European Cricket Network live broadcasts four T10 matches on Finals Day of the 2021 FanCode ECS Italy, Rome on Saturday 20 March.
Update - Royal Roma will play Roma in the Final and Asian Latina will face Rome Bangla Morning Sun for third place honours - Bronze Final.
ASL Asian Latina (7-1, NRR+2.317) vs RBMS Rome Bangla Morning Sun (4-4, NRR+0.872)
RCC Roma CC (7-1, NRR+1.663) vs ROR Royal Roma (2-6, NRR-2.023)
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FINAL - MATCH 24 (ECS21.148)
ROYAL ROMA (ROR) v ROMA CC (RCC)
1430 GMT | 1530 CET | 2000 IST
ROR Last Five Matches: L L L W W (Avg Score For 118, Avg Score Against 97)
RCC Last Five Matches: W W W W W (Avg Score For 111, Avg Score Against 90)
ROYAL ROMA (ROR)
Captain: Dharamvir Singh
Wicketkeeper: Bejawada Phanindra
Projected Top Four: Muneeb Niazi, Arif Muhammad, Dharamvir Kumar, Vajrala Reddy
Projected Opening Bowlers: Umar Shahzad, Anil Kumar
Spin Options: Kulwinder Ram
ROYAL ROMA Key Players:
Arif Muhammad, hard hitting RHB, opens the innings, racked up 210 runs with 12 maximos and a fifty from six games.
Vajrala Reddy, all-rounder, played for Roma Capannelle in Sep 2020, has mustered 113 runs and picked up seven wickets.
Anil Kumar, leading wicket taker for ROR with nine scalps, returned figures of 3-8 vs KEL, handy batsman down the order.
ROMA CC (RCC)
Captain: Prabath Ekneligoda
Wicketkeeper: Sujith Rillagodage
Projected Top Four: Dinidu Marage, Prabath Ekneligoda, Navodh Kalansuriya, Sujith Rillagodage
Projected Opening Bowlers: Prabath Ekneligoda, Indika Senn
Spin Options: Dinidu Marage, Pruthuvi Samarage
ROMA CC Key Players:
Dinidu Marage, aggressive top order batsman, has racked up 192 runs including 22 LONG maximos, also has a fifty to his name, brings variety to the bowling department with his left arm off spin, deceiving in the air, has grabbed seven wickets.
Dammika Aththanayaka, leading wicket taker for RCC with eight scalps, looked in great form on Friday and will have a crucial role to play in this semi final.
Prabath Ekneligoda, captain, big hitting all-rounder, has scored 172 runs including a 32-ball 75, and has picked up seven wickets.
It’s a Roma derby in the Final with Royal Roma shocking Asian Latina in the opening semi final. ROR racked up only their third win this season, but it could not have better timed. Now another stern challenge awaits from the hosts Roma CC.
Last time they met: ECS21.134 | RCC 75(6.5) def ROR 74 (17 Mar 2021)
Match Prediction: With Royal Roma upsetting favourites ASL, this one is too close to call. Home advantage and whoever bats first could be factors in the result. A slight preference is given to the hosts Roma in a hard-fought derby match with everything on the line.
BRONZE FINAL - MATCH 23 (ECS21.147)
ASIAN LATINA (ASL) v ROME BANGLA MORNING SUN (RBMS)
1230 GMT | 1330 CET | 1800 IST
ASL Last Five Matches: W W L W W (Avg Score For 97, Avg Score Against 99)
RBMS Last Five Matches: L L W L W (Avg Score For 110, Avg Score Against 116)
ASIAN LATINA (ASL)
Captain: Amandeep Singh
Wicketkeeper: Gurmukh Singh
Projected Top Four: Amandeep Singh, Sukhbir Singh, Charanjeet Singh, Hashmat Dhindsa
Projected Opening Bowlers: Charanjeet Singh, Gurmeet Singh
Spin Options: Lakhwinder Pal, Ranjodh Singh
ASIAN LATINA Key Players:
Amandeep Singh, captain, all-rounder, second highest run scorer, mustered 229 runs from eight innings at an SR of 226 including a blistering 124* off just 37 balls and 21 HUGE sixes.
Charanjeet Singh, all-rounder, racked up 207 runs including an unbeaten 76 off 30 balls yesterday, bowls with good pace and control, and has picked up five wickets.
Hashmat Dhindsa, experienced fast bowler, has picked up eight wickets with a best of 2-7.
Gurdip Singh, all-rounder, hits the ball hard, leading wicket taker for ASL with 10 scalps.
ROME BANGLA MORNING SUN (RBMS)
Captain: Chandra Bhomic
Wicketkeeper: Chandra Bhomic
Projected Top Four: Chandra Bhomic, Sharif SM Raihan, Rajib Ahmed, Shoel Chowdhury
Projected Opening Bowlers: Hossain Adnan, Anik Ahmed
Spin Options: Sharif SM Raihan, Munsurul Amin, Abdul Kadir
ROME BANGLA MORNING SUN Key Players:
Sharif SM Raihan, all-rounder, plays some delightful shots, has racked up 393 runs with 32 maximos from eight games at an SR of 225 including a brilliant 113* off just 42 balls in the opening game, with two fifty plus scores as well. Three man-of-the-match awards to his name.
Rajib Ahmed, top order batsman, loves playing on-drives, very dangerous if he gets going, has played some nice cameos and has picked up a wicket.
Rana Dewan bowled well yesterday in the absence of regular captain and fast bowler, Anik Ahmed. He retired figures of 3-17 vs ASL.
