Six top Italian sides Baracca Prato, Bologna, Cricket Stars, Kings XI, Pianoro and Royal Parma feature over six days in 24 explosive T10 matches from beautiful Bologna. 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.

Day 5 PREVIEW: FanCode ECS Italy Bologna – Matches 17 to 20

European Cricket Network live broadcasts four T10 matches on Day 5 of the 2021 FanCode ECS Italy, Bologna on Friday 26 March.

 

Unbeaten Kings XI qualified in convincing fashion straight through to the semi-finals, while winless Cricket Stars were eliminated. Royal Parma, Pianoro, Baracca Prato and Bologna battle it out in a new format, the middle round robin, for the remaining three semi-final spots.



Teams

KIN-XI  Kings XI (5-0, NRR+4.140)

ROP  Royal Parma (4-1, NRR+1.502)

PIA  Pianoro (2-3, NRR+0.054)

BAP  Baracca Prato (2-3, NRR-0.822)

BOL  Bologna (2-3, NRR-1.063)

CRS  Cricket Stars (0-5, NRR-3.473)

 

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MATCH 17  (ECS21.165)

PIANORO (PIA) v BARACCA PRATO (BAP)

0830 GMT | 0930 CET | 1400 IST

 

PIA Last Five Matches: L W L W L (Avg Score For 104, Avg Score Against 103) 

BAP Last Five Matches: L W L L W (Avg Score For 121, Avg Score Against 128) 

 

PIANORO (PIA)

Captain: Arslan Rana

Wicketkeeper: Raheel Riaz

Projected Top Four: Rakibul Hassan, Waleed Rana, Nilantha Kotikawatta, Nicolo fernando

Projected Opening Bowlers: Waleed Rana, Arslan Rana

Spin Options: Nicolo Fernando, Hammad Amjad

 

PIANORO Key Players:

Arslan Rana, captain, medium pace bowler who provides lusty blows in the middle order, has picked up five wickets, including a MoM performance in the last game of 3-11.

Nicolo Fernando, all-rounder, big hitter, mustered 61 runs including four maximos, bowls lovely left-arm off spin and is a good fielder too!

Waleed Rana, all-rounder, classy RHB loves playing pull shots, racked up 111 runs at a SR of 185, bowls economically and has five wickets to his name.



BARACCA PRATO (BAP)

Captain: Ghulam Dastgeer

Wicketkeeper: Amjad Shavez

Projected Top Four: Ghulam Dastgeer, Hanif Majid, Zaryab Arshad, Ali Hassan

Projected Opening Bowlers: Shahid Imran, Pradeep Kumara

Spin Options: Ali Hassan, Karamat Ullah Khan

 

BARACCA PRATO Key Players:

Ghulam Dastgeer, captain in fine form, top scorer in the series so far with 193 runs including two fifties and 17 LONG maximos.

Ali Hassan, aggressive batsman, very talented, regarded as the next big thing in Italian cricket, leading wicket taker for BAP with four scalps, can score quickly with the bat.

Hanif Majid, wicketkeeper batsman, made his debut in the last game, looked a complete batsman playing sensibly to take his side home in a crucial chase scoring a 15-ball 37 including five maximos.

Zaryab Arshad, top order batsman, consistent, racked up 107 runs including a crucial fifty in the chase vs Pianoro which earned him the Man of the Match award.

 

Baracca Prato avoided elimination with a thrilling chase to finish fourth while 15-time Italian Champions finished Pianoro just above in third in the first round robin. BAP will take momentum into this match and extra confidence having already beaten Pianoro.

 

Last time they met: ECS21.150 | BAP 115(9.3) def PIA 114 (22 Mar 2021)

 

Match Prediction: Baracca Prato (BAP) to begin the middle round robin with a win.

 

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MATCH 18  (ECS21.166)

BARACCA PRATO (BAP) v ROYAL PARMA (ROP)

0930 GMT | 1030 CET | 1500 IST

 

BAP Last Five Matches: L W L L W (Avg Score For 121, Avg Score Against 128) 

ROP Last Five Matches: L W W W L (Avg Score For 121, Avg Score Against 119) 

 

BARACCA PRATO (BAP)

Captain: Ghulam Dastgeer

Wicketkeeper: Amjad Shavez

Projected Top Four: Ghulam Dastgeer, Hanif Majid, Zaryab Arshad, Ali Hassan

Projected Opening Bowlers: Shahid Imran, Pradeep Kumara

Spin Options: Ali Hassan, Karamat Ullah Khan

 

BARACCA PRATO Key Players:

Ghulam Dastgeer, captain in fine form, top scorer in the series so far with 193 runs including two fifties and 17 LONG maximos.

Ali Hassan, aggressive batsman, very talented, regarded as the next big thing in Italian cricket, leading wicket taker for BAP with four scalps, can score quickly with the bat.

Hanif Majid, wicketkeeper batsman, made his debut in the last game, looked a complete batsman playing sensibly to take his side home in a crucial chase scoring a 15-ball 37 including five maximos.

Zaryab Arshad, top order batsman, consistent, racked up 107 runs including a crucial fifty in the chase vs Pianoro which earned him the Man of the Match award.




ROYAL PARMA (ROP)

Captain: Sukhpal Singh

Wicketkeeper: Mehmoor Javed

Projected Top Four: Rajmani Singh, Mehmoor Javed, Harkamal Singh, Deependra Singh Shekhawat

Projected Opening Bowlers: Sukhpal Singh, Attiq Ur Rehman

Spin Options: Sheraz Afzal, Mehboob Ahmed

 

ROYAL PARMA Key Players:

Rajmani Singh, all-time leading run scorer for ROP, ultra reliable with the bat, has racked up 162 runs from six matches including 15 maximos.

