Match Details:
The 11th match of the European Cricket Series T10 Vienna is all set to be played between the Austria Cricket Club Wien and the Salzburg Cricket Club at the Seebarn Cricket Ground.
The match is scheduled to start at 09:00 AM Local Time (12:30 PM IST) and can be streamed live on FanCode.
Preview:
The Austria Cricket Club Wien and the Salzburg Cricket Club have had very contrasting runs in this tournament so far. The Salzburg Cricket Club is placed at the third spot in the five-team points table. They have won two out of the three matches so far and have 4 points in their bag, with their net run rate resting at -0.368.
The Austria Cricket Club has had a disastrous run, having lost all the three matches that they have contested in this tournament. They are pegged at the bottom of the points table at the moment and 0 points with them and their net run rate is pegged at -4.450. In this match, the Salzburg Cricket Club will play in order to move further up in the points table and the Austria Cricket Club will look to get back into the race by opening their account in the points and wins column.
Weather Report:
The skies on Wednesday will be partly cloudy and the chance of precipitation is just 10 per cent. The temperature is expected to be around the 25 degree Celsius mark.
Pitch Report:
The pitch is expected to be batting friendly so, getting runs will not be difficult for the batsmen. In the bowling department, the spinners will be getting the most amount of help.
Average first innings score: 115 (Last 5 matches)
Record of chasing teams: Won – 3, Lost – 2, Tied – 0
Injury and Availability News:
(Will be added when there is an update)
Probable Playing XIs:
Salzburg CC:
Nisar Ahmed, Abrar Bilal, Shahbaz Muhammad, Rahmanullah Pachayan, Liaqat Muhammad, Mirza Ahsan, Klair Kailash, Mubashar Syed, Zeeshan Goraya, Zahid Khan, Saad Cheema
Bench: Rizwan Javeed, Abdul Rouf, Aqib Iqbal, Imran Asif, Atif Mehmood
Austria CC Wein:
Taqui Rezai, Ali Rahemi, Kanth Chopra, Chetan Khanna, Hassan Ashfaq, Iqbal Hossain, Sharan Gill, Lakmal Kasthuri, Sarfaraz Zadran, Farhan Mohideen, Sukhjinder Parmar
Bench: Jamil Bahramkhil, Navin Wijesekera, Amit Parihar, Satyam Subhash, Prannav Khanna
Top Picks:
Abrar Bilal has topped the batting charts in this tournament. In the 3 matches he has played so far, he has scored 140 runs at a strike rate of 175.00 and that includes a total of 25 boundaries that he has hit. He has also taken 4 wickets with an economy rate of 11.25.
Hassan Ashfaq is placed at the fourth spot in the wicket-takers’ list of this tournament with 5 wickets to his name while maintaining a bowling strike rate of 7.20. With the bat in hand, he has 71 runs in the three matches he has played.
Lakmal Kasthuri has shown a lot of promise with both the bat and the ball in hand, but his numbers are not suggestive of what he has the potential to do. He has taken three wickets and has scored a total of 36 runs in three matches.
Zeeshan Goraya is the highest wicket-taker of his team in this tournament so far. He has taken 6 wickets in 5 matches and has one three-wicket haul too to his name.
Captain and Vice-Captain Selection:
Captain Options – Abrar Bilal, Hassan Ashfaq
Vice-Captain Options – Lakaml Kasthuri, Zeeshan Goraya
Suggested Playing XI No.1 for Fantasy Cricket:
Keeper – Iqbal Hossain, Nisar Ahmed
Batters – Hassan Ashfaq (C), Klair Kailash, Taqui Rezai
All-Rounders – Lakmal Kasthuri (VC), Abrar Bilal, Zeeshan Goraya
Bowlers – Sharan Gill, Zahid Khan, Sarfaraz Zadran
Suggested Playing XI No.1 for Fantasy Cricket:
Keeper – Iqbal Hossain, Ali Rahemani
Batters – Hassan Ashfaq, Rahmanullah Pachayan, Taqui Rezai
All-Rounders – Lakmal Kasthuri, Abrar Bilal (C), Zeeshan Goraya (VC)
Bowlers – Sharan Gill, Zahid Khan, Farhan Mohideen
Expert Advice:
Iqbal Hossain was a part of less than half of the teams at the time of writing. But he is good form and has gathered a decent amount of points in the past, so he is a must pick player in your team.
Probable Winners:
Salzburg Cricket Club is expected to win this match.
