European Cricket Network live broadcasts two T10 matches on Day 4 of the 2021 FanCode European Cricket T10 Barcelona on Thursday 4 November.
Locked at two points each, Hira Sabadell, Gracia and Falco eye top spot on the fourth evening session of the FanCode European Cricket T10 Barcelona.
Teams
GRA Gracia (1-0, NRR+9.000)
CAT Catalunya Tigers (1-0, NRR+6.115)
FAL Falco (1-0, NRR+0.600)
HIS Hira Sabadell (1-0, NRR+0.400)
CTL Catalunya CC (0-0-2, NRR+0.000)
HAW Hawks (0-0-1, NRR+0.000)
MR Montcada Royal (0-0-1, NRR+0.000)
FTH Fateh (0-2, NRR-3.157)
PUW Punjab Warriors (0-2, NRR-4.700)
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MATCH 7 (BTT21.007)
HIRA SABADELL (HIS) v GRACIA (GRA)
1600 GMT | 1700 CET | 2130 IST
HIS Last Five Matches: W L L L W (Avg Score For 96, Avg Score Against 107)
GRA Last Five Matches: W W W W W (Avg Score For 147, Avg Score Against 81)
HIRA SABADELL (HIS)
Captain: Shanawar Shahzad
Wicketkeeper: Sharanjit Singh
Projected Top Four: Bakhtiar Khalid, Manan Ayub, Sufian Ansar, Anwar Ul Haq
Projected Opening Bowlers: Adnan Abbas, Anwaar Ul Haq
Spin Options: Shanawar Shahzad, Mehmood Akhtar
HIRA SABADELL Key Players:
Bakhtiar Khalid, right handed opening batter, scored 130 runs in nine innings in ECS Barcelona earlier this year.
Anwar Ul Haq, right arm medium pacer and a decent batter, returned figures of 2-7 vs PUW on Monday.
Sufian Ansar, all-rounder, played a crucial role in HIS win over PUW on Monday top scoring with 16 runs and picking up a wicket.
GRACIA (GRA)
Captain: Heera Mahey
Wicketkeeper: Kuldeep Lal
Projected Top Four: Kuldeep Lal, Gurwinder Bajwa, Heera Mahey, Mukhtiar Singh
Projected Opening Bowlers: Trilochan Singh, Harkamal Singh
Spin Options: Gaurang Mahyavanshi, Heera Mahey
GRACIA Key Players:
Gurwinder Bajwa, world record holder with the highest individual score (156* off 45 balls) in T10 cricket, the only player to score two centuries in a single ECS edition. He mustered 29-ball 61 vs PUW.
Kuldeep Lal, Spanish international all-rounder, a heavy run scorer in the ECS tournaments, returned player of the match vs PUW on Monday scoring 52 off 28.
Trilochan Singh, loves bowling with the new cherry, top wicket taker for GRA in ECS Barcelona 2021 scalping 15 wickets in nine games with a best return of 4-10.
Gaurang Mahyavanshi, spin wizard, the left arm off spinner has a canny knack of picking up wickets. Was leading wicket taker at FanCode ECS Spain Barcelona. Returned figures of 2-7 vs PUW on Monday.
Both Gracia and Hira Sabadell defeated Punjab Warriors on the opening day to kickstart their respective campaigns. GRA are leading the standings due to a massive NRR advantage and will be keen to hold their position with a win.
Last time they met: HIS 84(8.3) def GRA 80 (19 Oct 2021)
Match Prediction: Gracia (GRA) to maintain their winning run in ECN cricket with a comfortable win.
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MATCH 8 (BTT21.008)
FALCO (FAL) v HIRA SABADELL (HIS)
1830 GMT | 1930 CET | 0000 IST
FAL Last Five Matches: W W L L W (Avg Score For 104, Avg Score Against 92)
HIS Last Five Matches: W L L L W (Avg Score For 96, Avg Score Against 107)
FALCO (FAL)
Captain: Rehman Rajput
Wicketkeeper: Zeeshan Raza
Projected Top Four: Adeel Sarwar, Zeeshan Raza, Mohammad Yaseen, Rehman Rajput
Projected Opening Bowlers: Hassan Ali, Khawar Javeed
Spin Options: Naeem Shah, Adeel Sarwar
FALCO Key Players:
Adeel Sarwar is Falco’s best batsman, top scored for FAL racking up 36 runs vs FTH on Tuesday. He also returned figures of 3-9 to earn a player of the match award for his all-round performance.
Adeel Arif, valuable all-rounder, played for Skyways at FanCode ECS Spain Barcelona, racking up 153 runs and scalping EIGHT wickets.
Ijaz Ahmed, second highest scorer for FAL scoring 25 runs in 17 balls vs FTH.
Khawar Javeed, right arm fast bowler, joint second highest wicket taker for FAL in ECS Barcelona scalping EIGHT wickets in eight games.
Mohammad Yaseen, aggressive wicket keeper batter, racked up 155 runs in eight innings at FanCode ECS Spain Barcelona.
HIRA SABADELL (HIS)
Captain: Shanawar Shahzad
Wicketkeeper: Sharanjit Singh
Projected Top Four: Bakhtiar Khalid, Manan Ayub, Sufian Ansar, Anwar Ul Haq
Projected Opening Bowlers: Adnan Abbas, Anwaar Ul Haq
Spin Options: Shanawar Shahzad, Mehmood Akhtar
HIRA SABADELL Key Players:
Bakhtiar Khalid, right handed opening batter, scored 130 runs in nine innings in ECS Barcelona earlier this year.
Anwar Ul Haq, right arm medium pacer and a decent batter, returned figures of 2-7 vs PUW on Monday.
Sufian Ansar, all-rounder, played a crucial role in HIS win over PUW on Monday top scoring with 16 runs and picking up a wicket.
Falco won their opening fixture against Fateh and will be keen to carry the momentum into this game. FAL and HIS made their ECS debut playing against each other in the European Cricket Series Barcelona 2020 where FAL beat HIS by a massive 90-run margin.
Last time they met: FAL 134 def HIS 43 (13 Oct 2021)
Match Prediction: Falco (FAL) to win at a canter.
