Match Details:
The 5th match of the Emirates D10 2021 will be played between Fujairah and Dubai on 25th March at Sharjah Cricket Stadium in Sharjah.
The match is scheduled to start at 7:15 PM local time and (8:45 PM IST) and it will be streamed live on Fancode.
Preview:
In the second match of today, Fujairah will face Dubai in the 5th match of Emirates D10 2021. Fujairah lost their first match of the tournament against Sharjah by 9 runs. Despite having star players in the likes of Waseem Muhammad and Chirag Suri, they fell short of the target. Alishan Sharafu and Ahmed Raza have made useful contributions with the bat in the losing cause. They have been pushed down to the fourth spot in the standings.
On the other hand, in the tournament opener, Dubai lost to Emirates Blues by 9 wickets. Despite setting a target of 121, they couldn’t defend the score and were completely outplayed by the top 3 batsmen of Emirates Blues. They have got plenty of firepower at their disposal, but their bowlers will have to support the batsmen if they want to win close contests. Fahad Nawaz and Ronak Ponaly had a good day with the bat and their team will expect the same repeat performances from them against the Fujairah. It will be an interesting clash as both sides have lost their respective first matches.
FUJ vs DUB Weather Report for Match 5:
The skies will be clear in the evening and the temperature will be ranging between 28-29 degrees Celsius and the humidity will be 56 per cent. There is no forecast of rain for this match.
Pitch Condition/Report:
Short boundaries on either side of the ground make the task easier for the batsmen to express themselves and to play big shots, but bowlers are always under the scanner bowling at this completely flat surface. The chasing teams have 2 won of the last 3 matches. Hence, whoever wins the toss should bowl first.
Average first innings score:
102 (Last 3 matches played on this venue)
Record of chasing teams:
Won – 2, Lost – 1, Tie – 0
Injury and Availability News:
(Will be added when there is an update)
FUJ vs DUB Today’s Probable Playing XIs:
Fujairah
Waseem Muhammad, Chirag Suri, Alishan Sharafu, Usman Khan, Jiju Janardhan, Yasir Kaleem, Ahmed Raza (c), Hamdan Tahir, Zahoor Khan, Luqman Hazrat, Muhammad Ayaz
Bench:
Fayaz Dongaroan, Zahid Ali, Mujahid Amin, Sanchit Sharma, Maroof Merchant
Dubai
Fahad Nawaz, Wajid Khan, Shahrukh Sheikh (c), Ronak Panoly, Ali Anwar, Muhammad Hassan, Adhitya Shetty, Kai Smith (wk), Muhammad Farooq, Nilansh Keswani, Ehtesham Siddiq
Bench:
Jash Giyanani, Rudra Mahadev, Punya Mehra, Vinayak Vijayan, Omer Farooq, Bilal Cheema
FUJ vs DUB Top Picks for Today’s Dream11 Match:
Fujairah skipper Ahmed Raza was impressive with his all-round performances against Sharjah. He fought bravely and scored a 6-ball 20*. Unfortunately, it wasn’t enough for his side to get past the target. He also picked up a wicket at an economy of 9 runs per over.
Chirag Suri had the rarest of failures in the first game against Sharjah, as he was undone by the bowling of Kashif Daud for just 5 runs. He is coming back from a good Abu Dhabi T10 tournament which held last month.
The leading run-scorer of the last D20 tournament, Waseem Muhammad got out for just 4 runs after hitting a boundary. He is, however, a dangerous batsman and is very hard to stop if he gets going.
Alishan Sharafu was the top-scorer for Fujairah in the run-chase against Sharjah, scoring 32 runs from 26 balls.
Fahad Nawaz batted extremely well while opening the batting for Dubai. He was at the crease till the end and scored 66 runs at a strike rate of 194.1.
Ronak Panoly blasted the Emirates Blues’ bowlers in the death overs, scoring 31 runs from just 14 balls.
Wajid Khan got the start he wanted but failed to capitalize on it in the first game. He scored 19 runs from just 10 balls and we can expect big scores from him in the upcoming matches.
Captain and Vice-Captain Selection:
Captain Options – Chirag Suri, Waseem Muhammad, Ahmed Raza
Vice-Captain Options – Fahad Nawaz, Alishan Sharafu, Ronak Panoly
Suggested Playing XI No.1 for FUJ vs DUB Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Keeper – Kai Smith
Batters – Chirag Suri (c), Ahmed Raza, Waseem Muhammad, Ronak Panoly, Fahad Nawaz (vc)
All-Rounders – Alishan Sharafu, Wajid Khan
Bowlers – Luqman Hazrat, Muhammad Ayaz, Nilansh Keswani
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for FUJ vs DUB Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Keeper – Kai Smith
Batters – Chirag Suri, Usman Khan, Ahmed Raza, Waseem Muhammad (c), Fahad Nawaz
All-Rounders – Alishan Sharafu (vc), Muhammad Hassan
Bowlers – Luqman Hazrat, Nilansh Keswani, Ehtesham Siddiq
Expert Advice:
After getting dismissed early in the first match, Chirag Suri and Waseem Muhammad will desperate to get their season going. Both players are must picks for your Dream11 Fantasy team.
Today’s FUJ vs DUB Probable Winners:
Fujairah are expected to win this match.
