GPL vs MER Match Prediction, Preview, Team News & Expert Analysis - 5th T20 Match
| Match |
GPL vs MER |
| League |
Uttar Pradesh T20 league 2026 |
| Date |
Sunday, 16th August 2026 |
| Time |
07:30 PM (IST) - 02:00 PM (GMT) |
GPL vs MER Pitch Report and Today's Weather Report
GPL vs MER Match Venue: Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow, India
GPL vs MER Pitch Report: The longest square boundary is 76 meters long, while the short one is 69 meters long. The straight boundary is 81 meters long, the longest in the country.
GPL vs MER Weather Report: Weather during the match time in Lucknow, IN will be rainy. The temperature is expected to around 27°C on the match day with 88% humidity and 5.1 km/h wind speed. And the visibility is 10 KM. There are 100% chances of precipitation during the game.
Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium Score Records:
| Total matches: | 9 |
| Batting first won: | 5 |
| Bowling first won: | 4 |
| 1st inn avg score: | 151 |
| 2nd inn avg score: | 126 |
| Highest Total: | 199/2 |
| Highest Chased: | 159/4 |
| Lowest Defended: | 156/8 |
GPL vs MER Playing 11
Gorakhpur Lions Playing 11
Abhay Singh, Aryan Chaudhary, Hardeep Singh, Siddharth Sarvan Yadav, Hardeep Singh, Aryan Juyal, Nishant Kushwaha, Amit Pachhara, Parth Palawat, Deepak Rana, Shivam Sharma, Ankit Rajpoot, Vishal Nishad, Teerath Singh, Vasu Vats
Meerut Mavericks Playing 11
R Vats, A Dubey, Swastik Chikara, Nalin Mishra, Ishu Sharma, Rituraj Sharma, K Chaudhary, Akshay Dubey, I Sharma(C), D Joshi, Yash Garg, Rinku Singh, Y Garg, V Kumar, Divyansh Rajput, Zeeshan Ansari, V Chaudhary, Kartik Tyagi, Karan Chaudhary, Vishal Chaudhary
Gorakhpur Lions vs Meerut Mavericks (GPL vs MER) Match Preview
GPL vs MER Match Preview: Gorakhpur Lions will take on Meerut Mavericks in Uttar Pradesh T20 league 2026 on Sunday, 16 August 2026 at 07:30 PM IST.
Gorakhpur Lions (GPL) Team Updates
Opening Batters
- Aryan Juyal and Siddharth Sarvan Yadav will open the innings. Both are very talented players and played many attacking innings.
One-Down Batter
- Abhay Singh will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings.
Middle-Order Batters
- Hardeep Singh and Aryan Chaudhary will strengthen the middle order for Gorakhpur Lions.
- Aryan Juyal will lead the Gorakhpur Lions as a Captain. He is also a good Wicket-Keeper
Wicketkeeper
- Aryan Juyal will do the Wicket Keeping for Gorakhpur Lions.
Spin Bowlers
- Parth Palawat will take care of the spin bowling of the team.
Pace Bowlers
- Abdul -Rehman and Nishant Kushwaha will lead the pace attack of his team.
Meerut Mavericks (MER) Team Updates
Opening Batters
- Swastik Chikara and Rituraj Sharma will open the innings. Both are very talented players and played many attacking innings in previous matches.
- Swastik Chikara is having topmost good points in this series.
One-Down Batter
- Akshay Dubey will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings.
Middle-Order Batters
- Divyansh Joshi and Rinku Singh will strengthen the middle order for Meerut Mavericks.
- Rinku Singh will lead the Meerut Mavericks as a Captain. He is also a good Batter
Wicketkeeper
- Akshay Dubey will do the Wicket Keeping for Meerut Mavericks.
Spin Bowlers
- Zeeshan Ansari will take care of the spin bowling of the team.
Pace Bowlers
- Yash Garg and Ishu Sharma will lead the pace attack of his team.
Gorakhpur Lions vs Meerut Mavericks (GPL vs MER) Cricket Match Prediction, Team and Tips
GPL vs MER Match Prediction: Meerut Mavericks 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, MER will win the toss and choose to Bowl first.
GPL vs MER Uttar Pradesh T20 league 2026 Match Expert Advice:
Shivam Sharma will be a top multiplier choice for the small leagues.
Shivam Chaudhary will be a decent choice for the captaincy in the grand leagues.
GPL vs MER Head to Head
GPL vs MER Head to Head Records: Gorakhpur Lions vs Meerut Mavericks have faced each other in 0 matches in T20. Out of these 0 games, Gorakhpur Lions have won 0 whereas Meerut Mavericks have won 0 Matches.
| Match Played | 0 |
| GPL Won | 0 |
| MER Won | 0 |
| Tie/NR | 0 |
| First-ever fixture | |
| Most recent fixture | |
Live Telecast
The match will be live telecast on Fancode.
