The new and fresh venture sees 15 teams feature in three groups of five, with each group meeting over a separate week of T10 action. Each group will feature 24 T10 games - a double round-robin and a playoff. The leading two countries in each group will advance to a Finals Week scheduled from October 4-8 in Spain.
European Cricket Network live broadcasts five T10 matches on Day 7 of the 2021 Dream11 European Cricket Championship on Tuesday 21 September.
Group B continues on Tuesday after a frenetic opening day.
Group B
AUT Austria (2-0, NRR+5.561)
NED XI Netherlands XI (2-0, NRR+2.700)
HUN Hungary (1-1, NRR+0.952)
POR Portugal (0-2, NRR-2.750)
ROM Romania (0-2, NRR-6.150)
European Cricket Championship 2021
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GROUP B | MATCH 6 (ECC21.030)
HUNGARY (HUN) v PORTUGAL (POR)
0700 GMT | 0900 CET | 1230 IST
HUN Timeline: W L (Avg Score For 112, Avg Score Against 102)
POR Timeline: L L (Avg Score For 92, Avg Score Against 120)
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:
Marc Ahuja, captain and key batsman, the Mumbai-born player has T20I experience and is the lynchpin of the batting line-up. A solid, anchor batsman, he starred in both the 2020 and 2021 ECS Hungary tournaments for back-to-back title winners, Royal Tigers. Scored 42 in two games on Monday.
Zahir Safi Mohammed, experienced right handed middle order batsman, ended the opening day of Group B action as the leading run scorer for HUN mustering 58 runs in two games including a crucial 43 off 14 balls vs POR.
Zeeshan Kukikhel, star all-rounder for Hungary, finished the opening day of Group B action as second highest run scorer scoring 43 runs and joint leading wicket taker for his side picking up THREE 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, joint leading wicket taker for HUN on Monday scalping THREE wickets in two games.
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. He was the top wicket-taker in FanCode ECS Hungary 2021 with 14 wickets at an average of 10.00 and economy rate of 8.23.
PORTUGAL (POR)
Captain: Najjam Shahzad
Wicketkeeper: Francoise Stoman
Projected Top Order: Azhar Andani, Sharon Gomez, Amir Zaib, Anthony Chambers
Projected Opening Bowlers: Junaid Khan, Najjam Shahzad
Spin Options: Md Siraj Nipo, Amandeep Singh
PORTUGAL Key Players:
Najjam Shahzad, star all-rounder, dependable batsman who can anchor the innings very well, has amassed 397 runs in 22 ECN games and picked up 14 wickets. Second highest scorer for POR on Monday with 46 runs in two knocks. He also picked up THREE wickets.
Azhar Andani, big hitting opening batsman, has a good T20I record mustering 276 runs in four matches, including 100 off 51 balls vs Gibraltar.
Amir Zaib, another valuable all-rounder, who has impressed in the T20Is mustering 106 runs and picking up FIVE wickets in four matches. Has vast ECN experience as well and will be keen to impress on the big stage. He looked in ominous form with both bat and ball finishing the opening day of Group B action as the leading run scorer for POR mustering 72 runs and joint leading wicket taker picking up FOUR wickets.
Md Siraj Nipo, boasts a wealth of experience playing in ECN events, a classy batsman who bowls tidy left arm off spin. Hard to get away, he will be a key bowler for Portugal. Has scored 208 runs and picked up 33 wickets in 31 ECN matches.
Junaid Khan, very good with the bat and equally sharp with the ball, the left arm quick has bagged SEVEN wickets in four T20Is. Has mustered 388 runs in 18 ECN games and picked up 17 wickets as well. Looked lethal with the ball both at the start and in the death overs, joint top wicket taker for POR picking up FOUR wickets in two games with a best return of 3-10 vs NED XI.
Hungary easily beat Portugal on Monday and will fancy their chances of doing the double. Portugal slipped to two straight defeats on the opening day and need to turn things around early on Tuesday.
Last time they met: ECC21.026 | HUN 129 def POR 94 (21 Sep 2021)
Match Prediction: Portugal (POR) to avenge Monday’s defeat.
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MATCH 7 (ECC21.031)
NETHERLANDS XI (NED XI) v AUSTRIA (AUT)
0900 GMT | 1100 CET | 1430 IST
NED XI Timeline: W W (Avg Score For 103, Avg Score Against 62)
AUT Timeline: W W (Avg Score For 156, Avg Score Against 101)
NETHERLANDS XI (NED XI)
Captain: Sebastiaan Braat
Wicketkeeper: Asad Zulfiqar
Projected Top Order: Musa Nadeem Ahmad, Boris Gorlee, Navjit Singh, 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. Scored 25 runs in two games on Monday.
