European Cricket Network live broadcasts four T10 matches on Day 5 of the 2021 FanCode ECS Cyprus on Friday 12 November.
Two-time champions Cyprus Moufflons and Limassol Zalmi return to the fray on the fifth day of action on the beautiful island of Cyprus.
Teams
BCPBlack Caps (5-1, 10pts, NRR+2.879)
CESCyprus Eagles (3-4, 6pts, NRR-1.577)
NCTNicosia Tigers (3-0, 5pts, NRR+3.367)
LIZLimassol Zalmi (2-2, 4pts, NRR-1.721)
CYMCyprus Moufflons (1-1, 2pts, NRR+1.024)
NFCCNicosia Fighters (1-7, 2pts, NRR-1.466)
HAL Haidree Lions (0-0, 0pts, NRR+0.000)
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MATCH 17 (ECS21.847)
LIMASSOL ZALMI (LIZ) v NICOSIA TIGERS (NCT)
0630 GMT | 0730 CET | 1200 IST
MATCH 18 (ECS21.848)
LIMASSOL ZALMI (LIZ) v NICOSIA TIGERS (NCT)
0830 GMT | 0930 CET | 1400 IST
LIZ Last Five Matches: W W L L (Avg Score For 107, Avg Score Against 124)
NCT Last Five Matches: L L W W W (Avg Score For 102, Avg Score Against 92)
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, was on fire on Tuesday amassing 134 runs in two games including back-to-back fifties.
Umar Shah, another all-rounder who featured for CES, second highest scorer for LIZ racking up 121 runs in four games.
Arshad Khan, talented medium pacer, looked lethal with the ball scalping SIX wickets in four games to lead the wickets column for LIZ.
NICOSIA TIGERS (NCT)
Captain: Faysal Mia
Wicketkeeper: Ashish Bam
Projected Top Four: Roman Mazumder, Mehmood Zeeshan, Ashish Bam, Bilal Hussain
Projected Opening Bowlers: Roman Mazumder, Tomal Aminul
Spin Options: Faysal Mia, Roman Mazumder
NICOSIA TIGERS Key Players:
Roman Mazumder, right handed opener, the all-rounder scored a 25-ball 50 against NFCC on Thursday.
Mehmood Zeeshan, right handed batter, top scorer for NCT racking up 96 runs in three innings. Scored a 31-ball 78 vs NFCC on Thursday bagging a player of the match award. Has also scalped FOUR wickets.
Iftekhar Jaman, valuable all-rounder, capable of chipping in with both bat and ball. Scored a match winning knock of 35 off 19 balls on Monday.
Ataur Rahman, right arm medium pacer, top wicket taker for NCT picking up SIX wickets in three games.
Bilal Hussain, hard hitting batter, mustered 81 off 29 balls vs NFCC on Thursday. The all-rounder has also picked TWO wickets in three games.
Nicosia Tigers remain the only unbeaten side in the tournament barring newcomers Haidree Lions who have not made their debut yet. NCT were brutal with the bat against rivals NFCC posting the highest total in the tournament so far. Debutants Limassol Zalmi started off with a couple of wins, but lost their next double header to leaders BCP. LIZ will look to bounce back, but it will not be easy against a strong looking NCT side.
Match Prediction: Nicosia Tigers (NCT) to notch up two victories.
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MATCH 19 (ECS21.849)
CYPRUS MOUFFLONS (CYM) v NICOSIA FIGHTERS (NFCC)
1030 GMT | 1130 CET | 1600 IST
MATCH 20 (ECS21.850)
CYPRUS MOUFFLONS (CYM) v NICOSIA FIGHTERS (NFCC)
1230 GMT | 1330 CET | 1800 IST
CYM Last Five Matches: L W W L W (Avg Score For 104, Avg Score Against 89)
NFCC Last Five Matches: L W L L L (Avg Score For 111, Avg Score Against 126)
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.
Chamal Sadun, top all-rounder, highest run scorer and wicket taker for CYM racking up 98 runs and picking up FOUR wickets.
Nalin Pathirana, right handed batter, scored an unbeaten 51 off 22 balls in the only innings he batted vs CES.
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.
Lakhwinder Singh, right arm medium pacer, has been in tremendous form this year picking up 40 wickets in 26 ECN games.
NICOSIA FIGHTERS (NFCC)
Captain: Alvi Chowdhury
Wicketkeeper: Kamrul Mahmud
Projected Top Four: Kamrul Mahmud, Abdullah Al Tasmin, Munna Rahman, Abdus Shukur
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, has been in good form with both bat and ball. Second highest scorer for NFCC scoring 175 runs and has picked up FOUR wickets as well.
Munna Rahman, another decent all-rounder, top scorer in the tournament racking up 203 runs in eight games including an unbeaten 75 off 31 balls vs BCP. He also scalped SIX wickets.
Sourav Ahmed, right arm medium pacer, was in decent form with the ball earlier in the year. Has picked up FIVE wickets in three games.
Kamrul Mahmud, talented right handed opener, third highway scorer for NFCC racking up 130 runs six innings.
Bronze Medal winners in the Encore, Nicosia Fighters have struggled this time around winning just a solitary game in eight attempts. NFCC need to turn things around quickly and win all of their remaining four fixtures if they are to have any chance of finishing in the top four. Having played just a couple of games so far, Cyprus Moufflons can move up the ladder with a couple of wins against the struggling Fighters.
Last time they met: CTT21.080 | CYM 90 def NFCC 71 (27 Oct 2021)
Match Prediction: Cyprus Moufflons (CYM) to win both games.