GPL vs MER Fantasy Tip
- 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, Aryan Juyal is the best choice.
- Pacers may play major role on this pitch.
GPL vs MER Winning Prediction
- Meerut Mavericks team has the upper hand over Gorakhpur Lions team. So try to pick more players from Meerut Mavericks
GPL vs MER Small League Must Picks:
GPL - Shivam Sharma [424 points], Shivam Chaudhary [327 points]
MER - Swastik Chikara [450 points], Yash Garg [328 points]
GPL vs MER Grand League Risky Picks:
GPL - Abhay Singh [0 points], Vishal Nishad [0 points]
MER - Zeeshan Ansari [0 points], Kartik Tyagi [0 points]
GPL vs MER Death Over Bowlers:
GPL - Prince Yadav
MER - Kunal Yadav
Gorakhpur Lions (GPL) Key Players
- Aryan Chaudhary
- Hardeep Singh
- Aryan Juyal
- Parth Palawat
- Shivam Sharma
- Teerath Singh
- Abdul -Rehman
Meerut Mavericks (MER) Key Players
- Swastik Chikara
- Nalin Mishra
- Rituraj Sharma
- K Chaudhary
- I Sharma
- D Joshi
- Yash Garg
- Y Garg
- V Kumar
- V Chaudhary
- Kartik Tyagi
- Karan Chaudhary
- Divyansh Joshi
- Z Ansari
- Vijay-Kumar
GPL vs MER Captain and Vice-Captain Choices
- Swastik Chikara
- Aryan Chaudhary
- Rituraj Sharma
- I Sharma
- Aryan Juyal
- Parth Palawat
- V Kumar
- Karan Chaudhary
- Z Ansari
GPL vs MER Injury / Unavailability
Gorakhpur Lions Cricket Team Injuries:
- There are no injury updates as of now.
Meerut Mavericks Cricket Team Injuries:
- There are no injury updates as of now.
GPL vs MER Live Stream
Where can I see GPL vs MER Live Score?
You can see GPL vs MER Live Score on Possible11, Cricbuzz, ESPNcricinfo, etc.
GPL vs MER match will be live telecast on FanCode.
GPL vs MER Cricket Match Highlights
You can watch GPL vs MER match Live Streaming and highlights on FanCode
Cricket Points Table - Uttar Pradesh T20 league 2026
| No | Team | M | W | L | T | NR | NRR | Pts | Recent Forms |
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| 1 | Meerut Mavericks - Q | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +0.672 | 15 | LLNRWW |
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| 2 | Lucknow Falcons - Q | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | +0.626 | 13 | WWNRWW |
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| 3 | Kashi Rudras - Q | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | +0.143 | 10 | WWLLL |
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| 4 | Noida Kings - Q | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | -0.276 | 10 | WLLWW |
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| 5 | Gorakhpur Lions | 10 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | -0.318 | 7 | NRLWLL |
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| 6 | Kanpur Superstars | 10 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | -0.865 | 5 | NRLWLL |
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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 Last updated on 02-Sep-2026, 11:08 AM |
Recent Forms:
MER - L L N W W
GPL - N L W L L
GPL vs MER Squads
Gorakhpur Lions (GPL) Squad: Abhay Singh,
Aryan Chaudhary,
Hardeep Singh,
Siddharth Sarvan Yadav,
Hardeep Singh,
Aryan Juyal,
Nishant Kushwaha,
Amit Pachhara,
Parth Palawat,
Deepak Rana,
Shivam Sharma,
Ankit Rajpoot,
Vishal Nishad,
Teerath Singh,
Vasu Vats,
Abdul Rehman-VI,
Abdul -Rehman,
Munindra Maurya,
Sparsh Jain,
Ankit Chaudhary,
Dhyan Singh,
Shambhav Singh,
Vineet Dubey
Meerut Mavericks (MER) Squad: R Vats,
A Dubey,
Swastik Chikara,
Nalin Mishra,
Ishu Sharma,
Rituraj Sharma,
K Chaudhary,
Akshay Dubey,
I Sharma,
D Joshi,
Yash Garg,
Rinku Singh,
Y Garg,
V Kumar,
Divyansh Rajput,
Zeeshan Ansari,
V Chaudhary,
Kartik Tyagi,
Karan Chaudhary,
Vishal Chaudhary,
S Chikara,
Divyansh Joshi,
Z Ansari,
R Singh,
Kunal Yadav,
Vijay-Kumar,
Yogendra Doyla
GPL vs MER Dream11 Experts Team
GPL vs MER Dream11 Small League (SL) Team
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)
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When is the GPL vs MER Cricket match?
GPL vs MER Cricket match is scheduled to play on Sunday, 16th August 2026 at 07:30 PM IST.
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Is there any injury in GPL vs MER today match?
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By Adiya Pratap Singh - Sunday, Aug 16, 2026