Iberia Cup, 2019: Match 6, Spain vs Gibraltar: Dream11 Fantasy Cricket Tips – Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Update

Match Details:

The 6th game of the Iberia Cup 2019 will be played between Spain and Gibraltar at La Manga Club Bottom Ground.

The match starts at 2:00 PM local time (1:00 PM GMT) (6:30 PM IST).

This series can be viewed on the Fan code app in India and European Cricket Network channel on YouTube.

Preview:

Gibraltar will take on the hosts Spain in the last game of the Iberia Cup 2019 which has been already won by the home side. Spain defeated Portugal twice and Gibraltar once in this tournament so far. No team is expected to finish with more than two wins from here on making the route easy for the hosts. Gibraltar will be playing two matches on Sunday with first of them being against Portugal. The game against Spain will start soon after the completion of the morning fixture.

Weather Condition/Report:

A bit of cloud cover is expected in the morning but everything is expected to get settled down by afternoon.

Pitch Condition/Report:

The pitch is expected to get settle down after the game between Gibraltar and Portugal. We might see a bit of turn from the second innings of this afternoon match. Spain could end up with a 160+ total if they bat first.

Average first innings score: 124 (T20I matches)

Record of chasing teams: Won – 4, Lost – 2

Team News:

(Will be updated when there is an update)

Probable Playing XIs:

Spain:

Faran Afzal, Paul Hennessy, Yasir Ali, Ravi Panchal, Awais Ahmed (WK), Christian Muñoz Mills (C), Tauqeer Hussain, Nadim Hussain, Atif Mehmood, Raja Adeel, Tom Vine.

Bench – Rhys Morgan, Kuldeep Lal, Mucktair Singh, Jack Perman, Vinod Kumar, Zulqarnain Haider.

Gibraltar:

Matthew Hunter (C), Balaji Pai, Mark Bacarese, Chris Delany, James Fitzgerald, Julian Freyone, Luke Collado (WK), Richard Hatchman, Edmund Packard, Kenroy Nestor, Mark Garratt.

Bench – Tim Caruana, Nikhil Advani, Adam Orfila.

Top Picks:

Paul Hennessy scored 67 runs and took two wickets across three games. Balaji Pai scored fifty in the first match and also took two wickets. Skipper Matthew Hunter picked up two wickets but is yet to make an impact with the bat. Faran Afzal scored 115 runs across three innings in this tournament including a fifty. He also took two wickets from 8 overs he bowled.

Captain and Vice-Captain Selection:

Captain Options – Faran Afzal, Paul Hennessy, Balaji Pai, Matthew Hunter

Vice-Captain Options – Yasir Ali, Ravi Panchal, Mark Bacarese, Chris Delany

Suggested Playing XI No.1 for Fantasy Cricket:

Keeper –Awais Ahmed

Batters – Yasir Ali, Chris Delany, Christian Muñoz Mills

All-Rounders – Balaji Pai (VC), Faran Afzal (C), Mark Bacarese, Paul Hennessy

Bowlers – Tom Vine, Edmund Packard, Atif Mehmood

Suggested Playing XI No.2 for Fantasy Cricket:

Keeper – Awais Ahmed

Batters – Julian Freyone, Yasir Ali, Chris Delany

All-Rounders –Balaji Pai (C), Faran Afzal (VC), Matthew Hunter, Paul Hennessy

Bowlers – Tom Vine, Edmund Packard, Tauqeer Hussain

Expert Advice:

Spain could be seen making a lot of changes as they have already won the tournament. Spain has already used more players in this competition than the other two teams.

Probable Winners:

Spain is expected to finish the tournament unbeaten.

*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.