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 17 of the 2021 FanCode ECS Spain, Barcelona on Tuesday 2 March.
Group C action returns for five mouthwatering match-ups with Minhaj currently leading the way, but only by virtue of superior NRR ahead of improving Raval Sporting.
MIN Minhaj (4-1, NRR+3.740)
RAS Raval Sporting (4-1, NRR+0.861)
BAK Bangladesh Kings (3-2, NRR-0.354)
KHA Kharian (3-2, NRR-0.375)
BAG Barcelona Gladiators (1-4, NRR-1.104)
SKY Skyways (0-5, NRR-3.111)
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MATCH 81 (ECS21.081)
MINHAJ (MIN) v RAVAL SPORTING (RAS)
0730 GMT | 0830 CET | 1300 IST
MIN Last Five Matches: W W L W W (Avg Score For 130, Avg Score Against 92)
RAS Last Five Matches: L W W W W (Avg Score For 98, Avg Score Against 89)
MINHAJ (MIN)
Captain: Amar Shahzad
Wicketkeeper: Awais Ahmed
Projected Top Four: Awais Ahmed, Jafar Iqbal, Usman Mushtaq, Asjad Butt
Projected Opening Bowlers: Amar Shahzad, Khalid Mehmood
Spin Options: Ameer Hamzah
MINHAJ Key Players:
Asjad Butt, star batsman, has bludgeoned 266 runs including three fifties at an average of 89 and strike rate of 240.
Awais Ahmed, Spanish international, has racked up 116 runs from five matches.
Khalid Mehmood, leading wicket taker for Minhaj, has scalped six wickets from four games.
Usman Mushtaq, all rounder, has picked up four wickets at an economy of 5.66 and has scored 63 runs.
RAVAL SPORTING (RAS)
Captain: Karan Datta
Wicketkeeper: Kishitij Patel
Projected Top Four: Kishitij Patel, Karan Datta, Davinder Singh, Manish Manwani
Projected Opening Bowlers: Manish Manwani, Sonu Jangra
Spin Options: Karan Datta, Gaurang Mahyavanshi
RAVAL SPORTING Key Players:
Gurwinder Sidhu is in red hot form, has mustered 92 runs including a 25-ball 69 vs Kharian.
Karan Datta, captain, leading the scoring charts for RAS with 98 runs from five games.
Sonu Jangra, theman who loves hitting the timber, leading wicket taker (12), 11 of them bowled.
Gaurang Mahyavanshi, talented left arm off spinner has a knack of picking wickets. He has 11 scalps to his name with a best of 3-9.
What a start to the day! Only NRR separates the two sides in the standings. Who will win this top of the table clash?
Last time they met: ECS21.026 | MIN 130 def RAS 56 (15 Feb 2021)
Match Prediction: With Awais Ahmed and Asjad Butt back in the side, Minhaj (MIN) possesses more firepower and can win this one, especially if Spain's ECL21 representatives see off the threat of Sonu Jangra.
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MATCH 82 (ECS21.082)
BARCELONA GLADIATORS (BAG) v MINHAJ (MIN)
0930 GMT | 1030 CET | 1500 IST
BAG Last Five Matches: L L W L L (Avg Score For 100, Avg Score Against 114)
MIN Last Five Matches: W W L W W (Avg Score For 130, Avg Score Against 92)
BARCELONA GLADIATORS (BAG)
Captain: Babar Basharat
Wicketkeeper: Shahid Nazir
Projected Top Four: Shahid Nazir, Arsalan Muhammad, Tanzeer ur Rehman, Zahid Akbar
Projected Opening Bowlers: Ali Raza, Muhammad Umar
Spin Options: Zahid Akbar
BARCELONA GLADIATORS Key Players:
Shahid Nazir, has amassed 113 runs including a match winning 26-ball 69 against Skyways.
Arslan Muhammad, promising young batsman, has scored 66 runs from four matches.
