SAU vs PUN 2nd Semi Final Match Preview, Prediction, Team News & Expert Analysis
Arjit - January 16, 2026Last Updated on Jan 16, 2026 11:56 AM
Saurashtra vs Punjab Cricket Match Previews
Vijay Hazare Trophy Elite 2025-26
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Saurashtra vs Punjab
SAU vs PUN Match Prediction, Vijay Hazare Trophy Elite 2025-26, Saurashtra vs Punjab Match Preview, Probable Playing 11, Match winning Tips, Live Match Score, Pitch Report, Injury & Updates.
SAU vs PUN (Saurashtra vs Punjab) Match Details
| Match | Saurashtra vs Punjab (SAU vs PUN) |
| League | Vijay Hazare Trophy Elite 2025-26 |
| Date | Friday, 16th January 2026 |
| Time | 01:30 PM (IST) - 08:00 AM (GMT) |
SAU vs PUN Pitch Report and Today's Weather Report
SAU vs PUN Match Venue: BCCI Centre of Excellence Ground 1, Bengaluru, India
SAU vs PUN Pitch Report: Pitch is expected to be neutral with the help of pacers.
SAU vs PUN Weather Report: Weather during the match time in Bengaluru, IN will be rainy. The temperature is expected to around 24°C on the match day with 74% humidity and 24.9 km/h wind speed. And the visibility is 10 KM. There are 100% chances of precipitation during the game.
SAU vs PUN (Saurashtra vs Punjab) Playing 11
Saurashtra vs Punjab (SAU vs PUN) Match Preview
SAU vs PUN Match Preview: Saurashtra is set to take on Punjab in Vijay Hazare Trophy Elite 2025-26 on Friday, 16 January 2026 at 01:30 PM IST at BCCI Centre of Excellence Ground 1, Bengaluru, India.
Saurashtra (SAU) Team Updates
Opening Batters
- Harvik Desai and Vishvaraj Jadeja will open the innings. Both are very talented players and played many attacking innings in previous matches.
One-Down Batter
- Prerak Mankad will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings.
Middle-Order Batters
- Samar Gajjar and Chirag Jani will strengthen the middle order for Saurashtra.
- Harvik Desai will lead the Saurashtra as a Captain. He is also a good Wicket-Keeper
Wicketkeeper
- Tarang Gohel will do the Wicket Keeping for Saurashtra.
Spin Bowlers
- Aditya Jadeja will take care of the spin bowling of the team.
Pace Bowlers
- Ankur Panwar and Hiten Kanbi will lead the pace attack of his team.
Punjab (PUN) Team Updates
Opening Batters
- Harnoor Singh Pannu and Prabhsimran Singh will open the innings. Both are very talented players and played many attacking innings in previous matches.
One-Down Batter
- Anmolpreet Singh will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings.
Middle-Order Batters
- Naman Dhir and Nehal Wadhera will strengthen the middle order for Punjab.
- Prabhsimran Singh will lead the Punjab as a Captain. He is also a good Wicket-Keeper
Wicketkeeper
- Prabhsimran Singh will do the Wicket Keeping for Punjab.
Spin Bowlers
- Naman Dhir and Mayank Markande will take care of the spin bowling of his team.
- Naman Dhir is having topmost good points in this series.
- Mayank Markande was the highest score points gainer in the previous match.
Pace Bowlers
- Sukhdeep Bajwa and Raghu Sharma will lead the pace attack of his team.
Saurashtra vs Punjab (SAU vs PUN) Cricket Match Prediction, Team and Tips
SAU vs PUN Match Prediction: Saurashtra looks in good form in recent matches, They are the favorites to win the match.
Toss Prediction, Who will Win the Toss Today?: According to the Possible11 expert toss prediction, SAU will win the toss and choose to Bowl first.
SAU vs PUN Vijay Hazare Trophy Elite 2025-26 Match Expert Advice: Parth Bhut will be a top multiplier choice for the small leagues. Chirag Jani will be a decent choice for the captaincy in the grand leagues.
