Goa face off against Uttar Pradesh in the 1st match of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, Elite Group B clash on Wednesday, 26th November. The venue for this match is 22 Yards, Salt Laker, Kolkata and the scheduled start time is 9:00 AM IST. Ahead of this humdinger of a season opener check out our Goa vs Uttar Pradesh props, stats, pitch report, head to head record, squads and match winner prediction.
Goa vs Uttar Pradesh Props
Stats
- Suyash Prabhudessai scored 270 runs in 6 matches last season for Goa.
- Rinku Singh scored 277 runs in 9 matches for Uttar Pradesh in SMAT 2024.
22 Yards, Salt Lake Pitch Report
The 22 Yards, Salt Lake Stadium pitch is an absolute batting paradise, known for high scores; the last fixture saw 399 runs scored and a 200 target chased easily. Expect another flat track today, with the ball coming onto the bat nicely, though some initial swing may aid pacers. Historically, teams bowling first have won 3 of the last 5 matches here, making it highly likely the toss winner will choose to field first.
Goa vs UP Head to Head Record
Goa and Uttar Pradesh have met only twice in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, with both teams winning one match each while batting first. Their most recent encounter came in the 2022 season, where Goa claimed victory by 11 runs.
- Matches Played: 2
- Goa Won: 1
- Uttar Pradesh Won: 1
Goa vs Uttar Pradesh Squads
Goa Squad: Suyash Prabhudessai, Felix Alemao, Kashyap Bakhale, Ishaan Gadekar, Deepraj Gaonkar, Rajashekhar Harikant, Snehal Kauthankar, Vasuki Koushik, Lalit Yadav, Darshan Misal, Amulya Pandrekar, Heramb Parab, Mohit Redkar, Vikas Singh, Shubham Tari, Abhinav Tejrana, Arjun Tendulkar
Uttar Pradesh Squad: Karan Sharma, Sameer Rizvi, Aaditya Sharma, Aaradhya Yadav, Abhishek Goswami, Vaibhav Chaudhary, Priyam Garg, Aryan Juyal, Kartik Tyagi, Madhav Kaushik, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Kunal Tyagi, Vipraj Nigam, Vineet Panwar, Shiva Singh, Shivam Mavi, Siddarth Yadav, Rinku Singh, Sunil Kumar, Prashant Veer, Zeeshan Ansari.
Goa vs Uttar Pradesh Match Winner Prediction
Uttar Pradesh enter this contest as the favourites to win the match. They were the quarterfinalists last season and this time around UP has one of the best young core of batters all coming into this tournament on the back off some really good performances in the UP T20 League. While Goa lacks depth in bowling and are the underdogs in this contest.
Our Prediction: Uttar Pradesh to Win!
