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 T10 matches on Day 9 of the 2021 FanCode Portugal T10 on Wednesday 14 April.
Hosts Coimbra Knights opened their account with a win over co-hosts Miranda Dragons in last night's opener, before slipping to defeat in the next game following a woeful batting display. CK need to up their game with the bat to have any chance of making it to the top four. Oeiras sit in third with two wins and two losses and should easily seal tonight's double header unless Coimbra Knights can seriously improve their batting form overnight.
Teams
GOR Gorkha 11 (7-1, NRR+3.738)
MAL Malo (3-1, NRR-0.294)
OEI Oeiras (2-2, NRR+1.018)
IR Indian Royals (2-2, NR+0.095)
MD Miranda Dragons (1-3, NRR-2.057)
CK Coimbra Knights (1-3, NRR-2.625)
OCC Oporto (0-4, NRR-3.250)
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MATCH 17 (PTT21.017)
OEIRAS (OEI) v COIMBRA KNIGHTS (CK)
1630 GMT | 1830 CEST | 2200 IST
MATCH 18 (PTT21.018)
COIMBRA KNIGHTS (CK) v OEIRAS (OEI)
1830 GMT | 2030 CEST | 0000 IST
OEI Last Five Matches: L L W W (Avg Score For 84, Avg Score Against 73)
CK Last Five Matches: L L W L (Avg Score For 56, Avg Score Against 83)
OEIRAS (OEI)
Captain: Jiteshkumar Balkrishna
Wicketkeeper: Kuldeep Gholiya
Projected Top Four: Conrad Greenshields, Krut Patel, Kuldeep Gholiya, Amandeep
Projected Opening Bowlers: Mohon MF Hussain, Prince Maratha
Spin Options: Paulo Buccimazza
OEIRAS Key Players:
Conrad Greenshields, quality all-rounder, top wicket taker for Oeiras with five scalps including a best return of 3-6.
Krut Patel, hard hitting all-rounder, top scorer for OEI, has mustered 93 runs from four games including a MoM performance of 41 from 25 balls.
Paulo Buccimazza, all-rounder, good batsman, bowls left arm spin, has grabbed five wickets from four games with a best return of 3-19.
COIMBRA KNIGHTS (CK)
Captain: Chris Redhead
Wicketkeeper: MD Zaman
Projected Top Four: Pedro Madeira, Miguel Stoneman, Francoise Stoman, Panda Waddup
Projected Opening Bowlers: Andrew Winter, Miguel Stoneman
Spin Options: Panda Waddup
COIMBRA KNIGHTS Key Players:
Chris Redhead, captain, bowls good line and length, top wicket taker for CK with eight scalps and a best return of 3-7.
Miguel Stoneman, young South African who is quicker than he looks, useful all-rounder, picked up four wickets and scored 27 runs.
Tony Madeira, medium pace bowler, bowls with great control, proved economical and has picked up four wickets from four games.
Match Prediction: Oeiras (OEI) to outclass hosts Coimbra Knights in both encounters.
