Ten top Czech teams feature over 12 days in 48 hotly-anticipated T10 matches from the Czech capital Prague. 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 9 PREVIEW: FanCode ECS Czech Republic Prague – Matches 33 to 36

European Cricket Network live broadcasts four T10 matches on Day 9 of the 2021 FanCode ECS Czech Republic, Prague on Wednesday 12 May.

 

Prague CC Kings and Vinohrady will battle it out for top spot while ECN Czech Super Series champions Bohemian will look to bounce back from two defeats on Monday. Prague Spartans Mobilizers are almost certain to seal a quarter-final place while Brno Raiders are still searching for their first win this season.



Group A

PCK  Prague CC Kings (5-1, NRR+3.407)

VCC  Vinohrady (5-1, NRR+3.330)

BCC  Bohemian (2-4, NRR-0.257)

PSM  Prague Spartans Mobilizers (2-4, NRR-4.648)

BRD  Brno Raiders (0-4, NRR-2.348)

 

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MATCH 33  (ECS21.324)

BOHEMIAN (BCC) v PRAGUE SPARTANS MOBILIZERS (PSM)

0800 GMT | 1000 CET | 1330 IST

 

BCC Last Five Matches: L W W L L (Avg Score For 71, Avg Score Against 71) 

PSM Last Five Matches: L L W W L (Avg Score For 76, Avg Score Against 115) 

 

BOHEMIAN (BCC)

Captain: Javed Iqbal

Wicketkeeper: Muhammad Nabeel

Projected Top Four: Saqlain Mukhtar, Javed Iqbal, Muhammad Nabeel, Zahid Mahmood

Projected Opening Bowlers: Ali Waqar, Ravindra Singh Bist

Spin Options: Saqlain Mukhtar

 

BOHEMIAN Key Players: 

Saqlain Mukhtar, good top order batsman, looked in fine form leading the scoring charts for his side with 73 runs from six games.

Javed Iqbal, captain, experienced all-rounder who can whack the ball to all parts of the ground, has racked up 67 runs, and is equally good with the ball picking up two wickets so far at an economy rate of just 5.01.

Saurabh Kakaria, gentle medium pace bowler with great accuracy and control, second highest wicket taker this season so far with nine scalps and a best return of 4-16.



PRAGUE SPARTANS MOBILIZERS (PSM)

Captain: Suresh Kuramboyina

Wicketkeeper: Naveen Purandhar

Projected Top Four: Vaibhav Naukudkar, Siddharth Sharma, Sagor Md Sahadat Hossain, Suresh Kuramboyina

Projected Opening Bowlers: Ashok Kumar Reddy, Suresh Kuramboyina

Spin Options: Sagor Md Sahadat Hossain, Vaibhav Naukudkar

 

PRAGUE SPARTANS MOBILIZERS Key Players:

Arun Konda, decent middle order batsman, helped his side get over the line with an unbeaten 28 off 14 balls against Bohemian on Monday, can roll his arm too.

Al Mahmud, handy all-rounder, is the joint leading wicket taker for PSM with four scalps, capable of mustering some quick runs down the order.

Vaibhav Naukudkar, looked good in patches, top scorer for PSM with 91 runs in six games, needs to convert his starts into big scores.

 

Mobilizers will be confident after shocking ECN Czech Super Series champions Bohemian in their previous meeting, while BCC will be keen to even the scores.

 

Last time they met: ECS21.317 | PSM 73(9.1) def BCC 72 (10 May 2021)

 

Match Prediction: Bohemian (BCC) to rack up a third win.

 

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MATCH 34  (ECS21.325)

VINOHRADY (VCC) v PRAGUE CC KINGS (PCK)

0930 GMT | 1130 CET | 1500 IST

 

VCC Last Five Matches: W L W W W (Avg Score For 107, Avg Score Against 71) 

PCK Last Five Matches: W W W W L (Avg Score For 106, Avg Score Against 70) 

 

VINOHRADY (VCC)

Captain: Siddarth Goud

Wicketkeeper: Mikulas Stary

Projected Top Four: Siddarth Goud, Mikulas Stary, Ritik Tomar, Frederick Heydenrych

Projected Opening Bowlers: Shubhranshu Chaudhary, Ritik Tomar

Spin Options: Venkatesh Margasahayam, Mikulas Stary

 

VINOHRADY Key Players:

Ritik Tomar, hard hitting middle order batsman, has the capability to demolish any attack, scored a match winning 11-ball 32 against leaders PCK on Monday, has chipped in with five wickets as well.

