European Cricket Network live broadcasts four T10 matches on Day 2 of the 2021 FanCode ECS Italy, Venice on Tuesday 30 March.
Hosts Venezia have looked invincible so far bagging two comfortable wins while the two debutants, Trentino Aquila and Royal Cricket Padova have shared a win a piece. Padova CC remain winless and will be aiming to turn things around in a much-anticipated local derby on Day 2.
VENVenezia (2-0, NRR+6.107)
TRA Trentino Aquila (1-1, NRR+0.300)
RCP Royal Cricket Padova (1-1, NRR-0.300)
LON Lonigo (0-0, NRR+0.000)
PAD Padova (0-2, NRR-6.107)
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MATCH 5 (ECS21.177)
ROYAL CRICKET PADOVA (RCP) v PADOVA (PAD)
0730 GMT | 0930 CET | 1300 IST
RCP Last Five Matches: L W (Avg Score For 90, Avg Score Against 93)
PAD Last Five Matches: W L L L L (Avg Score For 90, Avg Score Against 113)
ROYAL CRICKET PADOVA (RCP)
Captain: Nishshanka Kumarasinghe
Wicketkeeper: Manoj Rodrigo
Projected Top Four: Manoj Rodrigo, Nishshanka Kumarasinghe, Sameera Fernando, Virantha Veerasinghe
Projected Opening Bowlers: Nishshanka Kumarasinghe, Dishan Fernando
Spin Options: Sajith Kumara, Tushara Sampath
ROYAL CRICKET PADOVA Key Players:
Nishshanka Kumarasinghe, captain, all-rounder, technically sound batsman, loves to play the cover drive, and an equally good left arm swing bowler, gave away just 21 runs in four overs yesterday and scored an unbeaten 28 in the first game.
Sameera Fernando, all-rounder, decent top order batsman, bowls right arm fast, swings the ball both ways, picked up two wickets in two games and scored a match winning 39 in the second game.
Dishan Fernando, big hitter, very strong straight down the ground and on the leg side, swing bowler.
Virantha Veerasinghe, all-rounder, contributed with both bat (29 off 22) and ball (2-16 in 2 overs) in the second game earning himself MoM.
PADOVA (PAD)
Captain: Nuwan Sameera
Wicketkeeper: Tharuka Rodrigo
Projected Top Four: Cresley Fernando, Damith Kosala, Salinda Kodikara, Nuwan Sameera
Projected Opening Bowlers: Nuwan Sameera, Ramesh Silva
Spin Options: Nissanka Kuda, Damith Kosala, Cresley Fernando
PADOVA Key Players:
Nuwan Sameera, captain, RHB, most experienced batsman in the Padova side, former Italian National A team player, played a nice little cameo of 7-ball 17, only bowler to bowl a maiden yesterday.
Akash Handun, leading wicket taker for PAD in the previous edition with eight scalps to his name.
Damith Kosala, stylish left-handed batsman, youngest member of the Padova side but very talented, has scored runs in abundance in the Italian domestic circuit and is regarded as run machine by his teammates, scored 56 runs in two games on Monday.
Cresley Fernando, experienced RHB batsman, has played first class cricket in Sri Lanka, looked good with the bat scoring 20 off just nine balls in the opening game.
It’s the Padova derby in Venice. While debutants Royal Cricket Padova prevailed on the last ball in Match 4, Padova CC couldn’t pick up a win on the opening day.
Match Prediction: Padova (PAD) to open their account with a win.
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MATCH 6 (ECS21.178)
VENEZIA (VEN) v ROYAL CRICKET PADOVA (RCP)
0930 GMT | 1130 CET | 1500 IST
VEN Last Five Matches: W W L W W (Avg Score For 147, Avg Score Against 103)
RCP Last Five Matches: L W (Avg Score For 90, Avg Score Against 93)
VENEZIA (VEN)
Captain: Nazmul Haque
Wicketkeeper: Sojun Islam
Projected Top Four: Hosan Ahmed, Nazmul Haque, Shagar Choquder, Sharif Ahmmed
Projected Opening Bowlers: Shagar Choquder, Mahmudul Islam
Spin Options: Mehedi Nitol, Hosan Ahmed, Nazmul Haque
VENEZIA Key Players:
Nazmul Haque, captain, powerful hitter down the ground, loves playing the pull shot, mustered 98 runs from two games at a strike rate of 316 without being dismissed, hitting 11 LONG maximos.
Shagar Choquder, leading all-rounder, can play shots all around the wicket, hammered 11-ball 26 in the second game, looked sharp with the ball keeping the batsmen guessing.
Mahmudul Islam, scalped four wickets in two games including a man of the match performance of 2-16.
Mehedi Nitol, off spinner, has good variations, deceives the batsmen with his quicker ones and flighted deliveries, scalped five wickets including best figures of 4-8, is a good fielder too!
ROYAL CRICKET PADOVA (RCP)
Captain: Nishshanka Kumarasinghe
Wicketkeeper: Manoj Rodrigo
Projected Top Four: Manoj Rodrigo, Nishshanka Kumarasinghe, Sameera Fernando, Virantha Veerasinghe
Projected Opening Bowlers: Nishshanka Kumarasinghe, Dishan Fernando
Spin Options: Sajith Kumara, Tushara Sampath
ROYAL CRICKET PADOVA Key Players:
Nishshanka Kumarasinghe, captain, all-rounder, technically sound batsman, loves to play the cover drive, and an equally good left arm swing bowler, gave away just 21 runs in four overs yesterday and scored an unbeaten 28 in the first game.
Sameera Fernando, all-rounder, decent top order batsman, bowls right arm fast, swings the ball both ways, picked up two wickets in two games and scored a match winning 39 in the second game.
