Gujarat vs Uttar Pradesh, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2023: Fantasy Tips, Prediction, Captaincy Pick

Gujarat will take on Uttar Pradesh in Pre-Quarterfinal 1 of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, 2023 on October 31 at the Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali, India. The match is scheduled to begin at 11:00 AM IST. The Gujarat cricket team found themselves in the pre-quarterfinal 1 after finishing third in Group C with 20 points from seven matches. They registered five wins and suffered two defeats in the group stage. Despite finishing equal on points with Saurashtra, Gujarat finished third with a low net run rate compared to Saurashtra.

Saurav Chauhan, Aarya Desai and Chirag Gandhi have been the top three run-getters for Gujarat. Ravi Bishnoi and Arzan Nagwaswalla have shone with the ball for the Gujarat team.

On the other hand, Uttar Pradesh finished second in Group E with 14 points. In six matches, UP won three matches while losing two. One match yielded no result.

India pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar was the star of the Uttar Pradesh team in the group stage. The speedster racked up 11 wickets in 5 matches. He also wrote his name in the history books when he claimed the final five Karnataka wickets to secure his fifth five-wicket haul in T20 cricket.

As of now, Namibia cricketer David Wiese holds the record with six T20 five-fers, while former Sri Lankan pacer Lasith Malinga, Pakistan speedster Shaheen Shah Afridi, and Bangladesh cricket team captain Shakib Al Hasan have also accomplished this feat five times each in the T20 format.

GUJ vs UP pitch report

The pitch at the Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali is a bowlers-friendly track. The pacers will be able to get movement and bounce with the new ball. The batters can also play strokes freely as the ball will come onto the bat nicely. The