ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Qualifier 2019: Group B, Match 6, Jersey vs Nigeria – Dream11 Fantasy Cricket Tips – Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Update

Match Details:

The 6th game of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Qualifiers, 2019 in Group B will be played between Jersey and Nigeria at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi.

The match starts at 2:10 PM local time (10:10 AM GMT) (3:40 PM IST).

This game will be live on Star Sports 3 in India and live streaming is available on Hotstar.

Preview:

Jersey team made their spot in the qualifiers by finishing as the table-toppers of the Europe Region Qualifiers where they lost only one of their eight matches. However, their confidence was dented following a 0-3 defeat in the 3-match T20 series against Qatar, who are not part of the qualifiers. However, the wins against Singapore and Kenya in the warm-ups do give much-needed boot for them ahead of the main tournament. Jersey will take on Nigeria in their first match of this tournament.

Nigeria could consider themselves lucky to be part of this tournament. Zimbabwe’s suspension meant a wild-card entry was given to the Nigerian team. They made their T20I debut this year during the Africa-Region Qualifier and won two of the three matches there. However, they faced big defeats in the warm-up matches against Bermuda and Namibia respectively this week.

Weather Condition/Report:

The weather forecast expects Saturday to be clear and sunny at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi. We might not witness any interruption through the rain.

Pitch Condition/Report:

The matches in the afternoon at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium are inclined towards the chasing teams. The last five matches at this venue which were not played under lights had an average score of 141. Only once in those five games, the team batting first stood victorious only after posting a huge total of 180. This indicates the sides batting first would target 170+ for winning matches.

Average first innings score: 141 (Last 5 T20I matches played in the afternoon)

Record of chasing teams: Won – 4, Lost – 1

Team News:

(Will be added when there is an update)

Probable Playing XIs:

Jersey:

Nick Ferraby, Harrison Carlyon, Ben Stevens, Nick Greenwood, Dominic Blampied, Jonty Jenner, Anthony Hawkins-Kay, Elliot Miles, Charles Perchard (C), Julius Sumerauer, Jake Dunford (WK).

Bench – Benjamin Ward, Corey Bisson, Rhys Palmer, William Robertson.

Nigeria:

Daniel Ajekun, Leke Oyede, Sesan Adedeji, Chimezie Onwizilike, Vincent Adewoye, Isaac Okpe, Ademola Onikoyi (C & WK), Daniel Gim, Sylvester Okpe, Chima Akachukwu, Abiodun Abioye.

Bench – Yusuf Gershon, Segun Ogundipe, Sulaimon Runsewe, Mohameed Taiwo.

Top Picks:

The Jersey skipper Charles Perchard has got the best bowling average and strike rate in the T20I history. Dominic Blampied is the leading wicket-taker for Jersey in the T20I format having picked up 14 wickets from 10 matches and also amassed 151 runs at an average of 25.16. Leke Oyede bowls four overs alongside opening the innings for Nigeria. Chimezie Onwizilike has good all-round records for Nigeria as he scored 613 and picked up 35 wickets across all formats for them in 45 matches.

Captain and Vice-Captain Selection:

Captain – Dominic Blampied, Daniel Ajekun, Leke Oyede, Nick Ferraby

Vice-Captain – Ben Stevens, Charles Perchard, Chimezie Onwizilike, Ademola Onikoyi

Both Nigeria openers Daniel Ajekun and Leke Oyede are expected to bowl maximum overs. Hence, they will be good options as captain and vice-captain.

Suggested Playing XI No.1 for Fantasy Cricket:

Keeper – Ademola Onikoyi

Batters – Chimezie Onwizilike, Nick Ferraby (VC), Daniel Ajekun (C), Nick Greenwood

All-Rounders – Leke Oyede, Ben Stevens, Dominic Blampied

Bowlers – Anthony Hawkins-Kay, Charles Perchard, Vincent Adewoye

Suggested Playing XI No.2 for Fantasy Cricket:

Keeper – Ademola Onikoyi

Batters – Daniel Ajekun, Nick Ferraby, Jonty Jenner

All-Rounders – Dominic Blampied (C), Leke Oyede (VC), Ben Stevens, Harrison Carlyon

Bowlers – Vincent Adewoye, Charles Perchard, Abiodun Abioye

Expert Advice:

Ademola Onikoyi will be straight forward option among wicket-keepers. Jake Dunford bats low down the order and he is almost non-existent with the bat.

Probable Winners:

Jersey is a much better side when compared to Nigeria.

*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.