Five top Italian sides, Royal Padova, Lonigo, Padova, Trentino Aquila and Venezia feature over six days in 24 scintillating T10 matches from wonderful Venice. 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.
European Cricket Network live broadcasts four T10 matches on Day 5 of the 2021 FanCode ECS Italy, Venice on Friday 2 April.
It is the last day of the group stages with Lonigo, Royal Cricket Padova and Padova CC in a three-way battle for the two remaining semi-finals spots. With seven wins on the trot, Venezia will easily top the group standings, while three-time Italian champions Trentino Aquila are looking good for second spot.
VEN Venezia (7-0, NRR+4.325)
TRA Trentino Aquila (4-3, NRR+0.021)
LON Lonigo (2-3, NRR-0.522)
RCP Royal Cricket Padova (2-4, NRR-1.939)
PAD Padova (1-6, NRR-1.845)
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MATCH 17 (ECS21.189)
LONIGO (LON) v ROYAL CRICKET PADOVA (RCP)
0730 GMT | 0930 CET | 1300 IST
LON Last Five Matches: L W L L W (Avg Score For 109, Avg Score Against 114)
RCP Last Five Matches: W L L L W (Avg Score For 102, Avg Score Against 124)
LONIGO (LON)
Captain: Harwinder Singh
Wicketkeeper: Harwinder Singh
Projected Top Four: Gurjeet Kundlas, Sandeep Singh, Rohit Adia, Rupwinder
Projected Opening Bowlers: Sagheer Hussain, Rohit Adia
Spin Options: Balwinder Singh
LONIGO Key Players:
Rohit Adia, aggressive RHB, leading run scorer for LON with 132 runs including eight maximos.
Sandeep Singh, big hitting batsman all-rounder, has mustered 96 runs, scoring 75 percent of his runs in boundaries.
Sagheer Hussain, left arm fast bowler, swings the ball into the right handers, has picked up four wickets, capable of hitting some lusty blows down the order.
Rupwinder Singh, all-rounder, hard hitter of the ball, mustered 83 runs at a strike rate of 244 and picked up six wickets, grabbed MoM for his all-round performance in the second game.
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:
Sameera Fernando, all-rounder, bowls right arm fast, swings the ball both ways, picked up seven wickets in five games and has played a couple of good cameos.
Manoj Rodrigo, former Sri Lankan first class cricketer, has looked in good touch of late, hammered 129 runs from six games at an SR of over 174.
Virantha Veerasinghe, all-rounder, top scorer for RCP with 129 runs, has picked up five wickets as well.
A crucial game in the context of Finals Day qualification. A win for either of the two sides would nail down a semi-final spot.
Last time they met: ECS21.183 | RCP 85(9.2) def LON 84 (31 Mar 2021)
Match Prediction: Another close game is in store, but RCP could walk away with the win again.
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MATCH 18 (ECS21.190)
TRENTINO AQUILA (TRA) v LONIGO (LON)
0930 GMT | 1130 CET | 1500 IST
TRA Last Five Matches: W L L W W (Avg Score For 111, Avg Score Against 113)
LON Last Five Matches: L W L L W (Avg Score For 109, Avg Score Against 114)
TRENTINO AQUILA (TRA)
Captain: Ali Saqib Arshad
Wicketkeeper: Awais Ashiq
Projected Top Four: Muhammad Arslan, Atif Saleem Raza, Awais Ashiq, Ali Saqib Arshad
Projected Opening Bowlers: Ali Saqib Arshad, Zeeshan Javaid Muhammad
Spin Options: Muhammad Waqas Asghar
TRENTINO AQUILA Key Players:
Awais Asghar, death over specialist, top wicket taker for TRA picking up seven wickets from seven games with a best return of 2-4.
Awais Ashiq, top scorer for TRA with 141 runs with over 85 percent of his runs coming in boundaries, plundered a brilliant 77 in a man of the match performance against Padova.
Sadaqat Ali, scalped seven wickets, has good control over the ball, loves to bang in short at times to push the batsman on back foot.
Ali Saqib Arshad, captain, mustered 119 runs from at a strike rate of 213, bowls with good pace and bounce, can swing the ball both ways, and has picked up five wickets.
LONIGO (LON)
Captain: Harwinder Singh
Wicketkeeper: Harwinder Singh
Projected Top Four: Gurjeet Kundlas, Sandeep Singh, Rohit Adia, Rupwinder
Projected Opening Bowlers: Sagheer Hussain, Rohit Adia
Spin Options: Balwinder Singh
LONIGO Key Players:
Rohit Adia, aggressive RHB, leading run scorer for LON with 132 runs including eight maximos.
