Match Details:
The 51st match of the ECS T10 2021 will be played between City Lions and Hira Sabadell on 22nd February at Montjuic Olympic Ground in Barcelona.
The match is scheduled to start at 08:30 AM local time (01:00 PM IST) and it will be streamed live on Fancode.
Preview:
City Lions and Hira Sabadell will lock horns against each other in the 51st match of the ECS T10 2021 on Monday. City Lions have won only one out of three matches they played and are placed at the 4th spot on the Group B points table. They will be looking forward to getting their momentum back on track.
Hira Sabadell, on the other side, are yet to open their winning account in this season. They have lost both of their first two matches and are placed at the bottom on the points table. They will look to start the day with a win. It will be an interesting watch for the neutrals.
CLI vs HIS Weather Report for Match 51:
Showers are expected during the course of the game, here in Barcelona on Monday. The temperature will hover around the 14 Degrees Celsius range.
Pitch Condition/Report:
The track here at Montjuic Olympic Ground have been in favour of bowlers in the last couple of matches, but it generally batting-friendly. The team winning the toss should look to bat first on this venue.
Average first innings score:
93 (Last 5 matches played on this venue)
Record of chasing teams:
Won – 2, Lost – 3, Tie – 0
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Injury and Availability News:
(Will be added when there is an update)
CLI vs HIS Today’s Probable Playing XIs:
City Lions
Kashif Shafi (wk), Shoaib Muhammad, Amar Shakoor (c), Irfan Muhammad, Naseer Ahmed, Moeen Safdar, Sikandar Raja, Ahsan Shafaqat, Zahid Nawaz, Naeem Razzaq, Abid Hussain
Bench:
H Sharif, H Khurshid, S Raja, Ibrar Hussain, Nawazish Ali, A Ali Malik, N Haider Naqvi, Asim Hussain, Mubashir Ali, Innam Khan
Hira Sabadell
Bakhtair Khalid, Anwar Ul Haq, Heera Laal, Shanawar Shahzad (c), Manan Ayub, Ikram Ul Haq, Mubashar Irshad, Fakhar Chattha, Adnan Abbas, Sharanjit Singh (wk), Mehmood Akhtar
Bench:
Harjot Singh, Fida Hussain, Khawar Mehmood, Manpreet Singh, Alumdar Hussain
CLI vs HIS Top Picks for Today’s Dream11 Match
Sikandar Raja is in decent form with both bat and ball in this season. He is the leading wicket-taker for City Lions so far. He picked up 6 wickets and also scored 33 runs in his three outings.
Zahid Nawaz has scalped 4 wickets at an economy rate of 8.20 runs per over. He is a must-pick for your Dream11 fantasy team as he can pick wickets at regular intervals.
Kashif Shafi is the leading run-scorer for City Lions in this season so far. He has scored 48 runs at a strike-rate of 170+ in 3 games.
Heera Laal is the best batsman for Hira Sabadell. He has scored 60 runs at a strike-rate of 150+ and has picked up two wickets as well.
Anwar Ul Haq is the leading wicket-taker for his side in this season. He has been in brilliant form with the ball in the last match where he scalped 3 wickets against Repoll Warriors.
Bakhtiar Khalid was the leading run-scorer for Hira Sabadell in ECS Barcelona 2020. He scored 157 runs and hit 12 sixes in the last season, which was the most by any player from his team.
Captain and Vice-Captain Selection:
Captain Options – Sikandar Raja, Heera Laal
Vice-Captain Options – Zahid Nawaz, Anwar Ul Haq
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Suggested Playing XI No.1 for CLI vs HIS Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Keeper – Kashif Shafi
Batters – Bakhtair Khalid, Mubashar Irshad, Irfan Muhammad, Abid Hussain
All-Rounders – Heera Laal, Shanawar Shahzad, Sikandar Raja (c)
Bowlers – Anwar Ul Haq (vc), Ikram Ul Haq, Zahid Nawaz
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for CLI vs HIS Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Keeper –Kashif Shafi, Sharanjit Singh
Batters – Mubashar Irshad, Irfan Muhammad, Abid Hussain
All-Rounders – Heera Laal (c), Mehmood Akhtar, Sikandar Raja
Bowlers – Anwar Ul Haq, Adnan Abbas, Zahid Nawaz (vc)
Expert Advice:
It is advisable to pick Ikram Ul Haq in both of your Dream11 Fantasy teams, as he is consistently performing well with the ball and can pick wickets at regular intervals.
Today’s CLI vs HIS Probable Winners:
City Lions are expected to win this match.
