Match Details:
The 2nd match of the Emirates D20 2020 will be played between Fujairah and Sharjah at ICC Academy, Dubai on Sunday.
This match is scheduled to start at 5:00 PM Local Time (06:30 PM IST) and it will be streamed live on FanCode.
Preview:
Emirates Cricket Board has announced the inaugural T20 tournament named “Emirates D20” which is going to commence on Sunday, December 6th. During the first day of the league, Fujairah and Sharjah will face each other at ICC Academy, Dubai. Adding to that, this is their first game of the tournament, both the teams coming into this match would be short on on-field experience and game time. Moreover, Fujairah lost the final of the D10 tournament against ECB Blues as they failed to defend the total of 92 runs.
So, it is going to be an exciting match as both the teams are looking forward to starting the tournament with a win and will want to continue the same momentum for the rest of the competition. While Fujairah has some very effective all-rounders in their ranks, Sharjah also boasts of some quality players in their ranks. It will be interesting to see what combination these two teams come up with to best the other.
FUJ vs SHA Weather Report for Match 2:
The weather forecast in Dubai is clear and there is no chance of rain at this venue. The temperatures will hover around the 26 Degrees Celsius mark.
Pitch Condition/Report:
The track at this venue is a neutral one where both batters and bowlers have to be at their best to win the game. So, we can expect an even contest with both the bat and bowl.
Average first innings score:
139 (Last five matches played at this venue)
Record of chasing teams:
Won – 3; Lost – 3; Tied – 0
Injury and Availability News:
(Will be added when there is an update)
FUJ vs SHA Today’s Probable Playing XIs:
Fujairah:
Hamdan Tahir, Waseem Muhammad, Usman Khan, Muhammad Farooq, Ahmed Raza, Laqman Hazrat, Hassan Khalid, Sandeep Singh, Muhammad Naeem, Muhammad Umar-Arshad, Lovepreet Bajwa.
Bench:
Maroof Merchant, Akif Raja, Sabir Rao, Aayan Khan.
Sharjah:
Muhammad Boota, Renjth Mani, Fayyaz Ahmed, Khalid Shah, Umair Ali, Kashif Daud, Faisal Altaf, Hafeez Rahman, Arslan Javed, Badiuzzama Sayed, Nathan Shibu.
Bench:
Yuvraj Barua, Faisal Khan Baraki, Mohammed Halan Harris, Krishnan Paul.
FUJ vs SHA Top picks for Today’s Dream11 Match:
Waseem Muhammad had been in fabulous form during the D10 tournament where he plundered 453 runs at an average of around 42 with a strike-rate of well over 215.
Coming from the national team, Rohan Mustafa has a lot of experience in his pocket. He has played over 50 T20 games and scored 1036 runs including 58 wickets to his name.
Laqman Hazrat had a good season with both the bat and the ball as he scored 86 runs and picked up 11 wickets for his side.
Umair Ali was the highest wicket-taker in the D10 tournament. The latter had bagged 16 scalps and scored 187 runs with the bat as well.
The leading run-getter of the side, Renjth Mani was the only batsman from his team to score more than 300 runs with a strike-rate of over 230.
Fayyaz Ahmed had contributed well with the willow as he scored 207 runs from his 13 outings.
Captain and Vice-Captain Selection:
Captain Options – Waseem Muhammad, Umair Ali
Vice-Captain Options – Renjth Mani, Rohan Mustafa
Suggested Playing XI No.1 for FUJ vs SHA Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Keeper – Hamdan Tahir
Batters – Fayyaz Ahmed, Renjth Mani (VC), Usman Khan, Waseem Muhammad (C)
All-Rounders – Kashif Daud, Muhammad Farooq, Umair Ali
Bowlers – Ahmed Raza, Faisal Altaf, Laqman Hazrat
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for FUJ vs SHA Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Keeper – Muhammad Boota
Batters – Khalid Shah, Renjth Mani, Waseem Muhammad
All-Rounders – Muhammad Farooq, Rohan Mustafa (VC), Umair Ali (C)
Bowlers – Ahmed Raza, Faisal Altaf, Hafeez Rahman, Hassan Khalid
Expert Advice
Hassan Khalid was the 3rd highest wicket-taker in the D10 tournament. He has been picked up by less than 20% of users in Dream11, at the time of writing.
Today’s FUJ vs SHA Probable Winners:
Fujairah is expected to win this match.
