Preview:
Sofia T20 2021 has been organized to mark the occasion of the 20th year of the Bulgarian Cricket Federation. The hosts Bulgaria, Serbia, Greece, and Romania will compete with each other in the round-robin format, followed by semi-finals and finals. The National Sports Academy Vasil Levski will host all the matches.
Bulgaria will take on Serbia in the 1st match of the tournament. Bulgaria had won the Tri-Nations cup in 2019 by beating Greece in the final. They are ranked 67th in the T20I standings. Meanwhile, Serbia haven’t played any international games since October 2019. They had lost both their games in the Tri-Nations Cup against Bulgaria and Greece.
Match Details:
Bulgaria vs Serbia, 1st T20I
Venue: National Sports Academy Vasil Levski, Sofia
Date & Time: 24th June at 4:30 PM IST and 2:00 PM Local Time
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Pitch Report:
It’s a well-made surface for the T20 format, keeping wickets in hand is crucial and later the batters can switch the gears. The surface will majorly assist the batters and anything over 160 is a good score.
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Probable Playing XIs for BUL vs SER:
Bulgaria
Prakash Mishra (c), Hristo Lakov, Bakhtiar Tahiri, Nikolay Yordanov, Hristo Boykov Ivanov, Kevin D’Souza, Sulaiman Ali, Ishan Aravinda-De Silva, Delrick Vinu Varghese, Rohan Patel, Dimo Krasimirov Nikolov
Serbia
Aleksa Djorovic (c), Rahman Ademi, Brett Davidson, Wintley Burton, Apon Mustafizur, Dragon Djokic, Nick Johns-Wickberg, Slobondan Tosic, Bogdan Dugic, Nemanja Zimonjic, Michael Dorgan
Top Picks for BUL vs SER Dream11 Match:
Top Picks – Bulgaria
Bakhtiar Tahiri is an aggressive batter upfront who has scored 159 runs in his 6 T20I innings at an average of 26.5, with the highest score of 66. He has also picked up 4 wickets with the best figures of 2 for 18.
Skipper Prakash Mishra is an all-rounder. In his T20I career, he has scored 86 runs and picked up 13 wickets at an economy of 7.21, with the best figures of 3/12.
Top Picks – Serbia
Aleksa Djorovic will lead Serbia in this series. He has played 2 T20Is and has scored 11 runs with the highest score of 9. He is a decent buy for your fantasy teams.
Apon Mustafizur has represented Serbia in 2 T20Is, where he has picked up 2 wickets and managed to score 11 runs with the bat.
BUL vs SER Must Picks for Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
| Player | Statistics (Career T20I Stats) |
| Bakhtiar Tahiri | 159 runs and 4 wickets |
| Prakash Mishra | 86 runs and 13 wickets |
| Hristo Lakov | 85 runs and 2 wickets |
| Aleksa Djorovic | 11 runs |
| Apon Mustafizur | 2 wickets and 11 runs |
Suggested Playing XI No.1 for BUL vs SER Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Dragon Djokic, Bakhtiar Tahiri (c), Aleksa Djorovic (vc), Brett Davidson, Apon Mustafizur, Prakash Mishra, Hristo Lakov, Rahman Ademi, Delrick Vinu Varghese, Dimo Krasimirov Nikolov, Bogdan Dugic
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for BUL vs SER Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Hristo Boykov Ivanov, Bakhtiar Tahiri, Aleksa Djorovic, Brett Davidson, Sulaiman Ali, Prakash Mishra (vc), Hristo Lakov (c), Rahman Ademi, Rohan Patel, Dimo Krasimirov Nikolov, Nemanja Zimonjic
Today’s BUL vs SER Probable Winners:
Bulgaria are expected to win this match.
