybody in their way this season. Flaunting a few worldwide cricketers like Prithvi Shaw, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shivam Dube. Prithvi Shaw smacked Saurashtra bowlers to all edges of the ground, with the group utilizing nine bowlers as they continued looking for a wicket. He’s is in some form.

Karnataka’s opening batsman Devdutt Padikkal is having a fantasy run in the progressing Vijay Hazare Trophy. The left-hander has been relentless with the bat and recorded one more century in the quarter finals against Kerala. He has been breaking a few records in the progressing Vijay Hazare Trophy. He has scored 673 runs up to this point in 6 matches at an amazing normal of 168.25 and has additionally kept a sound strike rate of 95.59.

28 year old Ravikumar Samarth made his debut for Karnataka back in November 2014. He was handed over captaincy and he has fared pretty well as a captain. In the recently concluded finals against Kerela he scored 192 runs off 158 deliveries and also surpassed the veteran Wasim Jaffer’s unbeaten 170 to enlist the most elevated score in a Vijay Hazare take out match.

Karnataka’s Predicted Playing XI – Ravikumar Samarth (C), Devdutt Padikkal, Manish Pandey, Krishnamurthy Siddharth, Karun Nair, Krishnappa Gowtham, BR Sharath (WK), Shreyas Gopal, Vyshak Vijaykumar, Ronit More and Prasidh Krishna

Mumbai’s Predicted Playing XI – Prithvi Shaw (C), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Aditya Tare (WK), Sarfaraz Khan, Shivam Dube, Aman Khan, Shams Mulani, Prashant Solanki, Mohit Avasthi, Tushar Deshpande and Tanush Kotian

The rivalry of Karnataka-Mumbai is ought to be a at a neutral venue. In the event that it is in any way similar to the two latest games between these sides, we are in for a treat.

10 youngsters to watch out this season in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy

Throughout the most recent few years or somewhere in the vicinity, Indian cricket has been on the way to remarkable development. No, the IPL or the senior side isn’t being examined here. This time, it is about the forthcoming stars, the huge ability pool of Indian cricket. It’s about the homegrown circuit and tournaments like the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.

Here are the 10 youngsters to watch out for :

Devdutt Padikkal – He has been making huge waves in the Karnataka cricket circuit. He is a left-handed batsman. Those who have followed Karnataka cricket for a few years now have apprehension from a young southpaw who has taken domestic cricket by storm – one who goes by the name of Devdutt Padikkal.


A 20-year-old uncapped batsman is one of just five players to play every game of his team’s IPL crusade, it can only mean that the youngster is special, as was the case with one Devdutt Padikkal. He scored 473 runs in 15 games and topping the season’s charts for RCB and it is a special stat because the RCB batting line-up consists of players like Virat Kohli and Ab De Villiers. He has developed the propensity of scoring runs whenever he comes out to play and he will be looking for another fine season with the bat.

Yashasvi Jaiswal – Born in Uttar Pradesh, Yashasvi Jaiswal arrived in Mumbai with a heart loaded with dreams. It was in 2019 when he commanded the notice of the public media. He turned into the most youthful cricketer to score a double-century in a Vijay Hazare Trophy game when he smashed 203 off 154 balls for Mumbai against Jharkhand.


The 19-year-old was the third to accomplish the accomplishment however it was his character and monstrous ability that grabbed the attention. He got done with 564 runs from six innings which included 25 sixes and 49 limits at a normal of more than 112. People have a lot of expectations from the promising left-handed batsman.

Ravi Bishnoi – The young spinner name has been doing the rounds for quite some time and a few months back he debuted for Kings Xi Punjab, there is always a sense of excitement and curiosity about how he will perform at the big stage and Ravi Bishnoi didn’t disappoint. He was astonishing in the recently concluded IPL. He picked up 12 wickets from 14 matches at an economy of 7.37.

He has dazzled numerous with his wily leg-breaks and menacing googlies. For the occasion, he has gotten the eyes of numerous and he has indicated that he has what it takes to work with and build up his game.

Shubhang Hegde – He is a genuine spinner (left-arm orthodox) and is a phenomenal fielder. He made his first-class debut for Karnataka in the 2018–19 Ranji Trophy season. In December 2019, he was named in India’s squad for the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup and was also a part of the RCB additional squad in the recently concluded IPL season.


