Asia Lions vs India Maharajas Match Prediction

Asia Lions vs India Maharajas Team Previews

Asia Lions

Asia Lions lost their first game to India Maharajas, but the manner in which they rectified their errors and came on to defeat World Giants is admirable. They appear to be performing very well currently and will want to improve their odds of qualifying with a win in this forthcoming competition. Asia Lions presently sits in second position on the rankings, with two victories and a net run rate of -0.042. The Asia Lions have not performed badly and will be looking for vengeance against the Maharajas in their forthcoming match. The Lions even though performed admirably with the bat in both games, they have not been up to the mark with the ball and it is evident in the recent games. They have been touch expensive and we saw how Yusuf Pathan destroyed the whole bowling unit with his explosive striking. The Asia Lions have a pretty good squad and the victory against the World Giants proves it correct. It would be tough for the bowlers to contain the India Maharajas batters and they can be successful in this game  if they are able to make an impact with the ball. 

India Maharajas

Many of the original players that were drafted to represent the India Maharajas opted out of the tournament due to different reasons. The Maharajas came into the tournament with no real highly reputed superstars of the game and they have surprised one and all with their excellent performance in both departments of the game. Harbhajan Singh, Yuvraj Singh, and Virender Sehwag were missing from the first choice squad and the replaced players have put up a great show even though we haven’t seen them perform to their full potential. The India Maharajas are still at the top of the table because of the smaller margin of defeat. Their last defeat versus the World Giants exposed a couple of their flaws, which they would undoubtedly like to address. The form of Naman Ojha, on the other hand, was something that the India Maharajas would take advantage of in the following encounter. The India Maharajas definitely missed Irfan Pathan in the middle order. He was excellent against the Lions, but his unavailability against the Giants left India with a bowling shortage. India has a strong team that will be tough to beat if they play to their full ability.

Asia Lions vs India Maharajas Team Squads

Asia Lions

Shoaib Akhtar, Shahid Afridi, Jayasuriya, Muttiah Muralitharan, Chaminda Vaas, Romesh Kaluwitharana, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Azhar Mahmood, Upul Tharanga, Misbah-ul-Haq, Mohammed Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Mohammed Yousuf, Umar Gul, Younis Khan and Asghar Afghan.

India Maharajas

Virender Sehwag, Yuvraj Singh, Harbhajan Singh, Irfan Pathan, Yusuf Pathan, S. Badrinath, RP Singh, Pragyan Ojha, Naman Ojha, Manpreet Gony, Hemang Badani, Venugopal Rao, Munaf Patel, Sanjay Bangar, Nayan Mongia and Amit Bhandari.

Asia Lions News

• The Asia Lions played their opening match against the India Maharajas. 

• They bounced back in the second match after the defeat in the first match. 

• Nuwan Kulasekara and Mohammad Hafeez were the pick of the bowlers

India Maharajas News

• India Maharajas lost to the World Giants after the first win against Asia Lions.

• The India Maharajas is a balanced side with quality all rounders and specialist players. 

• Naman Ojha scored a magnificent century in their last game, but ended on the losing side.