Interport T20I Series, 2020: Malaysia vs Hong Kong – 1st T20I: Dream11 Fantasy Cricket Tips – Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Update

Match Details:

The 1st game of the 2020 Interport T20I series between Malaysia and Hong Kong will be played at the Kinrara Academy Oval in Kuala Lumpur.

The match starts at 7:30 PM local time (5:00 PM IST) (11:30 AM GMT).

This game can be viewed on the YouTube channel of Malaysia Cricket.

Preview:

Hong Kong set to tour Malaysia for a 5-match T20I series referred as Interport T20I series starting on Thursday at the Kinrara Academy Oval. The actual series was scheduled at the start of February with Hong Kong being the hosts. However, the outbreak of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in China spread into Hong Kong which caused the cancellation of the series. But both the cricket boards came together quickly to take a decision of playing the series in Malaysia. The visiting team Hong Kong last played T20Is during the ICC T20 CWC qualifiers where they narrowly missed out a spot for the main event.

Weather Condition/Report:

The Kinrara Oval is likely to be under clouds at the start of the match but the rain is unlikely to affect the match.

Pitch Condition/Report:

The Kinrara Academy Oval produced decent scoring tracks during the series between Malaysia and Vanuatu. The chasing teams struggled in the series as the pitch gets slower as the game progresses. We are likely to see better tracks in this series with most of the matches will be played under the lights including the first T20I.

Average first innings score: 165 (Last 5 T20I matches)

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

Team News:

(Will be added when there is an update)

Probable Playing XIs:

Malaysia:

Aminuddin Ramly, Syed Aziz, Virandeep Singh (C), Bhushan Save, Ahmad Faiz, Sharvin Muniandy, Mohamed Arief, Nazril Rahman, Anwar Rahman, Fitri Sham, Pavandeep Singh.

Bench – Khizar Hayat, Dhivendran Mogan, Syazrul Idrus.

Vanuatu:

Nizakat Khan, Aizaz Khan (C), Kinchit Shah, Waqas Barkat, Waqas Khan, Scott McKechnie (WK), Shahid Wasif, Haroon Arshad, Ehsan Khan, Nasrulla Rana, Aftab Hussain.

Bench – Hamed Khan, Hassan Khan Mohammad, Mohsin Khan.

Top Picks:

Kinchit Shah is in a rich form with both bat and ball since the start of 2019-20 season. In this current season, Kinchit scored 518 runs across 16 matches at an average of 39.84 and 12 wickets at a strike rate below 30.  Sharvin Muniandy has scored only 124 runs across 13 T20I innings but claimed 9 wickets in 12 innings at a decent strike rate of 20.

Syed Aziz is probably the biggest name in Malaysia in terms of fantasy potential. He has scored four fifties in 14 T20Is scored 415 runs at an average of 34.58. He also picked four wickets across 8 innings he bowled. The experience of Ehsan Khan will be crucial for Hong Kong as he picked up wickets regularly and also scores runs when the team is in need.

Captain and Vice-Captain Selection:

Captain – Syed Aziz, Kinchit Shah, Nizakat Khan.

Vice-Captain – Virandeep Singh, Aizaz Khan, Sharvin Muniandy.

Suggested Playing XI No.1 for Fantasy Cricket:

Keeper – Virandeep Singh (VC)

Batters – Nizakat Khan, Syed Aziz, Waqas Khan

All-Rounders – Sharvin Muniandy, Aizaz Khan, Kinchit Shah (C), Ehsan Khan

Bowlers – Fitri Sham, Nasrulla Rana, Anwar Rahman

Suggested Playing XI No.2 for Fantasy Cricket:

Keeper – Virandeep Singh

Batters – Ahmad Faiz, Nizakat Khan, Syed Aziz (C)

All-Rounders – Sharvin Muniandy, Aizaz Khan, Kinchit Shah (VC), Ehsan Khan

Bowlers – Fitri Sham, Pavandeep Singh, Aftab Hussain

Expert Advice:

Malaysia has not announced the squad for this series officially. The Malaysian squad we considered are from the Dream11 listings. Hence, we have picked selective names in our fantasy teams from Malaysian team who are likely to feature in the Thursday’s match going by their previous T20Is.

Probable Winners:

Hong Kong is expected to edge out a thriller against Malaysia.

*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.