Saturday, September 4, 2021

Continental Cup 2021: 1st Semi-Final: LUX vs HUN Dream11 Prediction, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing 11, Pitch Report and Injury Update 

Sylhet international cricket stadium
Sylhet international cricket stadium. (Photo credit should read MUNIR UZ ZAMAN/AFP/Getty Images)

Preview

The first semi-final match of the Continental Cup 2021 will see Luxembourg and Hungary locking horns with each other. Luxembourg have won both matches that they have played in the tournament thus far, and are placed at the top of the points table in Group A.

On the other hand, the Hungary outfit are occupying 2nd place in Group B, having won 1 out of the 2 encounters that they have participated in. While Luxembourg defeated Malta in their previous match, Hungary went down to the Romanian outfit in a high-scoring rubber by a slender margin of just 8 runs.

Match Details

Luxembourg vs Hungary, 1st Semifinal

Venue: Moara Vlasiei Cricket Ground, Ilfov County

Date & Time: 4th September, at 3:00 PM IST and 12:30 PM Local Time

Pitch Report

The pitch will aid the batsmen and the willow wielders will be rewarded for their stroke play on this surface. The key would be to not lose early wickets.


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Probable Playing XIs for LUX vs HUN

Luxembourg

Timothy Barker, Amit Halbhavi, Joost Mees, Vikram Vijh, Tony Whiteman, William Cope, Advyth Manepalli, Marcus Cope, Ankush Nanda, Pankaj Malav, Amit Dhingra

Hungary

Zeeshan Kukikhel, Abhijeet Ahuja, Harshvardhan Mandhyan, Khaibar Deldar, Abishek Kheterpal, Satyadeep Ashwathnarayanan, Zahir Mohammed, Asanka Weligamage, Ali Yalmaz, Sanjay Kumar, Mark Fontaine


Top Picks for LUX vs HUN Dream11 Match

Top Picks – Luxembourg

Timothy Barker played a crucial role in ensuring that the Luxembourg side beat their opposition in their previous clash. Opening the batting, Barker scored a sedate 36 and put on a 101-run partnership with Tony Whiteman. He has scored 114 runs in the tournament thus far.

Vikram Vijh proved to be the star performer with the ball for the Luxembourg outfit in their clash against the Malta side. In the 3 overs that he bowled, Vijh scalped 4 wickets to help his side restrict the opposition to a total of 128. Vijh has scalped 4 wickets in the tournament.

Top Picks – Hungary

Zeeshan Kukikhel plundered the Romanian bowlers in Hungary’s previous match and blazed away to 76 at a strike rate of 185.36. Kukikhel is the highest run-scorer in this tournament and has amassed 151 runs.

Harshvardhan Mandhyan scalped 3 wickets for the Hungary side in their previous encounter against the Romania side. He has picked up a total of 4 wickets in the competition till now.

LUX vs HUN Must Picks for Dream11 Fantasy Cricket

Player Name Statistics (This Tournament) Dream11 Points
Timothy Barker 114 runs
Vikram Vijh 4 wickets
Zeeshan Kukikhel 151 runs 109
Harshvardhan Mandhyan 3 wickets 119
Tony Whiteman 55 runs

Suggested Playing XI No.1 for LUX vs HUN Dream11 Fantasy Cricket

S Ashwathnarayanan, S Zahir, A Ahuja, T Whiteman, Timothy Barker (VC), Zeeshan Kukikhel, Harshvardhan Mandhyan (C), Vikram Vijh, A Yalmaz, M Fontaine, A Nanda

Suggested Playing XI No.2 for LUX vs HUN Dream 11 Fantasy Cricket

S Ashwathnarayanan, K Deldar, T Whiteman, Timothy Barker, A Halbhavi, Zeeshan Kukikhel, Harshvardhan Mandhyan (VC), Vikram Vijh (C), A Yalmaz, A Weligamage, P Malav


Today’s LUX vs HUN Dream 11 Probable Winners

Luxembourg 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.