European Cricket Network live broadcasts two T10 matches on Day 8 of the 2021 FanCode European Cricket T10 Barcelona on Monday 8 November.
Winless Montcada Royal search for first win in the eight evening session of the FanCode European Cricket T10 Barcelona.
Teams
CAT Catalunya Tigers (4-1, NRR+2.572)
HAW Hawks (2-1-1, NRR+0.037)
GRA Gracia (2-0, NRR+8.100)
FAL Falco (2-0, NRR+2.227)
CTL Catalunya CC (0-1-2, NRR-2.900)
PUW Punjab Warriors (1-2, NRR-3.019)
HIS Hira Sabadell (1-3, NRR-3.540)
MR Montcada Royal (0-1-1, NRR-1.167)
FTH Fateh (0-3, NRR-2.253)
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MATCH 15 (BTT21.015)
MONTCADA ROYAL (MR) v PUNJAB WARRIORS (PUW)
1600 GMT | 1700 CET | 2130 IST
MR Last Five Matches: L W W NR L (Avg Score For 116, Avg Score Against 116)
PUW Last Five Matches: L W L L W (Avg Score For 72, Avg Score Against 103)
MONTCADA ROYAL (MR)
Captain: MD Umar Waqas
Wicketkeeper: Kashif Safi
Projected Top Four: Hamza Saleem, Muhammad Naeem, MD Umar Waqas, Farrukh Sohail
Projected Opening Bowlers: Adeel Raja, Hamza Saleem
Spin Options: Ibrar Hussain, Arif Majeed, Sarfraz Anwar
MONTCADA ROYAL Key Players:
Hamza Saleem, prodigiously talented all-rounder, can make things happen with the ball and is a quality left-hand bat who can clear the fence with ease.
MD Umar Waqas, top order right handed batter, top scored for MR vs CAT scoring an unbeaten 41 off 31 balls.
Ibrar Hussain, hard hitting batter and a quality spinner, has scored 382 runs and picked up 34 wickets in 27 ECS games.
PUNJAB WARRIORS (PUW)
Captain: Tejpal Singh
Wicketkeeper: Jagdeep Singh
Projected Top Four: Tejpal Singh, Gurpreet Singh, Mohsin Ali, Gagandeep Singh
Projected Opening Bowlers: Gagandeep Singh, Mohsin Ali
Spin Options: Tejpal Singh
PUNJAB WARRIORS Key Players:
Tejpal Singh, all-rounder, hasn’t looked at his best so far scoring just 26 runs in three games.
Mohsin Ali, top all-rounder for PUW, leading scorer for PUW racking up 59 runs in three games.
Gagandeep Singh, another handy all-rounder, picked up seven wickets at FanCode ECS Spain Barcelona and scored 76 runs.
Gurjit Singh, the right arm medium pacer is the leading wicket taker for PUW scalping THREE wickets in three games.
Montcada Royal take on Punjab Warriors in the opening game of the eighth evening session. MR will be keen on getting the first win of the tournament while PUW will look to keep the winning momentum going.
Match Prediction: Montcada Royal (MR) to win at a canter.
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MATCH 16 (BTT21.016)
HAWKS (HAW) v MONTCADA ROYAL (MR)
1830 GMT | 1930 CET | 0000 IST
HAW Last Five Matches: W NR W L W (Avg Score For 90, Avg Score Against 83)
MR Last Five Matches: L W W NR L (Avg Score For 116, Avg Score Against 116)
HAWKS (HAW)
Captain: Kamraan Zia
Wicketkeeper: Kamraan Zia
Projected Top Four: Aamir Javid, Kamraan Zia, Sohail Muhammad, Ameer Hamzah
Projected Opening Bowlers: Ameer Hamzah, Hussnain Ali
Spin Options: Ameer Hamzah
HAWKS Key Players:
Kamraan Zia, led his team from the front, chipping in with crucial knocks at FanCode ECS Spain Barcelona whenever required including two MoM performances. The right hander scored 205 runs in 10 games.
Aamir Javid, second highest scorer for HAW with 211 runs in ECS Barcelona, hammering 18 sixes in the process.
Ameer Hamzah, right arm medium pacer, featured for Minhaj at FanCode ECS Spain Barcelona picking up SEVEN wickets in six games. The all-rounder scored 16 runs and picked up a wicket vs CAT on Friday.
Muhammad Sanaullah, right arm off-spinner, returned figures of 2-5 vs CAT earning a player of the match award.
MONTCADA ROYAL (MR)
Captain: MD Umar Waqas
Wicketkeeper: Kashif Safi
Projected Top Four: Hamza Saleem, Muhammad Naeem, MD Umar Waqas, Farrukh Sohail
Projected Opening Bowlers: Adeel Raja, Hamza Saleem
Spin Options: Ibrar Hussain, Arif Majeed, Sarfraz Anwar
MONTCADA ROYAL Key Players:
Hamza Saleem, prodigiously talented all-rounder, can make things happen with the ball and is a quality left-hand bat who can clear the fence with ease.
MD Umar Waqas, top order right handed batter, top scored for MR vs CAT scoring an unbeaten 41 off 31 balls.
Ibrar Hussain, hard hitting batter and a quality spinner, has scored 382 runs and picked up 34 wickets in 27 ECS games.
Hawks have been impressive so far winning two of their four games while one of the games was abandoned. It will be interesting to see if HAW can keep up their good run against a strong MR side.
Match Prediction: Montcada Royal (MR) to win back-to-back games.
