10 leading teams from Northern Germany feature over 12 days in 48 high-intensity T10 matches. 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 the final four T10 matches on Day 12 of the 2021 FanCode ECS Germany, Kiel on Saturday 12 June.
With 44 exciting T10 games in the books, we have reached the business end of the competition with two mouthwatering semi-finals on Saturday, followed by the Bronze Final and the Final with the FanCode ECS Germany Kiel trophy on the line.
Group A
MTV MTV Stallions (7-1, NRR+1.861, 8-1 Overall)
KHTC 1.Kieler HTC (5-3, NRR+0.939, 5-4 Overall)
SGH SG Hameln (5-3, NRR+0.463, 5-4 Overall)
FCT First Contact (2-6, NRR-1.260, 2-7 Overall)
MTSV Moorburger TSV (1-7, NRR-1.997)
Group B
KSV Kummerfelder Sportverein (7-1, NRR+4.750, 8-1 Overall)
PSV PSV Hann-Munden (5-3, NRR+0.906, 6-3 Overall)
SCE SC Europa (4-4, NRR-1.627, 5-4 Overall)
VFB VFB Fallersleben (3-5, NRR-0.688, 3-6 Overall)
THCC THCC Hamburg (1-7, NRR-2.953)
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FINAL - MATCH 48 (ECS21.435)
KUMMERFELDER SPORTVEREIN (KSV) v MTV STALLIONS (MTV)
1400 GMT | 1600 CET | 1930 IST
KSV Last Five Matches: W W L W W (Avg Score For 114, Avg Score Against 91)
MTV Last Five Matches: W L W W W (Avg Score For 84, Avg Score Against 82)
KUMMERFELDER SPORTVEREIN (KSV)
Captain: Shoaib Azam
Wicketkeeper: Zaid Hasan
Projected Top Four: Shoaib Azam, Rajan Sharma, Dilraj Singh, Victor Moyo
Projected Opening Bowlers: Victor Moyo, Hazrat Said
Spin Options: Saeied Sadat, Avi Soni, Ashish Sharma
KUMMERFELDER SPORTVEREIN Key Players:
Muhammad Samiullah, top batsman who scores at a rapid rate. Scored a blistering 28-ball 78 in the opener against VFB. Scored an unbeaten 35 off 15 balls in the first semi-final. Can also turn his arm over with aplomb.
Shoaib Azam, top order batsman, the captain has been good with the bat scoring 248 runs from 10 innings. Has led his team to solid starts in almost all the matches and has bagged three man of the match awards as well.
Rajan Sharma, big hitting opening batsman, has a century to his name in a friendly T10 game for Winterthur CC, he would be hoping to impress on the grand European Cricket stage, scalped 3-18 and scored 16 off 13 balls to steer his side to victory in the first semi-final.
Hazrat Said, a young fast bowler, has impressed with his speed and accuracy, picking up eight victims from eight matches.
Avi Soni is leading wicket taker for KSV with 12 scalps from 10 matches with a best return of 3-5 against FCT in the first quarter-final.
MTV STALLIONS (MTV)
Captain: Gaurav Singh Rathore
Wicketkeeper: Sachin Mandy
Projected Top Four: Suraj Mothilal, Prashanth Potharlanka, Sachin Mandy, Mohammad Faruq Arabzai
Projected Opening Bowlers: Ujwal Gadiraju, Mohammad Faruq Arabzai
Spin Options: Asghar Amarkhil, Gaurav Singh Rathore
MTV STALLIONS Key Players:
Mohammad Faruq Arabzai, talented all-rounder, clocks good speeds while bowling and drives the ball exquisitely, scored first fifty of the tournament blasting a 20-ball 56*, has mustered 117 runs from six matches and has picked up four wickets.
Ujwal Gadiraju, leads the Stallion's bowling attack, swings the ball both ways making batsmen look silly, has a good slower ball and can hit some lusty blows down the order, has scalped eight wickets from 10 games.