Boris Gorlee, young, upcoming talented batsman, has represented the Dutch under-19 team, mustered an unbeaten 55 off 29 balls against Romania in his debut ECC game.
Musa Nadeem Ahmad, star batsman in the recent FanCode ECS Netherlands Capelle with hosts Sparta Cricket 1888, hitting an unbeaten century on his way to 215 runs at an average of 43 and a SR of 193.69 in the tournament. He won the Man of the Match award three times in the tournament.
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.
Julian De Mey, slow left arm orthodox, highly effective in the middle overs, top wicket taker for NED XI on Monday scalping FIVE wickets in two games including a best return of 3-12.
Vivian Kingma, fast bowler with international experience. He featured in the 2014 ICC T20 World Cup squad. A capable new ball bowler who can move the ball in the air and off the pitch. Most economical bowler in the tournament so far conceding just nine runs in three overs.
AUSTRIA (AUT)
Captain: Razmal Shigiwal
Wicketkeeper: Abrar Bilal
Projected Top Order: Iqbal Hossain, Zeeshan Goraya, Razmal Shigiwal, Abrar Bilal, Mirza Ahsan
Projected Opening Bowlers: Aqib Iqbal, Sahel Zadran
Spin Options: Sahel Zadran, Sahil Momin, Abdullah Akbarjan, Iqbal Hossain
AUSTRIA Key Players:
Abdullah Akbarjan, talented left-arm slow bowler with good pace variations, is generally very economical, scalped TWO HAT-TRICKS at FanCode ECS Austria Vienna. Also holds the record of bowling the joint second most economical spell in T20Is for players to have bowled a full quota of four overs giving away just four runs in four overs. He is a handy batsman too. Picked up THREE wickets on Monday.
Razmal Shigiwal, hard hitting batsman, started off with a bang plundering 96 runs in just 28 balls including 11 HUGE maximos against Romania.
Iqbal Hossain, aggressive opening batsman, hammered 103 runs on Monday at a strike rate of over 250 including a man of the match performance against Hungary scoring a blistering 64* off 29 balls.
Noor Khan, right arm medium pacer with plenty of ECS experience, finished top wicket taker for Austria on Monday scalping FOUR wickets in two games. He is also a handy batsman.
Austria started with a bang against Romania and racked up a mammoth 195, the highest score of the ECC so far. With a 100 percent record, AUT will provide a stiff test to the Netherlands, who got off to a slow start against Romania but improved against Portugal. That said, it’s hard to see the in-form Austria batters having the same sort of fun against the parsimonious Netherlands bowling though.
Match Prediction: Netherlands XI (NED XI) to win a thrilling encounter.
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MATCH 8 (ECC21.032)
ROMANIA (ROM) v HUNGARY (HUN)
1100 GMT | 1300 CET | 1630 IST
ROM Timeline: L L (Avg Score For 84, Avg Score Against 146)
HUN Timeline: W L (Avg Score For 112, Avg Score Against 102)
ROMANIA (ROM)
Captain:Ramesh Satheesan
Wicketkeeper:Satwik Nadigotla
Projected Top Order:Ramesh Satheesan,Taranjeet Singh,Gohar Manan,Satwik Nadigotla
Projected Opening Bowlers:Rajesh Kumar,Vasu Saini
Spin / Slow Options:Taranjeet Singh,Ramesh Satheesan, Pavel Florin
ROMANIA Key Players:
Taranjeet Singh, the leading run-scorer in FanCode ECS Romania 2021 by a large distance, Taranjeet played for title winners Cluj and made 493 runs at an average of 54.77 and a breathtaking strike-rate of 273.88. He also finished as the second-highest wicket-taker with 12 wickets. A terrific all-rounder and the pillar of this Romanian side. Didn't enjoy a good opening day failing in both matches and will look to bounce back.
Gohar Manan, a top-order batsman for ACCB in FanCode ECS Romania, finished as the second-highest run-scorer with 365 runs at an average of 40.55 and a strike-rate of 270.37. He once held the record for the quickest hundred in ECS history (off 29 balls). He had also finished as the highest run-getter in the European Cricket Series Romania 2020. Gohar is a huge part of the Romanian side and will be hoping to make a huge impact.
Sivakumar Periyalwar, experienced right handed batsman, finished top run scorer for Romania on the opening day of Group B action racking up 46 runs in two games.
