Match Details:
It’s the second Semi-Final of the Emirates D20 and Emirates Cricket Board Blues will be taking on the Sharjah at the ICC Academy Cricket Ground in Dubai.
The match will be starting at 08:00 PM Local Time and 09:30 PM IST. The match will be streamed live on FanCode.
Preview:
Both Sharjah and ECB Blues have played some great cricket and hence they have earned a ticket to the Semis. ECB has won 7 out of their 10 games whereas Sharjah on the other hand has 11 points to their name. Both the teams will be looking to put in an effort that would get them nothing less than a victory to play the all-important finals.
Weather Report for Semi-Final 2:
There no signs of any interruption and the temperature will be around 22 degrees celsius.
Pitch Report:
It’s a track that will assist both the batters and the bowlers. Both the batters and bowlers will be trying to succeed which would only come at a cost of brilliant efforts.
Average first innings score:
150 (Last 5 matches played at the tournament played here)
Record of chasing teams:
Won – 4, Lost – 0, Tied – 1
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ECB vs SHA Today’s Probable Playing XIs:
Emirates Cricket Board Blues:
Basil Hameed (c), Vriitya Aravind (wk), Ansh Tandon, Aryan Lakra, Fahad Nawaz, Karthik Palaniapan Meiyappan, Chundangapoyil Rizwan, Sanchit Sharma, Alishan Sharafu, Waheed Ahmad, M Farazuddin
Bench:
Adhitya Shetty, Ateeq Ur Rehman, Zahoor Khan, Junaid Siddique, Zawar Farid
Sharjah:
Kashif Daud, Umair Ali, Mohammad Boota, Fayyaz Ahmad (C), Renjth Mani, Khalid Shah, Hafeez Rahman, Faisal Altaf, Arsalan Javed, Krishnan Paul, Badiuzzama Sayed.
Bench:
Yuvraj Barua, Faisal Khan Baraki, Mohammed Halan Harris, Nathan Shibu.
ECB vs SHA Top picks for Today’s 11Wickets Match:
Vriitya Aravind has scored 314 runs in 10 games, which came at an average of over 30 and a strike rate of nearly 120.
Aryan Lakra has picked up 18 wickets and has maintained an economy rate of slightly over 7 runs per over.
KP Meiyappan has scalped 14 wickets and has conceded runs at a brilliant economy rate of just over 5 runs per over.
Waheed Ahmed
has picked up 13 wickets and has also contributed 82 runs to his team’s runs tally.
Captain and Vice-Captain Selection:
Captain Options – Aryan Lakra, Waheed Ahmed
Vice-Captain Options – KP Meiyappan, Vriitya Aravind
Suggested Playing XI No.1 for ECB vs SHA 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket:
Keeper – Fayyaz Ahmad, Vriitya Aravind
Batters – Khalid Shah, Ali Shan-Sharafu, Ansh Tandon
All-Rounders – Kashif Daud, Aryan Lakra (C), Waheed Ahmad
Bowlers – Krishnan Paul, Karthik Palaniapan Meiyappan (VC), Faisal Altaf
12th Man – Renjith Mani
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for ECB vs SHA 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket:
Keeper – Vriitya Aravind (VC)
Batters – Basil Hameed, Renjith Mani, Ali Shan-Sharafu
All-Rounders – Kashif Daud, Aryan Lakra, Umair Ali, Waheed Ahmad (C)
Bowlers – Faisal Altaf, M Farazuddin, Karthik Palaniapan Meiyappan
12th Man – Ansh Tandon
Expert Advice:
Fayyaz Ahmad has been exceptional with the bat for Sharjah. He has amassed 295 runs at an average of over 35 and a strike rate in excess of 120.
ECB vs SHA Probable Winners:
ECB Blues are expected to win this match.