The two losing semi finalists meet in the Bronze Final with Asian Latina having the wood over Rome Bangla Morning Sun in their two previous meetings.
Last time they met: ECS21.143 | ASL 120 def RBMS 96 (19 Mar 2021)
Match Prediction: Asian Latina (ASL) to finish third and take Bronze honours.
MATCH 21 (ECS21.145)
ASIAN LATINA (ASL) v ROYAL ROMA (ROR)
0730 GMT | 0830 CET | 1300 IST
ASL Last Five Matches: W W L W W (Avg Score For 118, Avg Score Against 97)
ROR Last Five Matches: L L L W W (Avg Score For 97, Avg Score Against 99)
ASIAN LATINA (ASL)
Captain: Amandeep Singh
Wicketkeeper: Gurmukh Singh
Projected Top Four: Amandeep Singh, Sukhbir Singh, Charanjeet Singh, Hashmat Dhindsa
Projected Opening Bowlers: Charanjeet Singh, Gurmeet Singh
Spin Options: Lakhwinder Pal, Ranjodh Singh
ASIAN LATINA Key Players:
Amandeep Singh, captain, all-rounder, second highest run scorer, mustered 229 runs from eight innings at an SR of 226 including a blistering 124* off just 37 balls and 21 HUGE sixes.
Charanjeet Singh, all-rounder, racked up 207 runs including an unbeaten 76 off 30 balls yesterday, bowls with good pace and control, and has picked up five wickets.
Hashmat Dhindsa, experienced fast bowler, has picked up eight wickets with a best of 2-7.
Gurdip Singh, all-rounder, hits the ball hard, leading wicket taker for ASL with 10 scalps.
ROYAL ROMA (ROR)
Captain: Rajwinder Singh
Wicketkeeper: Bejawada Phanindra
Projected Top Four: Muneeb Niazi, Arif Muhammad, Dharamvir Kumar, Vajrala Reddy
Projected Opening Bowlers: Umar Shahzad, Anil Kumar
Spin Options: Kulwinder Ram
ROYAL ROMA Key Players:
Arif Muhammad, hard hitting RHB, opens the innings, racked up 210 runs with 12 maximos and a fifty from six games.
Vajrala Reddy, all-rounder, played for Roma Capannelle in Sep 2020, has mustered 113 runs and picked up seven wickets.
Anil Kumar, leading wicket taker for ROR with nine scalps, returned figures of 3-8 vs KEL, handy batsman down the order.
With two wins in eight, Royal Roma were somewhat fortunate to qualify for the knockout stages. Anything can happen in T10, but Asian Latina will be strong favourites to progress to the Final.
Last time they met: ECS21.131 | ASL 111(8) def ROR 108 (16 Mar 2021)
Match Prediction: Asian Latina (ASL) to win comfortably.
MATCH 22 (ECS21.146)
ROMA CC (RCC) v ROME BANGLA MORNING SUN (RBMS)
0930 GMT | 1030 CET | 1500 IST
RCC Last Five Matches: W W W W W (Avg Score For 111, Avg Score Against 90)
RBMS Last Five Matches: L L W L W (Avg Score For 110, Avg Score Against 116)
ROMA CC (RCC)
Captain: Prabath Ekneligoda
Wicketkeeper: Sujith Rillagodage
Projected Top Four: Dinidu Marage, Prabath Ekneligoda, Navodh Kalansuriya, Sujith Rillagodage
Projected Opening Bowlers: Prabath Ekneligoda, Indika Senn
Spin Options: Dinidu Marage, Pruthuvi Samarage
ROMA CC Key Players:
Dinidu Marage, aggressive top order batsman, has racked up 192 runs including 22 LONG maximos, also has a fifty to his name, brings variety to the bowling department with his left arm off spin, deceiving in the air, has grabbed seven wickets.
Dammika Aththanayaka, leading wicket taker for RCC with eight scalps, looked in great form on Friday and will have a crucial role to play in this semi final.
Prabath Ekneligoda, captain, big hitting all-rounder, has scored 172 runs including a 32-ball 75, and has picked up seven wickets.
ROME BANGLA MORNING SUN (RBMS)
Captain: Chandra Bhomic
Wicketkeeper: Chandra Bhomic
Projected Top Four: Chandra Bhomic, Sharif SM Raihan, Rajib Ahmed, Shoel Chowdhury
Projected Opening Bowlers: Hossain Adnan, Anik Ahmed
Spin Options: Sharif SM Raihan, Munsurul Amin, Abdul Kadir
ROME BANGLA MORNING SUN Key Players:
Sharif SM Raihan, all-rounder, plays some delightful shots, has racked up 393 runs with 32 maximos from eight games at an SR of 225 including a brilliant 113* off just 42 balls in the opening game, with two fifty plus scores as well. Three man-of-the-match awards to his name.
Rajib Ahmed, top order batsman, loves playing on-drives, very dangerous if he gets going, has played some nice cameos and has picked up a wicket.
Rana Dewan bowled well yesterday in the absence of regular captain and fast bowler, Anik Ahmed. He retired figures of 3-17 vs ASL.
Roma have the wood over RBMS beating them twice in succession in the group stages. While the hosts RCC will start strong favorites, teams have been known to falter due to the pressure of knockout games. RBMS will be hoping to get the win when it really matters.
Last time they met: ECS21.130 | RCC 98(8.1) def RBMS 96 (16 Mar 2021)
Match Prediction: Roma CC (RCC) to win and qualify for the Final.
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