Bangladesh Austria, Cricketer CC, Indian Vienna, Pakistan CC, Salzburg, Vienna Afghan, Vienna Danube and Vienna CC feature over 12 days in 47 hotly-anticipated T10 matches from the capital Vienna. Every game will be live streamed worldwide on the European Cricket Network and on FanCode - a multi-sport aggregator platform, from the house of Dream Sports for the Indian Sub-Continent.
European Cricket Network live broadcasts four T10 matches on Day 1 of the 2021 FanCode ECS Austria, Vienna on Monday 19 April.
Four teams enter the fray at FanCode ECS Austria Vienna starting Monday. Pakistan CC will prove very hard to beat, providing Austria's most successful club can back up their championship-winning form at European Cricket Series Vienna last summer. Vienna Danube are a new team on a steep learning curve and will hope to rack up a win or two against the likes of Vienna CC and Bangladesh Austria, who both can boast previous ECS experience, but will be hard pushed to make the latter stages of a much-anticipated ECS edition in Austria.
Teams
BAA Bangladesh Austria (0-0, NRR+0.000)
CRC Cricketers CC (0-0, NRR+0.000)
INV Indian Vienna (0-0, NRR+0.000)
PKC Pakistan CC (0-0, NRR+0.000)
SAL Salzburg (0-0, NRR+0.000)
VCC Vienna CC (0-0, NRR+0.000)
VIA Vienna Afghan (0-0, NRR+0.000)
VID Vienna Danube (0-0, NRR+0.000)
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MATCH 1 (ECS21.245)
PAKISTAN CC (PKC) v BANGLADESH AUSTRIA (BAA)
0700 GMT | 0900 CET | 1230 IST
PKC Last Five Matches: W W W W W (Avg Score For 145, Avg Score Against 105)
BAA Last Five Matches: L L L L (Avg Score For 82, Avg Score Against 132)
PAKISTAN CC (PKC)
Captain: Arsalan Arif
Wicketkeeper: Arsalan Arif
Projected Top Four: Naveed Sadiq, Amir Naeem, Mirza Ahsan, Aqib Iqbal
Projected Opening Bowlers: Naveed Sadiq, Aqib Iqbal
Spin Options: Sikander Hayat, Adal Afzal, Mirza Ahsan
PAKISTAN CC Key Players:
Sikander Hayat, all-rounder, clever leg spin bowler, top wicket taker for PKC on their march to the ECS Vienna title with 11 victims in as many overs, can hit sixes at will.
Arsalan Arif, captain,top run scorer for his side at ECN Austrian T10 with 100 runs in four innings at a strike rate of 200 including 11 maximos.
Aqib Iqbal, impressed for Austrian Cricket Tigers at ECN Austrian T10, racking up 159 runsat an SR of 206 including an unbeaten 52 against Cricketers CC.
Adal Afzal, left arm off spinner, played for Austrian Cricket Tigers at ECN Austrian T10, was top wicket taker with eight wickets at an economy rate of under seven and best figures of 4-15.
BANGLADESH AUSTRIA (BAA)
Captain: Rakib Islam
Wicketkeeper: Shahdath Khan
Projected Top Four: Iqbal Hossain, Hassan Ashfaq, Zayed Shahid, Uzzal Majumdar
Projected Opening Bowlers: Rahat Shahid, Gill Singh
Spin Options: Gursevan Singh, Hassan Ashfaq, Iqbal Hossain
BANGLADESH AUSTRIA Key Players:
Hassan Ashfaq, classy opening batsman, plays all-round the park, mustered 291 runs with 18 LONG sixes including an unbeaten hundred off just 42 balls, also capable of chipping in with vital wickets.
Iqbal Hossain, will open the batting for BAA,racked up 64 runs from four games atECN Austrian T10.
Rahat Shahid, right arm fast bowler, will lead the bowling attack for BAA, has good pace and can generate bounce off the pitch, scalped four wickets from four matches atECN Austrian T10.
