Published on: Sep 3, 2021 11:35 am IST|Updated on: Sep 3, 2021 1:36 pm IST
MAL vs BUL Dream11 Prediction: Malta and Bulgaria will lock horns in the Match 5 of Continental Cup T20I 2021. The ECS T10 tournaments and bilateral series. have kept most of the players active and it is bound to be an exciting encounter between both the teams.
The Malta as well as Bulgaria team lost their 1st league match and would look to win this important fixture.
Fixture Name: Match 5
Competition: Continental Cup T20I 2021
Date: 3 September
Time: 3:00 PM IST
Team Form Guide:
MAL(recent last): L L W BUL(recent last): L L NR
Ground: Iflov County, Romania
Pitch Report: The Iflov County Ground is expected to assist batters in scoring runs by playing their natural game. With a par score of 130, the bowlers would have to be pitch perfect in their execution to claim wickets.
Brief score of the last result at the venue: Luxembourg 131/6 won by 4 wickets against Malta 128/9 in Match 3 of Continental Cup T20I 2021.
WICKET-KEEPERS: Omar Rasool BATSMEN: Ishan Aravinda Silva, Kevin D Souza, Sameul Stanislaus, Zeeshan Khan ALL-ROUNDERS: Varun Thamotharam, Bakhtiar Tahiri, Mukul Kadyan BOLWERS: Amar Sharma, Waseem Abbas, Delrick Vinu Varghese
The Malta team is expected to open their account due to the better balance of the team.
Amar Sharma in T20I: 10 Wickets, Bowl. AVG. 30.60
Prakash Mishra in T20I – 18 Wickets, Bowl. AVG. 18.16
The all-rounder Varun Thamotharam is expected to be the best performer of this fixture.
The bowler and a handy batsman has been impressive with his line-lengths and his performance in the last league match would keep him confident.
Bilal Muhammad in T20I: 14 Wickets, Bowl. AVG. 14.64
The all-rounder has provided hefty contributions in the last few international matches for Malta and can be the best pick for this fixture.
Varun Thamotharam in T20I: 241 Runs, Bat. AVG. 26.77 and 8 Wickets, Bowl. AVG. 37.12
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Injury Update, Unavailability
Expected Team Changes
MAL Playing 11 (likely)
1. Sam Aquilina (wk) 2. Sameul Stanislaus 3. Varun Thamotharam 4. Basil George 5. Bikram Arora 6. Muhammad Bilal 7. Amar Sharma (c) 8. Waseem Abbas 9. Niraj Khanna 10. Indika Thilan Perera 11. Zeeshan Khan
The bowling all-rounder was impressive with 2 wickets and significant contribution in the lower order.
Mukul Kadyan in T20I: 25 Runs, Bat. AVG.25 and 2 Wickets, Bowl. AVG. 17
The batter will be a vital player in the middle-order due to his fine composure and ability to stabilize the team.
Aravinda de Silva in T20I –266 Runs, Bat. AVG. 26.60
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BUL Playing 11 (likely)
1. Omar Rasool (wk) 2. Kevin Dsouza 3. Bakhatiar Tahiri 4. Albin Jacob 5. Atagyul Ahmedel 6. Delrick Vinu Varghese 7. Vasil Hritsov 8. Mukul Kadyan 9. Ishan De Silva 10. Hristo Lakov 11. Prakash Mishra (c)
Watch Malta vs Bulgaria Continental Cup T20I Live score and streaming on Fancode.
The tournament will not be broadcasted on television.
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