Preview:
The eighth edition of the Central Europe Cup will commence on July 8 and the final match is to be played on July 10. The Czech Republic, Austria, and Luxembourg will participate in the three-day long tournament. The Czech Republic will host the tournament and all the matches will be played at the Scott Page Field, Vinor, Prague.
The first fixture of the tournament will kick off on Friday with defending champion Austria locking horns with Luxembourg. Both the teams will look to start their first game of the tournament with a win.
Match Details:
Luxembourg vs Austria, Match 1
Venue: Scott Page Field, Vinor, Prague
Date & Time: 8th July, at 1:30 PM IST and 10:00 AM Local Time
Live Streaming: Czech Cricket’s YouTube channel
LUX vs AUT, Match 1 Pitch Report:
The pitch of Scott Page Field, Vinor, Prague has assisted the batters on most occasions. However, the pacers have an advantage on this pitch with the new ball, but the spinners have found grip in the middle overs. A score of 160-170 will be the par total and batting first is a good option on this venue.
Injury News:
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LUX vs AUT, Match 1 Probable Playing XIs:
Luxembourg
Joost Mees, Girish Venkateswaran, Timothy Barker, James Barker, Anoop Orsu, Vikram Vijh, William Cope, Mohit Dixit, Ankush Nanda, Pankaj Malav, Ansh Trivedi
Austria
Mehar Cheema, Arsalan Arif, Abrar Bilal, Razmal Shigiwal, Mark Simpson Parker, Aqib Iqbal, Iqbal Hossain, Shahil Momin, Amit Nathwani, Sahel Zadran, Itibarshah Deedar
Top Picks for LUX vs AUT Dream11 Match:
Top Picks – Luxembourg
Timothy Barker:
He is a consistent batter at the top of the order for his team. The left-handed batter has featured in 14 T20 games where he scored 401 runs at a strike rate of 122.62.
Joost Mees:
The wicket-keeper batter is a brilliant opener. In T20 games, he scored 368 runs at a strike rate of 126.46.
Top Picks – Austria
Arsalan Arif:
The wicket-keeper batter is an important player for his team and can play the role of a match-winner.
Amit Nathwani:
The right-arm off-spinner has the ability to take crucial wickets which makes him the top pick for his team. In 15 T20s, he managed to scalp up 19 wickets with an economy of 5.73.
Suggested Playing XI No.1 for LUX vs AUT Dream 11 Fantasy Cricket:
Mehar Cheema, Girish Venkateswaran, Timothy Barker, Mirza Ahsan (C), Razmal Shigiwal, Vikram Vijh, Shahil Momin (VC), Ankush Nanda, Pankaj Malav, Amit Dhingra, Amit Nathwani.
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for LUX vs AUT Dream 11 Fantasy Cricket:
Mehar Cheema, Girish Venkateswaran, James Barker, Mark Simpson Parker, Mirza Ahsan (C), William Cope, Ahsan Yousuf (VC), Ankush Nanda, Ansh Trivedi, Sahel Zadran, Umair Tariq.
Today’s LUX vs AUT Probable Winners:
Austria are expected to win this match.
