MATCH 14 (ECS21.014) NICOSIA FIGHTERS (NFCC) v NICOSIA TIGERS (NCT) 1830 GMT | 2030 CET | 0000 IST
NFCC Last Five Matches: W L L L L (Avg Score For 86, Avg Score Against 122)
NCT Last Five Matches: L W L W W (Avg Score For 93, Avg Score Against 90)
NICOSIA FIGHTERS (NFCC)
Captain: Alvi Chowdhury
Wicketkeeper: Noori Chowdhury
Projected Top Four: Parvez Miah, Kamrul Mahmud, Abdullah Al Tasmin, Alvi Chowdhury
Projected Opening Bowlers: Abdullah Al Tasmin, Sourav Ahmed
Spin Options: Munna Rahman, Mahamudul Sajib
NICOSIA FIGHTERS Key Players:
Abdullah Al Tasmin, right handed batsman and left arm fast bowler, has racked up 130 runs and picked up 10 wickets in 18 ECN matches.
Munna Rahman, another decent all-rounder, top wicket taker for NFCC at European Cricket Series Cyprus T10 picking up EIGHT wickets. He also scored 82 runs last summer.
Sourav Ahmed, captain, right arm fast bowler, second highest wicket taker for NFCC at European Cricket Series Cyprus T10 picking up SIX wickets in six games.
NICOSIA TIGERS (NCT)
Captain: Faysal Mia
Wicketkeeper: Abid Ali
Projected Top Four: Roman Mazumder, Shakhawat Hossain, Rashidul Hasan, Abid Ali
Projected Opening Bowlers: Jahid Hassan, Tomal Aminul
Spin Options: Faysal Mia, Roman Mazumder
NICOSIA TIGERS Key Players:
Roman Mazumder, right handed opener, leading run scorer for NCT racking up 91 runs in four innings including back-to-back man of the match performances against CES on Monday.
Anowar Hossain, the all-rounder is the joint second highest wicket taker for NCT with THREE wickets and has scored 26 runs in two innings.
Abid Ali, wicket keeper batsman, second highest scorer for NCT scoring 61 runs in four games.
Iftekhar Janeman, valuable all-rounder, capable of chipping in with timely wickets. Top wicket taker for NCT scalping FOUR wickets at an ER of just 4.57.
Nicosia Tigers have been impressive so far and are coming into this double header on the back of two consecutive wins over a strong Cyprus Eagles side. Nicosia Fighters have not featured so far and will likely be a bit rusty.
Last time they met: NCT 137 def NFCC 87 (27 Aug 2020)
Match Prediction: Nicosia Tigers (NCT) to maul the Fighters and win both games comfortably.
