Published on: Oct 18, 2021 6:23 pm IST|Updated on: Oct 18, 2021 7:17 pm IST
The Cyprus Moufflons and Sri Lankan Lions team will lock horns in the Match 17 of European Cricket Series T10 Cyprus Encore 2021. The Sri Lankan Lions have the presence of players like Kamal Raiz and Chamal Sadun. While the Cyprus Moufflons would look to find contributions from players like Lakhwinder Singh and Mehran Khan, who are the consistent performers.
The Sri Lankan Lions have started their tournament well with 2 wins in 2 league matches. They won their last league match against Nicosia Tigers by 9 wickets. While, the Cyprus Moufflons have been super consistent for the past 1 month, and have 4 wins in 4 matches. They won by 31 runs against Blackcaps by 31 runs in their last fixture.
The Match 17 of European Cricket Series T10 Cyprus Encore 2021 will be an exciting encounter between the teams who are unbeaten in the tournament, and will look to continue the same form. The Sri Lankan Lions have improved their performances, while the Cyrpus Moufflons have been the best team in the tournament in 2021.
Fixture Name: Match 17
Competition: European Cricket Series T10 Cyprus Encore 2021
Date: 18 October
Time: 9:30 PM IST
Team Form Guide: SLL (recent last): W W L CYM(recent last): W W W
Venue: Ypsonas Cricket Ground, Limassol
Pitch Report: The match between Sri Lankan Lions and Cyprus Moufflons team is scheduled to take place in Ypsonas Cricket Ground. The pitch is expected to keep supporting the batters in scoring runs in a brisk manner. The par score will be 95, and the bowlers need to be at their best to contain runs and take wickets of the opposition.
Brief score of the last result at the venue: Cyprus Moufflons 97/6 won by 4 wickets against Amdocs CC 87/5 in Match 6 of ECS T10 Cyprus 2021.
The chosen combination would be 5 players from SLL and 6 from CYM. The captain of the team will be Mehran Khan, who has been providing consistent contribution to the team for the past 1 month. While, the vice captain for your team would be Lakhwinder Singh, with an ability to pick wickets in a regular manner with fine economy.
WICKET-KEEPERS: Sachithra Tharanga, Scott Austin BATSMEN: BLCS Kumara, Waqar Ali, Mehran, Roshan Siriwardana ALL-ROUNDERS: Chamal Sadun, Gursewak Singh BOWLERS: Kamal Raiz, Lakhwinder Singh, Samith Mapalgama
The Cyprus Moufflons are in great form and are expected to win this fixture. They have got a fine balance and combination of experienced and youngsters, who will look to continue same momentum. While the Sri Lankan Lions have underperformed in the tournament and will be under pressure against the quality team.
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The Sri Lankan Lions have started off well in this tournament and have surpised everyone by their performances. In their last league match, the bowlers produced fine performances to dismiss the opposition for a score of 69, and then the batters pulled off a chase in 6 overs, and they would look to maintain the same performance.
The opener of SLL has been impressive in the Cyprus 2021 season to chip in with hefty contributions to help the team in getting edge over the competitors. In this tournament, he has scored 85 runs in 2 matches, and has scored the most runs for the team. In the last league fixture, Tharanga scored 28 off 18 balls and is ine fine nick.
The all rounder has been a consistent performer for the Sri Lankan Lions for the past 2 years. In 2 matches, he has scored 57 runs and has taken 3 wickets and will be the biggest hope for the team management to continue their fine performance in the tournament. While, Chamal can be a differential pick due to his fine track record.
Captain: Sachithra Pathirana Wicketkeeper: Sachithra Pathirana Possible Top Four: Sachithra Tharanga, BLCS Kumara, Chamal Sadun, Sachithra Pathirana Pace Bowlers: Samith Mapalagama, Roshan Sirwardana, Kamal Raiz
Player to Watch: Samith Mapalagama is the leading wicket taker for the team and is expected to do well in this fixture against Cyprus Moufflons.
SLL Playing 11 (likely)
Sachithra Tharanga BLCS Kumara Chamal Sadun Sachithra Pathirana (c) (wk) Roshan Sirwardana Ruwan Manawasingha Kamal Raiz Saman Kumara Kasun Shanaka Kelum Sanjaya Samith Mapalagama
The Cyprus Moufflons have been terrific with their performances and have won almost all the matches in the Cyprus 2021 season In this tournament, they have been unbeaten in 4 league fixtures. In the last match, they posted a score of 98 runs, with the top contribution from Gursewak, while Lakhwinder was the best performer with the ball.
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The leading wicket taker for the team in the Cyprus 2021 season has been terrific to bowl hard lengths with fine pace, which has worked wonders for the Cyprus Moufflons. In 4 matches of Cyprus Encore 2021, he has bagged 8 wickets at an average of 7.87, and has a knack of picking consistent wickets. In the last fixture, he scalped 2 of them at economy of 4.5.
Mehran has scored the most runs in the tournament, and is also the prolific run getter in the Cyprus T10 circuit. He has the ability to read the situation well and has terrific ball striking capabilities, which have helped the team to stay at the top for 2 tournaments in a consecutive manner. In 4 matches, he has amassed 169 runs at an average of 56.33.
Captain: Muhammad Hussain Wicket-keeper: Ghulam Murtaza Possible Top Four: Muhammad Hussain, Mehran Khan, Gursewak Singh, Minhas Khan Pace Bowlers: Murtaza Yamin, Lakhwinder Singh, Gurdeep Sharma Possible Spin Options: Muhammad Hussain
Player to Watch: Gursewak Singh has been impressive in Cyprus T10 circuit, and is looking in fine touch in the 2021 season.
CYM Playing 11 (likely)
Muhammad Hussain (c) Mehran Khan Gursewak Singh Minhas Khan Scott Austin Abdul Rehman Ghulam Murtaza (wk) Murtaza Yamin Lakhwinder Singh Waqar Ali Gurdeep Sharma
Watch Cyprus Moufflons vs Sri Lankan Lions European Cricket Series T10 Cyprus Encore Live score and streaming on Fancode. All the stats related to the tournament will be available on the official website of the European Cricket. While videos of important moments and highlights can be watched after the match on the FanCode app.
The CYM vs SLL match will not be broadcasted on any TV Channel, as none of them have bought the rights. The European cricket is on building phase, and the performances of the players will matter the most, if they want to get the TV viewership and sponsors for the tournament. It will be an exciting contest between the teams who are unbeaten in the tournament.
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