European Cricket Network live broadcasts five T10 matches on Day 15 of the FanCode ECS Spain Barcelona on Friday 26 February.
As week three comes to a close, leaders Pak I Care are in cruise control at the top of Group B. Ripoll Warriors will be eyeing second spot, while City Lions, Hira Sabadell and Pakcelona will all be keen to avoid the wooden spoon.
PICPak I Care (6-0, NRR+3.683)
RIWRipoll Warriors (4-2, NRR-0.533)
CLICity Lions (2-2, NRR-0.457)
BARBarna Royals (2-3, NRR-0.501)
PAKPakcelona (1-5, NRR-1.480)
HISHira Sabadell (0-3, NRR-1.779)
MATCH 71 (ECS21.071)
PAKCELONA (PAK) v CITY LIONS (CLI)
0730 GMT | 0830 CET | 1300 IST
PAK Last Five Matches: L W NR L L (Avg Score For 89, Avg Score Against 93)
CLI Last Five Matches: W L NR NR W (Avg Score For 91, Avg Score Against 95)
PAKCELONA (PAK)
Captain: Raja Khaliq
Wicketkeeper: Shahid Iqbal
Projected Top Four: Ishtiaq Nazir, Shahzad Khan, Shahid Iqbal, Muhammad Amir Raza
Projected Opening Bowlers: Muhammad Amir Raza, Raja Khaliq
Spin Options: Raja Khaliq
PAKCELONA Key Players:
Ishtiaq Nazir, top scorer for PAK, has racked up 123 runs including a fifty.
Shahzad Khan, hard hitting batsman, mustered 96 runs with almost 80 percent of his runs coming in boundaries. Also has three wickets to his name.
Ali Imran has grabbed seven wickets from six matches including a hat-trick against Pak I Care.
Muhammad Amir Raza, all rounder, has mustered 84 runs including eight sixes and has scalped three wickets.
CITY LIONS (CLI)
Captain: Amar Shakoor
Wicketkeeper: Kashif Shafi
Projected Top Four: Kashif Shafi, Shoaib Muhammad, Amar SHakoor, Irfan Muhammad
Projected Opening Bowlers: Shoaib Muhammad, Nadeem Razzaq
Spin Options: Ibrar Hussain
CITY LIONS Key Players:
Raja Sikandar, all rounder, leading wicket taker for CLI with seven wickets under his belt, handy batsman, scored a match winning 7-ball 22 against HIS.
Zahid Nawaz, effective at the death, has picked up six wickets with a best of 2-8.
Amar Shakoor, captain, all rounder, scores at a strike rate of over 165 and concedes at less than seven runs an over.
City Lions edged past Pakcelona by just seven runs earlier in proceedings. CLI are a much more formidable side with the return of star all-rounder, Ibrar Hussain and can get the job done again against a struggling Pakcelona outfit.
Last time they met: ECS21.016 | CLI 96 def PAK 89 (11 Feb 2021)
Match Prediction: CITY LIONS (CLI) to cruise past PAK
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MATCH 72 (ECS21.072)
HIRA SABADELL (HIS) v PAKCELONA (PAK)
0930 GMT | 1030 CET | 1500 IST
HIS Last Five Matches: L NR NR NR L (Avg Score For 79, Avg Score Against 93)
PAK Last Five Matches: L W NR L L (Avg Score For 89, Avg Score Against 93)
HIRA SABADELL (HIS)
Captain: Shanawar Shahzad
Wicketkeeper: Sharanjit Singh
Projected Top Four: Bakhtiar Khalid, Alumdar Hussain, Heera Laal, Anwar Ul Haq
Projected Opening Bowlers: Adnan Abbas, Anwaar Ul Haq
Spin Options: Shanawar Shahzad, Mehmood Akhtar
HIRA SABADELL Key Players:
Heera Laal has been a shining star in an otherwise dull HIS outfit contributing with bat, ball and in the field.
Anwar Ul Haq, opening bowler, moves the ball both ways, has picked up three wickets, handy batsman down the order, scored a crucial 32 off 22 balls in the last game.
Ikram Ul Haq, top wicket taker for HIS with four wickets from four matches.
