European Cricket Network live broadcasts four T10 matches on Day 9 of the 2021 FanCode ECS Germany, Krefeld on Wednesday 26 May.
Dusseldorf Blackcaps return to action after a day’s rest and will be eager to regain top spot against a winless DJK SG Solingen side, while Bonn Blue Star and Bayer Uerdingen Wolves fight for third spot with a couple of mouthwatering encounters to cap off Day 9.
Group B
KCC Köln CC (3-2-1, NRR+0.533)
DBDüsseldorf Blackcaps (3-1, NRR+1.541)
BBSBonn Blue Star (2-1-1, NRR+1.962)
BUW Bayer Uerdingen Wolves (2-3-1, NRR+0.714)
DSSDJK SG Solingen (0-3-1, NRR-6.522)
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MATCH 33 (ECS21.372)
DJK SG SOLINGEN (DSS) v DÜSSELDORF BLACKCAPS (DB)
0700 GMT | 0900 CET | 1230 IST
MATCH 34 (ECS21.373)
DJK SG SOLINGEN (DSS) v DÜSSELDORF BLACKCAPS (DB)
0900 GMT | 1100 CET | 1430 IST
DSS Last Five Matches: L L NR L (Avg Score For 68, Avg Score Against 131)
DB Last Five Matches: W W W L (Avg Score For 102, Avg Score Against 88)
DJK SG SOLINGEN (DSS)
Captain: Venkatesh Reddy
Wicketkeeper: Vinay Gari
Projected Top Four: Vinay Gari, Chaitanya Puttaparthi, Venkatesh Reddy, Sisindri Dasari
Projected Opening Bowlers: Veeru Kolla, Sisindri Dasari
Spin Options: Bala Mavillapalli, Ramsai Vishnubhotla
DJK SG SOLINGEN Key Players:
Sisindri Dasari, young talented all-rounder, is a serious hitter of the ball and targets the toes with the ball. He is also very energetic in the field, scored 22 runs from three innings including a 5-ball 16 on Monday, also picked up a wicket.
Veeru Kolla is the most experienced player in the Solingen lineup and leads their bowling attack, top scorer for DSS scoring 63 runs from three innings.
Venkatesh Reddy, leading the side for the first time, looked good with the ball scalping two wickets from three innings, would love to make contributions with the bat as well.
Chandramohan Sivala, right arm medium pacer, has the golden arm with the canny knack of breaking partnerships.
DÜSSELDORF BLACKCAPS (DB)
Captain: Venkat Ganesan
Wicketkeeper: Rahul Srinivas
Projected Top Four: Venkat Ganesan, Kashif Shahab, Oascoroni Ahamed, Nilay Patel
Projected Opening Bowlers: Muhammad Raheel, Abdulmajeed Ahmadzai
Spin Options: Neeraj Sharma, Venkat Ganesan
DÜSSELDORF BLACKCAPS Key Players:
Venkat Ganesan, Captain of Germany, solid opening batsman, loves playing the pull shot, is also a handy off spinner, has got starts but has failed to convert them into big scores, made a significant contribution with the ball on Saturday returning figures of 4-7.
Oascoroni Ahamed, big hitter and excellent swing bowler, can clear the fence with ease and boasts previous first class cricket experience in Bangladesh, top scorer for Dusseldorf mustering 79 runs from four matches including a man of the match performance of 16-ball 51 vs Koln CC.
Kashif Shahab, reliable all-rounder and all-time club leading wicket taker, contributed with bat and ball in the opening match scoring 23 off 14 balls and picking up 3-15 to bag a deserved man of the match award, is leading the wicket taking charts for DB picking up six wickets at an economy rate of 6.50.
Abdulmajeed Ahmadzai, young talented all-rounder, is joint highest wicket taker for his side picking up six wickets with a best return of 3-6 and is a handy batsman down the order.
DJK SG Solingen remain winless and are likely to remain that way facing Dusseldorf Blackcaps. Anything other than two big wins for the Blackcaps would be a HUGE surprise.
Match Prediction: Dusseldorf Blackcaps (DB) to win both games with plenty to spare.
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MATCH 35 (ECS21.374)
BAYER UERDINGEN WOLVES (BUW) v BONN BLUE STAR (BBS)
1100 GMT | 1300 CET | 1630 IST
MATCH 36 (ECS21.375)
BAYER UERDINGEN WOLVES (BUW) v BONN BLUE STAR (BBS)
1300 GMT | 1500 CET | 1830 IST
BUW Last Five Matches: L W W L NR (Avg Score For 97, Avg Score Against 94)
BBS Last Five Matches: L W NR W (Avg Score For 94, Avg Score Against 68)
BAYER UERDINGEN WOLVES (BUW)
Captain: Waqas Fatmi
Wicketkeeper: Humayun Butt
Projected Top Four: Waqas Fatmi, Muhammad Rizwan, Shamil Niyas, Humayun Butt
Projected Opening Bowlers: Taha Hassan, Raj Bhushan
Spin Options: Raj Bhushan, Zain Alam, Abdul Haseeb
BAYER UERDINGEN WOLVES Players:
Humayun Butt is a clean striker of the ball and likes to go hard straight down the ground. Top scorer for BUW racking up 168 runs at a strike rate of 173 including a man of the match performance of 54 off 23 balls.
Taha Hassan, right arm medium fast bowler, bowls tight lines, is top wicket taker for BUW picking up six victims from five innings.
Waqas Fatmi, captain, muscular opening batsman who likes to hit the ball hard and long, has racked up 104 runs from five innings including eight maximos and a man of the match performance of unbeaten 67 from 32 balls.
Raj Bhushan, the left arm off-spinner bowled a record two maidens on Monday picking up two wickets in the process. He is the second highest wicket taker for BUW with five wickets at an economy rate of seven.
BONN BLUE STAR (BBS)
Captain: Khurram Ilyas
Wicketkeeper: Zaheer Abbas
Projected Top Four: Zaheer Abbas, Dilshan Rajudeen, Sahir Naqash, Naeem Akhtar
Projected Opening Bowlers: Ranjith Singh, Haron Khan
Spin Options: Jawad Azizi, Dilshan Rajudeen, Bryan Rattan, Karanjit Brar
BONN BLUE STAR Key Players:
Dilshan Rajudeen, former national team player, all-time leading run scorer for Bonn Blue Star, has looked good with the bat leading the run scoring sheets for BBS with 97 runs from three innings at an average of 97 and strike rate of 190, mustered an unbeaten 50 off 24 balls to take his side to victory against KCC.
Haron Khan, the hat-trick hero, bowls with good pace and extracts decent bounce from the pitch, returned figures of 3-13 against Koln CC, is also top wicket taker for BBS with five scalps to his name.
Sahir Naqash, current member of the German national team, has racked up 78 runs and picked up four wickets in eight T20Is for Germany.
Ranjith Singh, another former national team player, all-time top wicket taker for BBS picking up 64 wickets, returned with figures of 2-10 against DSS on Tuesday.
Wolves have blown hot and cold throughout the tournament but will look to end the group stage on a high by pushing Bonn Blue Star all the way. BBS are much improved since losing their opening game and will look to keep their momentum going.
Match Prediction: BBS and BUW to share the spoils with a win apiece.