ECS T10 St Gallen 2020 – Match 19, Zurich Nomads CC vs Winterthur CC: 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket Tips – Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Update

Match Details:

The 19th match in the ECS T10 St Gallen, 2020 will be played between Zurich Nomads CC and Winterthur CC at the Grundenmoos in St Gallen.

The match starts at 3:00 PM local time (6:30 PM IST) (1:00 PM GMT).

This game can be streamed live on Fan Code.

Preview:

Zurich Nomads CC and Winterthur CC will face off in an interesting battle on Thursday where both will be involved in a tripleheader. This game against the Winterthur will be the 3rd game of the day for Zurich Nomads who won two of their first three matches. For Winterthur, this match will be the first of the three successive games they will be involved on Thursday evening. The Winterthur has won only one match thus far and winning at least two of the remaining three could take them into the knockouts.

Weather Condition/Report:

Sunny weather is expected during the game between Nomads CC and Winterthur CC teams.

Pitch Condition/Report:

The batting first teams had a tough time at defending totals under 100 in this competition. Only two of then ten matches were won by them while defending targets below 100. Chasing targets over 110 is anyways a challenge irrespective of the conditions.

Average first innings score: 102 (Until 16th match of this tournament)

Record of chasing teams: Won – 8, Lost – 8

Injury and Availability News:

(Will be added when there is an update)

Probable Playing XIs:

Zurich Nomads CC:

Faheem Nazir, Azeem Nazir (C), Hassan Ahmad, Waqas Khawaja, Lalit Dubey, Ankit Gupta, Shafqat Hussain, Asvin Lakkaraju (WK), Farid Din, Shijo Joseph, Idrees Muhammad Tariq.

Bench – Noman Khan, Satbir Singh, Abid Mahmood, Naveed Ahmad, Prasad Shikhare, Khawer Memon.

Winterthur CC:

Bashir Ahmed Khan, Sufyan Cheema, Diyon Johnson, Muralitharan Gnanasekaram, Saqib Ali, Rajveer Singh Tiwana, Prafull Shikare, Mohamed Aqular (C), Deesh Banneheka, Pio De Silva, Elyas Mahmudi.

Bench – Bhanuka Abeygoonawardana, Kasun Munasinghe, Anoop Singh, Chamith Deemantha, Fayaz Rahumathullah, Bilal Salim, Deesh Banneheka, Chris Lodge, Imran Sirajudeen, Zaharan Sufiyan, Sahan Lakshitha, Shaktheeswar Sivakaran.

Top Picks:

The captain of Nomads team, Azeem Nazir, scored 47 runs in three matches and picked up a couple of wickets in the only over he bowled. Deesh Banneheka got to play only two matches where he took six wickets. In one of the matches, he bowled a 5-wicket maiden that includes a double hat-trick.

Farid Din bowled only 3.3 overs across the three matches but ended up claiming four wickets at an economy rate of only 6.5. Shijo Joseph is the leading wicket-taker for the Nomads CC as he bagged seven wickets in only 5.4 overs with help of a 4-wicket haul and an economy under six.

Captain and Vice-Captain Selection:

Captain options – Faheem Nazir, Azeem Nazir, Shafqat Hussain

Vice-Captain options – Hassan Ahmad, Bashir Ahmed Khan, Deesh Banneheka

Suggested Playing XI for Head to Head/Small Leagues:

Keeper – Hassan Ahmad

Batsmen – Azeem Nazir, Lalit Dubey, Bashir Ahmed Khan

All-Rounders – Faheem Nazir (C), Deesh Banneheka (VC), Shafqat Hussain

Bowlers – Farid Din, Shijo Joseph, Elyas Mahmudi, Diyon Johnson

12th Man – Asvin Lakkaraju

Suggested Playing XI for Grand Leagues/Mega Leagues:

Keeper – Asvin Lakkaraju

Batsmen – Azeem Nazir (C), Bashir Ahmed Khan, Muralitharan Gnanasekaram, Ankit Gupta

All-Rounders – Faheem Nazir, Deesh Banneheka, Shafqat Hussain (VC)

Bowlers – Elyas Mahmudi, Shijo Joseph, Diyon Johnson

12th Man – Saqib Ali

(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:

The Winterthur CC will play three successive matches on Thursday starting with the game against Zurich Nomads CC. Since winning is quite crucial for them in those three games, they are likely to field an unchanged playing XI from their previous match.

Probable Winners:

Zurich Nomads CC should thump the Winterthur CC by a comfortable margin.

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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.