Ramesh Satheesan, batting all-rounder and skipper, he was the leading wicket-taker at FanCode ECS Romania 2021 with 15 wickets at an average of 9.93. He also figured in the top five run-scorers list and will be hoping to lead Romania to glory at the ECC21.
Pavel Florin, the Romanian superstar has the fifth-best strike-rate in T20 international cricket for bowlers with at least 10 wickets, picking up 15 wickets in 23.3 overs. He was also the leading wicket taker for Romania in the recently concluded Sofia Twenty20 picking up seven wickets.
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:
Marc Ahuja, captain and key batsman, the Mumbai-born player has T20I experience and is the lynchpin of the batting line-up. A solid, anchor batsman, he starred in both the 2020 and 2021 ECS Hungary tournaments for back-to-back title winners, Royal Tigers. Scored 42 in two games on Monday.
Zahir Safi Mohammed, experienced right handed middle order batsman, ended the opening day of Group B action as the leading run scorer for HUN mustering 58 runs in two games including a crucial 43 off 14 balls vs POR.
Zeeshan Kukikhel, star all-rounder for Hungary, finished the opening day of Group B action as second highest run scorer scoring 43 runs and joint leading wicket taker for his side picking up THREE 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, joint leading wicket taker for HUN on Monday scalping THREE wickets in two games.
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. He was the top wicket-taker in FanCode ECS Hungary 2021 with 14 wickets at an average of 10.00 and economy rate of 8.23.
Romania will be desperate to rack up their first victory against Hungary who exceeded expectations on the opening day with two decent performances and a debut win. Both sides will view this as a winnable game and this really could go either way.
Match Prediction: Romania (ROM) to rack up their first win.
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MATCH 9 (ECC21.033)
AUSTRIA (AUT) v PORTUGAL (POR)
1300 GMT | 1500 CET | 1830 IST
AUT Timeline: W W (Avg Score For 156, Avg Score Against 101)
POR Timeline: L L (Avg Score For 92, Avg Score Against 120)
AUSTRIA (AUT)
Captain: Razmal Shigiwal
Wicketkeeper: Abrar Bilal
Projected Top Order: Iqbal Hossain, Zeeshan Goraya, Razmal Shigiwal, Abrar Bilal, Mirza Ahsan
Projected Opening Bowlers: Aqib Iqbal, Sahel Zadran
Spin Options: Sahel Zadran, Sahil Momin, Abdullah Akbarjan, Iqbal Hossain
AUSTRIA Key Players:
Abdullah Akbarjan, talented left-arm slow bowler with good pace variations, is generally very economical, scalped TWO HAT-TRICKS at FanCode ECS Austria Vienna. Also holds the record of bowling the joint second most economical spell in T20Is for players to have bowled a full quota of four overs giving away just four runs in four overs. He is a handy batsman too. Picked up THREE wickets on Monday.
Razmal Shigiwal, hard hitting batsman, started off with a bang plundering 96 runs in just 28 balls including 11 HUGE maximos against Romania.
Iqbal Hossain, aggressive opening batsman, hammered 103 runs on Monday at a strike rate of over 250 including a man of the match performance against Hungary scoring a blistering 64* off 29 balls.
Noor Khan, right arm medium pacer with plenty of ECS experience, finished top wicket taker for Austria on Monday scalping FOUR wickets in two games. He is also a handy batsman.
PORTUGAL (POR)
Captain: Najjam Shahzad
Wicketkeeper: Francoise Stoman
Projected Top Order: Azhar Andani, Sharon Gomez, Amir Zaib, Anthony Chambers
Projected Opening Bowlers: Junaid Khan, Najjam Shahzad
Spin Options: Md Siraj Nipo, Amandeep Singh
PORTUGAL Key Players:
Najjam Shahzad, star all-rounder, dependable batsman who can anchor the innings very well, has amassed 397 runs in 22 ECN games and picked up 14 wickets. Second highest scorer for POR on Monday with 46 runs in two knocks. He also picked up THREE wickets.
Azhar Andani, big hitting opening batsman, has a good T20I record mustering 276 runs in four matches, including 100 off 51 balls vs Gibraltar.
Amir Zaib, another valuable all-rounder, who has impressed in the T20Is mustering 106 runs and picking up FIVE wickets in four matches. Has vast ECN experience as well and will be keen to impress on the big stage. He looked in ominous form with both bat and ball finishing the opening day of Group B action as the leading run scorer for POR mustering 72 runs and joint leading wicket taker picking up FOUR wickets.
