Friday, June 25, 2021

ECS Malta 2021, Quarter-Final 2: AUK vs MTD Dream11 Prediction, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing 11, Pitch Report and Injury Update

Ball and Bat
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Preview:

Atlas UTC Knights will take on Mater Dei in the 2nd Quarter-Final match of the ECS Malta on Friday. Atlas UTC Knights have won 4 of their last 5 matches played. With 6 wins and 2 losses, they finished at the 2nd spot in the Group A standings with 12 points. Basil George and Samuel Stanislaus are the top performers for them in this tournament.

Meanwhile, despite losing their last 2 matches against the Super Kings, Mater Dei managed to finish at the 3rd spot in the Group B standings with 8 points. They are a bit inconsistent in this tournament and they need to play some quality cricket to beat the Knights.

Match Details:

Atlas UTC Knights vs Mater Dei, Quarter-Final 2

Venue: Marsa Sports Complex, Malta

Date & Time: 25th June, at 2:30 PM IST and 11:00 AM Local Time

Live Streaming: Fancode

Pitch Report:

The artificial Astroturf wickets always assist the batters if they play according to the merit of the ball and it is evident that we witnessed some huge scores on Thursday. We can expect another run-fest in this match as well.

Probable Playing XIs for AUK vs MTD:

Atlas UTC Knights

Basil George, Samuel Stanislaus, Ciril Mathew, Al Ameen Abdul, Vishnu Shaju, Justin Shaju, Nithin Babu, Bose Paul, Sujesh Appu (c), Shahin Saddham, Nithin Sunny/ Ajay John

Mater Dei

Michael Nazir, Shrijay Patel, Azeem Sathi, Cornelius Younus, Suleman Muhammad, Sam Aquilina (c & wk), Muthu Kumaran, Salman Khan, Shamoon Liaqat, Faisal Naeem, Mohit Panchal

AUK vs MTD Top Picks for AUK vs MTD Dream11 Match:

Top Picks – Atlas UTC Knights

Samuel Stanislaus is a reliable batter for Knights. He was the top run-scorer for Knights in the previous edition and this time is the leading run-scorer for them with 128 runs in 6 matches at an average of 42 and picked up a wicket as well.

Basil George impressed with his all-round performances in this tournament. He has picked up 6 wickets in 5 matches and scored 109 runs at an average of 27.25 with a strike rate of 155.71.

Top Picks Mater Dei

Cornelius Younus is a left-hand opening batter who looks to attack the bowlers from the start. He is the leading run-scorer for Mater Dei in this tournament with 112 runs in 8 matches at an average of 16 and picked up a wicket as well.

Azeem Sathi is a must-pick candidate for your fantasy teams. So far in this tournament, he has mustered 94 runs at an average of 18.8 and scalped 7 wickets at an economy of 8.07.

AUK vs MTD Must Picks for Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:   

Player Statistics (In this tournament) Dream11 Points
Samuel Stanislaus 128 runs and one wicket 265
Basil George 6 wickets and 109 runs 398
Nithin Babu 74 runs and 2 wickets 221
Cornelius Younus 112 runs and one wicket 222
Azeem Sathi 94 runs and 7 wickets 418

Suggested Playing XI No.1 for AUK vs MTD Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:

Sam Aquilina, Al Ameen Abdul, Samuel Stanislaus (c), Cornelius Younus, Nithin Babu, Basil George, Michael Nazir, Azeem Sathi (vc), Bose Paul, Salman Khan, Muthu Kumaran

Suggested Playing XI No.2 for AUK vs MTD Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:

Shahin Saddham, Sam Aquilina, Shrijay Patel, Samuel Stanislaus, Cornelius Younus (vc), Mohit Panchal, Basil George (c), Azeem Sathi, Sujesh Appu, Justin Shaju, Faisal Naeem

Today’s AUK vs MTD Probable Winners:

Atlas UTC Knights are expected to win this match.

Note: Updated Fantasy teams and Playing XIs of every match will be provided in our Telegram channel if the information is available.
Disclaimer: This team is based on the understanding, analysis, and instinct of the author. While selecting your team, consider the points mentioned and make your own decision.