Preview:
Malta will be up against Bulgaria in the final league fixture of the Valletta Cup. Both the teams are playing their secnd match of the day. In the opening game of the competition, hosts Malta went after Gibraltar and won the match by 61 runs. They posted 213 runs while batting first and the bowlers gave their best and defended the target quite well.
Bulgaria, on the other hand, must win their last 2 matches to qualify for the finals. They lost badly against Switzerland by 8 wickets in their first game. The batters need to score more runs if they want to succeed in their remaining matches.
Match Details:
Malta vs Bulgaria, Match 6
Venue: Marsa Sports Club, Marsa
Date & Time: 23rd October, at 6:30 PM IST and 3:00 PM Local Time
Pitch Report:
It’s a well-made surface for the batters, where they can score runs easily all day long. The bowlers need to find their ways to contain the runs here. Whoever wins the toss should bat first.
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Probable Playing XIs for MAL vs BUL:
Malta
Basil George, Bikram Arora, Heinrich Gericke, Aftab Alam Khan (wk), Varun Prasath Thamotharam, Niraj Khanna, Samuel Stanislaus, Washeem Abbas, Amar Sharma, Kalki Kumar, Muhammad Bilal
Bulgaria
Hristo Lakov, Sulaiman Ali, Aravinda De Silva, Omar Rassol (wk), Prakash Mishra (c), Kevin D’Souza, Ivaylo Katzarski, Albin Jacob, Delrick Vinu Varghese, Ahsan Khan, Andrey Lilov
Top Picks for MAL vs BUL Dream11 Match:
Top Picks – Malta
Heinrich Gericke was on song in the last match against Gibraltar. In only 25 balls, he smashed 64 runs, which included 5 fours and 5 sixes.
Varun Prasath Thamotharam had a memorable outing in the last match against Gibraltar. He scored 31 runs and picked up a wicket at an economy of 6.5.
Top Picks – Bulgaria
Albin Jacob showed some resistance in the last match against Switzerland and remained unbeaten on 19* runs from 30 balls.
Prakash Mishra’s innings didn’t last long in the last game against Switzerland. He got out after scoring 13 runs from 15 balls, which includes one four, and a six.
MAL vs BUL Must Picks for Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
| Player | Statistics (Dream11 Points) | Dream11 Points |
| Heinrich Gericke | 64 runs | 97 |
| Varun Prasath Thamotharam | 31 runs and one wicket | 87 |
| Bikram Arora | 35 runs | 49 |
| Albin Jacob | 19 runs | 25 |
| Prakash Mishra | 13 runs | 20 |
Suggested Playing XI No.1 for MAL vs BUL Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Heinrich Gericke (c), Aravinda De Silva, Samuel Stanislaus, Bikram Arora, Albin Jacob, Prakash Mishra (vc), Hristo Lakov, Varun Prasath Thamotharam, Delrick Vinu Varghese, Muhammad Bilal, Ahsan Khan
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for MAL vs BUL Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Heinrich Gericke, Aravinda De Silva (vc), Niraj Khanna, Basil George, Bikram Arora, Albin Jacob, Prakash Mishra, Varun Prasath Thamotharam (c), Ivaylo Katzarski, Muhammad Bilal, Ahsan Khan
Today’s MAL vs BUL Probable Winners:
Malta are expected to win this match.
