The UP T20 League is in its last phase with only a few matches remaining. Match 29 of the league stage will be held between two strong teams that’s the Meerut Mavericks and the Lucknow Falcons at 7:30pm, Indian Standard Time (IST). The match will be held at Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. The match can be watched live on Sports18 Network and JioCinema App.
Meerut Mavericks led by Rinku Singh has been unstoppable this season. The runners-up of last year, the Mavericks have lost just once in the 2024 tournament so far. On the other hand, Lucknow Falcons have had quite a telling recovery after their poor start, where they lost three out of their first four matches. But their comeback helped them win four of the last five games, making them strong contender for a playoff spot as of now.
Match Details
Date & Time: September 8, 7:30pm
Venue: Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Vihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow
Head-to-Head Battle
Meerut Mavericks: 3
Lucknow Falcons: 1
Weather Forecast And Pitch Report
The weather will remain mostly cloudy with chances of rain around 8pm. The humidity will be around 75-84%.
Pitch Report- The conditions will be average for both batting and bowling.
Probable Playing XI
Meerut Mavericks: Akshay Dubey, Swastik Chikara, Madhav Kaushik, Rituraj Sharma, Rinku Singh (C), Yash Garg, Diyansh Joshi, Vijay Kumar, Zeeshan Ansari, Vishal Chaudhary, Vasu Vats
Lucknow Falcons: Harsh Tyagi, Kritagya Singh, Priyam Garg (C), Parth Palawat, Aaradhya Yadav, Sameer Choudhary, Vipraj Nigam, Parv Singh, Prashant Chaudhary, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Abhinandan Singh
Key Players To Watch Out For
Meerut Mavericks: Swastik Chikara, the 19-year old turned out to be a star player for the Mavericks, he has scored 317 runs in 8 innings with an explosive strike rate of 201.91
Lucknow Falcons: Pacer Vipraj Nigam has been a consistent performer for the Falcons, he has taken 18 wickets in 9 innings with an economy of 7.58.
Points Table
| No | Team | M | W | L | T | N/R | PTS | Net RR | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meerut Mavericks | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2.246 | W-W-W-W-L |
| 2 | Lucknow Falcons | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0.548 | W-L-W-W-W |
| 3 | Gorakhpur Lions | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.087 | L-W-W-L-W |
| 4 | Kanpur Superstars | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | -0.590 | W-W-L-L-L |
| 5 | Kashi Rudras | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | -1.096 | L-L-L-L-W |
| 6 | Noida Super Kings | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -0.899 | L-L-L-W-L |
