Match Details:
The Emirates D20’s match no. 28 will be played between ECB Blues and the Ajman Alubond at the ICC Academy Cricket Ground in Dubai.
The match will be starting at 01:00 PM Local Time (02:30 PM IST) and will be streamed live on the FanCode app.
Preview:
ECB Blues are comfortably dwelling at the second spot in the points table having won 6 out of eight games. Their opponents though are virtually out of the competition with just a single victory out of the 7 matches they played. the Ajman team needs something drastic turn around in the last lap of the tournament and will be interesting to see how they perform against a highly ranked team like ECB.
Weather Report for Match 28:
It’s sunny noon in Dubai with no chances for a downpour and the temperature reading being 26 degrees celsius.
Pitch Report:
It’s a balanced track here at Dubai with both batters and bowlers getting equal assistance from this track.
Average first innings score:
140 (Last 5 matches played at the tournament played here)
Record of chasing teams:
Won – 2, Lost – 3, Tied-0
Injury and Availability News:
(Will be added when there is an update)
ECB vs AJM Probable Playing XIs:
ECB Blues:
Vriitya Aravind (W/K), Ali Shan Sharafu, Basil Hameed (C), Fahad Nawaz, Ansh Tandon, Aryan Lakra, Waheed Ahmed, Zawar Farid, Karthik Meiyappan, Zahoor Khan-I, Muhammad Farazuddin
Bench:
Ateeq ur Rehman, CP Rizwan, Junaid Siddique, Sacnhit Sharma, Adhitya Shetty
Ajman Alubond:
Sharif Asadullah (C), Abdul Shakoor (W/K), Anand Kumar, Asif Khan, Amjad Gul, Ali Khan, Rameez Shahzad, Nasir Aziz, Sheraz Piya, Zubair Zuhaib, Sultan Muhammad Akhtar
Bench:
Waqas Ali, Hamad Arshad, Adnan ul Mulk Nawab, Rishab Mukherjee, Ehtesham Siddiq
ECB vs AJM Top picks for today’s 11Wickets match:
Aryan Lakra has picked up as many as 17 wickets, higher than any other player, and to add to that, a total of 105 runs too in the 9 games that he has been a part of.
Waheed Ahmed has played in 8 matches and has 11 wickets to his name along with 78 runs.
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Rameez Shahzad has scored 238 runs in total and has taken 4 wickets, and all of those in just the 7 games that he has played in.
Abdul Shakoor has scored a total of 201 runs at an average of 28.71 in the 7 matches that he has played in.
Captain and Vice-Captain Selection:
Captain Options – Aryan Lakra, Waheed Ahmed
Vice-Captain Options – Rameez Shahzad, Abdul Shakoor
Suggested Playing XI No. 1 for ECB vs AJM 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket:
Keeper – Viritya Aravind, Abdul Shakoor
Batters – Asif Khan, Ali Shan Sharafu, Basil Hameed
All-Rounders – Rameez Shahzad (VC), Waheed Ahmed, Aryan Lakra (C)
Bowlers – Sharif Asadullah, Zahoor Khan-I, Zubair Zuhaib
12th Man – Karthik Meiyappan
Suggested Playing XI No. 2 for ECB vs AJM 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket:
Keeper – Viritya Aravind, Abdul Shakoor (VC)
Batters – Asif Khan, Ali Shan Sharafu, Basil Hameed
All-Rounders – Rameez Shahzad, Waheed Ahmed (C), Aryan Lakra
Bowlers – Karthik Meiyappan, Sultan Muhammad Akhtar, Zahoor Khan-I
12th Man – Sheraz Piya
Expert Advice:
All-rounders are ruling this tournament and they can be considered as your multipliers. Hence picking more all-rounders will be a great move.
Probable Winners:
ECB Blues are expected to win this match.