Austria’s most successful club, Pakistan CC will fancy their chances against a Bangladesh Austria side where much will depend on Hassan Ashfaq.
Last time they met: PKC 61(4.3) def BAA 60 (26 Jul 2020)
Match Prediction: Pakistan CC (PKC) have the prowess and power to win this in a procession.
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MATCH 2 (ECS21.246)
VIENNA CC (VCC) v VIENNA DANUBE (VID)
0900 GMT | 1100 CET | 1430 IST
VCC Last Five Matches: W L L L (Avg Score For 99, Avg Score Against 116)
VID Last Five Matches: ON DEBUT
VIENNA CC (VCC)
Captain: Quinton Norris
Wicketkeeper: Quinton Norris
Projected Top Four: Mark Simpson Parker, Abdullah Akbarjan, Daniel Eckstein, Lakmal Kasthuri Arachchige
Projected Opening Bowlers: Mark Simpson Parker, Daniel Eckstein
Spin Options: Lakmal Kasthuri Arachchige, Ali Rahemi
VIENNA CC Key Players:
Daniel Eckstein, hard hitting all-rounder who can bowl good inswingers and can score quick runs.
Abdullah Akbarjan, talented left-armer with good variations, the only VCC batsman to top 100 runs in ECN Austrian T10 at a SR of over 228, played for a star-studded Pakistan CC line up in their ECS success, taking 6-30 in 7 overs, economy rate just 4.28.
Quinton Norris, former teammate of Kevin Pietersen in South Africa will lead by example from behind the stumps.
VIENNA DANUBE (VID)
Captain: Khyber Malyar
Wicketkeeper: Zaid Miralikhel
Projected Top Four: Khyber Malyar, Zaid Miralikhel, Klair Kailash, Rabani Ahmadzai
Projected Opening Bowlers: Abdul Rahman Miralikhel, Obaidullah Omari
Spin Options: Khyber Malyar, Ahmed Zadran, Soleimankhel Habibullah
VIENNA DANUBE Key Players:
Khyber Malyar, captain, LHB, played for Vienna Afghan at ECN Austrian T10 racking up 132 runs, will enjoy more opportunity as the captain can choose when he bats.
Klair Kailash, very good on the off side, top scored for Pak Riders atECN Austrian T10 mustering 117 runs from four innings.
Abdul Rahman Miralikhel, fast bowler, played for Cricketers CCatECN Austrian T10 scalping three wickets in five overs.
Debutants Vienna Danube commence their ECS adventure against the hosts Vienna CC. It should be a cracking game between two well-matched sides.
Match Prediction: Too close to call, this could go down to the wire.
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MATCH 3 (ECS21.247)
BANGLADESH AUSTRIA (BAA) v VIENNA DANUBE (VID)
1100 GMT | 1300 CET | 1630 IST
BAA Last Five Matches: L L L L (Avg Score For 82, Avg Score Against 132)
VID Last Five Matches: ON DEBUT
BANGLADESH AUSTRIA (BAA)
Captain: Rakib Islam
Wicketkeeper: Shahdath Khan
Projected Top Four: Iqbal Hossain, Hassan Ashfaq, Zayed Shahid, Uzzal Majumdar
Projected Opening Bowlers: Rahat Shahid, Gill Singh
Spin Options: Gursevan Singh, Hassan Ashfaq, Iqbal Hossain
BANGLADESH AUSTRIA Key Players:
Hassan Ashfaq, classy opening batsman, plays all-round the park, mustered 291 runs with 18 LONG sixes including an unbeaten hundred off just 42 balls, also capable of chipping in with vital wickets.
Iqbal Hossain, RHB, will open the batting for BAA,racked up 64 runs from four games atECN Austrian T10.
Rahat Shahid, right arm fast bowler, will lead the bowling attack for BAA, has good pace and can generate bounce off the pitch, scalped four wickets from four matches atECN Austrian T10.
