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 6 of the 2021 FanCode ECS Italy, Venice on Saturday 3 April.
Royal Cricket Padova join hosts Venezia in the Final while Trentino Aquila and Lonigo fight for the podium finish.
VEN Venezia (8-0, NRR+3.720)
TRA Trentino Aquila (5-3, NRR+0.381)
RCP Royal Cricket Padova (4-4, NRR+0.042)
LON Lonigo (2-6, NRR-1.683)
PAD Padova (1-7, NRR21.218)
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FINAL - MATCH 24 (ECS21.196)
VENEZIA (VEN) v ROYAL CRICKET PADOVA (RCP)
1430 GMT | 1630 CET | 2000 IST
VEN Last Five Matches: W W W W W (Avg Score For 138, Avg Score Against 109)
RCP Last Five Matches: L W W W W (Avg Score For 116, Avg Score Against 89)
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 380 runs to his name including a century and three fifties, has hammered 40 HUGE maximos.
Hosan Ahmed, sensible batsman, overshadowed by Nazmul Haque brilliance but has latched onto scoring opportunities whenever needed by Venezia, has racked up 247 runs with a best score of 61 not out.
Miah Alamin, leading wicket taker with 17 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.
Sharif Ahmmed was on fire in the semi-finals scoring a scintillating 21-ball 73* including 10 MAXIMOS to take Venezia to the final.
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, has racked up 225 runs including a brilliant 86* in the local derby yesterday, bowls right arm fast, swings the ball both ways, picked up eight wickets,
Manoj Rodrigo, former Sri Lankan first class cricketer, has looked in good touch of late, top scorer for RCP, hammered 230 runs at an SR of over 198 including a man of the match performance of 66 not out.
Virantha Veerasinghe, all-rounder, a valuable player for RCP, has racked up 151 runs and picked up eight wickets.
With nine straight wins, hosts Venezia are unbeaten in the tournament and have their eyes set on the trophy. Royal Cricket Padova have peaked at the right time and will fancy their chances too!
Last time they met: ECS21.181 | VEN 118 def RCP 100 (31 Mar 2021)
Match Prediction: Venezia (VEN) to remain unbeaten and be crowned champions.
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BRONZE FINAL - MATCH 23 (ECS21.195)
LONIGO (LON) v TRENTINO AQUILA (TRA)
1230 GMT | 1430 CET | 1800 IST
LON Last Five Matches: W L L L L (Avg Score For 97, Avg Score Against 126)
TRA Last Five Matches: L W W W L (Avg Score For 106, Avg Score Against 103)
LONIGO (LON)
Captain: Harwinder Singh
Wicketkeeper: Harwinder Singh
Projected Top Four: Gurjeet Kundlas, Sandeep Singh, Rohit Adia, Gurbhajan Singh
Projected Opening Bowlers: Gurjeet Kundlas, Rohit Adia
Spin Options: Balwinder Singh
LONIGO Key Players:
Rohit Adia, aggressive RHB, leading run scorer for LON with 191 runs including 11 maximos.
Gurbhajan Singh, hard hitting batsman, plundered 100 runs from three games including a 17-ball 46 vs Venezia in their meeting yesterday, looked good in the semi-final and will be a key man for LON.
Gurjeet Kundlas, all-rounder, has racked up 109 runs and picked up 10 wickets including a man of the match performance of 3-21.
Rupwinder Singh, all-rounder, hard hitter of the ball, mustered 89 runs at a strike rate of 197 and picked up six wickets.
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 Ashiq, top scorer for TRA with 192 runs with over 82 percent of his runs coming in boundaries, has earned two man of the match awards for his brilliant batting.
Sadaqat Ali, scalped 10 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 124 runs, bowls with good pace and bounce, can swing the ball both ways, and has picked up seven wickets.
Lonigo and Trentino Aquila take the field for a third place matchup after decisively losing their respective semi-finals.
