Five top Italian sides, Italian treble winners Brescia CC, Cividate, Janjua Brescia, Jinnah Brescia and Pak Lions Ghedi feature over six days in 24 scintillating T10 matches from beautiful Brescia. 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.

Finals Day PREVIEW: FanCode ECS Italy, Brescia – Matches 21 to 24

European Cricket Network live broadcasts four T10 matches on Finals Day of the 2021 FanCode ECS Italy, Brescia on Saturday 17 April.

 

It’s the golden trio of Brescia CC, Jinnah Brescia and Janjua Brescia in the semi finals along with newcomers Cividate who have been mighty impressive on debut. These four select teams will battle it out for the coveted silverware and join Royal Roma, Kings XI, Venezia and Fresh Tropical in the grand Italian Final in November.




Teams

BRE  Brescia CC (5-1-2, NRR+1.708)

JIB  Jinnah Brescia (5-3, NRR+2.415)

CIV  Cividate (4-2-2, NRR+0.410)

JAB  Janjua Brescia (3-4-1, NRR-0.582)

PLG  Pak Lions Ghedi (0-7-1, NRR-3.972)

 

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FINAL - MATCH 24  (ECS21.244)

JANJUA BRESCIA (JAB) v JINNAH BRESCIA (JIB)

1430 GMT | 1630 CET | 2000 IST

 

JAB Last Five Matches: L W W L W (Avg Score For 101, Avg Score Against 112) 

JIB Last Five Matches: L W W L W (Avg Score For 117, Avg Score Against 89) 

 

JANJUA BRESCIA (JAB)

Captain: Zahid Ali

Wicketkeeper: Nasir Ramzan

Projected Top Four: Naeem Ahmad, Nasir Ramzan, Waseem Ahmad, Ahmadullah Safi

Projected Opening Bowlers: Muhammad Afzal,Suleman Ali

Spin Options: Zahid Ali

 

JANJUA BRESCIA Key Players:

Nasir Ramzan, classy wicket keeper batsman, safe pair of hands who can find the fence with ease, top scoring for JAB with 148 runs from nine games including a fifty.

Waseem Ahmad, top all-rounder, hits the ball hard and long, is a good fast bowler who likes to hit the deck hard, mustered 168 runs from eight matches at an SR of 224 including 13 LONG maximos.

Naeem Ahmad, scored a crucial unbeaten 49 off just 23 balls in the first semi final to take JAB to a match winning total.



JINNAH BRESCIA (JIB)

Captain: Rukhsar Ahmed

Wicketkeeper: Harsha Waas

Projected Top Four: Nisar Ahmed, Janaka Wass, Hassan Ahmad, Muhammad Rizwan 

Projected Opening Bowlers: Muhammad Imran, Janaka Wass

Spin Options: Muhammad Rizwan, Muhammad Sajjad

 

JINNAH BRESCIA Key Players:

Hassan Ahmad, hard hitting left handed batsman, top scorer with 259 runs including 24 sixes, the most in the competition.

Sukhwinder Singh, left arm fast bowler, has good pace and can swing the ball into the right handers, top wicket taker for JIB with nine scalps including a best return of 5-14.

Janaka Wass, aggressive opening batsman, doesn’t take any time to get going, hammered 112 runs in nine games at a staggering strike rate of 243, returned figures of 3-5 in the semi-final.

Nisar Ahmed, fierce opening batsman, isn't afraid of charging down to fast bowlers, can score runs all around the park, mustered 207 runs from nine matches, has hit 21 fours.

 

It’s the Brescia lockout in the Final with Janjua and Jinnah locking horns to book a prestigious place in the grand Italian Final in November.

 

Last time they met: ECS21.235 | JIB 143 def JAB 74 (15 Apr 2021)

 

Match Prediction: Jinnah Brescia (JIB) to lift yet another ECS trophy.

