Published on: Oct 23, 2021 2:30 pm IST|Updated on: Oct 23, 2021 1:01 pm IST
MAL vs BUL Dream11 Prediction: The sixth match of the Valletta Cup T20 2021 season is scheduled to be played between Malta and Bulgaria on 23 October (Saturday) at the Marsa Sports Club in Marsa. This will be the final match in this league stage of the competition and both these sides will be looking to contribute with the best of their potentials.
Both these teams are coming into this game after facing quite different results so far in the ongoing edition of the tournament. Malta kickstarted their campaign in this ongoing Valletta Cup T20 as they registered a fantastic 61-run victory against Gibraltar in their opening match. This will be Malta’s second match on the trot in the same day of the competition. On the other hand, Bulgaria lost their opening game against Switzerland by a margin of 8 wickets.
A total of four teams namely Malta, Gibraltar, Switzerland and Bulgaria are playing in this edition of the Valletta Cup T20. As many as 8 matches will be played throughout the whole T20 competition in a period of four days at the same venue. Malta have already won one match in this tournament while Bulgaria are yet to pick up their first win this season.
Fixture Name: Match 6, Malta vs Bulgaria
Competition: Valletta Cup T20
Date: 23 October
Time: 6:30 PM IST
Ground: Marsa Sports Club, Marsa
Pitch Report: The wicket at the Marsa Sports Club has offered terrific batting conditions so far in this tournament and the track is expected to behave in the similar manner for this game as well. There will be some amount of assistance for the pace bowlers and spinners as well. The average first innings total will once again remain around the 160-170 mark. However, the captain winning the toss should look to bowl first.
It will be an important decision to pick a mixed combination of both BUL and MAL players in your respective dream fantasy cricket teams. It will be a calculative move to include more of all-rounders and bowlers to increase the chances of winning big contests. The likes of Bikram Arora, Varun Thamotharam, Hristo Lakov, Sulaiman Ali and Samuel Stanislaus remain the must pick players for this exciting contest.
WICKET-KEEPERS: Heinrich Gericke BATTERS: Sulaiman Ali, Bikram Arora, Aravinda de Silva, Samuel Stanislaus ALL-ROUNDERS: Hristo Lakov, Varun Thamotharam, Albin Jacob BOWLERS: Delrick Varghese, Ashok Bishnoi, Muhammad Bilal
The Malta side will start as the favourites to win this match against Switzerland. Malta have some really good players in their team who have the ability to leave an impact in the T20 format both with the bat and ball and they registered a brilliant win against Gibraltar. On the other hand, Bulgaria will be coming with some sort of good experience as they will be facing Gibraltar in their first game of the day at the same venue.
The Malta side will be hoping to gain some important confidence both with the bat and ball in this edition of the Valletta Cup T20. The likes of Bikram Arora, Varun Thamotharam, Zeeshan Khan and Samuel Stanislaus will have to take the responsibility in the batting department. On the other hand, Muhammad Bilal, Washeem Abbas and Ashok Bishnoi will have to play an important role with the ball.
For the Malta team, middle-order Bikram Arora has performed really well in the last couple of years. He has notched up a total of 363 runs while playing in as many as 16 T20 games. Bikram Arora has the ability to tonk the ball big in the middle-overs on consistent basis. He has been a vital clog in the Malta batting line-up due to his brilliant strike-rate of more than 150.
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Malta will depend a lot on Varun Thamotharam to come good in the batting department. Varun has scored more than 300 runs in the 15 matches having played for Malta in the Twenty20 format. He has an impressive strike-rate of 146.17. He also has the ability to contribute with the ball as Thamotharam has picked up 10 wickets at an economy of less than 8.
MAL Playing 11 (likely) Zeeshan Khan Sam Aquilina Bikram Arora Varun Thamotharam Samuel Stanislaus Niraj Khanna Haroon Mughal Ashok Bishnoi Washeem Abbas Muhammad Bilal Amar Sharma
The Bulgaria side needs to perform well above their potential in the tournament both in the batting as well as bowling departments. The likes of Bakhtiar Tahiri, Aravinda de Silva, Hristo Lakov and Sulaiman Ali 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 Albin Jacob, Rohan Patel and Atagyul Ahmadhel will form part of the bowling attack.
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For the Bulgaria team, Hristo Lakov has been a phenomenal cricketer due to his sensational record both with the bat and ball. He is coming into this tournament after hitting two brilliant half-centuries in back-to-back matches and has scored a total of 181 runs in the last five matches. Hristo Lakov has notched up 334 runs while playing in just 14 T20 matches. He can also contribute with the ball having taken 12 wickets.
Bulgaria’s Sulaiman Ali has performed impressively well both with the bat and ball in the last few games. He has smashed as many as 176 runs in the last five matches that includes three 40-plus scores. He played an unbelievable knock of 73 runs off just 38 balls in a T20 match. Sulaiman Ali can also deliver amazingly well with the ball as he has picked up 5 wickets at an excellent economy.
BUL Playing 11 (likely) Omar Rasool Bakhtiar Tahiri Aravinda de Silva Kevin DSouza Sulaiman Ali Hristo Lakov Prakash Mishra Rohan Patel Albin Jacob Saim Hussain Atagyul Ahmadhel
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Watch the Valletta Cup T20 Live score and streaming on the CricHeroes’ YouTube Channel. All the player stats, details, analysis and match scores along with exciting live ball-to-ball commentary will be available exclusively on the CricHeroes’ YouTube Channel. While taking care of the Covid-19 norms and regulations, the crowds would not be allowed at the Marsa Sports Club in Marsa. This would be a great platform for these young players to showcase their skills at this stage of the game.
The 2021 edition of the Valletta Cup T20 will not be broadcasted on the television in India. The television broadcasting rights are not always available for most of the domestic Twenty20 competitions and the same is the case for this year’s Valletta Cup T20. However, on the CricHeroes’ YouTube Channel app and CricHeroes website, exclusive live commentary will be available alongside live match scores and entertaining video analysis.
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