Match Details:
The Friendly match of Vincy Premier T10 League 2020 will be played between Fort Charlotte Strikers and President’s XI at the Arnos Valley Sporting Complex in Kingstown.
The match starts at (5:30 PM IST) (12:00 PM GMT).
Preview:
Fort Charlotte Strikers were quite lucky to end up with 5th place in the Vincy Premier T10 League 2020. The managed to win just one game through the league phase and ended up on the bottom of the table. Their lone win came against Dark View Explorers after losing each of their first six matches. Interestingly, it was the Explorers whom the Strikers defeated in the 5th place play-off on Saturday that too by a 1-wicket margin in a last-ball thriller. The Strikers will now take on the President’s XI in a Friendly affair on Sunday morning.
Weather Condition/Report:
The game between President’s XI and Strikers is expected to be played under the clouds.
Pitch Condition/Report:
The morning matches in the tournament seem to be favouring the teams batting first as six consecutive games were won by them until Thursday. Things have changed over the last couple of days as the batting second teams got targets under 90 to chase. The average first-innings totals in the morning games here read 92.
Average first innings score: 92 (Matches starting at 8:30 and 8:30 AM local time)
Record of chasing teams: Won – 3, Lost – 6
Injury and Availability News:
(Will be added when there is an update)
Probable Playing XIs:
Fort Charlotte Strikers:
Gidron Pope, Sealroy Williams, Kirton Lavia, Keron Cottoy, Ronald Scott, Chelson Stowe, Selrick Cain, Ray Jordan, Sylvan Spencer, Jahiel Walters, Rasheed Frederick.
Bench – Olanzo Bellingy, Kenroy Williams, Renrick Williams.
President’s XI:
Kishore Shallow, Luke Browne, Miles Bascombe, Neil Baptiste, Denis Byam, Kenory Martin, Ian Allen, Deighton Butler, Dyke Cato, Marvin Harry, Nixon Mclean.
Bench – Gonsel Cupid, Cody Grant.
Top Picks:
Kirton Lavia is the leading wicket-taker for the Strikers with eight wickets in his kitty at an average under 15. He also scored 82 runs across 7 innings which are the 2nd most runs in the tournament for his team. Miles Bascombe has been quite consistent with the bat during the local T20s as he amassed 818 runs with help of 8 fifties at an average of 48.12 across 22 matches. Chelson Stowe picked up seven wickets in the tournament at a rate of 11.1 balls per wicket and also chipped in with 44 runs in 8 innings he batted.
Captain and Vice-Captain Selection:
Captain options – Gidron Pope, Kirton Lavia, Deighton Butler
Vice-Captain options – Miles Bascombe, Denis Byam, Ray Jordan
Suggested Playing XI for Head to Head/Small Leagues:
Keeper – Kishore Shallow
Batsmen – Gidron Pope, Miles Bascombe, Denis Byam, Ronald Scott
All-Rounders – Sealroy Williams, Kirton Lavia (C)
Bowlers – Deighton Butler (VC), Marvin Harry, Chelson Stowe, Ray Jordan
12th Man – Dyke Cato
Suggested Playing XI for Grand Leagues/Mega Leagues:
Keeper – Kishore Shallow
Batsmen – Gidron Pope (C), Miles Bascombe (VC), Denis Byam
All-Rounders – Keron Cottoy, Sealroy Williams, Kirton Lavia
Bowlers – Deighton Butler, Dyke Cato, Chelson Stowe, Ray Jordan
12th Man – Marvin Harry
(Note: Players with 9 credits or less can only be chosen as the 12th man. This feature will only come into play if one of 11 players of your team is not the part of the playing XI.)
Expert Advice:
Since the President’s XI seems to be a line-up of the veterans, we have picked only selective names who have had larger experience at competitive cricket. The uncertainty of their playing XI and batting order is also one of the reasons for selecting only six players from their squad across our fantasy teams.
Probable Winners:
The Fort Charlotte Strikers are expected to win this Friendly match.
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.
from Fantasy Cricket – CricTracker
