Preview:
First Contact are making their ECS debut in this tournament. The club was founded 4 years back and they have got a bunch of players who can do well in this competition. Muhammad Sharif Safi and Akbar Jabarkhel are the players to watch out for First Contact.
MTV Stallions had played before in the ECS Kummerfeld, where they won the Bronze Medal last year. They even performed well in the ECN Hannover Hitout but lost in the finals against the KSV Cricket. Previous experience will definitely help the MTV Stallions coming into this tournament.
Match Details:
First Contact vs MTV Stallions, Match 3 and 4
Venue: Kiel Cricket Ground, Kiel
Date & Time: 31st May, Match 3 at 4:30 PM IST & Match 4 at 6:30 PM IST
Live Streaming: Fancode
Pitch Report:
Since it’s a newly made surface, the condition is still unknown. Going with the other ECS tournaments the surfaces will be made to assist the batters more than that of the bowlers.
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Probable Playing XIs for FCT vs MTV:
First Contact
Akbar Jabarkhel, Shaukat Ali, Mohamad Safi, Zaki Zakhil, Salman Haider, Nassrullah Amla, Aziz ullah Afghan, Imran Hassan, Zahir Zakhil, Sadam Sherzad, Ataullah Isakhel
MTV Stallions
Suraj Lal Putta-Motilal, Basit Orya, Mohammad Faruq-Arabzai, Brijesh Prajapati, Prashanth Potharlanka, Gaurav Singh-Rathore, Ujwal Gadiraju, Iftikhar Yakoob-Ali, Prakash Singh, Srinu Tumpara, Asghar Amarkhil
Top Picks for FCT vs MTV Dream11 Match:
Top Picks – First Contact
Akbar Jabarkhel is likely to open the innings for the First Contact in this match. He has scored the most runs for the club.
Mohamad Safi will lead the bowling attack for the First Contact and he is the all the time leading wicket-taker for his team.
Top Picks – MTV Stallions
Mohammad Faruq-Arabzai has scored the most runs for MTV Stallions in the last year’s ECS Kummerfeld, scoring 122 runs in 6 innings, with the highest score of 31. He scalped 7 wickets as well.
Suraj Lal Putta-Motilal had done well in the ECS Kummerfeld, scoring 115 runs in 7 innings at an average of 16.42 and a strike rate of 147.43.
FCT vs MTV Must Picks for Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
| Player | Statistics |
| Akbar Jabarkhel | – |
| Mohamad Safi | – |
| Mohammad Faruq-Arabzai | 99 runs and 6 wickets ( last 5 matches) |
| Suraj Lal Putta-Motilal | 85 runs ( last 5 matches) |
| Basit Orya | 97 runs and 5 wickets ( last 5 matches) |
Suggested Playing XI No.1 for FCT vs MTV Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Akbar Jabarkhel (vc), Suraj Lal Putta-Motilal, Basit Orya, Aziz ullah Afghan, Imran Hassan, Mohammad Faruq-Arabzai (c), Prashanth Potharlanka, Mohamad Safi, Prakash Singh, Ujwal Gadiraju, Sadam Sherzad
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for FCT vs MTV Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Brijesh Prajapati, Akbar Jabarkhel, Suraj Lal Putta-Motilal (vc), Basit Orya (c), Aziz ullah Afghan, Mohammad Faruq-Arabzai, Prashanth Potharlanka, Zaki Zakhil, Ujwal Gadiraju, Iftikhar Yakoob-Ali, Nassrullah Amla
Today’s FCT vs MTV Probable Winners:
MTV Stallions are expected to win both matches.
