GOA vs PCA Match Prediction & Betting Tips - Oct 16, 2022

Tournament: Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, 2022.
Date: October 16, 2022
Format: T20
Venue: Jaipuria Vidyalaya Ground, Jaipur, India.
Time: 08:00
In one of the Group B encounters for the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy for 2022, Punjab will take on Goa. This game between these two sides will take place at the Jaipuriya Vidyalaya Ground in Jaipur tomorrow Sunday.
GOA vs PCA Team Previews
Goa
The Goa top-order batting will be in the hands of the likes of Snehal Kaunthankar, and Aditya Kaushik. The Goa cricket team's middle order will be in the hands of players such as Deepraj Gaonkar, Amit Yadav, Siddhesh Lad, and Suyash Prabhudesai. The Goa bowling attack will be handled by Amit Yadav, Akshay Garg, Darshan Misal, and Arjun Tendulkar. From the last five games they have played, the Goa cricket team has managed to win three and lose a couple. As far as Syed Mushtaq Ali 2022 competition is concerned Goa has played three games winning a couple and losing one. They are currently positioned in the 3rd spot in the points table.
After making a disastrous start to their campaign for the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy in 2022 by losing the first matches of the league stages, Goa has recovered nicely. They won the next couple of games comfortably to reach the 3rd spot in the points table. They have 8 points from 3 matches so far and have a net run rate of 0.052. One of the best batters for Goa has been Aditya Kaushik. He has scored 198 runs for Goa in their last 10 matches at an average of 22.00 and a strike rate of 99.00.
Suyash Prabhudesai has done a great job for Goa as well. He has put together 183 runs from his last ten outings for the team at an average of 26.14 and a strike rate of 115.09. Amit Yadav has picked up 8 wickets from his last 8 games for Goa at an economy rate of 5.63 and a strike rate of 20.25. Lakshay Garg has been the best bowler for Goa. He has picked up 12 wickets from 10 games at an economy rate of 7.65 and a strike rate of 18.75.
Goa Playing 11
Arjun Tendulkar, Amit Yadav, Amulya Pandrekar, Darshan Misal, Deepraj Gaonkar, Lakshay Garg, Snehal Kauthankar, Suyash Prabhudessai, Tunish Sawkar, Vaibhav Govekar, Eknath Kerkar, Siddhesh Lad.
Punjab
The Punjab batting lineup will be handled by the likes of Anmolpreet Singh, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Ramandeep Singh, and the wicketkeeper-batsman Prabhsimarn Singh. The Goa bowling attack will be in the hands of bowlers such as Mayank Markande, Baltej Singh, Harpreet Brar, and Siddarth Kaul. There are some good all-rounders in the Punjab side such as their skipper Mandeep Singh and Abhishek Sharma. From their last five encounters in this format of the game, the Punjab team has won 3 matches while losing a couple.
Punjab is leading the Elite Group B table with 8 points at the moment. They have a net run rate of 1.515. The Punjab cricket team has won 2 matches from the 3 they have played so far in the competition. They made an excellent start to their campaign in this year's Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy for 2022 by winning their first game of the league stages. They lost the second game of their schedule only to come back and win the last match of the league stages. The top batsman for Punjab has been their wicketkeeper batter, Prabhsimran Singh. He has scored 331 runs from his 10 games at a terrific average of 47.19 and an excellent strike rate of 129.29. This also indicates that the batter is in terrific form.
The batting all-rounder Abhishek Sharma has done a good job for Punjab by scoring 223 runs from his last 10 attempts at a decent average of 24.78 and a strike rate of 133.53. Siddarth Kaul has been the top performer for Punjab in their last ten fixtures picking up 19 wickets from 10 matches. He has bowled with an economy rate of 6.78 and a strike rate of 11.36. Another bowler that has done a fair job for Punjab has been the all-rounder Abhishek Sharma. He has picked up 11 wickets from his last ten matches and he is bowling with an economy rate of 5.58 and a strike rate of 14.18.
Punjab Playing 11
Abhishek Sharma, Anmolpreet Singh, Baltej Singh, Pukhraj Mann, Ramandeep Singh, Sanvir Singh, Harpreet Brar, Mayank Markande, Mandeep Singh, Prabhsimran Singh, Siddarth Kaul.
GOA vs PCA Toss Prediction
It is expected that the pitch at the Jaipuriya venue will slow down as the game progresses. It will help the spinners in the later stages of the match. So, the team winning the toss will be looking to bat first here.
Read our guide on toss predictions to learn how we analyze and come up with our tips.
Pitch and Conditions
The weather forecast for this game is that sunny weather around 30 degrees. These will be the conditions on the match day with around 40% relative humidity and a little bit of wind. There are not many chances of players perspiring during the match. The wicket at the Jaipuria Vidyalaya Ground in Jaipur is expected to be extremely competitive for both batsmen and bowlers. There will be a bit of assistance for both of them in it. It is expected that the ball will come onto the bat well in the initial stages of the match. This can work both ways as bowlers might also find this help to be useful. The pitch will slow down as the game progresses.
GOA vs PCA Betting Tips
Punjab has a better team man-to-man in the competition. They are also leading the points table at the moment albeit it is due to a better net run rate. We expect Punjab to win this match and consolidate its position at the top of the points table.
Bonus Cricket Bets
It is a likely prospect with Sharma being in great nick with the bat at the moment. You can bet on him to score more than 23 runs in this match.
Mandeep Singh is another player that is in terrific touch with the bat for Punjab. He is making outstanding contributions with the bat for Punjab and is pretty likely to continue his good form to hit more than 24 runs in the match.
Suyash Prabhudesai is scoring a lot of runs at the moment. So, you can expect the in-form batter to do well even in this match and put together more than 21 runs.
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