Ali Raza, loves to bowl with the new ball, has picked up four wickets from five matches.
MINHAJ (MIN)
Captain: Amar Shahzad
Wicketkeeper: Awais Ahmed
Projected Top Four: Awais Ahmed, Jafar Iqbal, Usman Mushtaq, Asjad Butt
Projected Opening Bowlers: Amar Shahzad, Khalid Mehmood
Spin Options: Ameer Hamzah
MINHAJ Key Players:
Asjad Butt, star batsman, has bludgeoned 266 runs including three fifties at an average of 89 and strike rate of 240.
Awais Ahmed, Spanish international, has racked up 116 runs from five matches.
Khalid Mehmood, leading wicket taker for Minhaj, has scalped six wickets from four games.
Usman Mushtaq, all rounder, has picked up four wickets at an economy of 5.66 and has scored 63 runs.
Minhaj edged past BAG last Friday, possibly underestimating Gladiators in their first meeting . MIN will not make the same mistake again, and this promises to be a more convincing win.
Last time they met: ECS21.050 | MIN 91 def BAG 84 (19 Feb 2021)
Match Prediction: Minhaj (MIN) to make it back to back victory over Barcelona Gladiators.
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MATCH 83 (ECS21.083)
RAVAL SPORTING (RAS) v SKYWAYS (SKY)
1130 GMT | 1230 CET | 1700 IST
RAS Last Five Matches: L W W W W (Avg Score For 98, Avg Score Against 89)
SKY Last Five Matches: L L L L L (Avg Score For 83, Avg Score Against 112)
RAVAL SPORTING (RAS)
Captain: Karan Datta
Wicketkeeper: Kishitij Patel
Projected Top Four: Kishitij Patel, Karan Datta, Davinder Singh, Manish Manwani
Projected Opening Bowlers: Manish Manwani, Sonu Jangra
Spin Options: Karan Datta, Gaurang Mahyavanshi
RAVAL SPORTING Key Players:
Gurwinder Sidhu is in red hot form, has mustered 92 runs including a 25-ball 69 vs Kharian.
Karan Datta, captain, leading the scoring charts for RAS with 98 runs from five games.
Sonu Jangra, man who loves hitting the timber, leading wicket taker (12), 11 of them are bowled.
Gaurang Mahyavanshi, talented left arm off spinner has a knack of picking wickets. He has 11 scalps to his name with a best of 3-9.
SKYWAYS (SKY)
Captain: Adeel Shahzad
Wicketkeeper: Sharoon Bashir
Projected Top Four: Sharoon Bashir, Hamad Khalid, Adeel Arif, Umer Hayat
Projected Opening Bowlers: Adeel Shahzad, Adeel Arif
Spin Options: Umer Hayat
SKYWAYS Key Players:
Sharoon Bashir, consistent, leading run scorer for SKY with 98 runs to his name.
Adeel Shahzad, captain, all rounder, leads the bowling attack, scored 23 off 12 vs RAS in their last meeting.
Adeel Arif, bowls at a good pace, has picked up eight wickets from five matches with best bowling figures of 3-11.
Rabi Asif picked up three wickets in just 10 balls against RAS in Match 28.
Skyways are still seeking their first win and this will remain the case after this tough fixture against Raval Sporting.
Last time they met: ECS21.028 | RAS 95(8.4) def SKY 92 (15 Feb 2021)
Match Prediction: Raval Sporting (RAS) to win at a canter.
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MATCH 84 (ECS21.084)
SKYWAYS (SKY) v BARCELONA GLADIATORS (BAG)
1330 GMT | 1430 CET | 1900 IST
SKY Last Five Matches: L L L L L (Avg Score For 83, Avg Score Against 112)
BAG Last Five Matches: L L W L L (Avg Score For 100, Avg Score Against 114)
SKYWAYS (SKY)
Captain: Adeel Shahzad
Wicketkeeper: Sharoon Bashir
Projected Top Four: Sharoon Bashir, Hamad Khalid, Adeel Arif, Umer Hayat
Projected Opening Bowlers: Adeel Shahzad, Adeel Arif
Spin Options: Umer Hayat
SKYWAYS Key Players:
Sharoon Bashir, consistent, leading run scorer for SKY with 98 runs to his name.