Siddarth Goud, captain,all-rounder, has racked up 102 runs this season with a man of the match performance of 45 runs off 29 balls vs PSM and has scalped five wickets as well.

Venkatesh Margasahayam, the spinner has scalped eight wickets from six matches and leads the wicket taking column for VCC.

Frederick Heydenrych, aggressive middle order batsman, loves dancing down the track and hitting it straight back over the bowler’s head, has mustered 122 runs in six games at an average of 61 and strike rate of 188, has hit 10 sixes and bagged two man of the match awards.



PRAGUE CC KINGS (PCK)

Captain: Arun Ashokan

Wicketkeeper: Hilal Ahmad

Projected Top Four: Arun Ashokan, Sharan Ramakrishnan, Sudesh Wickramasekara, Kushal Mendon

Projected Opening Bowlers: Sameera Maduranga, Ali Sittar

Spin Options: Keyur Mehta, Suditha Udugala, Surya Rengarajan

 

PRAGUE CC KINGS Key Players:

Sudesh Wickramasekara top scorer so far with 192 runs from five innings, strikes at 243 and has hit 15 sixes, “The Beast” has scalped two wickets with the ball too!

Smit Patel, top wicket taker in the tournament picking up 10 wickets from six games with a best return of 3-10.

Keyur Mehta, has good control over the ball, bowls tight lines and doesn’t concede many runs, picked up five wickets from six games at an economy rate of just 5.45 including a man of the match performance of 2-8.

 

Vinohrady got the better of leaders Prague CC Kings in their previous meeting. Will VCC prove to be too much again or will PCK bounce back?

 

Last time they met: ECS21.318 | VCC 78(8.3) def PCK 72 (10 May 2021)

 

Match Prediction: With both teams separated merely by NRR, this is a tough one to call. If VCC  can get “The Beast” early again, they will be favourites to win this reverse fixture too.

 

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MATCH 35 (ECS21.326)

BRNO RAIDERS (BRD) v PRAGUE SPARTANS MOBILIZERS (PSM)

1130 GMT | 1330 CET | 1700 IST

 

BRD Last Five Matches: L L L L L (Avg Score For 60, Avg Score Against 87) 

PSM Last Five Matches: L L W W L (Avg Score For 76, Avg Score Against 115) 

 

BRNO RAIDERS (BRD)

Captain: Arunkumar Vasudevan

Wicketkeeper: Muhammad Ansar

Projected Top Four: Aamir Hussain, Sureshkumar Nagaraj, Ashish Matta, Praveen Prasad

Projected Opening Bowlers: Arunkumar Vasudevan, Aamir Hussain

Spin Options: Jaipal Singh Rathore, Sureshkumar Nagaraj

 

BRNO RAIDERS Key Players:

Aamir Hussain, second highest run scorer at ECN Czech Super Series Week 4 with 99 runs from five matches, is batting lower down the order and hasn’t gotten much opportunity to bat, has picked up three wickets with the ball though.

Ashish Matta, decent top order batsman who will be looking to perform at the grand stage of European Cricket, has racked up 73 runs from four games, he would be looking to convert his starts.

Suresh Ramarao, top wicket taker for BRD with three victims from four matches conceding at an economy rate of 7.14.

Arunkumar Vasudevan, captain, bowling all-rounder, will lead the bowling attack for his side, has the ability to swing the ball, hasn’t had much success picking up just one wicket so far, has the ability to score quick runs in the middle overs.



