European Cricket Network live broadcasts four T10 matches on Day 6 of the 2021 FanCode ECS Cyprus on Saturday 13 November.
Debutants Haidree Lions finally enter the fray to face the struggling Nicosia Fighters, while Black Caps and Nicosia Tigers jostle for the Numero Uno position.
Teams
BCPBlack Caps (5-1, 10pts, NRR+2.879)
NCTNicosia Tigers (5-0, 9pts, NRR+2.294)
CESCyprus Eagles (3-4, 6pts, NRR-1.577)
CYMCyprus Moufflons (2-2, 4pts, NRR+2.196)
LIZLimassol Zalmi (2-4, 4pts, NRR-1.332)
NFCCNicosia Fighters (2-8, 2pts, NRR-1.838)
HAL Haidree Lions (0-0, 0pts, NRR+0.000)
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MATCH 21 (ECS21.851)
NICOSIA TIGERS (NCT) v BLACK CAPS (BCP)
0630 GMT | 0730 CET | 1200 IST
MATCH 22 (ECS21.852)
NICOSIA TIGERS (NCT) v BLACK CAPS (BCP)
0830 GMT | 0930 CET | 1400 IST
NCT Last Five Matches: W W W W W (Avg Score For 114, Avg Score Against 91)
BCP Last Five Matches: W W W W L (Avg Score For 126, Avg Score Against 97)
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. Second highest scorer for NCT racking up 104 runs in four innings.
Mehmood Zeeshan, right handed batter, top scorer for NCT racking up 160 runs in five innings. Scored a 31-ball 78 vs NFCC on Thursday bagging a player of the match award. Has also scalped FOUR wickets.
Faysal Mia, skipper, right arm spinner, second highest wicket taker for NCT picking up FIVE wickets in five games.
Ataur Rahman, right arm medium pacer, top wicket taker for NCT picking up SIX wickets in three games.
BLACK CAPS (BCP)
Captain: Rajwinder Brar
Wicketkeeper: Pawandeep
Projected Top Four: Resham Singh, Waqas Akhtar, Pawandeep, Tejwinder Singh
Projected Opening Bowlers: Tejwinder Singh, Gurwinder Singh
Spin Options: Gagandeep Singh
BLACK CAPS Key Players:
Resham Singh, right hand batter and opening bowler with decent pace, the all-rounder scored 69 runs and picked up a couple of wickets as well.
Rajwinder Brar, the skipper led from the front picking up the most wickets for his side in the Encore. Second highest wicket taker for BCP this time around scalping SIX wickets and has scored 34 runs.
Waqas Akhtar, the all-rounder has been in good form of late, second highest scorer for BCP racking up 137 runs in six games. Returned outstanding figures of 6-10 vs LIZ on Wednesday. He leads the wickets column with 12 scalps to his name.
Kulwinder Singh, talented right handed batter, top scorer for BCP mustering 166 runs in six games at a SR of 313 including an unbeaten knock of 72 off 22 balls.
The top two sides in the tournament lock horns in the opening double header on Day 6. Unbeaten with five consecutive wins, Nicosia Fighters will be keen to assume top spot with a couple more wins against their nearest rivals.
Last time they met: CTT21.050 | NCT 102(8.1) def BCP 101 (12 Oct 2021)
Match Prediction: Nicosia Tigers and Black Caps to share the spoils with a win apiece.
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MATCH 23 (ECS21.853)
NICOSIA FIGHTERS (NFCC) v HAIDREE LIONS (HAL)
1030 GMT | 1130 CET | 1600 IST
MATCH 24 (ECS21.854)
NICOSIA FIGHTERS (NFCC) v HAIDREE LIONS (HAL)
1230 GMT | 1330 CET | 1800 IST
NFCC Last Five Matches: L L L W L (Avg Score For 108, Avg Score Against 126)
HAL Last Five Matches: ON ECS DEBUT
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 in the tournament scoring 226 runs and has picked up FOUR wickets as well.
Munna Rahman, another all-rounder, top scorer in the tournament racking up 239 runs in 10 games including an unbeaten 75 off 31 balls vs BCP. He also scalped SIX wickets.
Abdus Shukur, right handed batter and right arm medium pacer, has scored 117 runs and picked up THREE wickets.
HAIDREE LIONS (HAL)
Captain: Rauf Zaman
Wicketkeeper: Yasir Khan
Projected Top Four: Yasir Khan, Kahyal Afridi, Awais Liaqat, Ali Raza
Projected Opening Bowlers: Vikas Kumar, Rauf Zaman
Spin Options: Kahyal Afridi, Shabbi Ul Hassan, Ali Raza
HAIDREE LIONS Key Players:
Atta Ullah, swashbuckling left handed batter who mullered a record individual score of 251* off just 80 balls in a Cyprus T20 match.
Kahyal Afridi, another left handed batter and left arm spinner who can be useful to stem the runflow in the middle overs.
Rauf Zaman, the skipper will lead the way with the new cherry and look to provide early breakthroughs.
Awais Liaqat, solid top order batter who is capable of hitting boundaries with ease.
Newcomers Haidree Lions make their ECS debut against Nicosia Fighters who have mostly struggled, only winning two of their 10 games. HAL will look to start off on a positive note.
Match Prediction: The two sides will walk away with a win each.