Published on: Oct 23, 2021 10:02 am IST|Updated on: Oct 23, 2021 10:11 am IST
GEK vs ACA Dream11 Prediction: In the Qualifier 1 of the ECS T10 Corfu 2021, GEK will be taking on the Athens Cricket Academy at the Marina Cricket Ground in Corfu on 23 October (Saturday). It is a massively important match for both these sides as the winning team will directly qualify for the finals of the tournament while the losing side will get one more chance in the Qualifier 2.
Both these sides are coming into this game after performing impressively well throughout the league stage of the competition. GEK finished the group stage at the top spot on the points tally with a total of 7 wins from 8 matches this season. On the other hand, the Athens Cricket Academy managed to win 6 out of their 8 matches ending at the second position with 12 points.
This is the final day of the ECS T10 Corfu 2021 season and all the 20 matches so far have been played in the same stadium that is at the Marina Cricket Ground in Corfu. While talking about the standings of these two teams in the league stage of the tournament, GEK are placed at the top position while Athens Cricket Academy ended at the second spot on the points table.
Fixture Name: Qualifier 1, GEK vs Athens Cricket Academy
Competition: ECS T10 Corfu
Date: 23 October
Time: 1 PM IST
Ground: Marina Cricket Ground, Corfu
Pitch Report: The pitch at the Marina Cricket Ground will have flat batting-friendly conditions throughout the T10 encounter. A belter of a wicket is expected for this game and things will be difficult for the bowlers. The dew factor will not come into play as the game progresses and thus, it will be a safe option to win the toss and opt to bowl first. The average first innings total will once again remain around the 90-100 mark.
It will be a good move to pick a mixed combination of both ACA and GEK players in your respective dream fantasy cricket teams. It will be a good decision to include more of all-rounders and bowlers to increase the chances of winning big contests. The likes of Alexandros Lagos, Asrar Ahmed, Waqas Ashiq and Bilal Muhammad remain the must pick players for this exciting contest.
WICKET-KEEPERS: Sayed Mohammad Aqeel BATTERS: Georgios Vramis, Nikolaos Mourikis, Bilal Muhammad, Waqas Ashiq ALL-ROUNDERS: Alexandros Lagos, Aslam Mohammad, Qasir Amin BOWLERS: Stathis Kakarougas, Imran Muhammad, Spiros Syriotis
The GEK team will definitely have the upper hand in this match due to their experience of playing T10 tournaments and are in a better position on the points table. GEK have won many of the domestic championships and T10 tournaments with many experienced campaigners part of their line-up. On the other hand, Athens Cricket Academy will also be hoping to play with the best of their abilities as they too have won 6 games so far this season.
The GEK team will be hoping to continue the winning momentum in the final phase of the tournament both with the bat and ball. They will depend a lot upon the likes of Georgios Vramis, Alexandros Lagos, Nikolaos Mourikis and Aslam Mohammad to deliver well with the bat. The trio of Stathis Kakarougas, Arslan Ahmed and Sinan Khan will form part of the bowling attack.
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GEK all-rounder Arslan Ahmed will be an important performer for his team in this ECS T10 Corfu 2021 due to his amazing record both with the bat and ball. Arslan has notched up as many as 54 runs while playing in a total of 7 competitive matches. He has a fine strike-rate of 114.89 and can also deliver nicely with the ball. He has taken 6 wickets at an economy of less than 8.
For the GEK side, Asrar Ahmed has a sensational record as an all-rounder in the T10 format. He can contribute amazingly well both in the batting as well as bowling department. Asrar has scored a total of 94 runs in just 7 innings at a fine average of 31.33. He has amassed these runs at a good strike-rate. Ahmed has picked up as many as 9 wickets in the last five matches at an economy of 7.26.
GEK Playing 11 (likely) Georgios Vramis Alexandros Lagos Anastasios Manousis Nikolaos Mourikis Aslam Mohammad Asrar Ahmed Arslan Ahmed Stathis Kakarougas Sinan Khan Spiros Syriotis Alexandros Anemogiannis
The Athens Cricket Academy has performed well above their potential in the recent while both in the batting as well as bowling departments. The likes of Zain Ali Haider, Sayed Aqeel, Akif Khan and Qasir Amin will have to play a significant role in the batting department and all of them will want to be amongst the runs in the T20 World Cup. On the other hand, the trio of Abdul Abid, Zubair Ashraf and Muhammad Irfan will form part of the bowling attack.
For the Athens Cricket Academy, wicket-keeper batter Sayed Aqeel is a pretty explosive cricketer who has a brilliant record in the T10 format. He has notched up a wonderful total of 261 runs in the last five matches. Sayed Aqeel has an impressive average of more than 40 in T10 cricket. He also has a fine strike-rate and will be a key player to watch out for in this ECS T10 Corfu.
The Athens Cricket Academy will depend a lot on Zain Ali Haider to come good in the middle-order in the batting department. He has played a total of 29 matches and has smashed an excellent tally of 463 runs in the previous few domestic competitions. Zain Ali Haider also has an fine average of 25.71 and will be hoping to contribute well right from the opening stage of the tournament.
ACA Playing 11 (likely) Akif Khan Sayed Mohammad Aqeel Salem Mahar Qasir Amin Zain Ali Haider Abdul Abid Humayun Safdar Zubair Ashraf Muhammad Tahir Muhammad Irfan Zaryab Abbas
Watch the ECS T10 Corfu 2021 Live score and streaming on the FanCode app. All the player stats, details, analysis and match scores along with exciting live ball-to-ball commentary will be available exclusively on the Fancode app. The cricket fans can also visit the Fancode and ECS website for all the exclusive videos for each and every game in this edition of the ECS T10 Corfu.
The 2021 edition of the ECS T10 Corfu will not be broadcasted on the television in India. Even though the television broadcasting rights were not available for this local ECS T10 tournament, the viewers can enjoy the live streaming on the FanCode app alongwith proper analysis for each of the games. However, crowds won’t be allowed at the stadium.
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