Published on: Sep 5, 2021 7:30 am IST|Updated on: Sep 5, 2021 3:07 am IST
HUN vs MAL Dream11 Prediction: Hungary and Malta will lock horns to win the 3rd Place Playoff Match of Continental Cup T20I 2021. The Hungary team will have the presence of Zeeshan Khan Kukikhel and Zahir Mohammed. While, Malta will rely on the contributions of Waseem Abbas and Bikram Arora.
The Hungary and Malta team secured 1 win in their 2 league matches before losing out in their respective semifinals against Luxembourg and Romania.
Fixture Name: 3rd Place Playoff
Competition: Continental Cup T20I 2021
Date: 5 September
Time: 11:30 AM IST
Team Form Guide:
HUN(recent last): L W L MAL(recent last): L W L
Ground: Iflov County, Romania
Pitch Report: The Iflov County Ground has an average score of 170, which has gradually increased due to the batters playing with a fine intent on a belter of a surface. Here, the bowlers have little or no room of error.
Brief score of the last result at the venue: Romania 202/8 won by 36 runs against Malta 166/8 in 2nd Semifinal of Continental Cup T20I 2021.
WICKET-KEEPERS: Satyadeep Ashwathnarayan, Safi Zahir BATSMEN: Marc Abhijeet Ahuja, Zeeshan Khan, Samuel Stanislaus ALL-ROUNDERS: Zeeshan KhanKukikhel, Varun Thamotharam, Bikram Arora BOLWERS: Waseem Abbas, Ali Yalmaz, Asanka Weligamage
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The Hungary team has performed well in the tournament and are expected to clinch the 3rd Place.
Marc Abhijeet Ahuja in T20I: 39 Runs, Bat. AVG. 13
Bikram Arora in T20I – 359 Runs, Bat. AVG. 32.63
The all-rounder of Hungary team, Zeeshan Khan Kukikhel can be the best performer of this fixture.
The middle-order batter provided fine contribution with the bat in the last league and can pick wickets as well.
Asanka Weligamage in T20I: 29 Runs, Bat. AVG. 14.50
The best pick of this match has been the most consistent performer in the European circuit and can provide contribution in both departments.
Zeeshan Khan Kukihel in T20I: 181 Runs, Bat. AVG. 60.33 and 5 Wickets, Bowl. AVG. 20.20
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Injury Update, Unavailability
Expected Team Changes
HUN Playing 11 (likely)
1. Zeeshan Khan Kukikhel 2. Marc Abhijeet Ahuja (c) 3. Harshvardhan Mandhyan 4. Zahir Mohammad 5. Abhishek Raj 6. Khaibar Deldar 7. Asanka Weligamage 8. Ali Yalmaz 9. Satyadeep Ashwathnarayana (wk) 10. Narayana Liyanage 11. Sandeep Mohandas
The batting all-rounder has provided valuable contributions in the last few matches and can be a match winner with the ball as well.
Varun Thamotharam in T20I: 272 Runs, Bat. AVG. 27.20 and 9 Wickets, Bowl. AVG. 35
The leading wicket-taker of the Malta team in the T20I format scalped a five wicket haul in the last match and will be upbeat ahead of this fixture.
Waseem Abbas in T20I – 18 Wickets, Bowl. AVG. 11.94
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MAL Playing 11 (likely)
1. Basil George 2. Bikram Arora (c) 3. Zeeshan Khan 4. Varun Thamotharam 5. Niraj Khanna 6. Bilal Muhammad 7. Samuel Aquilina (wk) 8. Samuel Stanislaus 9. Amar Sharma 10. Waseem Abbas 11. Ashok Bishnoi
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The tournament will not be broadcasted on television.
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