Match Details:
Tournament – Hong Kong Premier League One-Day Tournament 2019/20
Match No – Match 1
Teams – Diasqua Little Sai Wan Cricket Club and Hong Kong Cricket Club
Venue – Hong Kong Cricket Club Ground in Wong Nai
The match starts at 9:30 AM local time (1:30 AM GMT) (7:00 AM IST). This game can be viewed live on Hong Kong Cricket’s Facebook Page and YouTube channel.
Preview:
The Hong Kong Premier League One-Day Tournament is set to feature for the first time in three years as the competition gets underway with the Ehsan Khan-led Diasqua Little Sai Wan Cricket Club be facing the Hong Kong Cricket Club captained by Isaac Poole in the tournament opener. The Diasqua Little Sai Wan CC are the defending champions having won the previous edition of the tournament in 2016/17. The Hong Kong Cricket Club Ground in Wong Nai will be hosting this opening encounter of the tournament.
Weather Condition/Report:
The Wong Nai’s Hong Kong Cricket Club Ground is likely to witness periodic clouds on Sunday without any possibility of rain interruptions.
Pitch Condition/Report:
The Hong Kong Cricket Club Ground in Wong Nai has witnessed big scores more often than the low totals such as sub-150. The average first innings total during the previous two One-Day tournament here read 225 and the chasing teams won most of them.
Average first innings score: 225 (One-Day Cup games since 2015/16)
Record of chasing teams: Won – 7, Lost – 4
Injury and Availability:
(Will be added when there is an update)
Probable Playing XIs:
Diasqua Little Sai Wan Cricket Club:
Aftab Hussain, Ghazanfer Mohammed, Mohammad Hassan, Mohsin Khan, Ehsan Khan (C), Haroon Arshad, Shahid Wasif, Waqas Khan, Mehran Zeb, Amandeep Singh, Noman Ahmad.
Bench – Ikram Hussain, Ehsan Ayaz, Ibrahim Mohammad, Khan Israr-Ahmed, Moner Ahmed-Muhammed, Farham Hassan-Khan, Abdul Urslan, Asad Nawaz-Khan, Dhananjay Rao.
Hong Kong Cricket Club:
Isaac Poole (C), Kinchit Shah, Tanveer Ahmed, Tarleton Hepburn, Adil Mehmood, Raag Kapur, Ninad Shah, Reid Mawdsley, Ryan Buckley, Luke Jones, Tom Ingram.
Bench – Quentin Painter, Rory Caines, David Jacquier, Toby Raper, Ben Zanol, Ian Massey, Elliot Scrivener, Brett Long, Elliot Andrews, Jhatavedh Subramanyan, Martin Versfeld, Charlie Wallis, David Marriot.
Top Picks:
Tanveer Ahmed claimed as many as 26 wickets across the 12 matches in the previous two editions of the One-Day Cup. He averaged less than 15 with the ball during those two tournaments. Amandeep Singh scored 124 runs at an average of 20.67 and picked up 11 wickets across 8 innings he bowled during the two One-Day tournaments. Ninad Shah, brother of Kinchit, aggregated 206 runs at an average of 25.75 with help of two fifties in the two HK One-Day tournaments.
Captain and Vice-Captain Selection:
Captain – Kinchit Shah, Tanveer Ahmed, Amandeep Singh
Vice-Captain – Shahid Wasif, Ninad Shah, Raag Kapur
Suggested Playing XI No.1 for Fantasy Cricket:
Keeper – Shahid Wasif (VC)
Batters – Waqas Khan, Ninad Shah, Reid Mawdsley
All-Rounders – Kinchit Shah (C), Noman Ahmad, Haroon Arshad
Bowlers – Ehsan Khan, Tom Ingram, Isaac Poole, Tanveer Ahmed
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for Fantasy Cricket:
Keeper – Shahid Wasif
Batters – Ninad Shah, Ryan Buckley, Amandeep Singh (VC)
All-Rounders – Kinchit Shah, Raag Kapur, Noman Ahmad, Haroon Arshad
Bowlers – Ehsan Khan, Isaac Poole, Tanveer Ahmed (C)
Expert Advice:
There is a lack of information of playing squads for this tournament but Hong Kong Cricket website mentioned few players who are likely to make an impact in this tournament. Hence, for the first round matches, we have picked only those players in our Suggested XIs.
Probable Winners:
Diasqua Little Sai Wan Cricket Club is likely to win the first match of the One-Day Cup.
Note: Updated Fantasy teams and Playing XIs of every match will be provided in our Telegram channel if the information is available.
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.
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