Sandeep Singh, big hitting batsman all-rounder, has mustered 96 runs, scoring 75 percent of his runs in boundaries.
Sagheer Hussain, left arm fast bowler, swings the ball into the right handers, has picked up four wickets, capable of hitting some lusty blows down the order.
Rupwinder Singh, all-rounder, hard hitter of the ball, mustered 83 runs at a strike rate of 244 and picked up six wickets, grabbed MoM for his all-round performance in the second game.
Having already qualified for Finals Day, three-time Italian Champions Trentino Aquila would like to guarantee second spot and avoid playing mighty hosts Venezia in the semi-finals.
Last time they met: ECS21.186 | TRA 108 def LON 103 (1 Apr 2021)
Match Prediction: Trentino Aquila (TRA) to end their group matches with a win.
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MATCH 19 (ECS21.191)
PADOVA (PAD) v ROYAL CRICKET PADOVA (RCP)
1130 GMT | 1330 CET | 1700 IST
PAD Last Five Matches: W L L L L (Avg Score For 118, Avg Score Against 122)
RCP Last Five Matches: W L L L W (Avg Score For 102, Avg Score Against 124)
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, plundered 105 runs at an SR of over 190 and has picked up four wickets as well.
Damith Kosala, stylish left-handed batsman, youngest member of the Padova side but very talented, regarded as a run machine by his teammates, top scorer for PAD racking up 167 runs in five games including a MoM performance of 66* vs RCP in their last meeting.
Cresley Fernando, experienced RHB batsman, has played first class cricket in Sri Lanka, has been in good nick mustering 104 runs at a strike rate of 204.
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:
Sameera Fernando, all-rounder, bowls right arm fast, swings the ball both ways, picked up seven wickets in five games and has played a couple of good cameos.
Manoj Rodrigo, former Sri Lankan first class cricketer, has looked in good touch of late, hammered 129 runs from six games at an SR of over 174.
Virantha Veerasinghe, all-rounder, top scorer for RCP with 129 runs, has picked up five wickets as well.
A local derby with the rivalry between the two teams sizzling under the surface after the last game when Padova CC won a one sided affair. This rare victory remains the only success for PAD and RCP would badly like to avenge that heavy defeat.
Last time they met: ECS21.177 | PAD 167 def RCP 123 (30 Mar 2021)
Match Prediction: RCP to seal local bragging rights with the derby win.
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MATCH 20 (ECS21.192)
LONIGO (LON) v VENEZIA (VEN)
1330 GMT | 1530 CET | 1900 IST
LON Last Five Matches: L W L L W (Avg Score For 109, Avg Score Against 114)
VEN Last Five Matches: W W W W W (Avg Score For 142, Avg Score Against 106)
LONIGO (LON)
Captain: Harwinder Singh
Wicketkeeper: Harwinder Singh
Projected Top Four: Gurjeet Kundlas, Sandeep Singh, Rohit Adia, Rupwinder
Projected Opening Bowlers: Sagheer Hussain, Rohit Adia
Spin Options: Balwinder Singh
LONIGO Key Players:
Rohit Adia, aggressive RHB, leading run scorer for LON with 132 runs including eight maximos.
Sandeep Singh, big hitting batsman all-rounder, has mustered 96 runs, scoring 75 percent of his runs in boundaries.
Sagheer Hussain, left arm fast bowler, swings the ball into the right handers, has picked up four wickets, capable of hitting some lusty blows down the order.
Rupwinder Singh, all-rounder, hard hitter of the ball, mustered 83 runs at a strike rate of 244 and picked up six wickets, grabbed MoM for his all-round performance in the second game.
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, leading run scorer with 311 runs to his name including a century and two fifties, has hammered 32 HUGE maximos.
Hosan Ahmed, sensible batsman, overshadowed by Nazmul Haque brilliance but has latched onto scoring opportunities whenever needed by Venezia, has racked up 153 runs with a best score of 61 not out.
Miah Alamin, leading wicket taker with 13 wickets to his name, returned a magical spell of 6-19 against TRA, only the second bowler to have picked a 6-fer in ECS, can score quick runs too.
Mehedi Nitol, off spinner, has good variations, deceives the batsmen with his quicker ones and flighted deliveries, scalped eight wickets including best figures of 4-8, is a good fielder too!
A must win game for Lonigo if Padova CC win their last game and LON haven’t already won at least one of their two games earlier in the day. This is a seriously tough ask against champions-in-waiting Venezia.
Last time they met: ECS21.185 | VEN 126(7.2) def LON 121 (1 Apr 2021)
Match Prediction: Venezia (VEN) to maintain their unbeaten record with an eighth straight win.
