ECS T10 Finland: Match 4, Empire Blades vs Helsinki Cricket Club – 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket Tips - Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Update

Match Details:

The 4th match of the European Cricket Series T10 in Finland is all set to play between Empire Blades and Helsinki Cricket Club at the Kerava National Cricket Ground.

This match is scheduled to start at 06:00 PM Local Time (08:30 PM IST) ((03:00 PM UTC) and it will be streamed live on Fancode.

Preview:

Two teams, with wins under their belts in their respective first game, will come face-to-face in the last match of the day in the ECS T10 Finland. Empire Blades will take on Helsinki CC in this highly anticipated encounter. It was the cakewalk for the Blades in their first game as they registered a 19-run win. Likewise, Helsinki CC chased down a big target of 123 runs with one over and 7 wickets to spare. With just one game left after this one for these two teams, they’d like to bag a win at this stage rather than taking the additional pressure in the last league game.

Weather Report

The skies will be clear and the chances of precipitation are almost nil.

Pitch Condition/Report:

It is a true batting pitch. Each of the four teams which featured in the first two games put up totals in excess of 100 runs.

Average first innings score:  130 (First two games in the tournament)

Record of chasing teams: Won – 0, Lost – 2, Tied – 0

Injury and Availability News:

(Will be added when there is an update)

Probable Playing XIs:

Empire Blades:

Vanraaj Padhaal, Amjad Sher (c), Jonathan Scammans, Bhupesh Khoda, Raghavendra Sathyanarayana, Muhammad Imran, Ravi Kumar/Mahesh Balasaheb Tambe, Raaz Muhammad, Udaybhaskar Nandini, Ajay Sharma, Hemanathan Kumar.

Bench: Bipin Khoda, Rahul Agarwal, Ravi Kumar/Mahesh Balasaheb Tambe, Kushagra Bhatnagar, Richard Savage.

Helsinki Cricket Club:

Abbas Butt, Abdul Ahad Qureshi, Zahidullah Kamal, Aniketh Pusthay, Faheem Nellancheri, Amrik Bhatia, Akhil Arjunan, Maneesh Chauhan, Wahid Qureshi, Adnan Syed, Venkatram Tellapragada.

Bench: Rakesh Bhatia, Affan Bin Zafar, Monis Amjad, Asad Sohail.

Top Picks:

Vanraaj Padhaal and Amjad Sher were excellent with the bat in the last game. Both the openers scored 43 and 47 runs off 18 and 19 balls respectively. Sher also bowled two economical overs with the ball. Hemanathan Kumar picked up a three-wicket haul in the same game. Against SKK Rapids, Abbas Butt scored 65 from only 21 balls and even picked up three wickets. Aniketh Pusthay mustered 23 runs in the last match.

Captain and Vice-Captain Selection:

Captain Options – Abbas Butt, Amjad Sher

Vice-Captain Options – Mahesh Balasaheb Tambe, Vanraaj Padhaal

Suggested Playing XI No.1 for Fantasy Cricket:

Keeper – Jonathan Scamans

Batters – Bhupesh Khoda, Udaybhaskar Nandini, Maneesh Chauhan, Vanraaj Padhaal

All-Rounders – Amjad Sher, Aniketh Pushtay, Abbas Butt (c)

Bowlers – Hemanathan Kumar, Mahesh Balasaheb Tambe (vc), Venkatram Yellapragada

12^th Man – Abdul Wahid Qureshi

Suggested Playing XI No.2 for Fantasy Cricket:

Keeper – Jonathan Scammans

Batters –Udaybhaskar Nandini, Faheem Nallancheri, Abdul Ahad Qureshi, Vanraaj Padhaal (vc),

All-Rounders – Abbas Butt, Amjad Sher (c), Aniketh Pushtay

Bowlers – Raaz Muhammad, Amrik Bhatia, Hemanathan Kumar

12^th Man – Venkatram Yellapragada

(Note: Players with 9 credits or less can only be chosen as the 12th man. This feature will only come into play if one of 11 players of your team is not the part of the playing XI.)

Expert Advice:

Jonathan Scamans is effectively the best and only wicket-keeping choice you have. Thus, you should have him in both your teams.

Probable Winners:

Empire Blades are expected to win this match.

Note: Updated Fantasy teams and Playing XIs of every match will be provided in our Telegram channel if the information is available.

Disclaimer: This team is based on the understanding, analysis, and instinct of the author. While selecting your team, consider the points mentioned and make your own decision.