PAKCELONA (PAK)
Captain: Raja Khaliq
Wicketkeeper: Shahid Iqbal
Projected Top Four: Ishtiaq Nazir, Shahzad Khan, Shahid Iqbal, Muhammad Amir Raza
Projected Opening Bowlers: Muhammad Amir Raza, Raja Khaliq
Spin Options: Raja Khaliq
PAKCELONA Key Players:
Ishtiaq Nazir, top scorer for PAK, has racked up 123 runs including a fifty.
Shahzad Khan, hard hitting batsman, mustered 96 runs with almost 80 percent of his runs coming in boundaries. Also has three wickets to his name.
Ali Imran has grabbed seven wickets from six matches including a hat-trick against Pak I Care.
Muhammad Amir Raza, all rounder, has mustered 84 runs including eight sixes and has scalped three wickets.
Depending on how their first outing of the day goes, this could see a demoralised Pakcelona outfit take on Hira Sabadell. Many of their games have fallen foul of the weather, and a fresher HIS side can claim that elusive win.
Last time they met: ECS21.054 | Match Abandoned (22 Feb 2021)
Match Prediction: HIRA SABADELL (HIS) to edge past a struggling Pakcelona.
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MATCH 73 (ECS21.073)
CITY LIONS (CLI) v PAK I CARE (PIC)
1130 GMT | 1230 CET | 1700 IST
CLI Last Five Matches: W L NR NR W (Avg Score For 91, Avg Score Against 95)
PIC Last Five Matches: W W NR W W (Avg Score For 107, Avg Score Against 73)
CITY LIONS (CLI)
Captain: Amar Shakoor
Wicketkeeper: Kashif Shafi
Projected Top Four: Kashif Shafi, Shoaib Muhammad, Amar SHakoor, Irfan Muhammad
Projected Opening Bowlers: Shoaib Muhammad, Nadeem Razzaq
Spin Options: Ibrar Hussain
CITY LIONS Key Players:
Raja Sikandar, all rounder, leading wicket taker for CLI with seven wickets under his belt, handy batsman, scored match winning 7-ball 22 against HIS.
Zahid Nawaz, effective at the death, has picked up six wickets with a best of 2-8.
Amar Shakoor, captain, all rounder, scores at a strike rate of over 165 and concedes at less than seven runs an over.
PAK I CARE (PIC)
Captain: Shehroz Ahmed
Wicketkeeper: Muhammad Ihsan
Projected Top Four: Muhammad Ihsan, Muhammad Yasin, Muhammad Kamran, Muhammad Asim Butt
Projected Opening Bowlers: Muhammad Kamran, Muhammad Jafri
Spin Options: Sikandar Ali
PAK I CARE Key Players:
Muhammad Ihsan had a rare off day on Wednesday bagging two ducks in as many games. The wicketkeeper batsman plundered 188 runs at an SR of 235 in the four games before and would look to be back at his destructive self.
Muhammad Jafri should return after being rested on Wednesday. He is the leading wicket taker for PIC with eight scalps from four games.
Shehroz Ahmed, all rounder, has eight wickets at an economy rate of under seven and has mustered 66 runs at a strike rate of 228!
Only overconfidence can hurt Pak I Care here. Anything other than a comfortable PIC win would be a HUGE surprise.
Last time they met: ECS21.018 | PIC 79(7.1) def CLI 75 (11 Feb 2021)
Match Prediction: PAK I CARE (PIC) to beat City Lions convincingly.
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MATCH 74 (ECS21.074)
HIRA SABADELL (HIS) v RIPOLL WARRIORS (RIW)
1330 GMT | 1430 CET | 1900 IST
HIS Last Five Matches: L NR NR NR L (Avg Score For 79, Avg Score Against 93)
RIW Last Five Matches: L L NR W W (Avg Score For 92, Avg Score Against 107)
HIRA SABADELL (HIS)
Captain: Shanawar Shahzad
Wicketkeeper: Sharanjit Singh
Projected Top Four: Bakhtiar Khalid, Alumdar Hussain, Heera Laal, Anwar Ul Haq
Projected Opening Bowlers: Adnan Abbas, Anwaar Ul Haq
Spin Options: Shanawar Shahzad, Mehmood Akhtar
HIRA SABADELL Key Players:
Heera Laal has been a shining star in an otherwise dull HIS outfit contributing with bat, ball and in the field.
