Preview
Calpe Giants and Pirates would be playing the third and the fourth match of the European Cricket Series Gibraltar 2022. The Giants played the first and the second match of the tournament against Tarik. Tarik were way ahead of the Giants in both these games and them.
Pirates would be playing their first game of the season against the Giants. They would be looking to start their campaign on a high note in this long tournament.
Match Details
Calpe Giants vs Pirates, Match 3 & 4
Venue: Europa Sports Complex, Gibraltar
Date & Time: 31st January, Match 3 at 9:30 PM IST & 1st February, Match 4 at 12:00 AM Local Time
Live Streaming: Fancode
Pitch Report
In the first two games, the pitch had plenty of support for batters and the team batting first found it simple to score runs. The team batting second did struggle to gather runs and that might be the case for this game as well.
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Probable Playing XIs for CAG vs PIR
Calpe Giants
Lee Rimmer, Lorne Burns, David Robesson, Paul Edgeller (c), Harry Scott, Dave Barley, Gareth Bunday, Scott Blake, Blaise Cook, Matthew Clenahan, David Jacobs (wk)
Pirates
Nadeem Hussain, Kieron J Ferrary (wk), Arun Purushotham, Christopher Delaney, Adetayo Atoloye, Louis Bruce, Richard Hatchman, Asif Tarar, Robert Dixon, Richard Cunningham, James Allan
Top Picks for CAG vs PIR Dream11 Match
Top Picks – Calpe Giants
Lorne Burns made 39 runs off 18 balls in the second game against Tarik. He provided a fiery start to the team and added 73 runs for the first wicket in just 6.1 overs. Burns hit four boundaries and two sixes.
Lee Rimmer opened the innings for the Giants along with Burns. He made 38 runs off 21 balls at a strike rate of 180.95 and hit four boundaries and two sixes.
Top Picks – Pirates
Louis Bruce has made 356 runs in nine T20Is for Gibraltar at an average of 44.5 and a strike rate of 124.91. He has picked five wickets at an economy of 8.05.
Richard Hatchman has made 15 runs in five ECS matches at a strike rate of 214.28. He has picked two wickets at an average of 5.5.
Suggested Playing XI No.1 for CAG vs PIR Dream11 Fantasy Cricket
Sam Houghton, Nadeem Hussain, Christopher Delaney, David Robeson, Louis Bruce (c), Lorne Burns, Paul Edgeller (vc), Robert Dixon, Richard Cunningham
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for CAG vs PIR Dream11 Fantasy Cricket
Nadeem Hussain, Sam Houghton, David Robeson, Christopher Delaney, Louis Bruce, Blaise Cook, Lee Rimmer (vc), Lorne Burns (c), Richard Hatchman, Robert Dixon, Scott Blake
Today’s CAG vs PIR Probable Winners
Calpe Giants are likely to win this match.
