Three Spanish regional champions along with ECL21 qualifiers Minhaj will feature in the FanCode Spanish Championship Weekend. The winner will earn the right to represent Spain at ECL22 in February and March next year.

Sporting Alfas - Team Preview - FanCode Spanish Championship Weekend

Hosts Sporting Alfas are the East Coast and Central League (ECCL) T20 champions. SPA are coming into this tournament on the back of an impressive showing in the FanCode ECS Spain L’Alfas, topping the standings with six wins in eight matches. Sporting Alfas go into the tournament full of confidence and will fancy their chances of making it to ECL22 on home soil.

 

Captain: Phill Pennick

Wicketkeeper: Awais Ahmed

Projected Top Four: Awais Ahmed, Christian Munoz-Mills, Jack Perman, Jamie Roper

Projected Opening Bowlers: Waqar Ashraf, Ahmad Jamshaid

Spin Options: Jack Perman

 

KEY PLAYERS

Awais Ahmed, a well established opening batter for Spain, has performed exceptionally well scoring 1227 runs in 51 ECN matches. He is a great asset behind the wickets as well.

Jack Perman, the Spanish International has been in tremendous form with the bat scoring heavily in the ECC.  He top scored for SPA in the just concluded FanCode ECS Spain L’Alfas racking up 176 runs in eight games. He can also roll his arm and bowl some wrist spin.

Ahmad Jamshaid, the right arm medium pacer finished top wicket taker for SPA in theFanCode ECS Spain L’Alfas picking up EIGHT wickets. He returned tournament best figures of 5-5 vs INT on Friday.

Christian Munoz-Mills, captain of Spanish National Team, a fine batter who scored over hundred runs in the ECC batting in the lower middle order. Looked in solid touch in the FanCode ECS Spain L’Alfas as well cracking 75 runs in three games.

 

 

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