He is a consistent performer in age-group tournaments, both for Karnataka and India. It isn’t just about the bowling that has made him click. He is helpful with the bat as well. On the tag of an all-rounder. The youngster has received a call up from his state team for the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.

Ayush Badoni – He has delivered both, middle order as well as lower-order end and has demonstrated his value as a batsman who can build a partnership and simultaneously, score snappy runs for his team.


He has done well in different U-16 and U-19 competitions until this point. He was one of the 25 members chose by the National Cricket Academy in 2016 to prepare and be prepped into a fine cricketer. Up until this point, he has figured out how to satisfy the hopes. Eyes will be set on his 21-year-old as he plays for Delhi this year.

Abhishek Sharma – A hard-hitting lower-order batsman who also bowls fast and accurate left-arm spin. The 2015-16 Vijay Merchant Trophy belonged to Abhishek Sharma.

He scored runs with the bat, took wickets with the ball, and exhibited his latent capacity. Abhishek Sharma mustered 214 runs and also picked four wickets last year in the Syed Mushtaq Ali tournament. He is a complete all-round package.

Abdul Samad – He appeared for Jammu and Kashmir cricket side during Syed Mushtaq Ali 2018-19 season. In his initial 10 matches, he scored 592 runs with an average of 39.46 with a strike-rate of 112.97.

What was stunning was that he smashed 36 sixes – the most by anybody in the season – that in the long run prompted J&K to make it to the quarter-finals of the Ranji Trophy for just the subsequent time. He almost took his state side to the semi-finals of the competition yet fell 30-runs low on Karnataka’s first innings total. The courageous batting of Abdul Samad has drawn gestures of recognition from former cricketers.

Priyam Garg – Indian U-19 captain, who led the side into the finals of the U-19 World Cup 2020, will surely be one of the surprise packages of Sunrisers Hyderabad. He is known for his gutsy batting style and has been one of the top run scorers of the triangular series, where he led India junior squad, at England in 2019.

The talented batsman Priyam Garg has been named captain of the Uttar Pradesh team for the T20 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.

Riyan Parag – A name that IPL fans must be acquainted with. At the age of 16, Riyan Parag made his top-notch debut for Assam in the 2017–18 Ranji Trophy on 17 November 2017.

Rajasthan Royals are notable for offering opportunities to youngsters and giving them a stage on which they can snatch the spotlight. He was one such youthful star who arose out of their camp two years ago. He oozes certainty and it saturates into his batting.

Nachikhet Bhute – The pacer from Vidarbha, Nachiket Bhute has this characteristic in plenitude. The 19-year-old understands what he is up to and this s one reason for his achievement in his career up until now.


His rise has been incredible and he has made his quality felt in each match in the last two seasons. Among the Elite Group groups, he was the most noteworthy wicket-taker in the 2018-19 Cooch Behar Trophy with 55 wickets at a normal of 15.40 with amazing six five-wicket hauls.

A plethora of opportunities for youngsters to get recognised for their talent.

BCCI blue print for the Domestic season 2020-2021

The Board of Control for Cricket in India has sought its state associations’ view on the structure of the curtailed domestic season for which it plans to create six bio-secure hubs across the country between December and March.

In a letter to the associations, the Board has suggested four options for the conduct of the domestic cricket season.

The first option is conducting just the Ranji Trophy. The second option is conducting just the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 tournament. The third scenario is a combination of Ranji Trophy and Syed Mushtaq Ali while the fourth is a window for two white-ball tourneys (Syed Mushtaq Ali and Vijay Hazare Trophy).

As per the letter, which has been accessed by PTI, the BCCI has also spoken about the potential windows for the events, proposing 67 days for Ranji Trophy (January 11-March 18).

The Mushtaq Ali Tournament will need 22 days (December 20 to January 10) while Vijay Hazare Trophy, if held, can be conducted between January 11 to Feb 7 – a period of 28 days.

“Establishing a structure for a new competition during a pandemic has provided specific challenges for domestic cricket, most notably having the required medical personnel in place to handle stringent return-to-play protocols,” the letter stated.

Each of the BCCI bio-secure hubs will have a minimum of three venues and the games would be broadcast digitally.

The BCCI recently conducted the Indian Premier League in the UAE in a bio-secure environment and board president Sourav Ganguly has been insisting that even the domestic season, which usually begins in August, will go ahead at some point.