Preview:
After two losses in the first two matches, Luxembourg finally opened their account on the points table, as they defeated hosts Czech Republic by 6 wickets. It’s a must-win game for them and they need to win by a huge margin to stay in the contest.
On the other hand, Austria are unbeaten in this competition after winning their first two matches by healthy margins. They need at least a win from their 2 matches to be crowned as Champions of Central Europe Cup 2021. Currently, they are at top of the table with 8 points.
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:
It’s a good competitive wicket for this T20 format. The batters need to show some patience and play as long as possible to put huge runs on the board. It’s a 160-170 kind of track and batting first is a good choice.
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 Dream11 Match:
Top Picks – Luxembourg
Timothy Barker is a consistent batter at the top of the order for Luxembourg. He has scored the most runs for his team so far in this tournament, mustering 142 runs in 3 matches at an average of 47.33.
Luxembourg skipper Joost Mees played really well in the last against the Czech Republic, scoring 38 runs from 25 balls. Overall in 3 matches so far in this series he has notched 62 runs at a strike rate of 129.16.
Top Picks – Austria
Bilal Zalmai missed out the first game, but came back strong in the 2nd game with good performances with both bat and ball, scoring 28 runs and picking up 2 wickets at an economy of 4.
Mirza Ahsan played an exceptional knock in the previous game against the Czech Republic, scoring unbeaten 52 runs from just 22 balls, which comprised of 4 fours and 3 sixes.
LUX vs AUT Must Picks for Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
| Player | Statistics (Last 5 T20Is) | Dream11 Points (This Series) |
| Timothy Barker | 161 runs | 65, 48, 81 |
| Joost Mees | 145 runs | 71, 35, 2 |
| Bilal Zalmai | 232 runs and 7 wickets | 101 |
| Mirza Ahsan | 116 runs | 80, 4 |
| Vikram Vijh | 99 runs and 6 wickets | 14, 91, 52 |
Suggested Playing XI No.1 for LUX vs AUT Dream11 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 Dream11 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
LUX vs AUT Risky Captaincy Choices:
Vikram Vijh has managed to score 53 runs with the bat and has scalped 3 wickets in this series. He can be a risky pick as your Dream11 fantasy team skipper.
Navin Wijesekara is a good batter. In 2 matches, he has scored 49 runs at a strike rate of 24.5 and you take a risk in picking him as your fantasy team skipper.
Player you should avoid:
Rayhaan Ahamed bats lower down the order and haven’t batted in this series so far and hence you can avoid him while making your Dream11 fantasy teams.