VIENNA DANUBE (VID)
Captain: Khyber Malyar
Wicketkeeper: Zaid Miralikhel
Projected Top Four: Khyber Malyar, Zaid Miralikhel, Klair Kailash, Rabani Ahmadzai
Projected Opening Bowlers: Abdul Rahman Miralikhel, Obaidullah Omari
Spin Options: Khyber Malyar, Ahmed Zadran, Soleimankhel Habibullah
VIENNA DANUBE Key Players:
Khyber Malyar, captain, LHB, played for Vienna Afghan at ECN Austrian T10 racking up 132 runs, will enjoy more opportunity as the captain can choose when he bats.
Klair Kailash, very good on the off side, top scored for Pak riders CC atECN Austrian T10 mustering 117 runs from four innings.
Abdul Rahman Miralikhel, fast bowler, played for Cricketers CCatECN Austrian T10 scalping three wickets in five overs.
Captain Khyber Malyar and Klair Kailash both have decent experience in T10 cricket and this may prove crucial in a match between two-evenly matched sides.
Match Prediction: Vienna Danube (VID) to edge to a narrow win.
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MATCH 4 (ECS21.248)
VIENNA CC (VCC) v PAKISTAN CC (PKC)
1300 GMT | 1500 CET | 1830 IST
VCC Last Five Matches: W L L L (Avg Score For 99, Avg Score Against 116)
PKC Last Five Matches: W W W W W (Avg Score For 145, Avg Score Against 105)
VIENNA CC (VCC)
Captain: Quinton Norris
Wicketkeeper: Quinton Norris
Projected Top Four: Mark Simpson Parker, Abdullah Akbarjan, Daniel Eckstein, Lakmal Kasthuri Arachchige
Projected Opening Bowlers: Mark Simpson Parker, Daniel Eckstein
Spin Options: Lakmal Kasthuri Arachchige, Ali Rahemi
VIENNA CC Key Players:
Daniel Eckstein, hard hitting all-rounder who can bowl good inswingers and can score quick runs.
Abdullah Akbarjan, talented left-armer with good variations, the only VCC batsman to top 100 runs in ECN Austrian T10 at a SR of over 228, played for a star-studded Pakistan CC line up in their ECS success, taking 6-30 in 7 overs, economy rate just 4.28.
Quinton Norris, former teammate of Kevin Pietersen in South Africa will lead by example from behind the stumps.
PAKISTAN CC (PKC)
Captain: Arsalan Arif
Wicketkeeper: Arsalan Arif
Projected Top Four: Naveed Sadiq, Amir Naeem, Mirza Ahsan, Aqib Iqbal
Projected Opening Bowlers: Naveed Sadiq, Aqib Iqbal
Spin Options: Sikander Hayat, Adal Afzal, Mirza Ahsan
PAKISTAN CC Key Players:
Sikander Hayat, all-rounder, clever leg spin bowler, top wicket taker for PKC on their march to the ECS Vienna title with 11 victims in as many overs, can hit sixes at will.
Arsalan Arif, captain,top run scorer for his side at ECN Austrian T10 with 100 runs in four innings at a strike rate of 200 including 11 maximos.
Aqib Iqbal, impressed for Austrian Cricket Tigers at ECN Austrian T10, racking up 159 runsat an SR of 206 including an unbeaten 52 against Cricketers CC.
Adal Afzal, left arm off spinner, played for Austrian Cricket Tigers at ECN Austrian T10, was top wicket taker with eight wickets at an economy rate of under seven and best figures of 4-15.
For VCC much will depend on Abdullah Akbarjan who proved pivotal for Pakistan CC on their march to the ECS Vienna title last summer.
Last time they met: PKC 83(9) def VCC 82 (22 Aug 2021)
Match Prediction: Pakistan CC (PKC) to edge a close encounter.
