Meerut Mavericks (MER) will be facing Lucknow Falcons (LCK) in the 29th game of the Uttar Pradesh T20 League, 2024. The match will be played at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow on September 8th, 2024 at 07:30 PM IST.

MER vs LCK (Meerut Mavericks vs Lucknow Falcons), Match 29 - Match Information

Match: Meerut Mavericks vs Lucknow Falcons, Match 29
Date: September 8th, 2024
Time: 07:30 PM IST
Venue: Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow

MER vs LCK (Meerut Mavericks vs Lucknow Falcons), Match 29 Preview

Meerut Mavericks have played 9 matches in the series and will be looking to strengthen their hold of the top spot, while Lucknow Falcons have also played 9 matches in the series and they are currently ranked second on the points table.

In their previous encounter in this series, Samarth Singh was the Man of the Match and Swastik Chikara scored the highest fantasy points for Meerut Mavericks with 113 match fantasy points while Samarth Singh topped the fantasy points leaderboard for Lucknow Falcons with 104 match fantasy points.

Meerut Mavericks beat Gorakhpur Lions by 1 run in their previous match. The top fantasy player for Meerut Mavericks was Swastik Chikara who scored 167 fantasy points.

In their last match in this series against Kashi Rudras, Lucknow Falcons won by 9 wickets. The top fantasy player for Lucknow Falcons was Kishan Kumar Singh who scored 97 fantasy points.

MER vs LCK, Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow Pitch Report and Weather Conditions

The pitch at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow is a balanced pitch. The average 1st innings score at this venue in the last 20 matches is 131 runs. The team batting first at this venue has won 50% of its matches, so the toss does not make much of a difference here. The team winning the toss may decide to bat or bowl depending on the ground conditions today.

Weather Report for Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow

Temperature will hover around 33.16 °C with 52% humidity. 0.9 m/s winds are expected.

Pace or Spin?

The venue is suited for both Pacers and Spinners alike.

MER vs LCK Dream11 Prediction: Top Batter and Wicket-Keeper Picks

  1. Swastik Surender Chikara

    Swastik Chikara is a batter with an average of 61 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 10 and can be a good pick for your Dream11 Team. He is a top order right-handed batter. In the recently played 5 matches, this player has scored 226 runs averaging 56.5 per match.

  2. Rinku Khanchand Singh

    Rinku Singh is a batter with an average of 57 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 10 and is a high risk, high-returns player for your Fantasy Team. Rinku Singh is a left-hander who has managed to score 3 runs averaging 1.5 per match. 

  3. Samarth Singh

    Samarth Singh is a fairly consistent player in terms of fantasy points. This player has an average of 36 match fantasy points in the last 10 games and a fantasy rating of 8.8. Samarth Singh is a top-order right-handed batter. In the last 5 matches, he has scored 159 runs at an average of 39.8 per match.

MER vs LCK Dream11 Prediction: Top Bowler Picks

  1. Zeeshan Ansari

    Zeeshan Ansari can be a punt pick for your Dream11 Team. This player has an average of 76 match fantasy points in the last 10 games and a fantasy rating of 9.7. Zeeshan Ansari bowls leg break googly and in the recently played 5 matches, he has taken 10 wickets at an average of 12.6.

  2. Yash Garg

    Yash Garg is a bowler with an average of 46 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 9.7 and can be a high risk, high-returns pick in your team. This player is a left-arm spin bowler and in the recent 5 matches, Yash Garg has taken 3 wickets at an average of 22.7.

  3. Abhinandan Singh

    Abhinandan Singh is a high-risk, high-returns player for your Fantasy Team. He has an average of 59 match fantasy points in the last 8 games and a fantasy rating of 9.3. In the last 4 matches, Abhinandan Singh has taken 6 wickets at an average of 17.2. 

MER vs LCK Dream11 Prediction: Top All-Rounder Picks

  1. Vipraj Nigam

    Vipraj Nigam is an all-rounder with an average of 68 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 10 and can be a good pick for your Dream11 Team. Vipraj Nigam is a leg break bowler and in the last 5 matches, he has taken 5 wickets at an average of 18.6.

