FanCode ECS Spain, Barcelona provides an opportunity for 24 Catalonian teams to showcase their skills at the Montjuic Olympic Ground. All 124 games 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. Tune into the live action from 0730 GMT | 0830 CET | 1300 IST from the Montjuïc Cricket Ground in Barcelona, Spain.
European Cricket Network live broadcasts five T10 matches on Day 21 of the 2021 FanCode ECS Spain, Barcelona on Monday 8 March.
The opening day of Week five promises an exciting day of fierce, competitive cricket. With 13 points and a couple more games to go, Catalunya Tigers currently lead the Group A standings. Gracia, with three games left, are third with nine points but still retain every chance of qualifying for Finals Day. Men In Blue and Bengali can still play spoilsport for Gracia and Catalunya Tigers respectively.
Group A
CAT Catalunya Tigers (6-1, NRR+4.041)
BEN Bengali (5-4, NRR-0.849)
GRA Gracia (4-2, NRR+3.156)
MIB Men In Blue (4-4, NRR-0.302)
FTH Fateh (2-5, NRR-1.357)
XI-S XI Stars (1-6, NRR-3.714)
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MATCH 101(ECS21.101)
GRACIA (GRA) v XI STARS (XI-S)
0730 GMT | 0830 CET | 1300 IST
GRA Last Five Matches: W L W W W (Avg Score For 145, Avg Score Against 100)
XI-S Last Five Matches: L L L W L (Avg Score For 93, Avg Score Against 143)
GRACIA (GRA)
Captain: Kuldeep Lal
Wicketkeeper: Mayank Dalal
Projected Top Four: Kuldeep Lal, Gurwinder Bajwa, Mukhtiar Singh, Mayank Dalal
Projected Opening Bowlers: Trilochan Singh, Harkamal Singh
GRACIA Key Players:
Gurwinder Bajwa, world record holder with the highest individual score (156*) in T10 cricket, only player to score two centuries in a single ECS edition, Gurwinder Bajwa is a superstar!
Kuldeep Lal, Spanish international all-rounder, has racked up 165 runs at a strike rate of 192, leading wicket taker for Gracia with 10 scalps under his belt.
Trilochan Singh, loves bowling with the new cherry, has picked up seven wickets from six games.
XI STARS (XI-S)
Captain: Asif Mehmood
Wicketkeeper: Amir Hamza
Projected Top Four: Tanveer Shah, Tabish Qahqous, Amir Hamza, Asif Mehmood
Projected Opening Bowlers: Umar Riaz, Zubair Ahmed
Spin Options: Tanveer Shah
XI STARS Key Players:
Tabish Qahqous, consistent performer, leading run scorer (125) and six hitter (10) for XI Stars.
Amir Hamza scores at a strike rate of 258, has hammered eight sixes and five fours for his 80 runs in four games.
Tanveer Shah, has picked up seven wickets with his offies with a best of 4-17 vs MIB.
Gracia faces XI Stars in the first of their three games today. GRA will aim to win big in order to catch up to Catalunya Tigers' NRR.
Last time they met: ECS21.005 | Match Abandoned (8 Feb 2021)
Match Prediction: GRACIA (GRA) to win big.
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MATCH 102(ECS21.102)
FATEH (FTH) v XI STARS (XI-S)
0930 GMT | 1030 CET | 1500 IST
FTH Last Five Matches: W L L L W (Avg Score For 101, Avg Score Against 109)
XI-S Last Five Matches: L L L W L (Avg Score For 93, Avg Score Against 143)
FATEH (FTH)
Captain: Manjinder Singh Lovely
Wicketkeeper: Harjinder Singh
Projected Top Four: Manjinder Singh Lovely, Happy Singh, Harjinder Singh, Kuldeep Singh
Projected Opening Bowlers: Iqbal Wajid, Manjinder Singh Lovely
Spin Options: Rajiv Singh
FATEH Key Players:
Happy Singh, top scorer for Fateh, played a match winning knock of 45* in the last game earning a first MoM this season.
Manjinder Singh Lovely, captain, all-rounder, leads the team by example with bat and ball, has scored 89 runs and picked up seven wickets.
