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.
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.