Match Details
The 12th match of the Pakistan Cup Second XI Trophy will be played between Northern 2nd XI & Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 2nd XI at the National Bank of Pakistan Sports Complex, Karachi on December 20th, Sunday.
The match is scheduled to start at 10:00 am local time (10:30 am IST).
Preview
Both the teams did not have the best of starts but would be uplifted by their recent triumphs. Northern registered their first win by 1 wicket over Southern Punjab while Khyber completely uprooted Balochistan hammering them by 126 runs.
Khyber has won 2 matches while Northern have just got 1 victory in the tournament. Both teams would be high on confidence but Khyber have a slight edge after a complete performance with both bat and ball. Northern had been slightly edgy with the bat in their previous game.
Weather Report
It will be a bright sunny day with traces of clouds in Karachi with the temperature hovering around the 26 degrees mark. No chances of rain again will make it great for the batting team.
Pitch Condition/Report
The outfields will be fast and boundaries small with the pitch suited best for the pace attack; so all in all a batsman’s paradise but bowlers might just get some top edges and early movement.
Average first innings score
236 (3 matches played till now in the tournament)
Injury and Availability News:
(Will be added when there is an update)
KP vs NOR Probable Playing XIs:
Khyber Paktunkhwa
Sahibzada Farhan, Maaz Sadaqat, Arif Shah, Ashfaq Ahmed, Mehran Ibrahim, Mohammad Haris, Mohammad Mohsin, Mohammad Sarwar, Asif Afridi(C), Mohammad Imran, Aamer Khan
Northern 2nd XI
Umar Masood, Shoaib Minhas, Sohail Akhtar(c), Umar Waheed, Aamer Jamal, Salman Irshad, Kashif Iqbal, Naved Malik, Abdul Faseeh, Mehraan Mumtaz, Farhan Shafiq
Top Picks:
Aamer Jamal: He took 5 wickets for his team against Southern Punjab and Northern 2nd XI would be depending on how he delivers the early breakthroughs in the game.
Umar Waheed: The only solid batsman in the line-up who took care of his strike rate and made sure he kept the chase in check was Umar with his 72 against Southern. He will be vital for their side in this game as well
Maaz Sadaqat: Taking 3 wickets of Balochistan, he completely derailed the chase for the opposition and was instrumental for Khyber in registering a 136-run victory.
Sahibzada Farhan: If he can get the kind of start he got against Balochistan, he can literally take the game away from Northern in this fixture as well.
Captain and Vice-Captain Selection:
Captain Options – Aamer Jamal, Umar Waheed
Vice-Captain Options – Maaz Sadaqat, Sahibzada Farhan
Suggested Playing XI No.1 of KP vs NOR for Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Keeper – Mohammad Haris, Umar Waheed
Batters – Sahibzada Farhan (VC), Shoaib Minhas, Mohammad Sarwar
All-Rounders – Aamer Jamal (C), Naved Malik, Maaz Sadaqat
Bowlers – Salman Irshad, Asif Afridi, Aamer Khan
Suggested Playing XI No.2 of KP vs NOR for Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Keeper – Umair Masood, Umar Waheed (C)
Batters – Sahibzada Farhan, Mehran Ibrahim, Shoaib Minhas
All-Rounders – Maaz Sadaqat (VC), Sohail Akhtar, Aamer Jamal
Bowlers – Salman Irshad, Mohammad Imran, Asif Afridi
Expert Advice:
Khyber have too strong a batting side to resist while Northern have a better bowling side. 6 batting & all rounder options from Khyber and 5 from Northern would be the best choice to go ahead in this game.
Probable Winners:
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa are expected to win this match.