Gurvinder Singh Sr is in tremendous form with the ball picking up 12 wickets from just six games at an economy rate of eight. Returned figures of 4-22 vs XI-S in their last meeting.
XI STARS (XI-S)
Captain: Asif Mehmood
Wicketkeeper: Amir Hamza
Projected Top Four: Tanveer Shah, Tabish Qahqous, Amir Hamza, Asif Mehmood
Projected Opening Bowlers: Umar Riaz, Zubair Ahmed
Spin Options: Tanveer Shah
XI STARS Key Players:
Tabish Qahqous, consistent performer, leading run scorer (125) and six hitter (10) for XI Stars.
Amir Hamza scores at a strike rate of 258, has hammered eight sixes and five fours for his 80 runs in four games.
Tanveer Shah, has picked up seven wickets with his offies with a best of 4-17 vs MIB.
Fighting it out at the bottom, both Fateh and XI Stars would like to sign off on a winning note.
Last time they met: ECS21.022 | FTH 135 def XI-S 115 (12 Feb 2021)
Match Prediction: FATEH (FTH) to register a third win of the season.
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MATCH 103(ECS21.103)
CATALUNYA TIGERS (CAT) v GRACIA (GRA)
1130 GMT | 1230 CET | 1700 IST
CAT Last Five Matches: W W W W W (Avg Score For 143, Avg Score Against 93)
GRA Last Five Matches: W L W W W (Avg Score For 145, Avg Score Against 100)
CATALUNYA TIGERS (CAT)
Captain: Ghulam Sarwar
Wicketkeeper: Shahzaib Akram
Projected Top Four: Kamran Nawaz Sahi, Yasir Ali, Muhammad Armghan Khan, Mustansar Iqbal
Projected Opening Bowlers: Muhammad Kamran, Kamran Nawaz Sahi
Spin Options: Razaqat Ali, Ghulam Sarwar
CATALUNYA TIGERS Key Players:
Yasir Ali, the Spanish international all-rounder has piled up 330 runs from seven games including 32 HUGE maximos at an SR of 222! Picked up 3-14 vs Gracia earlier in the tournament.
Mustansar Iqbal, centurion, has racked up 197 runs at a staggering strike rate of 266. Scores more than 85 percent of his runs in boundaries.
Saqib Latif, hard hitting batsman, responsible for giving CAT impetus towards the end of the innings.
GRACIA (GRA)
Captain: Kuldeep Lal
Wicketkeeper: Mayank Dalal
Projected Top Four: Kuldeep Lal, Gurwinder Bajwa, Mukhtiar Singh, Mayank Dalal
Projected Opening Bowlers: Trilochan Singh, Harkamal Singh
GRACIA Key Players:
Gurwinder Bajwa, world record holder with the highest individual score (156*) in T10 cricket, only player to score two centuries in a single ECS edition, G Bajwa is a superstar!.
Kuldeep Lal, Spanish international all-rounder, has racked up 165 runs at a strike rate of 192, leading wicket taker for Gracia with 10 scalps under his belt.
Trilochan Singh, loves bowling with the new cherry, has picked up seven wickets from six games.
A virtual semi-final. Gracia must win to remain in contention for Finals day, while if Catalunya Tigers beat Gracia, CAT sail through.
Last time they met: ECS21.023 | CAT 106(6.5) def 104 (12 Feb 2021)
Match Prediction: GRACIA (GRA) to stay alive in the competition with a win over CAT.
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MATCH 104(ECS21.104)
GRACIA (GRA) v MEN IN BLUE (MIB)
1330 GMT | 1430 CET | 1900 IST
GRA Last Five Matches: W L W W W (Avg Score For 145, Avg Score Against 100)
MIB Last Five Matches: L W W L L (Avg Score For 104, Avg Score Against 110)
GRACIA (GRA)
Captain: Kuldeep Lal
Wicketkeeper: Mayank Dalal
Projected Top Four: Kuldeep Lal, Gurwinder Bajwa, Mukhtiar Singh, Mayank Dalal
Projected Opening Bowlers: Trilochan Singh, Harkamal Singh
GRACIA Key Players:
Gurwinder Bajwa, world record holder with the highest individual score (156*) in T10 cricket, only player to score two centuries in a single ECS edition, G Bajwa is a superstar!.