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BRONZE FINAL - MATCH 23 (ECS21.243)

BRESCIA CC (BRE) v CIVIDATE (CIV)

1200 GMT | 1400 CET | 1730 IST

 

BRE Last Five Matches: W L W W L (Avg Score For 115, Avg Score Against 108) 

CIV Last Five Matches: W W L W L (Avg Score For 94, Avg Score Against 100) 

 

BRESCIA CC (BRE)

Captain: Qulb Sajjad

Wicketkeeper: Naseer Hussain

Projected Top Four: Ammad Khan, Imad Khan, Babar Hussain, Ali Raza

Projected Opening Bowlers: Muhammad Javed, Ammad Khan

Spin Options: Qulb Sajjad, Imad Khan

 

BRESCIA CC Key Players:

Babar Hussain, hard hitting batsman who can strike big from ball one, has mustered 213 runs including a man of the match performance of 72* off 32 balls.

Imad Khan, hard hitting opening batsman, racked up 171 runs from nine games including a man of the match performance of 59* off 33 balls against JAB.

Qulb Sajjad, captain,all-rounder, has scalped five wickets at an economy rate of just five! Can score quick runs in the middle order too.




CIVIDATE (CIV)

Captain: Kuljinder Singh

Wicketkeeper: Farhan Javaid

Projected Top Four: Dara Shikoh, Farhan Javaid, Arslan Sabir, Kuljinder Singh

Projected Opening Bowlers: Dara Shikoh, Muhammad Arslan

Spin Options: Bilal Ahmad, Dara Shikoh

 

CIVIDATE Key Players:

Dara Shikoh, hard hitting opening batsman, is leading wicket taker in the tournament, has mustered 244 runs and scalped 16 wickets including four man of the match performances.

Kuljinder Singh, captain, all-rounder, quality middle order batsman, will be key if CIV lose early wickets, must be the glue and keep the scoreboard moving, scalped 13 wickets with a best return of 4-10.

Muhammad Arslan, right arm fast bowler, can swing the ball into the right handers, scalped 13 wickets from nine games.

 

Italy treble winners Brescia CC and newcomers Civiate will be disappointed to not feature in the Final but would love to end the tournament on a high with a third place finish.

 

Last time they met: ECS21.233 | Match Abandoned (12 Apr 2021)

 

Match Prediction: Brescia CC (BRE) to finish third with a convincing win.

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SEMI FINAL 1 - MATCH 21 (ECS21.241)

BRESCIA CC (BRE) v JANJUA BRESCIA (JAB)

0700 GMT | 0900 CEST | 1230 IST

 

BRE Last Five Matches: W W L W W (Avg Score For 120, Avg Score Against 101)

JAB Last Five Matches: L L W W L (Avg Score For 95, Avg Score Against 116)

 

BRESCIA CC (BRE)

Captain: Qulb Sajjad

Wicketkeeper: Naseer Hussain

Projected Top Four: Ammad Khan, Imad Khan, Babar Hussain, Ali Raza

Projected Opening Bowlers: Javed Muhammad, Ammad Khan

Spin Options: Qulb Sajjad, Imad Khan

 

BRESCIA CC Key Players:

Babar Hussain, hard hitting batsman who can strike big from ball one, has mustered 162 runs including a man of the match performance of 72* off 32 balls.

Imad Khan, hard hitting opening batsman, racked up 171 runs from eight games including a man of the match performance of 59* off 33 balls against JAB.

Qulb Sajjad, captain, all-rounder, has scalped four wickets at an economy rate of just five! Can score quick runs in the middle order too.

 

JANJUA BRESCIA (JAB)

Captain: Zahid Ali

Wicketkeeper: Nasir Ramzan

Projected Top Four: Naeem Ahmad, Nasir Ramzan, Waseem Ahmad, Ahmadullah Safi

Projected Opening Bowlers: Muhammad Afzal,Suleman Ali

Spin Options: Zahid Ali

 

JANJUA BRESCIA Key Players:

Nasir Ramzan, classy wicket keeper batsman, safe pair of hands who can find the fence with ease, top scoring for JAB with 148 runs from eight games including a fifty.

