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.

Day 11 PREVIEW: FanCode ECS Austria Vienna – Matches 41 to 43

European Cricket Network live broadcasts three T10 matches on Day 11 of the 2021 FanCode ECS Austria, Vienna on Friday 30 April.

 

We head inexorably towards the business end of the competition into Preliminary Finals Friday (PFF).

 

Group A

INV  Indian Vienna (2-1, NRR+1.730, 6-4 overall)

VIA  Vienna Afghan (2-1, NRR+1.063, 8-2 overall)

PKC  Pakistan CC (2-1, NRR+0.709, 6-4 overall)

SAL  Salzburg (0-3, NRR-5.212, 5-5 overall)

 

Group B

CRC  Cricketers CC (3-0, NRR+1.811, 4-6, overall)

VCC  Vienna CC (2-1, NRR+0.499, 5-5 overall)

VID  Vienna Danube (1-2, NRR-0.717, 3-6-1 overall)

BAA  Bangladesh Austria (0-3, NRR-1.622, 2-7-1 overall)

 

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MATCH 41  (ECS21.285)

SALZBURG CC (SAL) v VIENNA DANUBE (VID)

0700 GMT | 0900 CET | 1230 IST

 

SAL Last Five Matches: W W L L L 

VID Last Five Matches: L L L W L 

 

SALZBURG CC (SAL)

Captain: Mubashar Ali

Wicketkeeper: Abrar Bilal

Projected Top Four: Abrar Bilal, Zeeshan Goraya, Imran Asif, Muhammad Shahbaz

Projected Opening Bowlers: Zeeshan Goraya, Imran Asif

Spin Options: Mohammad Shahbaz, Mubashar AlI, Ali Shah

 

SALZBURG CC Key Players:

Abrar Bilal, hard hitting batsman with the ability to take the game away from the opposition in a matter of balls, has mustered 139 runs from 10 games with 11 sixes.

Zeeshan Goraya, second highest run scorer in the tournament with 282 runs to his name, blasting 65* off 25 balls to see off INV on Saturday, has taken eight wickets as well with the new cherry with a best of 3-8.

Muhammad Shahbaz, starred for Austrian Tigers at ECN Austrian T10, lovely left-hand bat, pleasing on the eye, has mustered 123 runs in six innings, has also grabbed six vital wickets with his spin.

Ali Shah, classy left-arm spinner, top wicket taker for SAL, with 12 wickets in eight matches of delightfully spinning his web.



VIENNA DANUBE (VID)

Captain: Khyber Malyar

Wicketkeeper: Zaid Miralikhel

Projected Top Four: Khyber Malyar, Zaid Miralikhel, Klair Kailash, Mohammad Safi

Projected Opening Bowlers: Abdul Rahman Miralikhel, Obaidullah Omari

Spin Options: Khyber Malyar, Ahmed Zadran, Soleimankhel Habibullah

 

VIENNA DANUBE Key Players:

Khyber Malyar, captain, LHB, has racked up 135 runs from 10 matches and scalped eight wickets with the ball. Returned man of the match for his all-round performance vs BAA on Tuesday.

Klair Kailash, hard hitting opening batsman,has racked up 166 runs in nine matches.

Mohammad Safi, has mustered 188 runs at an SR of 211 including a fifty and is top wicket taker for his side scalping eight wickets from 10 matches.

 

After racking up five wins at the start of their campaign, Salzburg will be disappointed to slip to defeat in all three matches in the second round robin stage. Vienna Danube also went unbeaten in their first three games, before fading somewhat.

 

Last time they met: ECS21.270 | SAL 111 def VID 106 (26 Apr 2021)

 

Match Prediction: Salzburg (SAL) to win a tight contest.

 

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MATCH 42  (ECS21.286)

CRICKETER CC (CRC) v VIENNA CC (VCC)

0900 GMT | 1100 CET | 1430 IST

 

CRC Last Five Matches: L L W W W 

VCC Last Five Matches: L L W L W

 

CRICKETER CC (CRC)

Captain: Bilal Zalmai

Wicketkeeper: Basheer Ahamadzari

Projected Top Four: Bilal Zalmai, Shadnan Khan, Jaweed Zadran, Abdulwaseed Basit, Baseer Khan

Projected Opening Bowlers: Mohammad Waqar Zalmai, Shadnan Khan

Spin Options: Bilal Zalmai

 

CRICKETER CC Key Players:

Bilal Zalmai, captain, big hitting all-rounder, top scorer for CRC with 243 runs including 24 fours - the most in the tournament so far, has also taken three wickets.