Gaurav Rathore, captain, has led from the front with bat, bowl and on field. He has played a couple of match winning knocks with the bat scoring a total of 103 runs from nine innings, has scalped eight wickets with the ball, and has bagged three man of the match awards.
Prakash Singh, right arm fast bowler, is the leading wicket taker for MTV picking up 11 wickets from nine matches conceding at under six runs an over, returned with best figures of 3-14 against MTSV.
Sachin Mandy, stylish wicket-keeper batsman, always switched on behind the wickets, and has the potential to turn a game on its head with the bat, has racked up 1138 runs from eight innings.
The two top teams from each group have made it to the final. Kummerfelder Sportverein sailed through to the finals beating SC Europa for the third time in the season. The return of explosive batsman Muhammad Samiullah have given a boost to their fragile middle order. KSV will aim to claim their third ECN trophy against MTV Stallions who themselves will be looking to win their maiden ECS trophy after edging past PSV in the second semi-final.
Last time they met: KSV 97(8.2) def MTV 96 (1 Jul 2020)
Match Prediction: Kummerfelder Sportverein (KSV) to be crowned champions in Kiel.
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BRONZE FINAL - MATCH 47 (ECS21.434)
SC EUROPA (SCE) v PSV HANN-MUNDEN (PSV)
1200 GMT | 1400 CET | 1730 IST
SCE Last Five Matches: L L L W L (Avg Score For 85, Avg Score Against 122)
PSV Last Five Matches: W W W W L (Avg Score For 114, Avg Score Against 85)
SC EUROPA (SCE)
Captain: Sahel Darwish
Wicketkeeper: Mohsin Muhammad
Projected Top Four: Sahel Darwish, Dawood Aruyubi, Israfeel Aryubi, Bilal Shinwari
Projected Opening Bowlers: Israfeel Aryubi, Bilal Shinwari
Spin Options: Wajid Khan, Dawood Aruyubi
SC EUROPA Key Players:
Bilal Shinwari, valuable all-rounder, has been mighty impressive and is a candidate for MVP, has mustered 154 runs from seven innings and has picked up two wickets as well, winning two man of the match awards.
Hikman Shinwari, the all-rounder scored 77 runs in five knocks at ECS Kummerfeld 2020, also leading the wicket taking charts with six scalps, typical for SCE all-time leading wicket taker.
Israfeel Aryubi, leader of the SCE bowling attack, can trouble batsmen with his pace and swing, smacked 156 runs from eight innings top scoring for SCE, also picked up seven wickets, adjudged man of the match for his all-round showing in the second game on Saturday.
Wahidullah Amini, the all-rounder returned with magical figures of SIX-9 against KHTC in the first quarter-final and now leads the wicket taking sheets for SCE with eight wickets from just six overs.
PSV HANN-MUNDEN (PSV)
Captain: Gulraiz Mustafa
Wicketkeeper: Sajed Jabarkhel
Projected Top Four: Gulraiz Mustafa, Imran Hafiz, Adeel Ahmad, Awalkhan Safi
Projected Opening Bowlers: Amin Zadran, Awalkhan Safi
Spin Options: Gulraiz Mustafa, Vinod Joshi, Hiren Patel
PSV HANN-MUNDEN Key Players:
Adeel Ahmad is an explosive hitter, has mustered 257 runs at a strike rate of 244 and is the second highest run scorer in the tournament. A man in form, he plundered 139 runs in three games on Thursday, bagging two man of the match awards in the process.
Amin Zadran, tidy all-rounder who consistently makes an impact with bat and ball. Bagged man of the match award on Wednesday for his all-round performance picking up 3-7 and scoring a quickfire 6-ball 14 against VFB. Has scalped 13 scalps from 10 matches.
Awalkhan Safi , talented all-rounder, has been consistent with the ball and is among wickets more often than not, has taken 14 wickets and is leading the top wicket takers column.
