Preview:
RC Dresden will be up against Berlin CC in the 1st Semi-Final game of the ECS Dresden 2021 on Saturday (August 28). Both these sides have been pretty impressive this season and it will be interesting to see how this knock-out clash pans out. Notably, all the four quarter-final clashes were abandoned. Hence, the higher ranked teams from both groups advanced to the semi-finals.
Berlin CC have indeed been on a roll this season as they registered one win after another. In eight league-stage games, they won seven matches and finished Group B at the top place. On the other hand, RC Dresden won five of their eight league-stage matches and finished in Group A.
Match Details:
Berlin CC vs RC Dresden, Quarter-Final 1
Venue: Rugby Cricket Dresden eV, Dresden
Date & Time: 28th August, at 12:30 PM IST & at 9:00 AM Local Time
Live Streaming: Fancode
Pitch Report:
The batters tend to have an upper hand in this game despite low scores in the last few matches. The team batting first will have a better chance of winning this game.
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Probable Playing XIs for BER vs RCD:
Berlin CC
Rohit Grover, Nick Kraiger, Saddam Gill, Reuben Davies, Manish Tiwari, Awais Zafar (C), Sahil Lal, Karan Singh, Abhilash Anantharam (WK), Imran Bukhari, Gaurav Kaduskar
RC Dresden
Mustafa Khan, Sandeep Kamboj (C), Shahrukh Khan, Kapil Chandnani, Hossain Mobarak, Azam Rajput, Rahul Grover, Nilakantha Sahoo, Hammad Ali, Arun Harkanchi (WK), Foqrul Islam
Top Picks for BER vs RCD Dream11 Match:
Top Picks – Berlin CC
Rohit Grover has been in sublime form this season and expectations are sky high from him. In seven outings so far, he slammed 204 runs with his strike rate being over 200.
Vimal Marripeddi is the other player to watch out for from the Berlin CC camp. He has so far scalped seven wickets in just three outings.
Top Picks – RC Dresden
Sandeep Kamboj has been at his prime this season and would possess a massive threat to the Berlin side. Alongside scored 108 runs, Kamboj also scalped six wickets in the tournament.
Mustafa Khan can also make a mark in the knock-out clash. As far as his numbers are concerned, he has slammed 113 runs in nine outings this season.
BER vs RCD Must Picks for Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
| Player | Statistics (This Tournament | Dream11 Points |
| Rohit Grover | 204 runs | 439 |
| Sandeep Kamboj | 108 runs and 6 wickets | 400 |
| Abhilash Ananthram | 29 runs | 204 |
| Vimal Marripeddi | 7 wickets | 239 |
| Mustafa Khan | 113 runs | 210 |
Suggested Playing XI No.1 for BER vs RCD Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Mustafa Khan, Abhilash Ananthram, Karan Singh, Hossain Mobarak, Rohit Grover (VC), Sandeep Kamboj (C), Kapil Chandnani, Imran Bukhari, Rahul Grover, Nilakantha Sahoo, Gaurav Kaduskar
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for BER vs RCD Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Mustafa Khan, Abhilash Ananthram (C), Karan Singh, Hossain Mobarak, Rohit Grover, Sandeep Kamboj, Kapil Chandnani, Vimal Marripeddi (VC), Imran Bukhari, Rahul Grover, Gaurav Kaduskar
BER vs RCD Probable Winners:
Berlin CC are expected to win both matches.
