Match Details:
The 1st match of the Luxembourg T20I Trophy, 2020 will be played between Luxembourg and Czech Republic at the Pierre Werner Cricket Ground in Walferdange.
The match starts at 4:00 PM Local Time (7:30 PM IST) (2:00 PM GMT).
Preview:
Luxembourg and the Czech Republic will face off in the opening match of the Luxembourg T20I Tri-series Trophy which is set to kick off on Friday evening. The Czech Republic won by 6 wickets when these two teams met during the Contential Cup in 2019. In fact, the Czech team won five of the seven T20Is they played thus far. One of those wins includes a world record victory with a margin of 257 runs. They lost both the T20Is played against Austria team but defeated remaining teams in other five matches.
Weather Condition/Report:
The match between Luxembourg and the Czech Republic is expected to conclude without any interruptions.
Pitch Condition/Report:
Pierre Werner Cricket Ground in Walferdange will be making its T20I debut on Friday. The venues in smaller nations are usually with pretty ordinary outfield and short boundaries.
Average first innings score: N/A
Record of chasing teams: N/A
Injury and Availability News:
(Will be added when there is an update)
Probable Playing XIs:
Luxembourg:
Joost Mees (C), James Baker, Ankush Nanda, Marcus Cope, Tony Whiteman, Mohit Dixit, Pankaj Malav, Scott Browne, Vikram Vijh, Shameek Vats, Girish Venkateswaran.
Bench – Saransh Kulshretha, Reinhardt Heyns, William Cope, Advyth Manepalli.
Czech Republic:
Edward Knowles (C), Hilal Ahmad (WK), Sudesh Wickramasekara, Arun Ashokan, Sabawoon Davizi, Abul Farhad, Kyle Gilham, Naveed Ahmed, Honey Gori, Kushalkumar Mendon, Sumit Pokhriyal.
Bench – Siddarth Goud, Shripal Gajjar, Surya Rengarajan.
Top Picks:
Vikram Vijh scored 107 runs in four T20I appearances with help of a fifty but has gone wicketless from his 7.5 overs.
Arun Ashokan doesn’t have good T20I record to know his ability but he is a true all-rounder if we consider domestic stats.
Ankush Nanda has taken seven wickets in three T20Is he played with the help of a 5-wicket haul.
Captain and Vice-Captain Selection:
Captain options – Sudesh Wickramasekara, Honey Gori, Sabawoon Davizi
Vice-Captain options – Arun Ashokan, Vikram Vijh, Ankush Nanda
Suggested Playing XI for Head to Head/Small Leagues:
Keeper – H Ahmad
Batters – S Pokhriyal, E Knowles, G Venkateswaran
All-Rounders – S Davizi (C), T Whiteman, V Vijh
Bowlers – H Gori (VC), A Farhad, N Ahmed, A Nanda
12th Man – Joost Mees
Suggested Playing XI for Grand Leagues/Mega Leagues:
Keeper – H Ahmad
Batters – A Ashokan (VC), E Knowles, G Venkateswaran, J Barker
All-Rounders – S Wickramasekara (C), S Davizi, T Whiteman
Bowlers – A Farhad, N Ahmed, A Nanda
12th Man – Joost Mees
Expert Advice:
The Czech Republic is quite strong in all departments when compared to Luxembourg. Hence, we have picked as many as seven players from the Czech squad in our both fantasy teams.
Probable Winners:
The Czech Republic team is likely to thump Luxembourg by a huge margin on Friday.