Gulraiz Mustafa, captain,has racked up 150 runs from nine innings, scored a blistering 28-ball 61 against SGH in the second quarter-final to lead his team to victory.
Imran Hafiz, the hard hitting opening batsman has been in good form of late, has racked up 147 runs from 10 matches and could be the man to watch out for in the absence of fellow opener Asad Sangari.
SC Europa and PSV Hann-Munden lost out in the semi-finals but have another go to take the bronze medal honours. Both these sides will be keen on finishing the season on a high.
Last time they met: ECS21.419 | PSV 76(8.1) def SCE 70 (8 Jun 2021)
Match Prediction: PSV Hann-Munden (PSV) to finish third.
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SEMI FINAL 1 - MATCH 45 (ECS21.432)
SC EUROPA (SCE) v KUMMERFELDER SPORTVEREIN (KSV)
0700 GMT | 0900 CET | 1230 IST
SCE Last Five Matches: W L L L W (Avg Score For 87, Avg Score Against 119)
KSV Last Five Matches: W W W L W (Avg Score For 122, Avg Score Against 87)
SC EUROPA (SCE)
Captain: Sahel Darwish
Wicketkeeper: Mohsin Muhammad
Projected Top Four: Sahel Darwish, Dawood Aruyubi, Israfeel Aryubi, Bilal Shinwari
Projected Opening Bowlers: Israfeel Aryubi, Bilal Shinwari
Spin Options: Wajid Khan, Dawood Aruyubi
SC EUROPA Key Players:
Bilal Shinwari, valuable all-rounder, has been mighty impressive and is a candidate for MVP, has mustered 141 runs from six innings top scoring for SCE and has picked up a wicket as well, winning two man of the match awards.
Hikman Shinwari, the all-rounder scored 77 runs in five knocks at ECS Kummerfeld 2020, also leading the wicket taking charts with six scalps, typical for SCE all-time leading wicket taker.
Israfeel Aryubi, leader of the SCE bowling attack, can trouble batsmen with his pace and swing, smacked 131 runs from seven innings, also picked up seven wickets, adjudged man of the match for his all-round showing in the second game on Saturday.
Wahidullah Amini, the all-rounder returned with magical figures of SIX-9 against KHTC in the first quarter-final and now leads the wicket taking sheets for SCE with eight wickets from just five overs.
KUMMERFELDER SPORTVEREIN (KSV)
Captain: Shoaib Azam
Wicketkeeper: Zaid Hasan
Projected Top Four: Shoaib Azam, Rajan Sharma, Muhammad Samiullah, Dilraj Singh
Projected Opening Bowlers: Victor Moyo, Hazrat Said
Spin Options: Saeied Sadat, Avi Soni, Ashish Sharma
KUMMERFELDER SPORTVEREIN Key Players:
Shoaib Azam, top order batsman, the captain has been good with the bat scoring 220 runs from nine innings. Has led his team to solid starts in almost all the matches and has bagged three man of the match awards as well.
Muhammad Samiullah, top batsman who scores at a rapid rate. Scored a blistering 28-ball 78 in the opener against VFB. He will have a big role to play with the bat in the absence of Ahmed Musaddiq. Can also turn his arm over with aplomb.
Rajan Sharma, big hitting opening batsman, has a century to his name in a friendly T10 game for Winterthur CC, he would be hoping to impress on the grand European Cricket stage.
Hazrat Said, a young fast bowler, has impressed with his speed and accuracy, picking up eight victims from seven matches at an economy of just 5.04!
Avi Soni is leading wicket taker for KSV with 12 scalps from nine matches with a best return of 3-5 against FCT in the first quarter-final.
SC Europa face Kummerfelder Sportverein having both emerged from the much stronger Group B. KSV, twice winners of ECN tournaments last summer, cruised past SCE twice in the group stages and will fancy their chances of reaching the final. However, bereft of a couple of their key players, KSV barely scraped past FTC on Friday, and cannot afford to underestimate SCE.
