MATCH 19 (ECC21.043) HUNGARY (HUN) v NETHERLANDS XI (NED XI) 1300 GMT | 1500 CET | 1830 IST
HUN Timeline: W L W L W L (Avg Score For 115, Avg Score Against 107)
NED XI Timeline: W W W W W W (Avg Score For 135, Avg Score Against 84)
HUNGARY (HUN)
Captain: Marc Ahuja
Wicketkeeper: Satyadeep Aswathnarayan
Projected Top Order: Zeeshan Kukikhel, Harsh Mandhyan, Marc Ahuja, Zahir Safi Mohammed
Projected Opening Bowlers: Habib Deldar, Harsh Mandhyan, Abhishek Kheterpal and Asanka Weligamage
Spin Options: Harsh Mandhyan
HUNGARY Key Players:
Zahir Safi Mohammed, experienced right handed middle order batsman, highest run scorer for HUN mustering 159 runs in six games including a crucial 43 off 14 balls vs POR. Also, Blasted 57 off just 22 balls vs NED XI on Wednesday.
Zeeshan Kukikhel, star all-rounder for Hungary, second highest run scorer for HUN racking up 134 runs in six games and has picked up SEVEN wickets. He also bagged man of the match award for his all-round performance vs POR.
Harsh Mandhyan, right arm off-spinner, very consistent with his line and length and is generally economical, has picked up SEVEN wickets in six games and has scored 83 runs.
Abhishek Kheterpal, right-arm fast bowler who loves taking the new ball and can swing it both ways, he is a genuine threat in the powerplay overs. Top wicket taker for Hungary scalping 12 wickets including a joint tournament best figures of 4-10 vs Portugal bagging a man of the match award.
Salman Khan, left arm pacer, second highest wicket taker for Hungary picking up EIGHT wickets in six games with a best return of 3-12.
NETHERLANDS XI (NED XI)
Captain: Sebastiaan Braat
Wicketkeeper: Asad Zulfiqar
Projected Top Order: Musa Nadeem Ahmad, Clayton Floyd, Boris Gorlee, Sebastiaan Braat, Victor Lubbers
Projected Opening Bowlers: Vivian Kingma, Ryan Klein
Spin Options: Clayton Floyd, Julian de Mey
NETHERLANDS XI Key Players:
Sebastiaan Braat, skipper with six T20 international matches to his name. A dynamic, fast bowling all-rounder with vast experience facing top quality opposition. S
Hasn’t got much opportunity to bat but has managed to score 84 runs in six games at a SR of 255.
Boris Gorlee, young, upcoming talented batsman, has represented the Dutch under-19 team, mustered an unbeaten 55 off 29 balls to bag his first man of the match award vs Romania. Has racked up a total of 127 runs in five innings. Bailed NED XI out to victory vs Hungary on Wednesday.
Musa Nadeem Ahmad, star batsman, the left hander finally came good against Romania on Tuesday mustering an unbeaten 63 off 20 balls. He also picked up two wickets and plucked two outstanding catches. Has plundered a total of 145 runs including back-to-back fifties.
Clayton Floyd, talented all-rounder, mustered 34 runs in 15 balls vs Portugal and picked up three wickets in two games on Monday with his canny left-arm spin. Mustered 115 off just 35 balls vs Romania on Tuesday racking up an historic first ever T10 international hundred. His knock included 15 towering maximos. Top scorer for NED XI amassing 182 runs in five innings.
Julian De Mey, slow left arm orthodox, highly effective in the middle overs, top wicket taker for NED XI scalping 10 wickets in six games including a best return of 3-12.
Ryan Klein, right arm fast bowler, first bowler to pick a T10 international HAT-TRICK - scalping 3-14 vs Austria. Has taken a total of SEVEN wickets in five games.
Hungary gave Netherlands their toughest test on Wednesday, only losing in the final over of a great match. Hopefully, Hungary will still have some more energy left in the tank to challenge a very powerful Dutch unit.
Last time they met: ECC21.038 | NED XI 109(9.4) def HUN 108 (22 Sep 2021)
Match Prediction: Netherlands XI (NED XI) to stay unbeaten with eight consecutive wins.
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