Welcome to SZ vs NZ Dream11 Prediction for Today’s Match Fantasy Cricket Tips. South Zone will be crossing swords with North Zone in the 1st Semi-Final of the ongoing Duleep Trophy 2023.
Check out our top fantasy picks, player availability news, pitch report, and predicted playing XIs & more.
Two heavyweights in the Duleep Trophy, both South Zone and North Zone have some formidable players in their ranks and would be looking to exercise their dominant muscles in this semi-final.
Notably, South Zone directly earned a place in the semi-finals as they were the finalists in the last edition of the Duleep Trophy. North Zone defeated North East Zone by 511 runs in their quarter final game.
SZ vs NZ Match Information
| Match | SZ vs NZ, Duleep Trophy 2023 semi-final |
| Venue | M.A. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru |
| Date | 5th July 2023 |
| Time | 9:30 AM (IST) |
| Live Streaming | Disney+Hotstar |
Match Information
Pitch Report
The ground of Chinnaswamy Stadium is quite small and free-flowing scoring of runs becomes quite easy. Spinners often find it difficult in this stadium.
Weather Report
There is a forecast of scattered thunderstorms in Bengaluru during this semi-final. It is expected that the temperature is around 24 Degrees Celsius.
Team Update/Players Availability News
There are no injury news as of now. We will update if there are any updates.
South Zone Full squad
Hanuma Vihari (captain), Mayank Agarwal (vice-captain), Sai Sudharsan, Ricky Bhui (wicketkeeper), KS Bharat (wicketkeeper), R Samarth, Washington Sundar, Sachin Baby, Pradosh Ranjan Paul, Sai Kishore, V Kaverappa, V Vyshak, KV Sasikanth, Darshan Misal, Tilak Varma.
North Zone Full squad
Mandeep Singh (captain), Prashant Chopra, Dhruv Shorey, Manan Vohra, Prabhsimran Singh, Ankit Kumar, AS Kalsi, Harshit Rana, Abid Mushtaq, Jayant Yadav, Pulkit Narang, Nishant Sandhu, Sidharth Kaul, Vaibhav Arora, Baltej Singh.
SZ Predicted Playing 11
Mayank Agarwal, Hanuma Vihari, Tilak Verma, Ricky Bhui, Washington Sundar, Sai Sudarshan, D Misal, KS Bharat, R Sai Kishore, V Vijaykumar, V Kaverappa
NZ Predicted Playing 11
Dhruv Shorey, Prashant Chopra, Cheteshwar Pujara, Prabhsimran Singh, Ankit Kumar, Nishant Sindhu, Jayant Yadav, Pulkit Narang, Harshit Rana, Siddharth Kaul, Baltej Singh
Top Fantasy Picks for SZ vs NZ
Best choice for Batsmen: Mayank Agarwal, Hanuma Vihari, Dhruv Shorey
Best choice for Bowlers: Siddharth Kaul, R Sai Kishore, Harshit Rana
Best choice for All-rounders: Washington Sundar, Jayant Yadav, Nishant Sindhu
Best choice for Wicket-keeper: Prabhsimran Singh
SZ vs NZ Dream11 Match Prediction Choices For Captain And Vice-Captain
Mayank Agarwal (captain)
One of the key players of the South Zone team will be Mayank Agarwal. He has oodles of experience when it comes to playing first-class cricket and has so far mustered 6846 runs in 91 first-class matches.
Nishant Sindhu (vice-captain)
Nishant Sindhu can be a good choice vice-captain for your Dream11 fantasy team in this game in Bengaluru. He smashed a fabulous knock of 150 runs in 245 deliveries in the quarter finals of the Duleep Trophy and is a proven performer.
Making him your vice-captain can be one of the smartest choices that you can make.
Head-to-Head Dream11 Team Prediction SZ vs NZ
WK- P Singh
BAT: M Agarwal, H Vihari, D Shorey, A Kumar
ALL: J Yadav, N Sindhu
BOWL: S Kaul, R Sai Kishore, H Rana, V Vijaykumar
Grand League Dream11 Team Prediction SZ vs NZ
WK- P Singh
BAT: M Agarwal, H Vihari, S Sudarshan, A Kumar
ALL: W Sundar, N Sindhu
BOWL: S Kaul, R Sai Kishore, H Rana, B Singh
Who Will Win Today’s SZ and NZ match?
South Zone to win
The likes of Mayank Agarwal, Hanuma Vihari and Washington Sundar have all represented India and are solid names to watch out for. They have the potential to steer South Zone to victory and would be key members in this team.
We feel South Zone will be winning this game at the M.A. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.
Who Will Win Today’s Toss in SZ vs NZ?
According to Kheltalk’s Toss Predictor, North Zone will be winning the toss and will be batting first.
Also read: SZ vs NZ Today Match Prediction, Semi-Final, Duleep Trophy 2023, 5th July 2023