Last time they met: ECS21.426 | KSV 90(5.3) def SCR 88 (10 Jun 2021)
Match Prediction: Kummerfelder Sportverein (KSV) to advance into the Final.
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SEMI FINAL 2 - MATCH 46 (ECS21.433)
PSV HANN-MUNDEN (PSV) v MTV STALLIONS (MTV)
0900 GMT | 1100 CET | 1430 IST
PSV Last Five Matches: L W W W W (Avg Score For 114, Avg Score Against 89)
MTV Last Five Matches: W W L W W (Avg Score For 86, Avg Score Against 79)
PSV HANN-MUNDEN (PSV)
Captain: Gulraiz Mustafa
Wicketkeeper: Sajed Jabarkhel
Projected Top Four: Gulraiz Mustafa, Imran Hafiz, Adeel Ahmad, Awalkhan Safi
Projected Opening Bowlers: Amin Zadran, Awalkhan Safi
Spin Options: Gulraiz Mustafa, Vinod Joshi, Hiren Patel
PSV HANN-MUNDEN Key Players:
Adeel Ahmad is an explosive hitter, has mustered 257 runs at a strike rate of 247 and is the second highest run scorer in the tournament. A man in form, he plundered 139 runs in three games on Thursday, bagging two man of the match awards in the process.
Amin Zadran, tidy all-rounder who consistently makes an impact with bat and ball. Bagged man of the match award on Wednesday for his all-round performance picking up 3-7 and scoring a quickfire 6-ball 14 against VFB. He is the leading wicket taker with 13 scalps from nine matches.
Awalkhan Safi , talented all-rounder, has been consistent with the ball and is among wickets more often than not, has taken 11 wickets so far and is only behind his teammate in the top wicket takers column and scores at an SR of 206.
Gulraiz Mustafa, captain, has racked up 143 runs from eight innings, scored a blistering 28-ball 61 against SGH in the second quarter-final to lead his team to victory.
MTV STALLIONS (MTV)
Captain: Gaurav Singh Rathore
Wicketkeeper: Sachin Mandy
Projected Top Four: Suraj Mothilal, Prashanth Potharlanka, Sachin Mandy, Mohammad Faruq Arabzai
Projected Opening Bowlers: Ujwal Gadiraju, Mohammad Faruq Arabzai
Spin Options: Asghar Amarkhil, Gaurav Singh Rathore
MTV STALLIONS Key Players:
Mohammad Faruq Arabzai, talented all-rounder, clocks good speeds while bowling and drives the ball exquisitely, scored first fifty of the tournament blasting a 20-ball 56*, has mustered 103 runs from five matches and has picked up three wickets.
Gaurav Rathore, captain, has led from the front with bat, bowl and on field. He has played a couple of match winning knocks with the bat scoring a total of 103 runs from eight innings, has scalped seven wickets with the ball, and has bagged three man of the match awards.
Prakash Singh, right arm fast bowler, is the leading wicket taker for MTV picking up nine wickets from eight matches conceding runs only at 5.93 runs an over, returned with best figures of 3-14 against MTSV.
Sachin Mandy, stylish wicket-keeper batsman, always switched on behind the wickets, and has the potential to turn a game on its head with the bat, has racked up 114 runs from seven innings at an average of 47.
PSV Hann-Munden have won four straight games to progress serenely into the last four with plenty of momentum. MTV Stallions, Group A winners, are the only team left standing from that particular group, but looked particularly rusty against VFB in the quarter-finals. The two sides know each other pretty well having played four times previously in ECN competitions. MTV have emerged victorious on three occasions, with one of the games abandoned.
Last time they met: MTV 77(7.1) def PSV 75 (3 Jul 2020)
Match Prediction: Despite never having beaten MTV in ECN competition, in-form PSV Hann-Munden (PSV) have the ability to progress to the final on current form.