Kuldeep Lal, Spanish international all-rounder, has racked up 165 runs at a strike rate of 192, leading wicket taker for Gracia with 10 scalps under his belt.
Trilochan Singh, loves bowling with the new cherry, has picked up seven wickets from six games.
MEN IN BLUE (MIB)
Captain: Sanjeev Tiwari
Wicketkeeper: Prasanna Jathan
Projected Top Four: Shankar Kaligatla, Prasanna Jathan, Shubhdeep Deb, Sanjeev Tiwari
Projected Opening Bowlers: Abhishek Borikar, Karuppasamy Soundarapandian
Spin Options: Atul Kesar
MEN IN BLUE Key Players:
Shankar Kaligatla, all-rounder, mainstay of MIB batting lineup, has mustered over 200 runs and grabbed five wickets.
Abhishek Borikar, money man as Mr Maximo likes to call him is the leading wicket taker for MIB with six scalps to his name at an economy rate of under six, delivered the successful Golden Ball against Gracia in their last meeting.
Shubhdeep Deb has been in great hitting form of late, has amassed 221 runs with 17 sixes including two fifties.
The two teams played an exciting thriller in the first week with MIB winning the Golden Ball. A tired Gracia side will look for one last push if they manage to get past CAT, else this game becomes a dead rubber.
Last time they met: ECS21.012 | MIB 107 def GRA 107 on GB (10 Feb 2021)
Match Prediction: Gracia (GRA) to avenge a previous loss.
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MATCH 105(ECS21.105)
CATALUNYA TIGERS (CAT) v BENGALI (BEN)
1530 GMT | 1630 CET | 2100 IST
CAT Last Five Matches: W W W W W (Avg Score For 143, Avg Score Against 93)
BEN Last Five Matches: L L L W L (Avg Score For 95, Avg Score Against 122)
CATALUNYA TIGERS (CAT)
Captain: Ghulam Sarwar
Wicketkeeper: Shahzaib Akram
Projected Top Four: Kamran Nawaz Sahi, Yasir Ali, Muhammad Armghan Khan, Mustansar Iqbal
Projected Opening Bowlers: Muhammad Kamran, Kamran Nawaz Sahi
Spin Options: Razaqat Ali, Ghulam Sarwar
CATALUNYA TIGERS Key Players:
Yasir Ali, the Spanish international all-rounder has piled up 330 runs from seven games including 32 HUGE maximos at an SR of 222! Picked up 3-14 vs Gracia earlier in the tournament.
Mustansar Iqbal, centurion, has racked up 197 runs at a staggering strike rate of 266. Scores more than 85 percent of his runs in boundaries.
Saqib Latif, hard hitting batsman, responsible for giving CAT impetus towards the end of the innings.
BENGALI (BEN)
Captain: Riaz Howladar
Wicketkeeper: Shafiqur Rahman
Projected Top Four: Omar Ali, Mosaraf Hossain, Riaz Howladar, Shafiqur Rahman
Projected Opening Bowlers: Riaz Howladar, Omar Ali
Spin Options: Hasan Bin Hakim
BENGALI Key Players:
Omar Ali, all-rounder, has mustered 164 runs including 15 LONG maximos. Also has six wickets to his name.
Mosaraf Hossain, top wicket taker (10) for BEN, scored a crucial 33 vs CAT in the last meeting.
Shafiqur Rahman, top scorer for BEN with 190 runs under his belt, has hit 20 fours - joint second this edition.
A must win game for Catalunya Tigers, if Gracia manage to win all three games today. CAT not only MUST beat Bengali but beat them convincingly to stay ahead of Gracia on NRR.
Last time they met: ECS21.002 | BEN 108 def CAT 107 (8 Feb 2021)
Match Prediction: CATALUNYA TIGERS (CAT) to rack up the win and qualify for Finals Day.