Deependra Singh Shekhawat, big hitting all-rounder, mustered 128 runs at a strike rate of 237 including a Man of the Match performance of 59, bowls lovely outswingers to RHB, has picked up four wickets.

Mehmoor Javed is in tremendous form racking up 177 runs including consecutive fifties on Wednesday.

 

Baracca Prato have hit form and will provide a stiff challenge to a hotly-fancied Royal Roma side. If the openers on both sides get going, this match could turn out to be a blockbuster.

 

Last time they met: ECS21.153 | ROP 135 def BAP 86 (23 Mar 2021)

 

Match Prediction: Royal Parma (ROP) to rack up a narrow win. 

 

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MATCH 19  (ECS21.167)

PIANORO (PIA) v BOLOGNA (BOL)

1130 GMT | 1230 CET | 1700 IST

 

PIA Last Five Matches: L W L W L (Avg Score For 104, Avg Score Against 103) 

BOL Last Five Matches: W W L L W (Avg Score For 114, Avg Score Against 119) 

 

PIANORO (PIA)

Captain: Arslan Rana

Wicketkeeper: Raheel Riaz

Projected Top Four: Rakibul Hassan, Waleed Rana, Nilantha Kotikawatta, Nicolo fernando

Projected Opening Bowlers: Waleed Rana, Arslan Rana

Spin Options: Nicolo Fernando, Hammad Amjad

 

PIANORO Key Players:

Arslan Rana, captain, medium pace bowler who provides lusty blows in the middle order, has picked up five wickets, including a MoM performance in the last game of 3-11.

Nicolo Fernando, all-rounder, big hitter, mustered 61 runs including four maximos, bowls lovely left-arm off spin and is a good fielder too!

Waleed Rana, all-rounder, classy RHB loves playing pull shots, racked up 111 runs at a SR of 185, bowls economically and has five wickets to his name.




BOLOGNA (BOL)

Captain: Muhammad Adnan

Wicketkeeper: Babar Ghafar

Projected Top Four: Rahaman Bhuiyan, Babar Ghafar, Vikas Kalyan, Suresh Kolli

Projected Opening Bowlers: Muhammad Adnan, Revanth Pannala

Spin Options: Babar Ghafar, Shaheer Saleem

 

BOLOGNA Key Players:

Malik Sarfraz, hot from a brilliant knock of 82 off just 29 balls with eight hits clearing the rope in the last game, has mustered 132 runs in total.

Muhammad Adnan, wicket-taking bowler with the new ball, sharp and economical, has picked up three wickets, can also plunder quick runs down the order.

Babar Ghafar, consistent batsman, has scored runs in every match, getting out only once while racking up 113 runs from four games.

Faizan Hussain, young talented all-rounder, hits the ball long and clean, bowls fast and in good areas, a valuable pick for your fantasy team.

 

Both Bologna and Pianoro have blown hot and cold in the series so far and need to get their act together to qualify for semi-finals.

 

Last time they met: ECS21.151 | PIA 94(8.1) def BOL 93 (22 Mar 2021)

 

Match Prediction: Bologna (BOL) to avenge a previous defeat.

 

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MATCH 20  (ECS21.168)

BOLOGNA (BOL) v BARACCA PRATO (BAP)

1330 GMT | 1430 CET | 1900 IST

 

BOL Last Five Matches: W W L L W (Avg Score For 114, Avg Score Against 119) 

BAP Last Five Matches: L W L L W (Avg Score For 121, Avg Score Against 128) 

 

BOLOGNA (BOL)

Captain: Muhammad Adnan

Wicketkeeper: Babar Ghafar

Projected Top Four: Rahaman Bhuiyan, Babar Ghafar, Vikas Kalyan, Suresh Kolli

Projected Opening Bowlers: Muhammad Adnan, Revanth Pannala

Spin Options: Babar Ghafar, Shaheer Saleem

 

BOLOGNA Key Players:

Malik Sarfraz, hot from a brilliant knock of 82 off just 29 balls with eight hits clearing the rope in the last game, has mustered 132 runs in total.

Muhammad Adnan, wicket-taking bowler with the new ball, sharp and economical, has picked up three wickets, can also plunder quick runs down the order.

Babar Ghafar, consistent batsman, has scored runs in every match, getting out only once while racking up 113 runs from four games.

Faizan Hussain, young talented all-rounder, hits the ball long and clean, bowls fast and in good areas, a valuable pick for your fantasy team.




BARACCA PRATO (BAP)

Captain: Ghulam Dastgeer

Wicketkeeper: Amjad Shavez

Projected Top Four: Ghulam Dastgeer, Hanif Majid, Zaryab Arshad, Ali Hassan

Projected Opening Bowlers: Shahid Imran, Pradeep Kumara

Spin Options: Ali Hassan, Karamat Ullah Khan

 

BARACCA PRATO Key Players:

Ghulam Dastgeer, captain in fine form, top scorer in the series so far with 193 runs including two fifties and 17 LONG maximos.

Ali Hassan, aggressive batsman, very talented, regarded as the next big thing in Italian cricket, leading wicket taker for BAP with four scalps, can score quickly with the bat.

Hanif Majid, wicketkeeper batsman, made his debut in the last game, looked a complete batsman playing sensibly to take his side home in a crucial chase scoring a 15-ball 37 including five maximos.

Zaryab Arshad, top order batsman, consistent, racked up 107 runs including a crucial fifty in the chase vs Pianoro which earned him the Man of the Match award.



Both these two teams made strong comebacks in their last games on Thursday and will be eager to carry that momentum forward and qualify for semi-finals.

 

Last time they met: ECS21.155 | BOL 136 def BAP 130 (23 Mar 2021)

 

Match Prediction: Bologna (BOL) to win this close matchup.

 

 

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