Bihar vs Delhi Preview: Vijay Hazare Trophy 2024/25

Date: December 26, 2024
Time: 03:30 GMT
Venue: Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad
Series: Vijay Hazare Trophy, 2024/25
Match Day: 50-over match

Head-to-Head

Delhi leads the head-to-head record with a dominant 1-0 win in their previous encounter.

Recent Form

Bihar has had a dismal run in their last five matches, losing all of them. On the other hand, Delhi has shown some promising form, winning two and losing three of their last five matches.

Squads

Bihar

• Sakibul Gani (c)
• Bipin Saurabh (vc) †
• Ankit Singh
• Baljeet Singh Bihari
• Danish Choudhary
• Himanshu Singh
• Himanshu Verma
• Kamlesh Kumar
• Suraj Kashyap
• Mangal Mahrour
• Nawaz Khan
• Piyush Singh
• Pratap Singh
• Malay Raj
• Harsh Raj
• Rishav Raj
• Kumar Rajnish
• Sachin Kumar
• Vaibhav Suryavanshi
• Amod Yadav

Delhi

• Akhil Chaudhary
• Anuj Rawat
• Priyansh Arya
• Ayush Badoni
• Tejasvi Dahiya
• Yash Dhull
• Mayank Gusain
• Harsh Tyagi
• Himmat Singh
• Jonty Sidhu
• Vaibhav Kandpal
• Prince Yadav
• Sarthak Ranjan
• Navdeep Saini
• Sanat Sangwan
• Ishant Sharma
• Hrithik Shokeen
• Sumit Mathur

Key Players to Watch

Bihar

• Sakibul Gani: The skipper has been in decent form, scoring 334 runs in 10 matches at an average of 33.11.
• Bipin Saurabh: The wicketkeeper-batter has scored 150 runs in 8 matches at an average of 18.75.

Delhi

• Himmat Singh: The top-order batter has been in excellent form, scoring 489 runs in 10 matches at an average of 69.86.
• Ayush Badoni: The all-rounder has scored 325 runs in 10 matches at an average of 40.63.

Pitch Report

The Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Uppal, Hyderabad is known for its flat and batting-friendly surface. The team winning the toss is likely to bat first and post a big total.

Prediction

Delhi, with their strong batting lineup and decent bowling attack, are favorites to win this match. Bihar, on the other hand, will need to put in a collective effort to overcome the strong Delhi side.

Prediction: Delhi to win.