Seven top Cypriot teams feature over 12 days in 45 hotly-anticipated T10 matches from Cyprus. 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 2 of the 2021 FanCode ECS Cyprus on Tuesday 9 November.
Double champions Cyprus Moufflons and debutants Limassol Zalmi enter the fray, while winless Nicosia Fighters will aim to get off the mark on Day 2.
Teams
BCP Black Caps (2-0, 4, NRR+2.050)
NCT Nicosia Tigers (1-0, 1, NRR+2.800)
CYM Cyprus Moufflons (0-0, NRR+0.000)
HAL Haidree Lions (0-0, NRR+0.000)
LIZ Limassol Zalmi (0-0, NRR+0.000)
NFCC Nicosia Fighters (0-2, 0, NRR-2.050)
CES Cyprus Eagles (0-1, 0, NRR-2.800)
FanCode European Cricket T10 Cyprus
FanCode European Cricket T10 Cyprus Encore
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MATCH 5 (ECS21.835)
CYPRUS EAGLES (CES) v CYPRUS MOUFFLONS (CYM)
0630 GMT | 0730 CET | 1200 IST
MATCH 6 (ECS21.836)
CYPRUS EAGLES (CES) v CYPRUS MOUFFLONS (CYM)
0830 GMT | 0930 CET | 1400 IST
CES Last Five Matches: L L L L L(Avg Score For 85, Avg Score Against 105)
CYM Last Five Matches: W W L W W (Avg Score For 88, Avg Score Against 75)
CYPRUS EAGLES (CES)
Captain: Manikanta Ranimekala
Wicketkeeper: Naseer Ahmed
Projected Top Four: Manikanta Ranimekala, Naseer Ahmed, Rajasekhar Poluri, Srinivas Angarekkala
Projected Opening Bowlers: Charan Nalluri, Rajasekhar Poluri
Spin Options: Srinivas Angarekkala, Manikanta Ranimekala
CYPRUS EAGLES Key Players:
Srinivas Angarekkala, right handed batter and right arm slow bowler, scored 173 runs in 13 innings in the Encore including a classy 41* off 29 balls vs NCT. Second highest wicket taker for CES picking up EIGHT wickets in 13 games.
Naseer Ahmed, the wicket keeper batter was the second highest scorer for CES in the Encore racking up 224 runs in 12 innings including a blistering knock of 59* off 33 balls.
Rajasekhar Poluri, valuable all-rounder, highest wicket taker for CES in the Encore picking up NINE wickets. He has also mustered 135 runs. Returned figures of 2-9 vs NCT on Monday.
Manikanta Ranimekala, captain, a handy all-rounder, racked up 161 runs and picked up SIX wickets in the Encore.
CYPRUS MOUFFLONS (CYM)
Captain: Muhammad Hussain
Wicketkeeper: Zeeshan Sarwar
Projected Top Four: Zeeshan Sarwar, Gurdeep Sharma, Mehran Khan, Gursewak Singh
Projected Opening Bowlers: Murtaza Yamin, Waqar Ali
Spin Options: Riyaz Kajalwala, Muhammad Husain
CYPRUS MOUFFLONS Key Players:
Mehran Khan, Moufflons’ run machine, best batter in the Cyprus domestic circuit over the last three years, top scorer for CYM in the Encore racking up 347 runs in 13 games including two fifties.
Waqar Ali, aggressive fast bowler who performs best under pressure, second highest wicket taker for CYM in the Encore picking up 17 wickets in 13 games including a crucial return of 4-13 in the Final.
Gursewak Singh, star all-rounder, second highest scorer for CYM in the Encore racking up 182 runs in 11 innings. He has also picked up EIGHT wickets.
Lakhwinder Singh, right arm medium pacer, has been in tremendous form this year picking up 40 wickets in 26 ECN games.
Cyprus Moufflons are coming into this tournament on the back of consecutive victories winning the Fancode European Cricket T10 Cyprus and the Fancode European Cricket T10 Cyprus Encore. CYM also have the wood over Cyprus Eagles beating them in all four ECN matches. CES will be keen to change that stat and claim a first win against the two-time champions.
Last time they met: CTT21.078 | CYM 68 def CES 64 (26 Oct 2021)
Match Prediction: Cyprus Moufflons (CYM) to win with plenty to spare.
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MATCH 7 (ECS21.837)
NICOSIA FIGHTERS (NFCC) v LIMASSOL ZALMI (LIZ)
1030 GMT | 1130 CET | 1600 IST
MATCH 8 (ECS21.838)
NICOSIA FIGHTERS (NFCC) v LIMASSOL ZALMI (LIZ)
1230 GMT | 1330 CET | 1800 IST
NFCC Last Five Matches: W L W L L (Avg Score For 107, Avg Score Against 117)
LIZ Last Five Matches: ON ECS DEBUT
NICOSIA FIGHTERS (NFCC)
Captain: Alvi Chowdhury
Wicketkeeper: Noori Chowdhury
Projected Top Four: Parvez Miah, Kamrul Mahmud, Abdullah Al Tasmin, Alvi Chowdhury
Projected Opening Bowlers: Abdullah Al Tasmin, Sourav Ahmed
Spin Options: Munna Rahman, Mahamudul Sajib
NICOSIA FIGHTERS Key Players:
Abdullah Al Tasmin, right handed batter and left arm fast bowler, top scorer in the Encore racking up 443 runs in 13 games including an unbeaten 85 off 36 balls vs BCP. He also picked up THREE wickets. Picked up a couple of wickets in the first game and scored 32 off 15 in the second game.
Munna Rahman, another decent all-rounder, joint second highest wicket taker for NFCC in the Encore picking up SIX wickets. He also scored 110 runs. Mustered an unbeaten 75 off 31 balls in the first game. He also scalped THREE wickets in two games.
Sourav Ahmed, right arm medium pacer, was in decent form with the ball earlier in the year. Picked up THREE wickets in two games on Monday.
Kamran Ahmad, right arm off-spinner, top wicket taker for NFCC on Monday scalping FOUR wickets with a best return of 3-14 vs BCP.
LIMASSOL ZALMI (LIZ)
Captain: Murtaza Khan
Wicketkeeper: Umar Shah
Projected Top Four: Umar Shah, Murtaza Khan, Ahsan Ullah, Jawad Shah
Projected Opening Bowlers: Murtaza Khan, Jawad Shah
Spin Options: Ahsan Ullah, Muhammad Fazil, Hassan Shah
LIMASSOL ZALMI Key Players:
Jawad Shah, star all-rounder, featured for CES earlier in the year, has amassed 577 runs and picked up 13 wickets this year in 20 ECN games.
Umar Shah, another all-rounder who featured for CES, racked up 205 runs and picked up NINE wickets in 18 ECN games this year. Can keep wickets as well.
Murtaza Khan, the skipper will aim to lead by example with both bat and ball.
Hosts Limassol Zalmi make their ECS debut against Nicosia Fighters. NFCC lost both their games on Monday and will be looking to return to winning ways.
Match Prediction: Nicosia Fighters and Limassol Zalmi to share the spoils with a win apiece.
