IC vs GJG Dream11 Prediction for Today's Legends League Cricket 2023 Match 17, Playing XI, Captain and Vice-Captain Picks

Gautam Gambhir-led Indian Capitals will clash with Parthiv Patel's Gujarat Giants in the Eliminators of the Legends League Cricket 2023 on Tuesday in Surat. The former cricketing greats will fight for the spot in the second qualifiers of the LLC 2023. 

The winner of Qualifier 1 will book a place in the finals, whereas the losing team will face the winners of the Eliminator between Gujarat Giants and India Capitals on Wednesday at the same venue. The format is similar to the Indian Premier League (IPL).

Gujarat Giants finished at the third position by winning three games out of five wheras Indian Capital just sneaked in to the qualifiers on Net Run Rate after winning just 1 out of their 5 matches.

Bhilwara Kings and Southern Super Stars are the other two teams that could not qualify for the knock-out stage of LLC 2023. Meanwhile, the Manipal Tigers top the table with three wins in five matches. Urbanrisers Hyderabad and Gujarat Giants also have the same number of wins but Manipal have a better net run rate.

 Pitch Report

The Contractor Stadium in Surat, India, has established a reputation for being a chaser's paradise. In the four international matches played at this venue, the team batting first has emerged victorious three times. This stark statistic hints at a clear trend – the pitch at Contractor Stadium tends to deteriorates as the match progresses and it becomes difficult to chase.

This trend is further corroborated by the striking difference in average scores. The average first innings score stands at a modest 135, while the average second innings score plummets to an even lower 94. This significant drop in scoring prowess underscores the pitch's tendency to favor the team chasing the target.

Probable Playing XI: IC vs GJG

India Capitals

RL Powell, G Gambhir (C), Y Gnaneswara Rao, KA Edwards, KP Pietersen, BR Dunk (wk), Ashley Nurse, J Theron, Hamish Bennett, I Udana, KP Appanna

Gujarat Giants

CH Gayle, Jacques Kallis (C), RE Levi, Abhishek Jhunjhunwala, S Prasanna, Dhruv Raval (wk), R Bhatia, RR Emrit, S Sreesanth, Trent Johnson, IH Chaudhary

Grand League Team

Wicket keeper: Ben Dunk(vc)

Batters: Chris Gayle(C), Ricardo Powell, Kevin Pietersen, Abhisekh Jhunjhunwala

All-rounders: Rajat Bhatia, Ashley Nurse, S Prasanna

Bowlers: Juan Rusty Theron, Trent Johnston, Isuru Udana

Head-to-Head Team

Wicketkeeper: Ben Dunk(C)

Batters: Chris Gayle, Ricardo Powell(vc), Kevin Pietersen, Abhisekh Jhunjhunwala

All-rounders: Rajat Bhatia, Ashley Nurse, S Prasanna

Bowlers: Juan Rusty Theron, Trent Johnston, Isuru Udana