Match Details:
The 22nd match of the Emirates D20 Tournament 2020 will be played between Abu Dhabi and the Fujairah Pacific Ventures at the ICC Academy Cricket Ground in Dubai.
The match is scheduled to start at 01:00 PM Local Time (02:30 PM IST). The match will be streamed live on FanCode.
Preview:
Placed at the top of the table, the Fujairah Pacific Ventures will be taking on Abu Dhabi, a team that hasn’t fared as well as their opponent in this tournament. It will be interesting to see the outcome of this game, as it would have big implications on the way the tournament will go forward.
The Fujairah Pacific Ventures have played 7 matches so far and have won all of those games, and hold the pole position in the table, with as many as 14 points to their name. Their opponents in this match, Abu Dhabi have played 7, lost 5, and have had 2 of their games abandoned, dropping down to the last spot in the table. So, this game will hold a lot of importance for these teams and the result will be interesting to see which way it goes.
ABD vs FUJ Weather Report for Match 22:
The weather in Dubai on the day of the match is expected to be partly cloudy with some cloud cover coming in and going out through the day and the temperature will be around the 26 degree Celsius mark. The chance of rainfall is pegged at 10 percent.
Pitch Report:
During the course of this tournament, even though the batters have enjoyed a lot of help and have scored runs but the team batting in the first innings have won most of the recent matches. So, this means that the bowlers will enjoy bowling in this game only in the second innings.
Average first innings score:
164 (Last 5 matches played at the tournament played here)
Record of chasing teams:
Won – 0, Lost – 5, Tied-0
Injury and Availability News:
(Will be added when there is an update)
ABD vs FUJ Probable Playing XIs:
Abu Dhabi:
Ben Willgoss (W/K), Kai Smith, Sahil Sunil Hariani, Midhun Sudhakar Pattlikkadan (C), Pasindu Wanniarachchi, Mazhar Bashir, Paresh Katkar, Soorya Sathish, Karthik Nagendran, Navalesh Naidoo, Mudassir Hussain
Bench:
Osama Hassan, Aaryan Madani, Surjith Manohardas, Matiullah Khan, Jishnu Vattekkatt Balan,
Fujairah Pacific Ventures:
Hamdan Tahir (W/K), Sandeep Singh, Usman Khan, Muhammad Naeem, Waseem Muhammad, Rohan Mustafa, Laqman Hazrat, Ahmed Raza (C), Akif Raja, Sabir Rao, Hassan Khalid
Bench:
Muhammad Umar Arshad, Lovepreet Bajwa, Muhammad Farooq, Aayan Khan, Maroof Merchant
ABD vs FUJ Top picks for today’s Dream11 match:
Usman Khan has 305 runs in his account in 7 matches, including 4 half-centuries. This places him at the top spot in the run getter’s list of this tournament.
Waseem Muhammad is the second-highest scorer of the tournament behind Usman Khan, with 282 runs to their name in the 7 matches that he has played in, and has hit a century too.
Mazhar Bashir has played in the capacity of an all-rounder for his team in their campaign. He has taken 4 wickets and has also scored 105 runs in the 5 matches that he has featured in.
Rohan Mustafa, a known name in the UAE cricketing circles, has also done well in this series. Having played in 7 matches, he has taken 6 wickets and has also scored 182 runs in total.
Captain and Vice-Captain Selection:
Captain Options – Waseem Muhammad, Usman Khan
Vice-Captain Options – Mazhar Bashir, Rohan Mustafa
Suggested Playing XI No. 1 for ABD vs FUJ Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Keeper – Kai Smith
Batters – Muhammad Naeem, Usman Khan, Waseem Muhammad (C), Soorya Sathish
All-Rounders – Rohan Mustafa, Mazhar Bashir (VC), Midhun Sudhakar Pattlikkadan
Bowlers – Laqman Hazrat, Sabir Rao, Ahmed Raza
Suggested Playing XI No. 2 for ABD vs FUJ Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Keeper – Kai Smith, Sandeep Singh
Batters – Usman Khan (C), Waseem Muhammad, Soorya Sathish
All-Rounders – Rohan Mustafa (VC), Mazhar Bashir
Bowlers – Laqman Hazrat, Sabir Rao, Ahmed Raza, Navalesh Naidoo
Expert Advice:
In this match, you can go with 2 player combinations. The first one would be that you could go with 2 wicket keepers and 3 batters in your team, and the second one being 1 wicketkeeper and 4 batters. And, given the performance of the players, the second combination could work slightly better than the first. So, in order to fill up the 4th batter’s spot, you should include Muhammad Naeem.
Probable Winners:
Fujairah Pacific Ventures is expected to win this match.
