Preview:
Central Smashers will take on Northern Strikers in the Final of the MCA T10 Bash on Tuesday. Central Smashers convincingly defeated Tamco Warriors in the first semi-final by 6 wickets to seal their spot in the finals. They are unbeaten in this tournament and are the favourites to win this tournament.
Northern Strikers, on the other hand, finished second in the points table with 8 points. The second Semi-Final was washed out in the mid-way of the match, and they qualified based on their position in the standings. They had lost to Central Smashers in their head-to-head contest by 37 runs and hoping to take revenge against them in the finals.
Match Details:
Central Smashers vs Northern Strikers, Final
Venue: Kinrara Academy Oval, Kuala Lumpur
Date & Time: 4th January, at 4:30 PM IST and 7:00 PM Local Time
Live Streaming: Fancode
Pitch Report:
The batters definitely will be exposed on this sluggish surface. There is an advantage for the bowlers due to overnight rain. Anything close to 100 is a match-winning total on this surface.
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Probable Playing XIs for CS vs NS:
Central Smashers
Zubaidi Zulkifle, Ajeb Khan, Ahmad Faiz (c & wk), Muhammad Wafiq Irfan Zarbani, Fitri Sham, Azwar Ahmad Tajri, Saifullah Malik, Norwira Zazmie, Lokman Nur Hakim Sahar, Ahmad Arif Salman, Suharril Fetri
Northern Strikers
Virandeep Singh/Ainool Haqqiem, Mohammad Hakim Harisan (wk), Roshan Singh, Aimal Khan, Syazrul Ezat Idrus, Wahib Zada, Pavandeep Singh, Sharveen Surendran, Shivnarin Rajaratnam, Ezzulhadif Ezzulcafi, Devin Sehar
Top Picks for CS vs NS Dream11 Match:
Top Picks – Central Smashers
Ajeb Khan has performed extremely well in this tournament. He is the frontline all-rounder for Central Smashers. In 5 matches, he has scored 93 runs and scalped 7 wickets.
Zubaidi Zulkifle is an aggressive top-order batter. In 5 matches in this tournament, he has scored 188 runs with the best score of 71.
Top Picks – Northern Strikers
Pavandeep Singh is an economical bowler who doesn’t concede runs easily. He has scalped 2 wickets in this tournament with the best figures of 1 for 12.
Mohammad Hakim Harisan is in pretty good form. He has scored 67 runs in the 4 innings he has batted in this tournament with the best score of 41.
CS vs NS Must Picks for Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
| Player | Statistics (This Tournament) | Dream11 Points |
| Ajeb Khan | 93 runs and 7 wickets | 424 |
| Zubaidi Zulkifle | 188 runs | 306 |
| Fitri Sham | 5 wickets and 8 runs | 238 |
| Pavandeep Singh | 2 wickets | 173 |
| Mohammad Hakim Harisan | 67 runs | 124 |
Suggested Playing XI No.1 for CS vs NS Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Mohammad Hakim Harisan (vc), Ahmad Faiz, Zubaidi Zulkifle, Roshan Singh, Fitri Sham, Lokman Nur Hakim Sahar, Ajeb Khan (c), Aimal Khan, Pavandeep Singh, Syazrul Ezat Idrus, Wahib Zada
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for CS vs NS Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Mohammad Hakim Harisan, Ahmad Faiz (vc), Zubaidi Zulkifle (c), Roshan Singh, Lokman Nur Hakim Sahar, Ajeb Khan, Aimal Khan, Muhammad Wafiq Irfan Zarbani, Syazrul Ezat Idrus, Azwar Ahmad Tajri, Wahib Zada
Today’s CS vs NS Probable Winners:
Central Smashers are expected to win this match.
