Preview:
Gibraltar will take on Bulgaria in the 3rd Place Play-off of the Valletta Cup 2021. Gibraltar didn’t have the greatest of tournaments as they managed to win only one of their 3 matches. Their sole victory came against Bulgaria in their last league fixture by 37 runs. Commendable batting performances from the batters helped them to put up 217 runs on the board. They finished third in the standings with 2 points.
Bulgaria, on the other hand, had a miserable tournament so far, as they lost all of their 3 matches and finished last in the standings with no points. They will be hopeful of winning this match.
Match Details:
Gibraltar vs Bulgaria, 3rd Place Play-off
Venue: Marsa Sports Club, Marsa
Date & Time: 24th October, at 1:30 PM IST and 10:00 AM Local Time
Pitch Report:
It’s a complete batting track where there is slight help for the bowlers. It’s hard to get wickets on this surface. The scores of 170-180 are easily achievable.
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Probable Playing XIs for GIB vs BUL:
Gibraltar
Balaji Pai (c), Louis Bruce, Philip Raikes, Chris Delany, James Fitzgerald, Patrick Hatchman, Kenroy Nestor, Dave Robeson, Joseph Marples, Luke Collado (wk), Charles Harrison
Bulgaria
Hristo Lakov, Sulaiman Ali, Prakash Mishra (c), Aravinda De Silva, Omar Rassol (wk), Kevin D’Souza, Albin Jacob, Ahsan Khan, Ivaylo Katzarski, Delrick Vinu Varghese, Andrey Lilov
Top Picks for GIB vs BUL Dream11 Match:
Top Picks – Gibraltar
16-year-old young sensation, Louis Bruce has hit 2 half-centuries in 3 matches so far in this tournament. He has added 161 runs at an average of 80.5 and a strike rate of 121.96. Bruce has even chipped in with a wicket as well.
Balaji Pai is the only player to score a century in this tournament. He scored 107 runs from 52 balls in the last match against Bulgaria. Overall in 3 matches in this tournament, he has scored 138 runs at an average of 69 and has picked up 2 wickets as well.
Top Picks – Bulgaria
Hristo Lakov has scored 105 runs in 3 matches in this tournament at an average of 35 and has even scalped a wicket at an economy of 9.4.
Omar Rassol is a decent pick for your fantasy teams. In 3 matches in this tournament, he has collected 85 runs at an average of 42.5, with the highest score of 63*.
GIB vs BUL Must Picks for Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
| Player | Statistics (This Tournament) | Dream11 Points |
| Louis Bruce | 161 runs and one wicket | 234 |
| Balaji Pai | 138 runs and 2 wickets | 256 |
| Hristo Lakov | 105 runs and one wicket | 179 |
| Omar Rassol | 85 runs | 150 |
| Sulaiman Ali | 4 wickets and 13 runs | 139 |
Suggested Playing XI No.1 for GIB vs BUL Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Omar Rassol, Balaji Pai, Aravinda De Silva (vc), Sulaiman Ali, Philip Raikes, James Fitzgerald, Hristo Lakov, Louis Bruce (c), Delrick Vinu Varghese, Charles Harrison, Ahsan Khan
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for GIB vs BUL Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Omar Rassol, Balaji Pai (c), Kenroy Nestor, Aravinda De Silva, Sulaiman Ali, Albin Jacob, Hristo Lakov (vc), Louis Bruce, Ivaylo Katzarski, Charles Harrison, Ahsan Khan
Today’s GIB vs BUL Probable Winners:
Gibraltar are expected to win this match.
