Match Details
The 29th match of the Emirates D10 League between Fujairah Pacific Ventures and ECB Blues will be played at the ICC Academy Cricket Ground in Dubai.
This match is scheduled to start at 08:00 PM Local Time (09:30 PM IST) (04:00 PM GMT) and can be streamed live on Fancode.
Preview
Fujairah Pacific Ventures are up against ECB Blues in the second game on Wednesday. Blues have shown their best in the tournament and won 7 out of 9 matches they played, meanwhile, their opponent were just behind them with 5 wins in 9 games. Fujairah have to play at their best to defeat the Blues which is considered to be the best performing team in the league after Sharjah Bukhatir XI.
Weather Report
Without any doubt, the weather would be clear during the match and temperature will hover in the 30s.
Pitch Report
The pitch at the ICC Academy Cricket Ground hasn’t changed much and will continue to help the batsmen to dominate the bowlers in this match too. It is upon the bowlers to restrict the opposition from not scoring big.
Average 1st innings score: 112 (Last 5 matches)
Record of the chasing teams: Won – 3; Lost – 2; Tied – 0
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Probable Playing XIs
Fujairah Pacific Ventures:
Waseem Muhammad, Muhammad Kaleem, Ali Shan Sharafu, Iqrar Shah, Hamdan Tahir, Laqman Hazrat, Sheraz Piya, Hassan Khalid, Asif Khan, Basil Hameed, Sanchit Sharma.
Bench: Maroof Merchant, Jash Giyanani, Lovepreet Singh, Rishab Mukherjee.
ECB Blues:
Chirag Suri, Muhammad Usman, Rohan Mustafa, Karthik Meiyappan, Kashif Daud, Matiullah, Vritiya Aravind, Arsalan Javed, Ahmed Raza, Adhitya Shetty, Mohammad Boota.
Bench: Ali Naseer, Taimoor Ali, Kashif Daud, Junaid Siddique, Sultan Ahmed, Muhammad Ayaz.
Top Picks
Waseem Muhammad, the leading run-scorer for Fujairah has scored 306 runs at an average of 34. Asif Khan contributing well for his team with both bat and ball and also a match winning knock of 41 in the last match against Dubai Pulse Secure. Laqman Hazrat looking good with the ball and will do the late hitting along with Ali Shan Sharafu.
Virtiya Aravind is the best batsman for Blues as he amassed 335 runs that he played at an average of around 38 in the tournament so far. Adhitya Shetty took a four-wicket haul in the last game along with Rohan Mustafa, who had picked 2 wickets. Karthik Meiyappan will be another bowling option for your team.
Captain and Vice-Captain Options
Captain Options: Waseem Muhammad, Vritiya Aravind
Vice-Captain Options: Asif Khan, Rohan Mustafa
Suggested Playing XIs for Head to Head/ Small Leagues:
Keeper – Vritiya Aravind (C)
Batsman – Laqman Hazrat, Chirag Suri, Muhammad Usman
All-Rounders – Waseem Muhammad, Asif Khan (VC), Rohan Mustafa
Bowlers – Sheraz Piya, Sanchit Sharma, Karthik Meiyappan, Adhitya Shetty
Suggested Playing XIs for Grand/Mega Leagues
Keeper – Vritiya Aravind
Batsman – Laqman Hazrat, Chirag Suri, Muhammad Usman
All-Rounders – Waseem Muhammad (C), Asif Khan, Rohan Mustafa (VC), Kashif Daud
Bowlers – Sheraz Piya, Sanchit Sharma, Adhitya Shetty
Expert Advice:
Waseem Muhammad and Chirag Suri can score big if they get their eye on the ball. You can take Sheraz Piya and Sanchit Sharma as a multiplier only if you can take risk.
Probable Winners
ECB Blues is expected to win this match.