SAU vs PUN Head to Head
SAU vs PUN Head to Head Records: In head-to-head encounters within the Vijay Hazare Trophy, Punjab has a winning record against Saurashtra in the most recent matches. The teams are currently competing in the tournaments semifinal today, January 16, 2026.
Saurashtra vs Punjab have faced each other in 1 matches in ODI. Out of these 1 games, Saurashtra have won 0 whereas Punjab have won 1 Matches.
| Team | Match Win |
|---|---|
| SAU | 0 Won |
| PUN | 1 Won |
Live Telecast
The match will be live telecast on Star Sports Network.
POINTS TABLE - Vijay Hazare Trophy Elite 2025-26
| No | Team | M | W | L | T | NR | NRR | Pts | Recent Forms |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group | |||||||||
| 1 | Andhra | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | Mizoram | NR | |||||||
| 3 | Bihar | NR | |||||||
| 4 | Manipur | NR | |||||||
| 5 | Meghalaya | NR | |||||||
| 6 | Nagaland | NR | |||||||
| Group A | |||||||||
| 1 | Karnataka - Q | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +0.544 | 24 | LWWWW |
| 2 | Madhya Pradesh - Q | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +0.834 | 20 | LWLLW |
| 3 | Kerala - E | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +0.554 | 16 | LWWWL |
| 4 | Jharkhand - E | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +0.047 | 16 | LWLWW |
| 5 | Tamil Nadu - E | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +0.431 | 12 | WWLLL |
| 6 | Tripura - E | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +0.125 | 12 | WLLLW |
| 7 | Rajasthan - E | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | -0.717 | 8 | WLWLL |
| 8 | Puducherry - E | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | -1.849 | 4 | LLWLL |
| Group B | |||||||||
| 1 | Uttar Pradesh - Q | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1.737 | 28 | WWWWW |
| 2 | Vidarbha - Q | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1.264 | 20 | WLWWW |
| 3 | Baroda - E | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +0.712 | 20 | WWLWL |
| 4 | Bengal - E | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +0.366 | 16 | LWWWL |
| 5 | Jammu and kashmir - E | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -0.426 | 12 | WLLLL |
| 6 | Hyderabad - E | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | +0.026 | 8 | LWWLL |
| 7 | Assam - E | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | -1.380 | 4 | LLLLW |
| 8 | Chandigarh - E | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | -2.219 | 4 | LWLLL |
| Group C | |||||||||
| 1 | Punjab - Q | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1.508 | 24 | WWWWL |
| 2 | Mumbai - Q | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1.239 | 20 | LWLWW |
| 3 | Maharashtra - E | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +1.461 | 16 | WLWWL |
| 4 | Chhattisgarh - E | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -0.173 | 16 | WWWWL |
| 5 | Himachal Pradesh - E | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +0.239 | 12 | WLLLW |
| 6 | Goa - E | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -0.293 | 12 | LLLLW |
| 7 | Uttarakhand - E | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -0.699 | 12 | LWWLW |
| 8 | Sikkim - E | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | -3.390 | 0 | LLLLL |
| Group D | |||||||||
| 1 | Delhi - Q | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1.809 | 24 | WWWLW |
| 2 | Saurashtra - Q | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +0.857 | 20 | WWWWL |
| 3 | Haryana - E | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -0.306 | 18 | LDWWW |
| 4 | Railways - E | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -0.191 | 16 | WLLWW |
| 5 | Gujarat - E | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +0.382 | 12 | LWWLL |
| 6 | Odisha - E | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -0.109 | 12 | LLLWW |
| 7 | Arunachal Pradesh - E | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | -0.276 | 10 | WTLLL |
| 8 | Services - E | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | -2.177 | 0 | LLLLL |
| M: Matches, W: Won, L: Lost, T: Tie, NR: No Result, NRR: Net Run Rate, Pts: Points, Q: Qualified, E: Eliminate Recent Forms: W = Won, L = Lost, T = Tie, D = Draw, NR = No Result | |||||||||
Full Schedule: Vijay Hazare Trophy Elite 2025-26 Schedule
Recent Forms: 583, Cricket, SAU vs PUN
PUN - W W W W LSAU - W W W W L
SAU vs PUN Team Analysis & Player Performance
- Looking by the pitch behavior, Picking top order batters would be crucial here.
