BUW Last Five Matches: ON ECS DEBUT
DB Last Five Matches: ON ECS DEBUT
BAYER UERDINGEN WOLVES (BUW)
Captain: Waqas Fatmi
Wicketkeeper: Humayun Butt
Projected Top Four: Waqas Fatmi, Shamil Niyas, Humayun Butt, Zain Alam
Projected Opening Bowlers: Taha Hassan, Nasib Khushdel
Spin Options: Raj Bhushan, Zain Alam, Shujahat Hussain
BAYER UERDINGEN WOLVES Players:
Humayun Butt is a clean striker of the ball and likes to go hard straight down the ground.
Shujahat Hussain is the most stylish batsman in the Wolves pack, loves playing the cover drive and pull shot.
Shamil Niyas, hard hitting opening batsman who loves to hit lofted shots and is good at flicking the ball off his pads.
Nasib Khushdel, bowling all-rounder, is fast and accurate, bowls toe crushing yorkers and is capable of whacking the ball with a bat in hand.
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, will be keen to make an impact on the European Cricket stage, loves playing the pull shot, is also a handy off spinner.
Oascoroni Ahamed, big hitter and excellent swing bowler, can clear the fence with ease and can boast first class cricket experience in Bangladesh.
Kashif Shahab, reliable all-rounder and all-time club leading wicket taker.
Nilay Patel, stroke maker and gun fielder, loves playing the lofted drive, will be the key man in the middle overs.
The two sides have contrasting histories with Dusseldorf Blackcaps being the more experienced side with multiple state and national championships. Formed earlier this year, Bayer Uerdingen Wolves are a very new side but do enjoy the benefit of home advantage. With nothing to lose, BUW will be seeking to upset a vastly more experienced Dusseldorf side.
Match Prediction: Dusseldorf Blackcaps (DB) to win with plenty to spare.
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