Waseem Ahmad, top all-rounder, hits the ball hard and long, is a good fast bowler who likes to hit the deck hard, mustered 139 runs from eight matches at an SR of 232 including 12 LONG maximos.

Zahid Ali, captain,clever spin bowler, has different variations and can turn the ball sharply at times, top wicket taker for JAB with six scalps to his name.



Brescia CC did the double over Janjua Brescia in the group stages. Although anything can happen in a knockout match, Italy’s treble winners Brescia CC look to have the firepower to edge this one against their fierce local rivals.

 

Last time they met: ECS21.228 | BRE 130 def JAB 84 (13 Apr 2021)

 

Match Prediction: Seeking a quadruple, Brescia CC (BRE) to win comfortably and secure a place in the final. 

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SEMI FINAL 2 - MATCH 22  (ECS21.242)

JINNAH BRESCIA (JIB) v CIVIDATE (CIV)

0900 GMT | 1100 CET | 1430 IST

 

JIB Last Five Matches: W L W W L (Avg Score For 121, Avg Score Against 97) 

CIV Last Five Matches: L W W L W (Avg Score For 103, Avg Score Against 98) 

 

JINNAH BRESCIA (JIB)

Captain: Rukhsar Ahmed

Wicketkeeper: Harsha Waas

Projected Top Four: Nisar Ahmed, Janaka Wass, Hassan Ahmad, Muhammad Rizwan 

Projected Opening Bowlers: Muhammad Imran, Janaka Wass

Spin Options: Muhammad Rizwan, Muhammad Sajjad

 

JINNAH BRESCIA Key Players:

Hassan Ahmad, hard hitting left handed batsman, top scorer for JIB with 220 runs including 21 sixes, the most in the competition.

Sukhwinder Singh, left arm fast bowler, has good pace and can swing the ball into the right handers, top wicket taker for JIB with eight scalps including a best return of 5-14.

Janaka Wass, aggressive opening batsman, doesn’t take any time to get going, hammered 98 runs in eight games at a staggering strike rate of 245, has picked up three wickets as well.

Nisar Ahmed, fierce opening batsman, isn't afraid of charging down to fast bowlers, can score runs all around the park, mustered 191 runs from eight matches, has hit 20 fours, most by any batsman in the competition.



CIVIDATE (CIV)

Captain: Kuljinder Singh

Wicketkeeper: Farhan Javaid

Projected Top Four: Dara Shikoh, Farhan Javaid, Arslan Sabir, Kuljinder Singh

Projected Opening Bowlers: Dara Shikoh, Muhammad Arslan

Spin Options: Bilal Ahmad, Dara Shikoh

 

CIVIDATE Key Players:

Dara Shikoh, hard hitting opening batsman, is the top scorer and leading wicket taker in the tournament, has mustered 229 runs and scalped 16 wickets including four man of the match performances.

Kuljinder Singh, captain, all-rounder, quality middle order batsman, will be key if CIV lose early wickets, must be the glue and keep the scoreboard moving, scalped 11 wickets with a best return of 4-10.

Muhammad Arslan, right arm fast bowler, can swing the ball into the right handers, scalped 11 wickets from eight games.



In the final game of the group stages, Jinnah Brescia looked to have the game won but Cividate snatched victory with nine wickets down in the last over. A similarly close game is on the cards between two evenly-matched sides.

 

Last time they met: ECS21.240 | CIV 108(9.3) def JIB 107 (16 Apr 2021)

 

Match Prediction: Jinnah Brescia (JIN) to win a tight encounter on account of their previous ECS knockout experience.

 

 

Tune into the live action from Brescia from Monday to Saturday from * 0700 GMT * 0900 CEST * 1230 IST.