Match Details
Kowloon Lions will take on Hong Kong Islanders at Mission Road Ground on 1st April at 7:00 am IST.
Preview
A high voltage thriller game was witnessed between the two teams last time. Hong Kong Islanders won the toss and elected to bat first and posted a mammoth score of 399/8 in their 50 overs. Jamie Atkinson scored an amazing 152 off 117 balls including 15 fours and 7 sixes. Along with him, Waqas Barkat scored quickfire 55 off 24 balls and Haroon Arshed scored 47 off 24 balls. From Kowloon Lions, Ashley Caddy a very expensive spell of 3 wickets for 127 runs in his 10 overs.
In the chase for Kowloon Lions, Nizakat Khan scored a superb 158 and stitched an important partnership with Babar Hayat (70) but after this partnership, none of the batsmen could score big and they ended up scoring 388/9, falling 11 runs short. The second encounter is very important for both teams as Kowloon Lions will try to make a comeback to stay in the series and Hong Kong Islanders will try to clinch the series.
KOL vs HKI Weather Report for Match 2
Partly cloudy skies are expected throughout the game and the temperature during the game will be around 27 degrees.
Pitch Conditions/Report
The surface is expected to be flat like the previous encounter. One can expect a high-scoring encounter on Thursday.
Average first innings score:
275 (Last 5 matches played on this venue)
Record of chasing teams:
Won – 1, Lost – 4, Tie – 0
Injury and Availability News:
(Will add when there is an update)
KOL vs HKI Probable Playing XI
Kowloon Lions:
Rory Cox, Nizakat Khan, Adit Gorawara, Babar Hayat, Aizaz Khan (C), Hamed Khan, Daniel Pascoe, Hassan Khan Mohammad, Ashley Caddy, Ateeq Iqbal, Ahan Trivedi
Bench
Bilal Akhtar, Mohammad Waheed
Hong Kong Islanders:
Waqas Khan, Ninad Shah, Jamie Atkinson (C), Zeeshan Ali, Waqas Barkat, Haroon Arshed, Ehsan Khan, Aftab Hussain, Mohammad Ghazanfar, Ayush Shukla, Mohsin Khan
Bench
Kinchit Shah, Wajid Shah, Martin Coetzee
KOL vs HKI Top Picks for Today’s Dream11 Match:
Jamie Atkinson is in amazing batting form for Hong Kong Islanders. He scored 158 off just 117 with a staggering strike rate of 129.91.
Nizakat Khan for Kowloon Lions was in superb touch with the bat in the run chase. He scored 158 runs off just 131 balls including 16 fours and 8 sixes.
Babar Hayat has displayed effective performance with the bat and developed a crucial partnership with Nizakat Khan of 151 runs. He scored 70 runs off 78 deliveries.
Ehsan Khan has bowled very well for Hong Kong Islanders. He picked up 3 wickets for 79 runs in the last game.
Ateeq Iqbal was very economical in a huge run-fest game. He picked up a wicket but conceded only 45 runs in his 10 overs.
Captain and Vice-Captain Options
Captain Options – Jamie Atkinson, Nizakat Khan
Vice-Captain Options – Babar Hayat, Ehsan Khan
Suggested Playing XI No.1 for KOL vs HKI Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Wicketkeeper – Jamie Atkinson (C)
Batsmen – Babar Hayat (VC), Aizaz Khan, Ninad Shah, Waqas Barkat
All Rounders – Nizakat Khan, Haroon Arshad, Ehsan Khan
Bowlers – Hassan Khan Mohammad, Ateeq Iqbal, Mohsin Khan
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for KOL vs HKI Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Wicketkeeper – Jamie Atkinson, Zeeshan Ali
Batsmen – Babar Hayat, Aizaz Khan, Waqas Barkat
All Rounders – Nizakat Khan (C), Haroon Arshad, Ehsan Khan (VC)
Bowlers –Ateeq Iqbal, Mohammad Ghazanfar, Ashley Caddy
Expert Advice:
It is advisable to pick Jamie Atkinson in both teams as he is in very good form for Hong Kong Islanders. He scored 152 runs in just 117 balls including 15 fours and 7 sixes
Today’s KOL vs HKI Probable Winners:
Kowloon Lions are expected to win this match.
