T10 League 2019: 3rd Place Play-off: Bangla Tigers vs Qalandars – Dream11 Fantasy Cricket Tips – Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Update

Match Details:

The 3rd place play-off of the T10 League 2019 in Super League will be played between Bangla Tigers and Qalandars at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi.

The match starts at 5:45 PM local time (1:45 PM GMT) (7:15 PM IST).

The game can be viewed on Sony SIX / SIX HD and Sony TEN 3 / TEN 3 HD. Live streaming available on Sony Liv.

Preview:

The Bangla Tigers nearly spent a week without losing a match as they won three matches and tied one after losing to Gladiators in their first match. However, on the last day of the league stage, a big defeat against Maratha Arabians forced them to play the Eliminator. Despite some individual performances, the Tigers couldn’t progress. They will now be hoping to finish the tournament with a win as the face Qalandars in the 3rd place play-off match. Qalandars lost both their Qualifier matches on Saturday and missed out on a final spot.

Weather Condition/Report:

The Abu Dhabi stadium could have a bit of cloud cover during this match is not expected to be interrupted by the rain.

Pitch Condition/Report:

The 5:45 PM local time matches have been low-scoring ones over the last couple of days. The totals regularly touched 120 in the first five days but none scored more than 110 in the last four days. As the match to be started at 5:45 will be the first in the match of the day to be played on Sunday, we could see a change in the trend again.

Average first innings total: 113 (Matches starting at 5:45 PM in T10 League 2019/20)

Record of chasing team: Won – 5, Lost – 4

Injury and Availability:

(Will be updated when there is an update)

Probable Playing XIs:

Bangla Tigers:

Andre Fletcher (WK), Rilee Rossouw, Colin Ingram, Thisara Perera (C), Robbie Frylinck, Shehan Jayasuriya, David Wiese, Farhad Reza, Chirag Suri, Qais Ahmad, Kevin Koththigoda.

Bench – Anamul Haque, Hassan Khan, Liam Plunkett, Tom Moores, Prabath Jayasuriya.

Qalandars:

Dawid Malan (C), Philip Salt (WK), Samit Patel, Laurie Evans, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Jordan Clark, Luke Ronchi, Sultan Ahmed, Amjad Gul, Lahiru Kumara, George Garton

Bench – Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Seekkuge Prasanna, Chris Jordan, Tom Banton, Peter Trego, Imran Nazir, Shahid Afridi, Sohail Akhtar, Haris Rauf, Ahsan Mirza, Maaz Khan, Dilbar Hussain.

Top Picks:

Jordan Clark didn’t get to play all matches but was drafted in for playoffs. He took six wickets in two matches on Saturday including a 4-fer in the first match. Samit Patel played only his 2nd game in this tournament on Saturday night and took a 3-fer. Qais Ahmed took two more wickets in the Eliminator to extend his tournament tally of 9 wickets. Rilee Rossouw amassed 195 runs in seven matches including an unbeaten 55 in the last game.

Captain and Vice-Captain Selection:

Captain Options: David Wiese, Rilee Rossouw, Dawid Malan

Vice-Captain Options: George Garton, Andre Fletcher, Robbie Frylinck

Suggested Playing XI No.1 for Fantasy Cricket:

Keeper – Philip Salt, Andre Fletcher

Batsmen – Rilee Rossouw (C), Colin Ingram, Dawid Malan

All-Rounders – David Wiese, George Garton (VC), Jordan Clark

Bowlers – Lahiru Kumara, Kevin Koththigoda, Qais Ahmad

Suggested Playing XI No.2 for Fantasy Cricket:

Keeper – Philip Salt, Andre Fletcher

Batsmen – Laurie Evans, Rilee Rossouw, Dawid Malan (VC)

All-Rounders – Thisara Perera, David Wiese (C), George Garton

Bowlers – Lahiru Kumara, Samit Patel, Qais Ahmad

Expert Advice:

The Qalandars have been unpredictable with their selections over the last complete of matches. They have not picked Tom Banton, Chris Jordan and even left out Mujeeb ur Rahman in the last match. There is no proper update regarding their unavailability.

Probable Winners:

The Bangla Tigers are expected to win this game and finish at No.3.

*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.