Match Details:
The 13th match of the ECS T10 Vienna, 2020 will be played between Austria CC Wien and Indian CC Vienna at the Seebarn Cricket Ground in Harmannsdorf.
The match starts at 1:00 PM local time (4:30 PM IST) (7:00 AM GMT).
This game can be streamed live on the Fan Code.
Preview:
Halfway through the league stage, Austria CC Wien remains as the only team to not win a match in the ECS T10 Vienna. The Austria CC Wien completed a hat-trick of defeats before a washout against Salzburg CC on Tuesday afternoon helped them to get their first points. The Austria CC team will play their 5th match at 1 PM local time on Wednesday against the Indian CC Vienna whom they faced on Tuesday at the same time. The Indian CC team suffered back to back defeats on Monday but bounced back on Tuesday with successive wins.
Weather Condition/Report:
The Seebarn Cricket Ground is expected to be clear from rainfall on Wednesday at least until evening.
Pitch Condition/Report:
The Seebarn Cricket Ground produced big totals on the opening day of the tournament but the scores looked coming down a bit on Tuesday. It could be due to the teams realizing the importance of bowling after conceding loads of runs on Monday.
Average first innings score: 119 (During Monday’s matches)
Record of chasing teams: Won – 3, Lost – 5
Injury and Availability News:
(Will be added when there is an update)
Probable Playing XIs
Indian Cricket Club Vienna:
Qadargul Utmanzai, Ahmad Ghani, Kunal Joshi (C), Kumud Jha, Satish Kaul, Daud Zadran, Abhishek Gopalakrishnan (WK), Sumer Shergill, Sunny Bains, Gursewak Sandhu, Zaherullah Jabarkhel.
Bench: Toni Sain, Mehar Cheema, Sumit Dhir, Amandeep Chhabra, Abhejeet Khamborkar, Mani Singh, Avtar Singh, Adaikkalaraj Kumaran.
Austria Cricket Club Wien:
Jamil Bahramkhil, Naveen Wijesekera, Hassan Ashfaq, Lakmal Kasthuri (C), Sharan Gill, Chetan Khanna, Iqbal Hossain, Sarfaraz Zadran, Taqui Rezai, Ali Rahemi (WK), Farhan Mohideen.
Bench: Amit Parihar, Kanth Chopra, Satyam Subhash, Ali Rahemani, Prannav Khanna, Rakkib Islam, Sukhjinder Parmar
Top Picks:
Kunal Joshi has aggregated 94 runs across four matches with help of a fifty and at a strike rate over 210.
Lakmal Kasthuri has claimed three wickets and also scored 38 runs in the four matches thus far.
Gursewak Sandhu bowled only three overs across four matches where he bagged as many as four wickets.
Sarfaraz Zadran has picked up two wickets in the six overs he bowled and also scored 19 runs.
Captain and Vice-Captain Selection:
Captain options – Kumud Jha, Hassan Ashfaq, Qadargul Utmanzai
Vice-Captain options – Daud Zadran, Kunal Joshi, Lakmal Kasthuri
Suggested Playing XI for Head to Head/Small Leagues:
Keeper – Iqbal Hossain
Batsmen – Taqui Rezai, Hassan Ashfaq (VC), Qadargul Utmanzai
All-Rounders – Kumud Jha (C), Kunal Joshi, Lakmal Kasthuri
Bowlers – Sharan Gill, Ahmad Ghani, Gursewak Sandhu, Daud Zadran
12th Man – Jamil Bahramkhil
Suggested Playing XI for Grand Leagues/Mega Leagues:
Keeper – Ali Rahemi
Batsmen – Naveen Wijesekera, Sumer Shergill, Hassan Ashfaq (C), Qadargul Utmanzai
All-Rounders – Kumud Jha (VC), Kunal Joshi, Lakmal Kasthuri
Bowlers – Sarfaraz Zadran, Farhan Mohideen, Daud Zadran
12th Man – Jamil Bahramkhil
Expert Advice:
Iqbal Hossain played two matches on the first day where he scored 43 runs at a strike rate close to 180 with a best of 29 runs. However, he gave a miss to both the games that took place on Tuesday. With his team not in the best of positions in the league table, he is expected to be back unless any injury concerns.
Probable Winners:
Indian CC Vienna is expected to earn an edge over the Austria CC Wien on Wednesday.
