The 8th match of Legends League Cricket 2022 is scheduled to play between Manipal Tigers and Bhilwara Kings on Monday, 25th September 2022 at Barabati Stadium, Cuttack

The most recent match of the Manipal Tigers ended with no result against Gujarat Giants. Earlier, they were beaten by Gujarat Giants in the previous match by the margin of two wickets. They lost the toss and were asked to bat first. The performance of their batting order was not much impressive. They could manage to score 120 runs in 20 overs. R Shukla was the most successful batter from their side who scored 32 runs with the help of two boundaries.

Mohammad Kaif scored 24 runs while the skipper, Harbhajan Singh could manage to score 18 runs. The bowling unit of Manipal Tigers performed well but they failed to defend a low target on the board. They leaked the target of 121 runs in 17.2 overs. Muttiah Muralitharan, Parvinder Awana, Chris Mpofu, and the skipper, Harbhajan Singh picked two wickets each in the previous match.

The previous match of Bhilwara Kings was washed out by the rain and they were beaten by India Capitals in their most recent completed match by a big margin of 78 runs. They won the toss and decided to field first. The bowling unit of Bhilwara Kings totally failed to give the best performance in the previous match. They leaked 198 runs in 20 overs. Yousaf Pathan was the highest wicket-taker from their side who picked three wickets in four overs against 28 runs. Bresnan and Tino Best picked one wicket each.

D Salunkhe, Panesar, F Edwards, and the skipper, Irfan Pathan were the bowlers who could not manage to pick any wicket. The batting order of Bhilwara Kings also failed to give the best performance in the previous match. They could manage to score 120 runs and their full team came back to the pavilion in 19.2 overs while chasing the target of 199 runs. Tanmay Srivastava was the highest run-scorer from their side who scored 27 runs and remained not out.

According to our match prediction, Manipal Tigers is the favorite team to win this match. There are many factors that make Manipal Tigers a favorite team to win this match.

• Both teams had failed to give the best performance in this tournament
• Both teams are almost equal in strength
• The bowling unit of Manipal Tigers is in superb form

Manipal Tigers is overall a strong team in this tournament, so the winning chances of today’s match for Manipal Tigers have been increased. The equation of winning the chances of both teams for today’s match is mentioned as under.

Manipal Tigers have a 56% chance to win this match
Bhilwara Kings shave 44% chances to win this match

The toss is playing an important role in the result of all matches of LLC as we had seen in the previous matches. According to our toss prediction, the team who will win the toss may choose the field first.

The 8th match of LLC season 2022 is going to be held at Barabati Stadium, Cuttack. The pitch at the stadium is considered to be decent for batting but it will offer some help to the spinners like every other surface in the country. A score of around 190 should be considered par at the venue. The average first inning score at this venue is 152 runs and the average second inning score is 130 runs. This venue has the highest total recorded of 211 runs in 20 overs.

The weather forecast of Cuttack for this match is good for a cricket match. There are some chances of rain but we are hoping for a full match to watch.

Captain: Y. Pathan
Vice-Captain: M. Kaif
N. Ojha, T. Srivastava, S. Shukla, R. Powell, Irfan Pathan, H. Singh, M. Muralitharan, T. Bresnan, C. Mpofu

• Stadium: Barabati Stadium
• Location: Cuttack, India
• Opened: 1958
• Capacity: 45000
• Ends: Mahanadi River End River End, Pavilion End
• Time Zone: UTC +05:30
• Home to: India, Odisha
• Floodlights: Yes

• Total matches: 3
• Matches won batting first: 1
• Matches won bowling first: 2
• Average 1st Inns scores: 140
• Average 2nd Inns scores: 110
• The highest total recorded: 180/3 (20 Ov) by IND vs SL
• The lowest total recorded: 87/10 (16 Ov) by SL vs IND
• The highest score chased: 149/6 (18.2 Ov) by RSA vs IND
• Lowest score defended: 180/3 (20 Ov) by IND vs SL

Irfan Pathan (c), Samit Patel, Shane Watson, Tim Bresnan, Yusuf Pathan, Fidel Edwards, Tino Best, Sudeep Tyagi, S Sreesanth, Nick Compton, Owais Shah, William Porterfield, Matt Prior, Naman Ojha, Monty Panesar.