ECS T10 St Gallen 2020 – Match 3, St Gallen CC vs Olten CC: Dream11 Fantasy Cricket Tips – Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Update

Match Details:

The 3rd match in the ECS T10 St Gallen, 2020 will be played between St Gallen CC and Olten CC at the Grundenmoos in St Gallen.

The match starts at 1:00 PM local time (4:30 PM IST) (11:00 AM GMT).

This game can be streamed live on Fan Code.

Preview:

The St Gallen Cricket Club, the home side of the ECS T10 St Gallen will kick start their campaign in the afternoon match on Monday. They will be up against the Olten CC in the game starting at 1 PM local time. The Olten CC would come into this game soon after they had faced the Zurich Nomads CC team. Even the St Gallen CC team are scheduled to play two matches on the tournament’s opening day. They will face Zurich Crickets CC side about 20-30 minutes after finish the game against Olten Cricket Club.

Weather Condition/Report:

The afternoon in St Gallen is expected to be pleasant with temperatures little over 20.

Pitch Condition/Report:

A synthetic mating track at the Grundenmoos looks like providing high-scoring matches not just for a match or a day, but for the whole tournament. The venue had an average first-innings score of 131 across seven matches in the last year’s T10 competition which backs the theory of run-fest.

Average first innings score: 131 (T10 competition matches in 2019)

Record of chasing teams: Won – 2, Lost – 5

Injury and Availability News:

(Will be added when there is an update)

Probable Playing XIs:

St Gallen CC:

Nasir Mahmood, Kenardo Fletcher, Musa Ahmadzai, Ali Abbas, Mohamed Nasim, Muhammad Idrees, Falak Sher, Haroon Khan, Nareshkumar Thangavadivel, Muhammad Waqar, Sarvanamurthu Sasikumar.

Bench – Nithurshan Shivaneshwaran, Pradeepan Sivanesachelvan, Vivek Garg, Muhammad Armghan Khan, Ahmad Saeed, Nurullah Safi, Sheraz Sarwari, Khalid Bajwa, Ketan Patel, Safi Mohabattullah, Omed Niazi, Tanveer Abbas, Fazli Khan, Muhammad Zeeshan, Sangul Safi, Emile Morgan.

Olten CC:

Ali Nayyer, Gowreesan Navaretnarasa, Tharanitharan Thanabalasingham, Johnson Diyon, Jeyakanthan Perumal, Nalinambika Kumar, Yasotharan Thirnavukarasu, Shane Charles, Pratheeparaj Varothayan, Shathees Thanasegaram, Mohamed Peer.

Bench – Mohamed Shahid, Rizwan Izzadeen, Roshanth Karunamoorthy, Hamad Khan, Ravindrakumar Damotharam, Ijaz Baghri, Malyar Stanikzai, Sufiyan Mohamed, Arbab Khan, Ali Usman.

Top Picks:

Gowreesan Navaretnarasa is more of a bowler who can bat a bit as he scored 358 runs across 57 domestic T20 matches where he scalped 75 wickets at 13.68 average with help of a 5-wicket haul. Jeyakanthan Perumal has a batting strike rate of 166 as he scored 794 runs across 43 domestic T20 innings at 19 average. He also claimed 53 wickets across the 49 domestic T20 matches he played.

Nalinambika Kumar has got a bowling average of 13 in Switzerland domestic T20 cricket where he claimed 74 wickets across 38 matches only. Nalinambika also scored over 500 runs with the bat at this level. Kenardo Fletcher is a pretty good hitter down the order as he scored 337 runs at an average of 19 and a strike rate of 150. Fletcher also claimed a total of 41 wickets across the 29 domestic T20 games.

Captain and Vice-Captain Selection:

Captain options – Ali Nayyer, Nasir Mahmood, Kenardo Fletcher

Vice-Captain options – Musa Ahmadzai, Ali Abbas, Gowreesan Navaretnarasa

Suggested Playing XI for Head to Head/Small Leagues:

Keeper – Muhammad Idrees

Batsmen – Tharanitharan Thanabalasingham, Jeyakanthan Perumal (VC), Pratheeparaj Varothayan, Ali Abbas

All-Rounders – Ali Nayyer (C), Nasir Mahmood, Kenardo Fletcher, Gowreesan Navaretnarasa

Bowlers – Musa Ahmadzai, Shathees Thanasegaram, Mohamed Peer

Suggested Playing XI for Grand Leagues/Mega Leagues:

Keeper – Muhammad Idrees

Batsmen – Tharanitharan Thanabalasingham, Jeyakanthan Perumal, Falak Sher, Ali Abbas

All-Rounders – Ali Nayyer (VC), Nasir Mahmood (C), Kenardo Fletcher, Gowreesan Navaretnarasa

Bowlers – Musa Ahmadzai, Shathees Thanasegaram, Nalinambika Kumar

Expert Advice:

Kenardo Fletcher has been selected by less than 10% of fantasy teams for this match as at the time of writing the article. He has got a great all-round record which could end up making him a differential pick. Fletcher scored 337 runs at an average of 19 and a strike rate of 150 across the 29 domestic T20 matches, where he also claimed a total of 41 wickets.

Probable Winners:

The St Gallen CC is likely to defeat Olten CC in their first game of the tournament.

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.