Shadnan Khan,  prodigious all-round cricketer who can make the difference with both bat and ball. Seriously strengthens any team he plays in, mustered 234 runs and scalped seven wickets at ECS Vienna 2020 Champions Pakistan CC. Has been seriously missed by Cricketer CC who are not the same team without him, putting too much pressure on the skipper to perform.

Jaweed Zadran, useful all-rounder, has mustered 86 runs at an SR of 165 and has scalped nine wickets with the ball.

Baseer Khan, best of the Cricketer CC fast bowling battery with nine wickets so far, also added useful runs with the bat, almost outshining his captain with 216 runs in 10 matches.



VIENNA CC (VCC)

Captain: Quinton Norris

Wicketkeeper: Quinton Norris

Projected Top Four: Mark Simpson Parker, Lakmal Kasthuri Arachchige, Abdullah Akbarjan, Daniel Eckstein 

Projected Opening Bowlers: Mark Simpson Parker, Daniel Eckstein

Spin Options: Lakmal Kasthuri Arachchige

 

VIENNA CC Key Players:

Abdullah Akbarjan, talented left-armer with good variations, key man for VCC with bat and ball. Impressed with 184 runs in nine knocks and has grabbed 15 wickets including TWO HAT-TRICKS.

Mark Simpson Parker, Austrian international all-rounder, useful bowler, picked up his scoring rate on Day 3 with two match winning knocks, 55 off 31 balls against VIA, followed by 44 off 27 vs. BAA. MSP is a man in form, with 256 runs in the tournament, has also scalped 12 wickets.

Daniel Eckstein, hard hitting all-rounder who hit form with a match-winning 56 off 27 balls including four sixes againsts BAA.

 

Cricketer CC is the most improved side in the second stage, winning all three games and CRC need to continue this good run as a loss would mean curtains for both teams.

 

Last time they met: ECS21.275 | CRC 85(9.1) def VCC 84 (27 Apr 2021)

 

Match Prediction: Cricketer CC (CRC) to win four in a row.

 

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MATCH 43 (ECS21.287)

SALZBURG CC (SAL) v CRICKETER CC (CRC)

1200 GMT | 1400 CET | 1730 IST

 

SAL Last Five Matches: W L L L W 

CRC Last Five Matches: L W W W W

 

SALZBURG CC (SAL)

Captain: Mubashar Ali

Wicketkeeper: Abrar Bilal

Projected Top Four: Abrar Bilal, Zeeshan Goraya, Imran Asif, Muhammad Shahbaz

Projected Opening Bowlers: Zeeshan Goraya, Imran Asif

Spin Options: Mohammad Shahbaz, Mubashar AlI, Ali Shah

 

SALZBURG CC Key Players:

Abrar Bilal, hard hitting batsman with the ability to take the game away from the opposition in a matter of balls, has mustered 149 runs from 11 games with 12 sixes.

Zeeshan Goraya, second highest run scorer in the tournament with 299 runs to his name, blasting 65* off 25 balls to see off INV on Saturday, has taken nine wickets as well with the new cherry with a best of 3-8.

Ali Shah, classy left-arm spinner, top wicket taker for SAL, with 13 wickets in 11 matches of delightfully spinning his web.



CRICKETER CC (CRC)

Captain: Bilal Zalmai

Wicketkeeper: Basheer Ahamadzari

Projected Top Four: Bilal Zalmai, Shadnan Khan, Jaweed Zadran, Abdulwaseed Basit, Baseer Khan

Projected Opening Bowlers: Mohammad Waqar Zalmai, Shadnan Khan

Spin Options: Bilal Zalmai

 

CRICKETER CC Key Players:

Bilal Zalmai, captain, big hitting all-rounder, top scorer for CRC with 253 runs including 26 fours - the most in the tournament so far, has also taken three wickets.

Shadnan Khan,  prodigious all-round cricketer who can make the difference with both bat and ball. Seriously strengthens any team he plays in, mustered 234 runs and scalped seven wickets at ECS Vienna 2020 Champions Pakistan CC. Has been seriously missed by Cricketer CC who are not the same team without him, putting too much pressure on the skipper to perform.

Jaweed Zadran, useful all-rounder, mustered 60 runs off just 14 balls in the previous match including eight sixes, has scalped nine wickets with the ball.

Baseer Khan, best of the Cricketer CC fast bowling battery with 10 wickets so far, also added useful runs with the bat, almost outshining his captain with 235 runs in 11 matches.

 

Both Salzburg and Cricketer CC are coming off from comfortable wins and would be eager to get to Finals Day with another win.

 

Last time they met: ECS21.272 | SAL 117 def CRC 89 (26 Apr 2021)

 

Match Prediction: Cricketer CC (CRC) to qualify for Finals Day with a win.

 

 

Tune into the live action from Vienna from Monday to Saturday from * 0700 GMT * 0900 CEST * 1230 IST.