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: Kashif Shahab
Wicketkeeper: Niraj Patel
Projected Top Four: Nilay Patel, Kashif Shahab, Oascoroni Ahamed, Abdulmajeed Ahmadzai
Projected Opening Bowlers: Muhammad Raheel, Abdulmajeed Ahmadzai
Spin Options: Neeraj Sharma
DÜSSELDORF BLACKCAPS Key Players:
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.
Nilay Patel, stroke maker and gun fielder, loves playing the lofted drive, will be the key man in the middle overs, has racked up 64 runs from four matches and is the second highest run scorer for DB.
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 at a canter.
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