  2. Kritagya Kumar Singh

    Kritagya Singh is an all-rounder with an average of 59 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 10 and can be a punt pick in your team. This player is a left-handed batter. In the last 3 matches, Kritagya Singh has scored 15 runs at an average of 7.5 per match. He is also a handy bowler, bowling slow left-arm orthodox and in recent matches has taken 1 wicket at an average of 63 per match.

  3. Divyansh Shyam Joshi

    Divyansh Joshi is an all-rounder with an average of 17 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 5.7 and can be a high risk, high-returns pick in your team. This player is a right-handed batter. In the last 5 matches, Divyansh Joshi has scored 33 runs at an average of 16.5 per match.

MER vs LCK Dream11 Prediction: Top Captain and Vice-Captain Picks

  1. Rinku Khanchand Singh

    Rinku Singh can be a punt pick in your team. He has an average of 57 match fantasy points in the last 10 games and a fantasy rating of 10. This player is a left-handed batter. In the recent 3 matches, Rinku Singh has scored 3 runs at an average of 1.5 per match. He also bowls decently, bowling off-break and in recent matches has taken 4 wickets at an average of 5.5 per match.

  2. Kritagya Kumar Singh

    Kritagya Singh is a differential player for your Fantasy Team. He has an average of 59 match fantasy points in the last 10 games and a fantasy rating of 10. This player is a left-handed batter. In the last 3 matches, Kritagya Singh has scored 15 runs at an average of 7.5 per match. He is also a handy bowler, bowling slow left-arm orthodox and in recent matches has taken 1 wicket, averaging at 63 per match. 

  3. Vipraj Nigam

    Vipraj Nigam is an all-rounder with an average of 68 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 10 and can be a good pick for your Dream11 Team. This player is a leg break bowler and in the recently played 5 matches, Vipraj Nigam has taken 5 wickets at an average of 18.6.

  4. Swastik Surender Chikara

    Swastik Chikara possesses an average of 61 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 10 and is a fairly consistent player in terms of fantasy points. He is a top-order right-handed batter. In the recent 5 matches, this player has scored 226 runs at an average of 56.5 per match.

  5. Madhav Kaushik

    Madhav Kaushik has an average of 36 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 9.9 and is a good-to-have player for your Fantasy Team. Madhav Kaushik is a top order right-handed batter. In the recent 5 matches, he has scored 194 runs at an average of 64.7 per match.

MER vs LCK Squad Information

Lucknow Falcons (LCK) Squad: Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Samarth Singh, Priyam Garg, Harsh Tyagi, Sameer Choudhary, Kritagya Singh, Kirtivardhan Upadhyay, Aaradhya Yadav, Kamil Khan, Parth Palawat, Kartikeya Jaiswal, Akshu Bajwa, Prashant Chaudhary, Ankur Chauhan, Shubhang Raj, Vipraj Nigam, Pranjal Saini, Kishan Kumar Singh, Parv Singh, Ali Zafar, Aditya Kumar Singh, Abhay Chauhan, Abhinandan Singh, Mohd Shibli and Navneet

Meerut Mavericks (MER) Squad: Rinku Singh, Zeeshan Ansari, Madhav Kaushik, Nalin Mishra, Divyansh Joshi, Yogendra Doyla, Vijay Kumar, Yuvraj Yadav, Prashant Yadav, Shiven Malhotra, Vasu Vats, Akshay Dubey, Jamshed Alam, Deepanshu Yadav, Swastik Chikara, Uvaish Ahmed, Rituraj Sharma, Akshay Sain, Manu Kashyap, Yash Garg, Divyansh Rajput, Vishal Chaudhary, Rajat Sanserwal, Shubhanker Shukla and Kovid Jain

MER vs LCK Dream11 Team Today

Wicket-Keeper: Uvaish Ahmed

Batters: Swastik Chikara, Madhav Kaushik, Samarth Singh and Sameer Choudhary

All-Rounders: Kritagya Singh and Vipraj Nigam

Bowlers: Zeeshan Ansari, Yash Garg, Abhinandan Singh and Parv Singh

Captain: Swastik Chikara

Vice-Captain: Yash Garg

Photo credit: Imago