Md Siraj Nipo, boasts a wealth of experience playing in ECN events, a classy batsman who bowls tidy left arm off spin. Hard to get away, he will be a key bowler for Portugal. Has scored 208 runs and picked up 33 wickets in 31 ECN matches.
Junaid Khan, very good with the bat and equally sharp with the ball, the left arm quick has bagged SEVEN wickets in four T20Is. Has mustered 388 runs in 18 ECN games and picked up 17 wickets as well. Looked lethal with the ball both at the start and in the death overs, joint top wicket taker for POR picking up FOUR wickets in two games with a best return of 3-10 vs NED XI.
Austria may have lost their unbeaten record earlier in the day, but will be primed to bounce back against Portugal. Based on their performances on the opening day, Austria will be strong favourites to rack up another win.
Match Prediction: Austria (AUT) to win at a canter.
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MATCH 10(ECC21.034)
NETHERLANDS XI (NED XI) v ROMANIA (ROM)
1500 GMT | 1700 CET | 2030 IST
NED XI Timeline: W W (Avg Score For 103, Avg Score Against 62)
ROM Timeline: L L (Avg Score For 84, Avg Score Against 146)
NETHERLANDS XI (NED XI)
Captain: Sebastiaan Braat
Wicketkeeper: Asad Zulfiqar
Projected Top Order: Musa Nadeem Ahmad, Boris Gorlee, Navjit Singh, 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. Scored 25 runs in two games on Monday.
Boris Gorlee, young, upcoming talented batsman, has represented the Dutch under-19 team, mustered an unbeaten 55 off 29 balls against Romania in his debut ECC game.
Musa Nadeem Ahmad, star batsman in the recent FanCode ECS Netherlands Capelle with hosts Sparta Cricket 1888, hitting an unbeaten century on his way to 215 runs at an average of 43 and a SR of 193.69 in the tournament. He won the Man of the Match award three times in the tournament.
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.
Julian De Mey, slow left arm orthodox, highly effective in the middle overs, top wicket taker for NED XI on Monday scalping FIVE wickets in two games including a best return of 3-12.
Vivian Kingma, fast bowler with international experience. He featured in the 2014 ICC T20 World Cup squad. A capable new ball bowler who can move the ball in the air and off the pitch. Most economical bowler in the tournament so far conceding just nine runs in three overs.
ROMANIA (ROM)
Captain:Ramesh Satheesan
Wicketkeeper:Satwik Nadigotla
Projected Top Order:Ramesh Satheesan,Taranjeet Singh,Gohar Manan,Satwik Nadigotla
Projected Opening Bowlers:Rajesh Kumar,Vasu Saini
Spin / Slow Options:Taranjeet Singh,Ramesh Satheesan, Pavel Florin
ROMANIA Key Players:
Taranjeet Singh, the leading run-scorer in FanCode ECS Romania 2021 by a large distance, Taranjeet played for title winners Cluj and made 493 runs at an average of 54.77 and a breathtaking strike-rate of 273.88. He also finished as the second-highest wicket-taker with 12 wickets. A terrific all-rounder and the pillar of this Romanian side. Didn't enjoy a good opening day failing in both matches and will look to bounce back.
Gohar Manan, a top-order batsman for ACCB in FanCode ECS Romania, finished as the second-highest run-scorer with 365 runs at an average of 40.55 and a strike-rate of 270.37. He once held the record for the quickest hundred in ECS history (off 29 balls). He had also finished as the highest run-getter in the European Cricket Series Romania 2020. Gohar is a huge part of the Romanian side and will be hoping to make a huge impact.
Sivakumar Periyalwar, experienced right handed batsman, finished top run scorer for Romania on the opening day of Group B action racking up 46 runs in two games.
Ramesh Satheesan, batting all-rounder and skipper, he was the leading wicket-taker at FanCode ECS Romania 2021 with 15 wickets at an average of 9.93. He also figured in the top five run-scorers list and will be hoping to lead Romania to glory at the ECC21.
Pavel Florin, the Romanian superstar has the fifth-best strike-rate in T20 international cricket for bowlers with at least 10 wickets, picking up 15 wickets in 23.3 overs. He was also the leading wicket taker for Romania in the recently concluded Sofia Twenty20 picking up seven wickets.
Netherlands managed to easily defend a modest 96 against Romania on the opening day and will not underestimate the Romanians this time around.
Last time they met: ECC21.027 | NED XI 96 def ROM 62 (21 Sep 2021)
Match Prediction: Netherlands XI (NED XI) to remain unbeaten with four straight wins.