PRAGUE SPARTANS MOBILIZERS (PSM)

Captain: Suresh Kuramboyina

Wicketkeeper: Naveen Purandhar

Projected Top Four: Vaibhav Naukudkar, Siddharth Sharma, Sagor Md Sahadat Hossain, Suresh Kuramboyina

Projected Opening Bowlers: Ashok Kumar Reddy, Suresh Kuramboyina

Spin Options: Sagor Md Sahadat Hossain, Vaibhav Naukudkar

 

PRAGUE SPARTANS MOBILIZERS Key Players:

Arun Konda, decent middle order batsman, helped his side get over the line with an unbeaten 28 off 14 balls against Bohemian on Monday, can roll his arm too.

Al Mahmud, handy all-rounder, is the joint leading wicket taker for PSM with four scalps, capable of mustering some quick runs down the order.

Vaibhav Naukudkar, looked good in patches, top scorer for PSM with 91 runs in six games, needs to convert his starts into big scores.

 

Prague Spartans Mobilizers have almost confirmed their quarter-final spot with a shock win over ECN Czech Super Series champions Bohemian on Monday while Brno Raiders are yet to win a game this season. 

 

Last time they met: ECS21.304 | PSM 78(8.5) def BRD 77 (6 May 2021)

 

Match Prediction: Prague Spartans Mobilizers (PSM) to win narrowly.

 

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MATCH 36  (ECS21.327)

VINOHRADY (VCC) v BRNO RAIDERS (BRD)

1330 GMT | 1530 CET | 1900 IST

 

VCC Last Five Matches: W L W W W (Avg Score For 107, Avg Score Against 71) 

BRD Last Five Matches: L L L L L (Avg Score For 60, Avg Score Against 87) 

 

VINOHRADY (VCC)

Captain: Siddarth Goud

Wicketkeeper: Mikulas Stary

Projected Top Four: Siddarth Goud, Mikulas Stary, Ritik Tomar, Frederick Heydenrych

Projected Opening Bowlers: Shubhranshu Chaudhary, Ritik Tomar

Spin Options: Venkatesh Margasahayam, Mikulas Stary

 

VINOHRADY Key Players:

Ritik Tomar, hard hitting middle order batsman, has the capability to demolish any attack, scored a match winning 11-ball 32 against leaders PCK on Monday, has chipped in with five wickets as well.

Siddarth Goud, captain,all-rounder, has racked up 102 runs this season with a man of the match performance of 45 runs off 29 balls vs PSM and has scalped five wickets as well.

Venkatesh Margasahayam, the spinner has scalped eight wickets from six matches and leads the wicket taking column for VCC.

Frederick Heydenrych, aggressive middle order batsman, loves dancing down the track and hitting it straight back over the bowler’s head, has mustered 122 runs in six games at an average of 61 and strike rate of 188, has hit 10 sixes and bagged two man of the match awards.



BRNO RAIDERS (BRD)

Captain: Arunkumar Vasudevan

Wicketkeeper: Muhammad Ansar

Projected Top Four: Aamir Hussain, Sureshkumar Nagaraj, Ashish Matta, Praveen Prasad

Projected Opening Bowlers: Arunkumar Vasudevan, Aamir Hussain

Spin Options: Jaipal Singh Rathore, Sureshkumar Nagaraj

 

BRNO RAIDERS Key Players:

Aamir Hussain, second highest run scorer at ECN Czech Super Series Week 4 with 99 runs from five matches, is batting lower down the order and hasn’t gotten much opportunity to bat, has picked up three wickets with the ball though.

Ashish Matta, decent top order batsman who will be looking to perform at the grand stage of European Cricket, has racked up 73 runs from four games, he would be looking to convert his starts.

Suresh Ramarao, top wicket taker for BRD with three victims from four matches conceding at an economy rate of 7.14.

Arunkumar Vasudevan, captain, bowling all-rounder, will lead the bowling attack for his side, has the ability to swing the ball, hasn’t had much success picking up just one wicket so far, has the ability to score quick runs in the middle overs.

 

Vinohrady are looking more powerful every game with almost all their players contributing to the team performance. VCC should prove too strong for a struggling Brno Rangers side.

 

Last time they met: ECS21.305 | VCC 93 def BRD 68 (6 May 2021)

 

Match Prediction: Vinohrady (VCC) to win at a canter.

 

 

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