Match Details
The 9th match of the Pakistan Cup Second XI Trophy will be played between Northern & Southern Punjab at the Tariq Memorial Cricket Ground, Karachi on December 20th, Sunday.
The match is scheduled to start at 10:00 am local time (10:30 am IST).
Preview
Southern Punjab has been cruising in this tournament up till now and is at the top of the table along with Central Punjab with 4 points in the bag. Northern will be under extreme pressure after having lost both their games in the tournament so far as they sit at the bottom of the table.
Weather Report
It will be a bright sunny day with traces of clouds in Karachi with the temperature hovering around the 27 degrees mark.
Pitch Condition/Report
The 3rd and the 6th match of the tournament were played at this venue with great assistance to the bowlers, particularly in the 2nd innings. Northern played their last game here and did well with the ball getting 7 wickets of Central when they had only 123 runs to defend before the latter team won the game.
Average first innings score
181(2 matches played till now in the tournament)
Injury and Availability News:
Will be updated when there is an update
NOR 2nd XI vs SP 2nd XI Probable Playing XIs:
Northern 2nd XI
Umar Masood, Shoaib Ahmed, Sohail Akhtar, Aamer Jamal, Nihal Mansoor, Salman Irshad, Mohammad Ismail, Naved Malik, Abdul Faseeh, Mehraan Mumtaz, Mohammad Aamer Shah
Southern Punjab 2nd XI
Mukhtar Ahmed, Naved Yasin, Rameez Alam, Maqbool Ahmed, Ahsan Baig, Waqar Husain, Mohammad Irfan Jnr, Muhammad Mohsin Khan, Anas Mustafa, Mohammad Junaid, Salahuddin
Top Picks:
Farhan Shafiq: In a pressure game, under a pressure situation Farhan delivered the goods for his team giving away just 2 an over and picking up 2 vital wickets. Northern would be riding their luck on him.
Salman Irshad: Another Northern bowler who took 2 wickets giving away just 3 an over in his 6 over quota shone in the last game with his tight bowling and will be a vital pick today as well.
Mukhtar Ahmed: Coming into this game after a fabulous 113 in the tournament already, the top-order batsman would be ready to face the Northern bowlers with his class batsmanship.
Waqar Hussain: Having played 2 vital knocks, in both of which he scored half-centuries Waqar has been a consistent campaigner for the Southern Punjab 2nd XI and would continue to do so in this game as well
Captain and Vice-Captain Selection:
Captain Options – Mukhtar Ahmed, Waqar Hussain
Vice-Captain Options – Farhan Shafiq, Salman Irshad
Suggested Playing XI No.1 for Fantasy Cricket:
Keeper – Umair Masood, Rameez Alam, Waqar Hussain
Batters – Mukhtar Ahmed(C), Salahuddin, Anas Mustafa
All-Rounders – Sohail Akhtar
Bowlers – Salman Irshad(VC), M Ali Khan, Ahsan Baig, Muhammad Ismail
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for Fantasy Cricket:
Keeper – Umair Masood, Rameez Alam, Waqar Hussain(C)
Batters – Mukhtar Ahmed, Anas Mustafa, Salahuddin
All-Rounders – Aamer Jamal, S Akhtar(VC)
Bowlers – Salman Irshad, Muhammad Ismail, Ahsan Baig
Expert Advice:
Southern Punjab has been really good at chasing and Northern has been great with the ball when they are defending so it’s going to be an interesting strength vs strength encounter. Keep an eye on the toss and choose more players from the team batting 1st!
Probable Winners:
The team batting first is expected to win the game.