Dishan Fernando, big hitter, very strong straight down the ground and on the leg side, swing bowler.
Virantha Veerasinghe, all-rounder, contributed with both bat (29 off 22) and ball (2-16 in 2 overs) in the second game earning himself MoM.
Against an experienced Padova CC side on the opening day, hosts Venezia looked in total control dominating both games on the chase. Royal Cricket Padova need to dismiss Nazmul Haque early to have any chance of pulling off an upset.
Match Prediction: Venezia (VEN) to win comfortably.
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MATCH 7 (ECS21.179)
PADOVA (PAD) v TRENTINO AQUILA (TRA)
1130 GMT | 1330 CET | 1700 IST
PAD Last Five Matches: W L L L L (Avg Score For 90, Avg Score Against 113)
TRA Last Five Matches: W L (Avg Score For 93, Avg Score Against 90)
PADOVA (PAD)
Captain: Nuwan Sameera
Wicketkeeper: Tharuka Rodrigo
Projected Top Four: Cresley Fernando, Damith Kosala, Salinda Kodikara, Nuwan Sameera
Projected Opening Bowlers: Nuwan Sameera, Ramesh Silva
Spin Options: Nissanka Kuda, Damith Kosala, Cresley Fernando
PADOVA Key Players:
Nuwan Sameera, captain, RHB, most experienced batsman in the Padova side, former Italian National A team player, played a nice little cameo of 7-ball 17, only bowler to bowl a maiden yesterday.
Akash Handun, leading wicket taker for PAD in the previous edition with eight scalps to his name.
Damith Kosala, stylish left-handed batsman, youngest member of the Padova side but very talented, has scored runs in abundance in the Italian domestic circuit and is regarded as run machine by his teammates, scored 56 runs in two games on Monday.
Cresley Fernando, experienced RHB batsman, has played first class cricket in Sri Lanka, looked good with the bat scoring 20 off just nine balls in the opening game.
TRENTINO AQUILA (TRA)
Captain: Ali Saqib Arshad
Wicketkeeper: Awais Ashiq
Projected Top Four: Muhammad Waqas Asghar, Atif Saleem Raza, Hassan Tahir, Ali Saqib Arshad
Projected Opening Bowlers: Ali Saqib Arshad, Zeeshan Javaid Muhammad
Spin Options: Muhammad Waqas Asghar
TRENTINO AQUILA Key Players:
Atif Saleem Raza, scored crucial knocks in both games racking up 40 runs and returned man of the match figures of 2-12 in the first game.
Zeeshan Javaid Muhammad, all-rounder, hammered a crucial 8-ball 21 in the first match, impressed with the ball hitting good lengths and keeping the scoring rate in check.
Ali Saqib Arshad, captain, right arm fast bowler with good pace and bounce, can swing the ball both ways, mustered 42 runs at a SR of 210 and picked up two wickets.
Debutants Trentino Aquila started their campaign on a positive note winning their first ever ECS match and would like to start their second day of action in similar fashion.
Match Prediction: This match could go down to the wire with Padova (PAD) possibly holding a slight advantage over the debutants.
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MATCH 8 (ECS21.180)
TRENTINO AQUILA (TRA) v VENEZIA (VEN)
1330 GMT | 1530 CET | 1900 IST
TRA Last Five Matches: W L (Avg Score For 93, Avg Score Against 90)
VEN Last Five Matches: W W L W W (Avg Score For 147, Avg Score Against 103)
TRENTINO AQUILA (TRA)
Captain: Ali Saqib Arshad
Wicketkeeper: Awais Ashiq
Projected Top Four: Muhammad Waqas Asghar, Atif Saleem Raza, Hassan Tahir, Ali Saqib Arshad
Projected Opening Bowlers: Ali Saqib Arshad, Zeeshan Javaid Muhammad
Spin Options: Muhammad Waqas Asghar
TRENTINO AQUILA Key Players:
Atif Saleem Raza, scored crucial knocks in both games racking up 40 runs and returned man of the match figures of 2-12 in the first game.
Zeeshan Javaid Muhammad, all-rounder, hammered a crucial 8-ball 21 in the first match, impressed with the ball hitting good lengths and keeping the scoring rate in check.
Ali Saqib Arshad, captain, right arm fast bowler with good pace and bounce, can swing the ball both ways, mustered 42 runs at a SR of 210 and picked up two wickets.
VENEZIA (VEN)
Captain: Nazmul Haque
Wicketkeeper: Sojun Islam
Projected Top Four: Hosan Ahmed, Nazmul Haque, Shagar Choquder, Sharif Ahmmed
Projected Opening Bowlers: Shagar Choquder, Mahmudul Islam
Spin Options: Mehedi Nitol, Hosan Ahmed, Nazmul Haque
VENEZIA Key Players:
Nazmul Haque, captain, powerful hitter down the ground, loves playing the pull shot, mustered 98 runs from two games at a strike rate of 316 without being dismissed, hitting 11 LONG maximos.
Shagar Choquder, leading all-rounder, can play shots all around the wicket, hammered 11-ball 26 in the second game, looked sharp with the ball keeping the batsmen guessing.
Mahmudul Islam, scalped four wickets in two games including a man of the match performance of 2-16.
Mehedi Nitol, off spinner, has good variations, deceives the batsmen with his quicker ones and flighted deliveries, scalped five wickets including best figures of 4-8, is a good fielder too!
Fovourites Venezia take on newcomers Trentino Aquila in the final match of Day 2. With the kind of firepower VEN displayed on the opening day, TRA will need to play out of their skins to cause an upset.
Match Prediction: Venezia (VEN) to win at a canter.