Anwar Ul Haq, opening bowler, moves the ball both ways, has picked up three wickets, handy batsman down the order, scored a crucial 32 off 22 balls in the last game.
Ikram Ul Haq, top wicket taker for HIS with four wickets from four matches.
RIPOLL WARRIORS (RIW)
Captain: Waqar Iqbal
Wicketkeeper: Waqar Iqbal
Projected Top Four: Prince Dhiman, Mohsin Ali, Aamir Shahzad, Waqar Iqbal
Projected Opening Bowlers: Muhammad Nazim, Aqtadar Iqbal
Spin Options: Ehsan Elahi, Jagbeer Singh
RIPOLL WARRIORS Key Players:
Prince Dhiman, Stylish RHB, looked in ominous touch on Wednesday scoring a classy 67 off 33 against Pakcelona.
Mohsin Ali, hard hitting batsman, has plundered 106 runs at a strike rate of 204 including 12 MONSTROUS maximos!
Aamir Shahzad, top wicket taker for RIW, has 10 wickets from seven games at an economy rate of seven.
Ripoll Warriors have impressed on debut with Prince Dhiman performing well. RIW will be favourites for the win, but HIS are not without a chance.
Last time they met: ECS21.009 | RIW 83 def HIS 70 (9 Feb 2021)
Match Prediction: RIPOLL WARRIORS (RIW) to hand HIS yet another loss.
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MATCH 75 (ECS21.075)
RIPOLL WARRIORS (RIW) v PAK I CARE (PIC)
1530 GMT | 1630 CET | 2100 IST
RIW Last Five Matches: L L NR W W (Avg Score For 92, Avg Score Against 107)
PIC Last Five Matches: W W NR W W (Avg Score For 107, Avg Score Against 73)
RIPOLL WARRIORS (RIW)
Captain: Waqar Iqbal
Wicketkeeper: Waqar Iqbal
Projected Top Four: Prince Dhiman, Mohsin Ali, Aamir Shahzad, Waqar Iqbal
Projected Opening Bowlers: Muhammad Nazim, Aqtadar Iqbal
Spin Options: Ehsan Elahi, Jagbeer Singh
RIPOLL WARRIORS Key Players:
Prince Dhiman, Stylish RHB, looked in ominous touch on Wednesday scoring a classy 67 off 33 against Pakcelona.
Mohsin Ali, hard hitting batsman, has plundered 106 runs at a strike rate of 204 including 12 MONSTROUS maximos!
Aamir Shahzad, top wicket taker for RIW, has 10 wickets from seven games at an economy rate of seven.
PAK I CARE (PIC)
Captain: Shehroz Ahmed
Wicketkeeper: Muhammad Ihsan
Projected Top Four: Muhammad Ihsan, Muhammad Yasin, Muhammad Kamran, Muhammad Asim Butt
Projected Opening Bowlers: Muhammad Kamran, Muhammad Jafri
Spin Options: Sikandar Ali
PAK I CARE Key Players:
Muhammad Ihsan had a rare off day on Wednesday bagging two ducks in as many games. The wicketkeeper batsman plundered 188 runs at an SR of 235 in the four games before and would look to be back at his destructive self.
Muhammad Jafri should return after being rested on Wednesday. He is the leading wicket taker for PIC with eight scalps from four games.
Shehroz Ahmed, all rounder, has eight wickets at an economy rate of under seven and has mustered 66 runs at a strike rate of 228!
Ultimately, a loss may not hurt Pak I Care’s serene progress to Finals Day, so a shock win for Ripoll Warriors could be on the cards here, particularly if Pak I Care take the foot off the throttle and rest a few players / change the batting order.
Last time they met: ECS21.020 | PIC 144 def RIW 81 (11 Feb 2021)
Match Prediction: PAK I CARE (PAK) to remain unbeaten at the end of Week three.