SPC Last Five Matches: W W W W W (Avg Score For 120, Avg Score Against 93)
LIE Last Five Matches: L W NR (Avg Score For 78, Avg Score Against 94)
SPARTA CRICKET 1888 (SPC)
Captain: Mudassar Bukhari
Wicketkeeper: Garnett Tarr
Projected Top Four: Garnett Tarr, Mudassar Bukhari, Vikramjit Singh, Musa Ahmad
Projected Opening Bowlers: Max Hoornweg, Mudassar Bukhari
Spin Options: Faisal Iqbal, Shariz Ahmad
SPARTA CRICKET 1888 Key Players:
Musa Ahmad, talented left handed batsman, top scorer last summer mustering 254 runs at a strike rate of 192. The hard hitting batsman also hit the most fours and sixes - 24 and 18 respectively. Scored 52 runs in three games.
Garnett Tarr, right handed opening batsman, mustered 54 off 16 in the first game and 77 off 25 in the last game of the opening day. Finished top run scorer on the first day hammering 169 runs in three games at a SR of over 300 bagging two man of the match awards.
Salman Yaqub, right arm medium pacer, top wicket taker on the opening day scalping FOUR wickets in three games with a best return of 2-8.
Joost-Martjin Snoep, right arm medium pacer, joint leading wicket taker for SPC last term picking up FOUR wickets.
LIEGE (LIE)
Captain: Umair Butt
Wicketkeeper: Sultan Ali
Projected Top Four: Manpreet Singh, Muneeb Muhammad, Umair Butt, Burhan Niaz
Projected Opening Bowlers: Sohail Chaudhary, Adnan Razzaq
Spin Options: Umair Butt, Shafiullah Zakhel
LIEGE Key Players:
Burhan Niaz, 17-year-old capable all-rounder, right hand batsman with solid technique, can accelerate at will. Bowls medium pace and can swing the ball, plays for Belgium National team, wreaked havoc on debut, running through the Malta batting lineup with man of the match figures of 4-8 in his four overs which also included a maiden in the T20I series.
Adnan Razzaq, all-rounder, will take the new cherry for LIE, can also bowl good yorkers in the death overs. A pinch hitter in the middle order and also a member of the current Belgium National team.
Sohail Chaudhary is one of the top bowlers in Belgium who generates serious swing. Not express pace but is very effective with his line and length.
Umair Butt, captain, all-rounder, good top order batsman, bowls leg spin and has many variations up his sleeve. Can take the game away from the opposition on his day and has represented Belgium in the past.
Sparta will be looking to win their sixth straight game and place themselves comfortably at the top of the table while Liege would want to get the first win of the season.
Last time they met: ECS21.707 | SPC 140 def LIE 94 (31 Aug 2021)
Match Prediction: Sparta Cricket 1888 (SPC) to remain unbeaten with six straight wins.
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