GRT vs PCA Match Prediction & Betting Tips - Jan 03, 2023

GRT vs PCA Match Prediction - Jan 03, 2023

Tournament: Ranji Trophy 2022-23.

Date: January 03, 2023.

Format: Test

Venue: Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium, Valsad, India.

Time: 04:00

The cricket team of Gujarat will take on the Punjab side in the 76th game of the Ranji Trophy for the 2022-23 season. This is a Group D fixture of the competition and the game will be played at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium in Valsad, Gujarat from tomorrow. Let's take a look at the betting tips, pitch report, and match prediction for this game. It will be interesting to check out how things go for these two teams in the match tomorrow.  

GRT vs PCA Team Previews

Gujarat

Gujarat started their campaign this year in the Ranji Trophy with a draw against the team of Tripura. But they made a strong comeback to the competition after this draw by winning two games in a row. After these two victories in their last couple of games, Gujarat is positioned in the second spot in the points table. They have 14 points to their credit and also have an excellent net run rate of close to +1.844. Gujarat is going into this game with a better net run rate than Punjab. 

The last time these two teams met each other was back in 2020. In that game, Gujarat won the game by a margin of 110 runs. They will be hoping for a repeat performance from their team members in this game. If they can win this game, they will succeed in consolidating their position at the top of the table. If you consider the performance of the Gujarat cricket team in their last 5 games, they have won 3 of them while Punjab has managed just a single win from 5 outings. Last year Gujarat finished 3rd in the points table. 

One of their top batters is Priyank Panchal who is in excellent form this season. He is the leading run-scorer for Gujarat this year. He has scored 505 runs in his last 5 innings. He is averaging 126.25 at the moment. The leading wicket-taker for Gujarat this year has been Siddharth Desai who has managed to pick 21 wickets from just 3 games. This season the Gujarat team is appearing to be in excellent form. Another batsman that is doing a good job for the team is Het Patel. He has scored 539 runs from his last 6 matches at an average of 59.89.

Gujarat Playing 11

Chintan Gaja, Hardik Patel, Het Patel, Kathan Patel, Manan Hingrajia, Parth Vaghani, Priyank Panchal, Priyesh Patel, Shen Patel, Umang Kumar, Karan Patel.


Punjab

Punjab on the other hand is yet to win a game in this year's competition. They are going into this game after playing out 3 draws in a row. They had to settle for a draw in each of their first 3 matches. As a result of this, they have 7 points in the Group D standings at the moment and have a net run rate of +1.480. Punjab unlike Gujarat last year succeeded in finishing at the top of the table with 2 wins. This year Mandeep Singh has been the leading run-getter for Punjab. He has scored 697 runs in his last 10 matches at an average of 58.08.

Anmol Malhotra is another batsman that is doing well at the moment for Punjab. In his last 10 appearances for Punjab, Malhotra has scored 561 runs with an average of 51.00. Siddharth Kaul has been a successful bowler for Punjab in recent games as he succeeded in picking up 33 wickets from 9 matches while bowling at a strike rate of 42.12. Baltej Singh has also done a decent job with the ball in recent matches picking up 33 wickets from 9 matches with a strike rate of 47.90.

Another batter that has performed well for the Punjab team in first-class matches recently is Prabhsimran Singh. The right-handed batter has scored 430 runs from his last 8 innings with an average of 61.42. Vinay Choudhary is a slow left-arm bowler for Punjab who is another good prospect for this match. He has picked up 13 wickets from 7 innings while bowling at an average of 21.15. The team of Madhya Pradesh has won 3 out of 3 games in their Group D encounters and is sitting at the top of the table with 20 points. Gujarat is in 2nd and Punjab is in 4th position at the moment.

Punjab Playing 11

Abhishek Sharma, Anmol Malhotra, Baltej Singh, Gurnoor Brar, Naman Dhir, Nehal Wadhera, Sanvir Singh, Vinay Choudhary, Mayank Markande, Mandeep Singh, Prabhsimran Singh.

GRT vs PCA Toss Prediction

The wicket on offer at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium in Valsad will be a batting-friendly one. It will offer help to the batters initially. Later on, the wicket might assist the spinners a bit as it grows older. The skipper winning the toss might opt to bat first at this venue.

Read our guide on toss predictions to learn how we analyze and come up with our tips.

Pitch and Conditions

If you consider the two test matches played at this venue you will find that the average first innings total at the ground is 335 runs. The average 2nd innings score is 369 runs. This is a bit higher because the wicket settles down after initial life and the batsmen get used to it more. The average 3rd innings score at the venue is 107 runs and the 4th innings score is 196 runs. So, this looks like a wicket where batters will enjoy the conditions initially but as the game wears on it will help the bowlers.

The temperatures during this game at Valsad in Gujarat are expected to be close to 30 degrees tomorrow. We might get sunny days mostly during the match with some high clouds gathering on occasion. There is every likelihood of getting north by northwest winds of 15 km/hr tomorrow. There are no chances of getting any rain interruptions during the match. 

GRT vs PCA Betting Tips

We expect Punjab to win this game and improve its position in the points tally. Although they have not recorded a win in this competition so far, they have all the attributes of winning this game. They have players in form and they can exploit the conditions on offer better.

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Gujarat is going into this game with a couple of wins under their belt. But Punjab has better firepower in their ranks. So, you can bet with Punjab to win this game.

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Punjab To Win the Match, 1.60

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Punjab 11.1% (1)
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