Match Details:
The 42nd match of the Finnish Premier League 2020 will be played between the Greater Helsinki Cricket Club and the Helsinki Cricket Club at the Kerava National Cricket Ground.
The match is scheduled to start at 06:00 PM Local Time (08:30 PM IST) and can be streamed live through FanCode.
Preview:
Both the teams in this tournament hold very contrasting places in the points table. The Helsinki CC team is placed at the fourth position having won 4 matches out of the 10 they have played so far in the tournament. Their opponents in this match, the Greater Helsinki CC are placed on the bottom of the points table.
They have managed to win just two of the nine matches they have played so far in the tournament and have just 5 points in their bag. The Helsinki CC holds a great advantage over their opponents in this match and it will take a really special effort from the Greater Helsinki CC to win the match.
Weather Report:
The weather is forecasted to be clear on Monday with just 10 per cent chance of precipitation and the skies remaining partly cloudy. The temperatures are expected to be in the 20 to 23-degree range.
Pitch Report:
The pitch here has a lot of help in store for the bowlers, especially the pacers. The batsmen have struggled to work with the little help that is on offer for them here and scoring runs on this surface does take a special effort from them.
Average first innings score: 129 (Last 5 matches)
Record of the chasing teams: Won- 1; Lost- 4
Injury & Availability News
(Will be added when there’s an update)
Probable Playing XIs
Greater Helsinki CC
Ali Waris, Ziaur Rehman, Ghulfam Nazir, Parveen Kumar Garhwal, Naveed Shahid (C), Asad Ijaz (WK), Sohail Amin, Kashif Muhammad, Rizwan Ali, Pranjay Arya, Ahmed Cheema.
Bench – Abdullah Attiqe, Choudhary Shahzad Shabbir, Adnan Ahmad, Kamran Waheed, Hamzah Mukhtar, Ronald Peter, Iatazaaz Hussain
Helsinki Cricket Club:
Zakiullah Kamal, Faheem Nellancheri, Abdul Wahid Qureshi, Adnan Syed, Obaidullah Sadiqui, Aniketh Pushthay, Khalid Rahman Mangal, Amrik Bhatia, Zakiullah Kamal, Abdul Ahad Qureshi, Akhil Arjunan
Bench: Avnish Kumar, Karthik Pavan Vurubandi, Zahoor Khan, Rakesh Bhatia, Venkat Swaroop Achuta, Ghulam Abbas Butt, Abbas Khan, Affan Bin Zafar, Maneesh Chauhan, Aminullah Malikzay, Amit Singh, Arun Bhatia, Abrar Mirza, Gautam Bhaskar
Top Picks:
Abdul Ahad Siddique is in great form with the bat and has scored 187 runs for his team in 8 matches and has also taken three wickets.
Aniketh Pusthay has also looked in good touch with the bat and the ball, as he follows his teammate Abdul Ahad Siddique for the second spot in the top run-scorers for his team. He has scored 184 runs in 8 matches and has taken 3 wickets too.
Ziaur Rehman has been scoring runs for his team and has scored 191 runs in 9 matches while maintaining a strike rate of 104.37.
Naveed Shahid is the leading wicket-taker for his team and has 14 wickets to his name in 9 matches and has an economy rate of 7.55.
Captain and Vice-Captain Selection
Captain Options – Ziaur Rehman, Naveed Shahid
Vice-Captain Options – Abdul Ahad Siddique, Aniketh Pushthay
Suggested Playing XI for Head to Head/Small Leagues
Keeper – Aniketh Pusthay (VC)
Batsmen – Hamzah Mukhtar, Khalid Rahman Mangal, Ghulfam Nazir, Adnan Ahmed
All-Rounders- Abdul Ahad Siddique, Ziaur Rehman (C), Naveed Shahid
Bowlers-Adnan Syed, Obaidullah Sadiqui, Amrik Bhatia
Suggested Playing XI for Grand/Mega Leagues
Keeper – Aniketh Pusthay
Batsman – Faheem Neelancheri, Khalid Rahman Mangal, Ghulfam Nazir, Adnan Ahmed
All-Rounders – Ziaur Rehman, Abdul Ahad Siddique (VC), Naveed Shahid (C)
Bowlers-Adnan Syed, Amrik Bhatia, Sohail Amin
Expert Advice
Given their performance in the tournament so far, it would be wise to pick more players from the Helsinki CC.
Probable Winners
The Helsinki Cricket Club is expected to win.
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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