- Death-over bowlers are always excellent wicket-takers in last few overs, they can turn the game around at any time.
- In Wicket Keeping, both are good. You can choose any of one.
- Pacers may play major role on this pitch.
SAU vs PUN Winning Prediction
- Saurashtra team has the upper hand over Punjab team. So try to pick more players from Saurashtra
SAU vs PUN Small League Must Picks:
SAU - Parth Bhut [659 points], Chirag Jani [644 points]PUN - Naman Dhir [778 points], Nehal Wadhera [757 points]
SAU vs PUN Grand League Risky Picks:
SAU - Prasanta Rana [0 points], Pranav Karia [2 points]PUN - Krish Bhagat [0 points], Gaurav Chaudhary [0 points]
SAU vs PUN Death Over Bowlers:
SAU - Chetan SakariyaPUN - Gurnoor Brar Singh
Saurashtra (SAU) Key Players
- Samar Gajjar [PTs: 483, CR: 9]
- Vishvaraj Jadeja [PTs: 514, CR: 8.5]
- Prerak Mankad [PTs: 603, CR: 8.5]
- Chirag Jani [PTs: 644, CR: 9]
Punjab (PUN) Key Players
- Sanvir Singh [PTs: 450, CR: 8.5]
- Sukhdeep Bajwa [PTs: 500, CR: 6]
- Harnoor Singh Pannu [PTs: 746, CR: 5]
- Naman Dhir [PTs: 778, CR: 7]
SAU vs PUN Captain and Vice-Captain Choices
- Samar Gajjar [PTs: 483, CR: 9]
- Prerak Mankad [PTs: 603, CR: 8.5]
- Chirag Jani [PTs: 644, CR: 9]
- Harnoor Singh Pannu [PTs: 746, CR: 5]
- Naman Dhir [PTs: 778, CR: 7]
SAU vs PUN Injury / Unavailability
Saurashtra Cricket Team Injuries:
- There are no injury updates as of now.
Punjab Cricket Team Injuries:
- There are no injury updates as of now.
SAU vs PUN Live Stream
Where can I see SAU vs PUN Live Score?
You can see SAU vs PUN Live Score on Possible11, Cricbuzz, ESPNcricinfo, etc.
SAU vs PUN match prediction video in Hindi will be posted soon
Saurashtra vs Punjab (SAU vs PUN) Squads
Saurashtra (SAU) Squad: Chirag Jani, Prerak Mankad, Dharmendrasinh Jadeja, Harvik Desai(WK)(C), Chetan Sakariya, Vishvaraj Jadeja, Pranav Karia, Parth Bhut, Ansh Gosai, Jay Gohil, Aditya Jadeja, Yurajsinh Dodiya, Tarang Gohel(WK), Hetvik Kotak, Samar Gajjar, Ankur Panwar, Ruchit Ahir, Hiten Kanbi, Prasanta Rana, Parswaraj Rana
Punjab (PUN) Squad: Krish Bhagat, Nehal Wadhera, Mayank Markande, Anmolpreet Singh(WK), Harpreet Brar, Ramandeep Singh, Prabhsimran Singh(WK)(C), Raghu Sharma, Sanvir Singh, Jashanpreet Singh, Gaurav Chaudhary, Salil Arora(WK), Harnoor Singh Pannu, Naman Dhir, Gurnoor Brar Singh, Sukhdeep Bajwa, Sumit Sharma
DISCLAIMER: This team is based on the understanding, analysis, and instinct of the author. While selecting your team, consider the points mentioned and make your own decision.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Q-1, SAU vs PUN Dream11 Team Prediction Today's match
A-1, SAU vs PUN Dream11 Prediction, Saurashtra is set to take on Punjab at 2026-01-16 13:30:00 IST
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