Sporting Alfas have shown imperious form so far with four wins from four and the only 100% record in the Dream11 European Cricket Series Alicante.
Sporting Alfas have shown imperious form so far with four wins from four and the only 100% record in the Dream11 European Cricket Series Alicante. It’s hard to see a weakness in their line-up, but La Manga’s (former Sporting Alfa player) Adam Alger will be better prepared than most for the pitch and ground conditions when lining up against his old buddies.
The all-conquering hosts and favourites Sporting Alfas have looked utterly supreme so far in the Dream11 European Cricket Series Alicante with Eddie Ballard making history by blasting the first century (off 31 balls) on Tuesday. History maker Ballard carried on where he left off by going ballistic again with 62 off 24 balls in the win against Madrid United, before failing against Levante with only 13! And if Ballard doesn’t get you, there is always Faran Afzal who has been happy to play second fiddle so far. 18-year-old talent Jack Perman lurks in the wings as well, while left-armer Kamran Muhammad has been the epitome of miserly with the ball and hit a devastating 22 off 8 balls when finally needed with the bat against Levante.
Realistically, La Manga have flattered to deceive so far and have managed to beat only the Intellectuals, so it’s hard to see Sporting Alfas being overextended. Apart from Ravi Panchal, La Manga’s bowlers were flogged to all parts, who bowled well in the heavy defeat against Levante.
La Manga need to avoid a heavy defeat and serious damage to their net run rate (NRR) if they are to retain any chance to reaching the semi-finals. So, a narrow defeat might feel like a win for La Manga, depending on the result of their next game against Madrid United.
