Preview:
Barbarians will take on VTU-MU Pleven in the 7th and 8th Matches of the ECS Bulgaria on Tuesday. Barbarians were completely dominated by BSCU-MU Plovdiv in their 1st game, and as a result they lost the match by 10 wickets. Their 2nd game was washed out due to rain. Their batting seems to be doing well, but the bowlers should support the batters.
VTU-MU Pleven are making their ECS debut. Akshay Harikumar, who was part of Indian Tuskers in the last edition, will lead VTU-MU Pleven in this tournament. Wicketkeeper Nithin Sunil and all-rounder Aswad Khan’s previous ECS experience will help the side.
Match Details:
Barbarians vs VTU-MU Pleven, Match 7 and 8
Venue: Vassil Levski National Sports Academy, Sofia
Date & Time: 6th July, Match 7 at 3:30 PM IST & Match 8 at 5:30 PM IST
Live Streaming: Fancode
Pitch Report:
The surface has got pace and there will be help for the quick bowlers if they do hit the right areas. The batters as usual can score runs easily. Whoever wins the toss should bat first.
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Probable Playing XIs for BAR vs PLE:
Barbarians
Fayaz Mohammad, Dimo Krasimirov Nikolov (c), Ivaylo Katzarski, Hristo Boykov Ivanov, Vasil Hristov, Boyko Ivanov, Nikolay Nankov, Andrey Lilov, Ivan Ivanov, Deyan Georgiev Shipkov, Krasimir Kamenov
VTU-MU Pleven
Akshay Harikumar (c), Nithin Sunil, Mukul Kadyan, Aswad Khan, Apoorv Mishra, Jishnu Sivakumar, Amal Thomas, Ruhail Masood, Mayank Singh, Raheel Zaman, Tarun Yadav
Top Picks for BAR vs PLE Dream11 Match:
Top Picks – Barbarians
Fayaz Mohammad was the top scorer for Barbarians in the 1st game against BSCU-MU Plovdiv. He scored 39 runs from just 14 balls, which includes 9 fours.
Dimo Krasimirov Nikolov got a good start but failed to convert into a big one, as he was dismissed for 8 runs.
Top Picks – VTU-MU Pleven
Akshay Harikumar has represented Indian Tuskers in the previous edition. In 10 matches, he scored 130 runs at an average of 32.5, and picked up 7 wickets as well.
Nithin Sunil had a decent last edition with the bat, where he has scored 131 runs in 10 matches at an average of 21.83, with the highest score of 34.
BAR vs PLE Must Picks for Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
| Player | Statistics | Dream11 Points |
| Fayaz Mohammad | 39 runs ( last match) | 80 |
| Dimo Krasimirov Nikolov | 8 runs ( last match) | 9 |
| Boyko Ivanov | 13 runs ( last match) | 22 |
| Akshay Harikumar | 130 runs and 7 wickets ( last edition) | – |
| Nithin Sunil | 131 runs ( last edition) | – |
Suggested Playing XI No.1 for BAR vs PLE Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Nithin Sunil (vc), Hristo Boykov Ivanov, Mukul Kadyan, Jishnu Sivakumar, Ivan Ivanov, Akshay Harikumar, Dimo Krasimirov Nikolov, Fayaz Mohammad (c), Ivaylo Katzarski, Mayank Singh, Boyko Ivanov
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for BAR vs PLE Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Nithin Sunil, Hristo Boykov Ivanov (vc), Andrey Lilov, Mukul Kadyan, Jishnu Sivakumar, Akshay Harikumar (c), Aswad Khan, Fayaz Mohammad, Deyan Georgiev Shipkov, Ivaylo Katzarski, Mayank Singh
Today’s BAR vs PLE Probable Winners:
Barbarians are expected to win both matches.
