Published on: Sep 20, 2021 6:48 pm IST|Updated on: Sep 20, 2021 8:29 pm IST
The Cyprus Eagles and Nicosia Tigers CC team will lock horns in the Match 9 of European Cricket Series T10 Cyprus 2021. The Nicosia Tigers CC have the presence of Abid Ali and Iftekar Jaman, while it will be Jawed Shah and Rajasekhar Poluri who will be the key players of Cyprus Eagles. The Nicosia Tigers CC team is led by the Faysal Mia, while Murali Alanki captains the Cyprus Eagles team.
The Nicosia Tigers have 1 win in 2 matches and were average in their performances on the first day of the tournament. While CES won their both fixtures and would look to continue the same form. The team winning this fixture will go into top of the table and need impressive performances from all their players in the Match 9 of the tournament.
This will be the Match 9 of the European Cricket Series T10 Cyprus 2021, and Nicosia Tigers CC and Cyprus Eagles team will feature in both the fixtures today. The match will be played at Ypsonas Cricket Ground, Limassol, which also hosted the previous season of the same tournament. This is the second season of this tournament.
Fixture Name: Match 9
Competition: European Cricket Series T10 Cyprus 2021
Date: 20 September
Time: 9:30 PM IST
Team Form Guide: NCT(recent last): L W CES(recent last): W W
Venue: Ypsonas Cricket Ground, Limassol
Pitch Report: The match between Nicosia Tigers CC and Cyprus Eagles team is scheduled to take place in Ypsonas Cricket Ground. In the last season, there was a fine assistance to the batters and it is behaving the same way as well. The bowlers have to maintain their line-length to avoid leaking runs in the death overs, with the par score around 90.
Brief score of the last result at the venue: Riyaan CC 136/3 won by 7 wickets against Cyprus Eagles CTL in Final of ECS T10 Cyprus 2020.
The wicket-keepers have a fine track record in the T10 circuit and can be chosen in the team. While, Poluri and Manikanta will look to maintain their fine ECS form in this season as well. The best pick in the all-rounder category will be Anowar Hussain who has fine capability of contributing to the team for the past 1 year. The bowlers can be your differential picks for this fixture.
WICKET-KEEPERS: Abid Ali, Naseer Ahmed BATSMEN: Rajasekhar Poluri, Umar Shah, Manikanta Ranimekla ALL-ROUNDERS: Iftekar Jaman, Anowar Hussain, Jawed Shah BOWLERS: Bilal Hussain, Charan Nalluri, Bilal Muhammad
The Nicosia Tigers CC team have fine experience of playing in the ECS T10 Cyprus 2020 but have less talented squad than the CES team. Hencel, the CES are predicted to win this game due to the fine balance of the team with a good mix of youngsters and experienced players. Both the team needs spirited performances to win the match and go up in the points table.
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The Cyprus Eagles have won both the matches in the tournament and are one of the finest teams. They won both the matches by a huge margin and have a strong batting line-up. The best performers for the team were Rajasekhar Polluri and Jawed Shah who have been impressive in the T10 circuit and have started the tournament well in the first 2 matches.
The middle-order batsman will be the best pick for this fixture due to his track record in the ECS circuit. He has maintained the stability in his performances as of the past seasons and has a fine ball-striking capabilities. In 2 matches, he has scored 67 runs and will have the responsibility to stitch crucial partnerships and steer the team well in this match
The batting all-rounder has been quite impressive in the first 2 matches of the tournament and will look to maintain the same performances to keep the team in good stead and win next few matches to confirm their place for the semi finals. In 2 matches, he has scored 77 runs and has taken 4 wickets and will be vital to the team’s prospects in the tournament.
Captain: Murali Alanki Wicket-keeper: Naseer Ahmed Possible Top Four: Umar Shah, Jawed Shah, Manikanta Ranimekala, Rajasekhar Poluri Pace Bowlers: Charan Nalluri, Jawed Shah Spin bowlers: Srinivas Angarekkala, Manikanta Ranimekala
The x-factor for the team would be Murali Alanki who has been impressive in the domestic circuit and will look to perform and win the matches for the team along with leadership role.
CES Playing 11 (likely)
Michalis Kyriacou Murali Alanki (c) Naseer Ahmed (wk) Bilal Muhammad Charan Nalluri Sekhar Muttamsetti Srinivas Angarekkala
The NCT team have 1 win in 2 matches, and need consistent performances from their side to win the match and bag top 4 positions in the points table. The top 2 picks for this game would be Anowar Hussain and Abid Ali who are the experienced campaigners and did well in the last season of the ECS as well, and would look to keep contributing to help the team’s cause.
The experienced campaigner will look to keep giving contributions in both the departments and will rely on his wicket-taking abilties to give confidence for making crucial runs for the team. In 2 matches, he has scored 26 runs and picked 2 wickets at a fine average and should be on the radar of other fantasy players to pick him in your Dream11 team.
The wicket-keeper will be a differential pick for your team due to his fine track record in the T10 circuit. He has scored 27 runs in 2 matches and has started the season in a nice way and would look to giving his starts a new life by maintaining composure and staying at the crease, and thereby scoring runs in an efficient manner for helping the team to win the match.
Captain: Faysal Mia Wicketkeeper: Abid Ali Top Four: Roman Mazumder, Shakhawat Hossain, Abid Ali, Mehedi Hasan Pace Bowlers: Jahid Hassan, Tomal Aminul Spin Bowlers: Faysal Mia, Roman Mazumder
The x-factor for NCT will be Rashidul Hasan who was one of the top performers for the team in the last season and would look to replicate the same in the 2021 season as well.
NCT Playing 11 (likely)
Watch Cyprus Eagles CTL vs Nicosia Tigers CC European Cricket Series T10 Cyprus Live score and streaming on Fancode. All the news updates and stats related to the European Cricket Series T10 Cyprus will be available on the European Cricket Network official website. This will be the 5th day of the tournament comprising of 7 teams and the 9th fixture in the league stage.
The CES vs NCT match will not be broadcasted on any Television Channel, as they did not have bought rights for the tournament. The ball-to-ball commentary and live streaming action will be available on the FanCode app. With the covid concerns, no crowd is allowed in the Ypsonas Cricket Ground, Limassol at Cyprus but the cricketing action is set to kick-start in exciting way.
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