Match Details

The 2nd semi-final of the ECS Malmo Tournament between Karlskrona Cricket Club and Ariana Cricket Club will be played at Limhamnsfältet in Malmo.

This match starts at 11:30 AM local time (3:00 PM IST) (9:30 AM GMT). It will be streamed live on Fancode.

Preview

It is semi-finals time in the ECS Malmo T10. Karlskrona CC will face off against the Ariana CC in the second semi-final both of whom were on top of their game in their respective group during the league stage. They will be keen on making it to the final to be played later in the night.

Weather Report

The temperature is expected to be around 22 Degrees Celsius with no chance of heavens opening up.

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Pitch Report

Expect the pitch to be a good one for batsmen for the knockouts. Even the average score suggests the same.

Average 1st innings score: 98 (Last 5 matches considered)

Record of Chasing Teams: Won: 2, Lost: 3

Injury & Availability News

(Will be added when there’s an update)

Probable Playing XIs

Karlskrona Cricket Club:

Gopi Krishna, Avinash Singh, Dattu Appaji, Sameer Sidhanti, Sandeep Mallidi, Vivek Gudipati, Sai Teja, Raghu Gundra, Ganesh Swaroop, Babloo Duggal, Sanjeev Sharma.

Bench:​ Srinivasan Jayaraman, Navneet Chamala, Saisrivastava Manchala, Karthik Rachkonda, Chinmoy Singh, Ahmad Amir, Ram Kishan.

Ariana Cricket Club:

Bashir Ahmed, Nusratullah Sultan, Mahmood Babar, Hamed Arabzai, Adam Ahmedzai, Elias Zadran, Zamin Zazai, Dawood Shirzad, Absar Khan, Wahid Sharifi, Ahmed Zadran

Bench: Sannaullah Mohib, Muhammad Atif, Saifullah Ammerkhiel, Baz Mohammad Ayubi, Zaki Pashtoon, Mohammad Daoud, Wali Muhammad, Hamid Arabzai, Aryan Sarweri, Zalmay Daftani

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Top Picks

Bashir Ahmed has scored a lot of runs at an impressive strike-rate of 182.35 while Sanjeev Sharma of KCC has also batted superbly in the tournament so far. Ahmed Zadran and Hamed Arabzai are good bowlers and they back each other very well.

Captain and Vice-Captain Options

Captain Options: Sanjeev Sharma, Bashir Ahmed

Vice-Captain Options: Hamed Arabzai, Ahmed Zadran

Suggested Playing XIs for Head to Head/Small Leagues;

Keeper – Raghu Gundra

Batsmen – Bashir Ahmed (c), Sanjeev Sharma, Mahmood Babar, Ganesh Swaroop

All-Rounders – Sameer Sidhanti, Sandeep Mallidi, Hamed Arabzai (vc)

Bowlers – Absar Khan, Sai Teja, Dattu Appaji 

12th Man – Dawood Shirzad

Suggested Playing XIs for Grand/Mega Leagues

Keeper – Nusratullah Sultan

Batsmen – Bashir Ahmed, Mahmood Babar, Sanjeev Sharma (c)

All-Rounders – Zamin Zazai, Hamed Arabzai, Sameer Sidhanti

Bowlers – Ahmed Zadran (vc), Dattu Appaji, Sai Teja, Absar Khan

12th Man – Dawood Shirzad

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Expert Advice

All-Rounder Sameer Sidhanti is brilliant with bat and ball and is the highest wicket-taker for KCC.

Probable Winners

Ariana Cricket Club is expected to win this match.

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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.