MATCH 18 (ECS21.309) PRAGUE SPARTANS VANGUARDS (PSV) v BRNO RANGERS (BRG) 0900 GMT | 1100 CET | 1430 IST
PSV Last Five Matches: W L L W W (Avg Score For 89, Avg Score Against 100)
BRG Last Five Matches: L W L W W (Avg Score For 92, Avg Score Against 86)
PRAGUE SPARTANS VANGUARDS (PSV)
Captain: Neeraj Tyagi
Wicketkeeper: Varun Mehta
Projected Top Four: Kranthi Venkataswamy, Satyajit Sengupta, Vyshakh Jagannivasan, Varun Mehta
Projected Opening Bowlers: Neeraj Tyagi, Arman Bhuiyan
Spin Options: Farooq Abdullah
PRAGUE SPARTANS VANGUARDS Key Players:
Kranthi Venkataswamy, decent top order batsman, has failed to get going in previous editions but would love to make his mark this time around, looked good scoring 23 runs in the second game.
Neeraj Tyagi, captain, right arm fast bowler, quick and accurate with his line and length, top wicket taker at ECN Czech Super Series Week 2 with six scalps from four games at an economy rate of just 3.62!
Satyajit Sengupta, top all-rounder, has been impressive with the ball scalping seven wickets from eight games on the European Cricket platform, top scorer for PSV on Tuesday with 58 runs including a man of the match performance of 40 off 25 balls.
BRNO RANGERS (BRG)
Captain: Dylan Steyn
Wicketkeeper: Jan Hoffman
Projected Top Four: Dylan Steyn, Ali Kashif, Rahat Ali, Kudzai Chomusora
Projected Opening Bowlers: Rahat Ali, Sandeep Tiwari
Spin Options: Naveed Ahmed, Tripurari Kanhya Lal, Ali Kashif
BRNO RANGERS Key Players:
Dylan Steyn, captain, top scorer for Brno Rangersat ECN Czech Super Series Championship Week scoring 68 runs from three games, in great form mustering 97 runs from two games including a 30-ball 57 against a strong PBV side.
Rahat Ali, experienced fast bowler, leading wicket taker at ECN Czech Super Series Week 4 with eight scalps from four games at a miserly economy rate of just 2.87 and a best return of 3-0. Conceded just 10 runs off his three overs across two games yesterday and returned man of the match figures of 2-4 vs United.
Tripurari Kanhya Lal, all-rounder, picked up six wickets at an economy rate of just four with a best return of 2-4, handy batsman in the middle order.
Vanguards go back-to-back and face a buoyant Brno Rangers side who top the table after Thursday action.
Last time they met: PSV 105 def BRG 98 (11 Jul 2020)
Match Prediction: Brno Rangers (BRG) to rack up their third consecutive win.
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