Preview:
In the first of today’s Central Europe Cup 2021 double-header Luxembourg will be taking on Austria. The latter haven’t put a foot wrong in this competition so far. They have played two games and have won both matches quite comfortably.
The same cannot be said about Luxembourg though. They had a very rough start to their campaign as they lost their first couple of matches. In their third game, however, they turned the table and defeated a strong Czech Republic side.
Match Details:
Luxembourg vs Austria, 5th T20I
Venue: Vinor Cricket Ground, Prague
Date & Time: 23rd May at 1:30 PM IST and 10:00 AM local time
Live Streaming: Czech Cricket Youtube
Pitch Report:
The track here in Vinor Cricket Ground will suit the batsmen more than the bowlers. Anything around 170 will be a good score here.
Probable Playing XIs for LUX vs AUT:
Luxembourg
Timothy Barker, Girish Venkateshwaran, Joost Mees (c & wk), Tony Whiteman, Vikram Vijh, William Cope, Aanand Pandey, Roshan Vishwanath, Shameek Vats, Pankaj Malav, Atif Kamal Khan
Austria
Bilal Zalmai, Mark Simpson-Parker, Navin Wijesekara, Kunal Joshi, Mirza Ahsan, Jaweed Sadran, Sahed Zadran, Razmal Shigiwal (c), Rayhaan Ahamed (wk), Lakmal Kasturiarachchige, Aqib Iqbal
Top Picks for LUX vs AUT 11Wickets Match:
Timothy Barker has undoubtedly been the best performer for Luxembourg in this competition. He has scored nearly 150 runs in just 3 games.
Joost Mees is another Luxembourgish player who has looked in good touch with the bat. He has scored over 60 runs.
Bilal Zalmai showed his all-round abilities in the last game, as he scored 25+ runs and also picked up 2 wickets.
Suggested Playing XI No.1 for LUX vs AUT 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket:
Joost Mees, Mirza Ahsan, Tony Whiteman, Mark Simpson-Parker, Timothy Barker (c), Bilal Zalmai (vc), Razmal Shigiwal, Vikram Vijh, Aanand Pandey, Jaweed Sadran, Atif Kamal Khan
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for LUX vs AUT 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket:
Joost Mees (c), Navin Wijesekara, Mirza Ahsan (vc), Tony Whiteman, Timothy Barker, Bilal Zalmai, Vikram Vijh, Lakmal Kasturiarachchige, Aqib Iqbal, William Cope, Jaweed Sadran
Captain and Vice-Captain Options
Captain Options: Joost Mees, Timothy Barker
Vice-Captain Options: Mirza Ahsan, Bilal Zalmai