Match Details:
Malta will take on Belgium in the 4th and 5th T20I on Saturday (July 10th). Marsa Sports Complex will host the contests between the two sides.
The 4th T20I will get underway at 1:00 PM IST and the 5th T20I will start at 6:00 PM IST. It will be streamed live on European Cricket Network.
Preview:
The hos’s Malta are under enormous pressure to win the 4th T20I and take the series to the decider, which is to be played on the same day. They weren’t able to match the standards in the batting department in the 2nd and 3rd T20I and they lost the matches by 10 wickets and 4 wickets respectively.
Meanwhile, Belgium are leading the five-match T20I series 2-1. In the 3rd T20I, they comfortably chased down the 114 runs by 6 wickets with 9 balls to spare. They will look forward to sealing the series in the 4th T20I itself and wouldn’t want to stretch till the 5th T20I.
Probable Playing XIs for MLT vs BEL:
Malta
Zeeshan Khan, Heinrich Gericke (wk), Samuel Stanislaus, Varun Prasath Thamatharam, Bikram Arora (c), Niraj Khanna, Haroon Mughal, Amar Sharma, Washeem Abbas, Muhammad Bilal, Ashok Bishnoi
Belgium
Hadisullah Tarakhel, Sazzad Hosen, Syed Jamil (wk), Burhan Niaz, Shaheryar Butt (c), Mamoon Latif, Sheraz Sheikh, Saber Zakhil, Ashiqullah Said, Khalid Ahmadi, Nemish Mehta
Captaincy Picks for MLT vs BEL
Samuel Stanislaus
Samuel Stanislaus stood strong at one end in the 3rd T20I and batted responsibly, when wickets were tumbling at the other end. His knock of 35 runs from 42 balls helped Malta to put up a reasonable total on the board.
Hadisullah Tarakhel
Opener Hadisullah Tarakhel is the leading run-scorer in this series. He has scored 64 runs in 3 matches at an average of 32, with the highest score of 45*.
Fan2Play Fantasy Cricket Tips:
2-Player Team
Samuel Stanislaus, Hadisullah Tarakhel (c)
3-Player Team
Muhammad Bilal (c), Hadisullah Tarakhel, Saber Zakhil
4-Player Team
Samuel Stanislaus (c), Burhan Niaz, Heinrich Gericke, Shaheryar Butt
11-Player Team
Heinrich Gericke, Zeeshan Khan, Samuel Stanislaus, Shaheryar Butt, Hadisullah Tarakhel (vc), Muhammad Bilal (c), Varun Prasath Thamatharam, Saber Zakhil, Burhan Niaz, Waseem Abbas, Sheraz Sheikh