Preview:
Switzerland will be up against Malta in the Final of the Valletta Cup 2021 on Sunday. Switzerland are in fabulous form in this tournament, having won all of their 3 matches. They finished at the top of the standings with 6 points. They are unstoppable at the moment and they are the favorites to lift the Valletta Cup 2021.
Malta, on the other hand, with 2 wins and a solitary loss, finished second in the standings with 4 points. The team looks formidable in all the departments and are all set to give tough competition for the in-form Switzerland unit.
Match Details:
Switzerland vs Malta, Final
Venue: Marsa Sports Club, Marsa
Date & Time: 24th October, at 5:30 PM IST and 2:00 PM Local Time
Pitch Report:
It’s an excellent wicket for this format, where the batters will have a better edge over the bowlers. Considering the previous matches played here, anything over 170 is a good competitive score.
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Probable Playing XIs for SWI vs MAL:
Switzerland
Osama Mahmood, Muhammad Idrees Ul Haque (wk), Anser Mehmood (c), Arjun Vinod, Asad Mahmood, Matthew Martin, Noorkhan Ahmedi, Ali Nayyer, Stefan Franklin, Ashwin Vinod, Aneesh Kumar
Malta
Basil George, Bikram Arora, Heinrich Gericke, Deon Vosloo, Aftab Alam Khan (wk), Amar Sharma (c), Varun Prasath Thamotharam, Niraj Khanna, Samuel Stanislaus, Washeem Abbas, Muhammad Bilal
Top Picks for SWI vs MAL Dream11 Match:
Top Picks – Switzerland
Osama Mahmood is the top run-scorer for Switzerland in this tournament. He has scored 80 runs in 2 innings at an average of 80, and with the ball, he has picked up 3 wickets in 3 matches at an economy of 6.4.
Ashwin Vinod leads the top wicket-takers list in this tournament with 7 wickets in 3 matches at an economy of 6.25, with the best figures of 3 for 30.
Top Picks – Malta
Heinrich Gericke is the main performer with the bat for Malta in this tournament. In 3 matches, he has scored 125 runs at an average of 41.66.
Varun Prasath Thamotharam is a useful all-round cricketer. In 3 matches in this competition, he has scored 70 runs at a strike rate of 120.68 and has picked up 4 wickets as well.
SWI vs MAL Must Picks for Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
| Player | Statistics (This Tournament) | Dream11 Points |
| Osama Mahmood | 80 runs and 3 wickets | 242 |
| Ashwin Vinod | 7 wickets | 208 |
| Heinrich Gericke | 125 runs | 200 |
| Varun Prasath Thamotharam | 70 runs and 4 wickets | 220 |
| Bikram Arora | 60 runs and 4 wickets | 201 |
Suggested Playing XI No.1 for SWI vs MAL Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Heinrich Gericke (c), Arjun Vinod (vc), Samuel Stanislaus, Basil George, Bikram Arora, Osama Mahmood, Ali Nayyer, Varun Prasath Thamotharam, Ashwin Vinod, Muhammad Bilal, Washeem Abbas
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for SWI vs MAL Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Muhammad Idrees Ul Haque, Heinrich Gericke, Basil George, Bikram Arora, Anser Mehmood, Osama Mahmood (vc), Ali Nayyer, Varun Prasath Thamotharam (c), Ashwin Vinod, Muhammad Bilal, Washeem Abbas
Today’s SWI vs MAL Probable Winners:
Switzerland are expected to win this match.
