Preview:
Athens Cricket Academy will take on Forge in the 9th and 10th matches of ECS Corfu 2021 on Wednesday. Athens Cricket Academy are searching for their first points in this tournament. They lost their first two matches against G.E.K by 7 runs and 23 runs respectively. The batters should take additional responsibility and play according to the situation, if they want to win more matches.
Forge, on the other hand, won their inaugural game against Dekathlon by 21 runs. However, they were outplayed by the same opposition in their next outing by 7 runs. They couldn’t chase 63 runs in the previous game, which is a shame for them.
Match Details:
Athens Cricket Academy vs Forge, Match 9 and 10
Venue: Marina Cricket Ground, Corfu
Date & Time: 20th October, Match 9 at 5:00 PM IST & Match 10 at 7:00 PM IST
Live Streaming: Fancode
Pitch Report:
The outfield is pretty thick, and the ball doesn’t travel easily onto the fence. The batters should run hard in between the wickets. The bowlers have got a great advantage here to contain runs. Anything close to 90 is a defendable score on this wicket.
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Probable Playing XIs for ACA vs FOR:
Athens Cricket Academy
Zain Ali Haider, Sayed Mohammad Aqeel (wk), Saleem Mahar (c), Qasir Amin, Waheed Akbar, Abdul Hayee Abid, Zubair Ashraf, Muhammad Arfan, Akif Khan, Muhammad Tahir, Zaryab Abbas
Forge
Nasir Mommandi (c), Issa Muhammad (wk), Shabbir Arslan, Amjad Amboo, Ali Asghar, Umair Javid, Shabbir Hussain, Yaqbub Ahmadzai, Omid Niazi, Sajid Mehar, Nemat Logaree
Top Picks for ACA vs FOR Dream11 Match:
Top Picks – Athens Cricket Academy
Qasir Amin has done quite well in the first two matches for Athens Cricket Academy. He has scored 40 runs in 2 matches at a strike rate of 121.21, and has picked up 3 wickets as well.
Zain Ali Haider has managed to score 40 runs in 2 matches in this tournament at a strike rate of 153.84 and has even chipped in with one wicket as well.
Top Picks – Forge
Umair Javid is a decent buy for your fantasy teams. In 2 matches in this competition, he has scored 34 runs at an average of 34, with a strike rate of 178.94.
Skipper Nasir Mommandi played well for his 28 runs in the last match against Dekathlon. However, he wasn’t able to win the match for his side.
ACA vs FOR Must Picks for Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
| Player | Statistics (This tournament) | Dream11 Points |
| Qasir Amin | 40 runs and 3 wickets | 154 |
| Zain Ali Haider | 40 runs and one wicket | 98 |
| Umair Javid | 34 runs | 75 |
| Nasir Mommandi | 28 runs | 37 |
| Omid Niazi | 19 runs and 2 wickets | 128 |
Suggested Playing XI No.1 for ACA vs FOR Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Sayed Mohammad Aqeel, Sajid Mehar, Shabbir Arslan, Zain Ali Haider, Nasir Mommandi (vc), Ali Asghar, Umair Javid, Qasir Amin (c), Nemat Logaree, Omid Niazi, Zubair Ashraf
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for ACA vs FOR Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Issa Muhammad, Shabbir Arslan, Zain Ali Haider (c), Waheed Akbar, Nasir Mommandi, Amjad Amboo, Qasir Amin, Muhammad Tahir, Nemat Logaree, Omid Niazi (vc), Abdul Hayee Abid
Today’s ACA vs FOR Probable Winners:
Forge are expected to win both matches.