Last time they met: ECS21.190 | TRA 84(7.4) def LON 81 (2 Apr 2021)
Match Prediction: Trentino Aquila (TRA) to tie up third place honours.
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SEMI FINAL 1 - MATCH 21 (ECS21.193)
VENEZIA (VEN) v LONIGO (LON)
0730 GMT | 0930 CET | 1300 IST
VEN Last Five Matches: W W W W W (Avg Score For 130, Avg Score Against 106)
LON Last Five Matches: L W L L L (Avg Score For 96, Avg Score Against 115)
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 370 runs to his name including a century and three fifties, has hammered 39 HUGE maximos.
Hosan Ahmed, sensible batsman, second highest run scorer in the league matches, overshadowed by Nazmul Haque brilliance but has latched onto scoring opportunities whenever needed by Venezia, has racked up 221 runs with a best score of 61 not out, defended seven runs in the last over vs LON yesterday.
Miah Alamin, leading wicket taker with 15 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 11 wickets including best figures of 4-8, is a gun fielder too.
LONIGO (LON)
Captain: Harwinder Singh
Wicketkeeper: Harwinder Singh
Projected Top Four: Gurjeet Kundlas, Sandeep Singh, Rohit Adia, Gurbhajan Singh
Projected Opening Bowlers: Gurjeet Kundlas, Rohit Adia
Spin Options: Balwinder Singh
LONIGO Key Players:
Rohit Adia, aggressive RHB, leading run scorer for LON with 190 runs including 11 maximos.
Gurbhajan Singh, hard hitting batsman, plundered 63 runs from two games including a 17-ball 46 vs Venezia in their meeting yesterday.
Gurjeet Kundlas, all-rounder, has racked up 108 runs and picked up 10 wickets from eight matches including a man of the match performance of 3-21.
Rupwinder Singh, all-rounder, hard hitter of the ball, mustered 87 runs at a strike rate of 198 and picked up six wickets.
Lonigo came agonisingly close to winning against mighty Venezia in the last match of the group stages. Needing just seven to win from the final over, LON made a meal of it handing VEN their eighth successive win. Venezia will be back with a full strength team tomorrow and will start as clear favourites.
Last time they met: ECS21.192 | VEN 110 def LON 108 (2 Apr 2021)
Match Prediction: Venezia (VEN) to win at a canter.
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SEMI FINAL 2 - MATCH 22 (ECS21.194)
TRENTINO AQUILA (TRA) v ROYAL CRICKET PADOVA (RCP)
0930 GMT | 1130 CET | 1500 IST
TRA Last Five Matches: L L W W W (Avg Score For 110, Avg Score Against 107)
RCP Last Five Matches: L L W W W (Avg Score For 117, Avg Score Against 106)
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 eight wickets from eight games with a best return of 2-4.
Awais Ashiq, top scorer for TRA with 173 runs with about 85 percent of his runs coming in boundaries, has earned two man of the match awards for his brilliant batting.
Sadaqat Ali, scalped eight 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 six wickets.
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, top scorer for RCP with 204 runs including a brilliant 86* in the local derby yesterday, bowls right arm fast, swings the ball both ways, picked up seven wickets,
Manoj Rodrigo, former Sri Lankan first class cricketer, has looked in good touch of late, hammered 196 runs from eight games at an SR of over 198 including a man of the match performance of 66 not out.
Virantha Veerasinghe, all-rounder, a valuable player for RCP, has racked up 149 runs and picked up six wickets.
Both these teams are coming into this all-important semi-final clash on the back of three straight wins. While RCP have amassed 288 runs in their last two games, TRA have taken 17 wickets. It will be an interesting contest between bat and ball when these two sides take the field on Saturday.
Last time they met: ECS21.176 | RCP 91 def TRA 90 (29 Mar 2021)
Match Prediction: This match promises to be a cracker with RCP perhaps having a slight edge over Trentino Aquila, but whoever bats first may enjoy a massive advantage.
