The European Cricket Network live broadcasts the 2020 European Cricket Series Gothenburg encounter between Kristianstad CC and Seaside CC.
Tune in to the live action Wednesday on ecn.cricket from 9am CEST * 8am UK * 7am GMT * 12:30pm IST from the Kviberg ground in the city of Gothenburg, Sweden.
Team Preview for Kristianstad CC
Kristianstad have some pretty decent form in the T20 competition this year, winning 3 out of their 4 matches so far, but they face a very stern test in the unbeaten Seaside team. They play a staggering 4 of their 6 group matches on this Wednesday, so if yesterday was Super Tuesday, you might say that Kristianstad have a Weary Wednesday ahead.
Captain: Faridullah Khawri
Main Wicketkeeper: Niamatullah Musleh
Key Players:
Ihsanulla Wafa is a star player with both bat and ball. He is the leading run scorer in the whole country in T20 cricket this season and has scored more runs than all of his teammates combined! He was also open the bowling for Kristianstad.
Hafizullah Shinwari may well be sent to the top of the order on account of his good strike rate in short-form cricket. It is a gamble that may well be worth taking for Kristianstad in the hope of fast runs in the early overs.
Azim Shinwari will open the bowling and is the leading wicket taker for his side this season.
Team Preview for Seaside CC
Seaside CC navigated around three opponents, the weather and the tournament’s first ‘Golden Ball’ on a very memorable Super Tuesday. They are unbeaten in their four matches and will look to continue their unbeaten run in the first match of Wednesday’s action.
Captain: Umair Chaudary
Main Wicketkeeper: Ammar Zafar
Key Players:
Umair Chaudary came back as predicted after his duck on Monday, scoring 44 at the top of the order. The captain will look to lead from the front again.
Mokhtar Ghulami is still ‘The Beast’, but he seemed to lose some of his superpowers in the rain! I expect him to come back strongly and send some cricket balls into orbit if the clouds stay away on Wednesday.
Usman Sarwar has been in good form with the ball, and was the Golden Ball hero with bat in hand against Jönköping on Tuesday morning when it came down to the tie-break ball. I’d like to see him get some more opportunities with the bat, because he’s a dangerous player!
Mr Maximo’s tip: SEASIDE CC
I expect Seaside to rest some of their key players in this clash, which may be a smart strategy given that they are already entrenched at the top of the table. Any 11 that they put on the park will be a very strong side though, and I expect them to register another win. Kristianstad will be looking to their star player Ihsanulla Wafa for some heroics if they are to pull off an upset in this one. With six matches coming your way on the European Cricket Network on Wednesday, settle in, get comfortable and enjoy all the fast-paced T10 action!
