Coimbra Knights, Gorkha 11, Indian Royals, Malo, Oeiras, Oporto and Miranda Dragons feature over 23 successive evenings in 46 hotly-anticipated T10 night matches from Portugal. Every game will be live streamed worldwide on the European Cricket Network and on FanCode - a multi-sport aggregator platform, from the house of Dream Sports for the Indian Sub-Continent.
European Cricket Network live broadcasts two spectacular T10 night matches on Day 13 of the 2021 FanCode Portugal T10 on Sunday 18 April.
Oporto CC upset the odds by shocking ECS Cartaxo champions Malo on Saturday to record a precious first win and move off the bottom of the table. Co-hosts Coimbra Knights have not been pulling up any trees, with their only success coming against fellow struggling co-hosts Miranda Dragons. Sunday evening promises two close encounters from Portugal.
Teams
GOR Gorkha 11 (7-1, NRR+3.738)
OEI Oeiras (6-2, NRR+2.942)
MAL Malo (6-2, NRR+0.724)
IR Indian Royals (2-2, NR+0.095)
OCC Oporto (1-5, NRR-2.250)
CK Coimbra Knights (1-7, NRR-2.887)
MD Miranda Dragons (1-5, NRR-3.593)
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MATCH 25 (PTT21.025)
COIMBRA KNIGHTS (CK) v OPORTO CC (OCC)
1630 GMT | 1830 CEST | 2200 IST
MATCH 26 (PTT21.026)
OPORTO CC (OCC) v COIMBRA KNIGHTS (CK)
1830 GMT | 2030 CEST | 0000 IST
CK Last Five Matches: L L L L L (Avg Score For 54, Avg Score Against 82)
OCC Last Five Matches: L L L W L (Avg Score For 63, Avg Score Against 87)
COIMBRA KNIGHTS (CK)
Captain: Chris Redhead
Wicketkeeper: MD Zaman
Projected Top Four: Pedro Madeira, Miguel Stoneman, MD Zaman, Panda Waddup
Projected Opening Bowlers: Andrew Winter, Miguel Stoneman
Spin Options: Panda Waddup
COIMBRA KNIGHTS Key Players:
Chris Redhead, captain, bowls good, consistent line and length, top wicket taker for CK with 12 scalps and a best return of 3-7.
Pedro Madeira, top scorer for Ck with 107 runs from six games including a man of the match performance of unbeaten 45 against MD.
Tony Madeira, medium pace bowler, bowls with great control, proved economical and has picked up six wickets from eight games.
OPORTO CC (OCC)
Captain: John Zinkus
Wicketkeeper: Kanaka Sabhapathy
Projected Top Four: Anthony Chambers, Junaid Khan, John Zinkus, Thomas Rogerson
Projected Opening Bowlers: Junaid Khan, John Zinkus
Spin Options: Neil Charles, Rakesh Chandrasekaran
OPORTO CC Key Players:
Anthony Chambers, big hitter, has represented the national side, loves to play shots straight down the ground, has picked up three wickets and mustered 59 runs.
Junaid Khan, a good all-rounder, top scorer for OCC with 100 runs to his name, has been economical with the ball picking up three wickets, was man of the match in Oporto’s only win against Malo last night.
Raghu Raman, top wicket taker for Oporto CC with 11 wickets from six games with a best return of 3-6.
Match Prediction: Both sides will view this double-header as winnable. A slight preference is given to Oporto CC on account of their form in the shock win versus Malo.
