Eagle Thane Strikers vs Triumph Knights Mumbai North East, MTL, Today Match Prediction

ETS vs TKMNE Match Prediction & Analysis

In the 3rd match of the T20 League Mumbai, Shardul Thakur’s Eagle Thane Strikers will take on Suryakumar Yadav’s Triumphs Knights NME at the Dr. DY Patil Sports Academy in Navi Mumbai.

While both sides feature a great number of all-rounders in the squad, the Knights have players who participated in the recent Navi Mumbai Premier League T20. They will bring in momentum and form into this tournament and will be ones to watch out for.

Atharva Anolekar key player for Ealge Thane Strikers. The bowling all-rounder has played for India U19 and also for Mumbai in List A cricket. For the Knights NME, Ayush Mhatre is a rising star to watch out for.

Mhatre was impressive in the recent IPL for CSK. His best performance of the season came against RCB when he scored 94 off 48 balls. SKY leads a solid overall squad that will pose a tough challenge to Thakur’s Strikers.

RECENT PERFORMANCE

ETS

TKMNE

HEAD TO HEAD

TEAMS PREVIEW

Eagle Thane Strikers Preview

Strikers feature 4 bowling all-rounders in the squad, including skipper Shardul Thakur and Atharva Anolekar. Bowling all-rounders will be crucial in this T20 league.

Every team will be looking for depth in the batting lineup and variety in the bowling attack. Shardul Thakur will be in the finisher’s role himself, lower down the order and along with Anolekar, he adds plenty of strength to this side.

At the top of the order, Aaryaraj Nikam and Harsh Salunkhe will be in key roles to lead the Strikers off to a flying start. Anish Mukund Chaudhery is the only wicket-keeper batter in the squad.

The middle order would feature him and batting all-rounders Shashikant Kadam and Sairaj Patil. Ajit Yadav and Ankur Singh would lead the bowling attack along with Harsh Tanna and skipper Shardul Thakur.

Eagle Thane Strikers Predicted Playing XI:

Aaryaraj Nikam, Harsh Salunke, Varun Lavande, Shashikant Kadam, Sairaj Patil, Shardul Thakur (c), Anish Chaudhery (wk), Atharva Anolekar, Harsh Tanna, Ajit Yadav, Ankur Singh

Eagle Thane Strikers Actual Playing XI:

Aaryaraj Nikam, Ajit Yadav, Aryan Chauhan, Sairaj Patil, Shashank Attarde, Varun Lavande, Anish Chaudhery , Atharva Ankolekar, Harsh Tanna, Onkar Tarmale, Amit Panday, Vinay Suresh Kunwar

Triumph Knights Mumbai North East Preview

Suryakumar Yadav’s Knight NME look pretty solid. Along with the skipper himself, the batting lineup also features the young and rising star Ayush Mhatre. The opening batsman for CSK in the IPL 2025 has impressed everyone with his brilliant performances and will be one to watch out for in this contest.

Wicket-keeper batsman Siddhant Addhathrao played a few impressive knocks in the recent Navi Mumbai Premier League T20. The middle-order would feature the skipper along with Addhathrao and batting all-rounders Suryansh Shegde and Bharat Patil.

Hrishikesh Gore, a consistent wicket-taker for Ambernath Avengers in the recent T20 series, is also a handy batter lower down the order. Pariskhit Valsangkar is another bowler who can bat and has played big knocks in the same T20 series.

Akash Pawar was another successful bowler in the Navi Mumbai Premier League and will be one to watch out for in this match. There are plenty of batting options in this squad and some consistent and reliable bowlers as well.

Triumph Knights Mumbai North East Predicted Playing XI:

Ayush Mhatre, Jigar Rana, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Siddhant Addhatrao (wk), Suryansh Shegde, Bharat Patil, Shreyas Gurav, Hrishikesh Gore, Pariskhit Valsangkar, Akash Pawar, Shivam Nirupam

Triumph Knights Mumbai North East Actual Playing XI:

Hitesh G Kadam, Jay Jain, Suryakumar Yadav, Suryansh Shedge, Hrishikesh Gore, Bharat Patil, Jigar Rana, Makarand Patil, Siddhant Aadhhathrao, Akash Pawar, Minad Manjrekar, Parikshit Valsangkar

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

There will be light rain in Mumbai with a high of 31 degrees Celsius. However, around the match time, it is likely to be mostly sunny and we can expect to have a complete T20 game.

ETS vs TKMNE Pitch Report

It is a great wicket for batting. The average 1st inning score in the last 10 matches here is 178 runs. In 5 of the last 10 matches, teams have crossed the 180-run mark. The team batting first should aim for something around 200 runs to be in a competitive position.

Toss: To Bowl

Teams bowling first have won 5 of the 8 T20Is played at this venue. It is a great venue for batting, and plenty of runs can be expected in both innings. With great depth in the batting, both teams will back themselves to chase down a total.