MATCH 5 (CTT21.049) NICOSIA TIGERS (NCT) v BLACK CAPS (BCP) 1600 GMT | 1800 CET | 2130 IST
NCT Last Five Matches: W L W L L (Avg Score For 90, Avg Score Against 103)
BCP Last Five Matches: W W W W L (Avg Score For 93, Avg Score Against 89)
NICOSIA TIGERS (NCT)
Captain: Faysal Mia
Wicketkeeper: Abid Ali
Projected Top Four: Roman Mazumder, Shakhawat Hossain, Faysal Mia, Iftekhar Jaman
Projected Opening Bowlers: Jahid Hassan, Tomal Aminul
Spin Options: Faysal Mia, Roman Mazumder
NICOSIA TIGERS Key Players:
Roman Mazumder, right handed opener, highest run scorer for NCT racking up 221 runs in 11 innings including three man of the match awards. Top scored for NCT on Monday racking up 55 runs in two games.
Anowar Hossain, the all-rounder is the second highest wicket taker for NCT with 10 wickets and has scored 71 runs in nine innings.
Iftekhar Jaman, valuable all-rounder, capable of chipping in with timely wickets. Top wicket taker for NCT scalping 12 wickets in 13 games and has also scored 181 runs.
Faysal Mia, decent all-rounder, the captain has contributed with bat and ball, scoring 74 runs and picking up SEVEN wickets so far.
Rashidul Hasan, second highest scorer for NCT on Monday scoring 47 runs in two games.
BLACK CAPS (BCP)
Captain: Rajwinder Brar
Wicketkeeper: Pawandeep
Projected Top Four: Waqas Akhtar, Pawandeep, Nithesh Sharma, Deepinderjeet Singh
Projected Opening Bowlers: Resham Singh, Waqas Akhtar
Spin Options: Gagandeep Singh
BLACK CAPS Key Players:
Waqas Akhtar, right arm fast bowler with previous ECS experience playing for Punjab Lions. Third highest scorer at FanCode European Cricket T10 Cyprus racking up 291 runs in 13 games and is the highest wicket taker for BCP picking up 11 wickets with a best return of 2-14.
Qasim Anwar, right arm pacer, joint second highest wicket taker for BCP at FanCode European Cricket T10 Cyprus scalping NINE wickets in 13 games with a best return of 3-12. He also scored 101 runs.
Resham Singh, opening bowler with decent pace, has picked up SEVEN wickets at FanCode European Cricket T10 Cyprus and has also scored 51 runs in six innings.
Atta Ullah, swashbuckling left handed batsman who mullered a record individual score of 251* off just 80 balls in a Cyprus T20 match. Highest scorer at FanCode European Cricket T10 Cyprus scoring 316 runs in 13 games.
Black Caps and Nicosia Tigers shared the spoils in the opening double header of the FanCode European Cricket T10 Cyprus. These two sides enjoyed a good run finishing second and third in the tournament respectively. However, NCT did not start well at Encore losing both games to SLL on Monday and need to quickly bounce back.
Last time they met: CTT21.002 | BCP 88(8.5) def NCT 83 (16 Sep 2021)
Match Prediction: NCT and BCP to get off the mark with a win a piece.
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