Match Details:
The 15th match of the National T20 Cup 2020 will be played between Northern and Central Punjab at the Pindi Club Ground in Rawalpindi.
The match is scheduled to begin at 3:00 PM local time (3:30 PM IST) (10:00 AM UTC).
Preview:
Five games played thus far and Northern haven’t lost a single one. They have been on absolute fire in the National T20 Cup 2020 and hardly gave their opponents any chance. Quite obviously, they are the leaders on the points table and are also the only team with a positive NRR. In the upcoming game, they will be taking on Central Punjab. This will be the 2nd leg of the tournament and the proceedings will move to Rawalpindi. Both Babar Azam and Imad Wasim will be back leading their respective teams. While Babar is hopeful that he can take Central Punjab through to the semis, Imad will not want to lose out on the winning momentum.
NOR vs CEN Weather Report for Match 15:
The temperature in Rawalpindi will range anywhere between 28 and 33 degrees Celsius. There is no chance of precipitation.
Pitch Condition/Report:
This will be the first game that will be played at the Pindi Cricket Ground in this tournament. The track here could provide assistance to the spinners but there could also be some assistance to the batsmen in the first few games.
Average 1st innings score:
N/A
Record of chasing teams:
N/A
Injury and Availability News:
Babar Azam and Imad Wasim will be available for selection for the rest of the tournament, starting from this game.
NOR vs CEN Today’s Probable Playing XIs:
Northern:
Umar Amin, Ali Imran, Zeeshan Malik, Haris Rauf, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Nawaz, Haider Ali, Shadab Khan, Sohail Tanvir, Mohammad Amir, Musa Khan
Bench:
Hammad Azam, Raja Farzan-Khan, Sohail Akhtar, Rohail Nazir, Asif Ali, Mohammad Ismail, Hamad Azam
Central Punjab:
Kamran Akmal, Abid Ali, Abdullah Shafique, Babar Azam, Saad Nasim, Zafar Gohar, Qasim Akram, Bilal Asif, Usman Qadir, Ehsan Adil, Ahmad Bashir
Bench:
Bilal Asif, Ahmed Bashir, Ali Shan, Naseem Shah, Rizwan Hussain
NOR vs CEN Top Picks for Today’s 11Wickets Fantasy Match:
Imad Wasim played in nine T20 Blast 2020 games and picked up 8 wickets at an economy rate of 7.21. He can chip in with the bat too.
Kamran Akmal scored 158 runs in five games at an average of 32 and a strike rate of 146. He also got a half-century in one of the games.
Haider Ali mustered 156 runs thus far at an average of 39 and a strike rate of 171. He is a player with an immense capability and can play the big knocks.
Shadab Khan picked up 8 wickets in 5 matches and also scored 73 runs in three innings.
Captain and Vice-Captain Selection:
Captain options – Abdullah Shafique, Babar Azam
Vice-Captain options – Haris Rauf, Shadab Khan
Suggested Playing XI No.1 for NOR vs CEN 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket:
Keepers – Kamran Akmal
Batsmen – Babar Azam, Zeeshan Malik, Abdullah Shafique (c)
All-rounders – Shadab Khan (vc), Ali Imran, Mohammad Nawaz
Bowlers – Haris Rauf, Musa Khan, Usman Qadir, Zafar Gohar
12th Man – Rohail Nazir
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for NOR vs CEN 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket:
Keepers – Rohail Nazir
Batsmen – Babar Azam (c), Zeeshan Malik, Abdullah Shafique, Haider Ali
All-rounders – Imad Wasim, Mohammad Nawaz
Bowlers – Haris Rauf (vc), Musa Khan, Usman Qadir, Ehsan Adil
12th Man – Abid Ali
(Note: Players with 9 credits or less can only be chosen as the 12th man. This feature will only come into play if one of 11 players of your team is not the part of the playing XI.)
Expert Advice:
There are some good quality all-rounders from both the teams. For one of your Grand League sides, you can go with four all-rounders as well.
Today’s NOR vs CEN Probable Winners:
Northern is expected to win this match.