Adeel Shahzad, captain, all rounder, leads the bowling attack, has scored 78 runs with the bat.
Adeel Arif, bowls at a good pace, has picked up eight wickets from five matches with best bowling figures of 3-11.
BARCELONA GLADIATORS (BAG)
Captain: Babar Basharat
Wicketkeeper: Shahid Nazir
Projected Top Four: Shahid Nazir, Arsalan Muhammad, Tanzeer ur Rehman, Zahid Akbar
Projected Opening Bowlers: Ali Raza, Muhammad Umar
Spin Options: Zahid Akbar
BARCELONA GLADIATORS Key Players:
Shahid Nazir, has amassed 113 runs including a match winning 26-ball 69 against Skyways.
Arslan Muhammad, promising young batsman, has scored 66 runs from four matches.
Ali Raza, loves to bowl with the new ball, has picked up four wickets from five matches.
Skyways will surely be eyeing this clash to rack up their opening win of the comp. Barcelona Gladiators have shown glimpses of talent in all matches but have not been able to finish the job.
Last time they met: ECS21.039 | BAG 143 def SKY 106 (17 Feb 2021)
Match Prediction: Barcelona Gladiators (BAG) to deny Skyways their first win in a hard-fought contest.
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MATCH 85 (ECS21.085)
KHARIAN (KHA) v BANGLADESH KINGS (BAK)
1530 GMT | 1630 CET | 2100 IST
KHA Last Five Matches: W L W L W (Avg Score For 108, Avg Score Against 111)
BAK Last Five Matches: L W W W L (Avg Score For 96, Avg Score Against 95)
KHARIAN (KHA)
Captain: Adeel Ahmed
Wicketkeeper: Muhammad Zarar
Projected Top Four: Qaiser Zulfiqar, Adil Iqbal, Muhammad Umar Waqas, Adeel Ahmed
Projected Opening Bowlers: Adeel Ahmed, Junaid Ali
Spin Options: Jahanzaib Asghar
KHARIAN Key Players:
Adeel Ahmed, top scorer (122) for KHA, smashed 31 off just 15 balls vs BAK in their last meeting.
Muhammad Umar Waqas had a good all-round previous game against BAK scoring 22 off 14 and picking up two wicktes in an over.
Jahanzaib Asghar has seven wickets from five games. Returned with 2-9 vs BAK a couple of weeks ago.
Danish Abdullah, tall, bulky all-rounder, gets going from ball one, has only played 16 balls for his 41 runs consisting of five MONSTROUS sixes.
BANGLADESH KINGS (BAK)
Captain: Moshiur Rahman
Wicketkeeper: Muhammad Masood
Projected Top Four: Shakil Mia, Muhammad Masood, Sofiqul Islam, Saqib Muhammad
Projected Opening Bowlers: Sofiqul Islam, Moshiur Rahman
Spin Options: Saqib Muhammad, Hussain Aminul
BANGLADESH KINGS Key Players:
Sofiqul Islam has racked up 114 runs including 12 LONG maximos at a strike rate of 184.
Muhammad Masood, classy batsman, has scored 113 runs at an average of 57 including an unbeaten 56 vs Minhaj.
Tahed Ahmed is only the second man to pick a hat-trick this edition. It came against this very opposition.
Two evenly-matched sides meet to fight for a possible third place finish in Group C.
Last time they met: ECS21.046 | BAK 94 def KHA 93 (19 Feb 2021)
Match Prediction: KHARIAN (KHA) to edge a thrilling win over BAK.
