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.

Day 22 PREVIEW: FanCode ECS Spain, Barcelona – Matches 106 to 110

European Cricket Network live broadcasts five T10 matches on Day 22 of the 2021 FanCode ECS Spain, Barcelona on Tuesday 9 March.

 

European Cricket Series Barcelona champions Pak I Care have reeled off eight successive wins in imperious fashion. PIC will qualify for Finals Day, but newcomers Ripoll Warriors, City Lions and Barna Royals have all impressed on debut. Both Hira Sabadell and Pakcelona will be keen to avoid the wooden spoon.

 

Group B

PIC  Pak I Care (8-0, NRR+3.458)

RIW  Ripoll Warriors (5-3, NRR-0.406)

CLI  City Lions (4-3, NRR-0.370)

BAR  Barna Royals (3-3, NRR-0.069)

HIS  Hira Sabadell (1-6, NRR-1.155)

PAK  Pakcelona (1-7, NRR-1.727)

 

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MATCH 106 (ECS21.106)

BARNA ROYALS (BAR) v CITY LIONS (CLI)

0730 GMT | 0830 CET | 1300 IST

 

BAR Last Five Matches: W NR L L W (Avg Score For 101, Avg Score Against 101) 

CLI Last Five Matches: W NR W W L (Avg Score For 110, Avg Score Against 99) 

 

BARNA ROYALS (BAR)

Captain: Nabeel Qaiser

Wicketkeeper: Taqqi Ul Mazhar

Projected Top Four: Syed Shafat Ali, Hamza Azhar, Taqqi Ul Mazhar, Sharjeel Qaiser

Projected Opening Bowlers: Syed Shafat Ali, Murad Ali

Spin Options: Usama Shahzad

 

BARNA ROYALS Key Players:

Hamza Azhar is consistent with the bat averaging 26, and has racked up 129 runs with 11 sixes.

Shafat Ali Syed has mustered over 90 runs at a strike rate of 204 and has also picked up four wickets.

Murad Ali leads the bowling attack for BAR, has scalped 5 wickets with a best figures of 2-5.



CITY LIONS (CLI)

Captain: Amar Shakoor

Wicketkeeper: Kashif Shafi

Projected Top Four: Ahsan Shafaqat, Ibrar Hussain, Amar SHakoor, Irfan Muhammad

Projected Opening Bowlers: Shoaib Muhammad, Nadeem Razzaq

Spin Options: Ibrar Hussain

 

CITY LIONS Key Players:

Sikandar Raja, all-rounder, leading wicket taker for CLI with 11 wickets, returned figures of 3-14 in the last meeting against BAR, handy batsman down the order.

Amar Shakoor, captain,leads by example scoring the most runs for his team.

Ibrar Hussain, star all-rounder, made an immediate impact on his return with a MoM performance vs Pakcelona picking up three wickets and scoring 54 runs.

Irfan Muhammad played a nice little cameo of 26* off 18 in the last encounter vs BAR.

 

Barna Royals edged the previous meeting in early February and both teams have improved for the experience of playing high-pressure T10 cricket.

 

Last time they met: ECS21.010 | BAR 86 def CLI 76 (9 Feb 2021)

 

Match Prediction: BARNA ROYALS (BAR) to come out on top in the clash of the newcomers.

 

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MATCH 107 (ECS21.107)

RIPOLL WARRIORS (RIW) v CITY LIONS (CLI)

0930 GMT | 1030 CET | 1500 IST

 

RIW Last Five Matches: NR W W W L (Avg Score For 103, Avg Score Against 101) 

CLI Last Five Matches: W NR W W L (Avg Score For 110, Avg Score Against 99) 

 

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, has amassed 220 runs, has hit most fours (26) in the tournament so far, and also has 12 sixes.

Aamir Shahzad, top wicket taker for RIW, has 13 wickets from nine games at an economy rate of eight.

Mohsin Ali, all-rounder, has plundered 161 runs including 17 sixes and has picked up eight wickets.



CITY LIONS (CLI)

Captain: Amar Shakoor

Wicketkeeper: Kashif Shafi

Projected Top Four: Ahsan Shafaqat, Ibrar Hussain, Amar SHakoor, Irfan Muhammad

Projected Opening Bowlers: Shoaib Muhammad, Nadeem Razzaq

Spin Options: Ibrar Hussain

 

CITY LIONS Key Players:

Sikandar Raja, all-rounder, leading wicket taker for CLI with 11 wickets under his belt, returned figures of 3-14 in the last meeting against BAR, handy batsman down the order.

Amar Shakoor, captain,leads by example scoring the most runs for his team.

Ibrar Hussain, star all-rounder, made an immediate impact on his return with a MoM performance vs Pakcelona picking up three wickets and scoring 54 runs.

 

Placed second and third respectively in Group B, both newcomers Ripoll Warriors and City Lions have largely impressed and will look to end their campaign with a win.

 

Last time they met: ECS21.052 | Match Abandoned(22 Feb 2021)

 

Match Prediction: RIPOLL WARRIORS (RIW) to outshine fellow newcomers City Lions.

 

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MATCH 108 (ECS21.108)

HIRA SABADELL (HIS) v BARNA ROYALS (BAR)

1130 GMT | 1230 CET | 1700 IST

 

HIS Last Five Matches: NR L W L L (Avg Score For 119, Avg Score Against 131) 

BAR Last Five Matches: W NR L L W (Avg Score For 101, Avg Score Against 101) 

 

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, living up to his name, Heera Laal is indeed a diamond scoring over 250 runs and scalping nine wickets.

Ikram Ul Haq has grabbed eight wickets from eight matches with a best of 2-10.

Alumdar Hussain, experienced batsman who opened for Spanish champions Minhaj in their ECL21 play-offs. He will look to step up his game to help HIS finish on a high.



BARNA ROYALS (BAR)

Captain: Nabeel Qaiser

Wicketkeeper: Taqqi Ul Mazhar

Projected Top Four: Syed Shafat Ali, Hamza Azhar, Taqqi Ul Mazhar, Sharjeel Qaiser

Projected Opening Bowlers: Syed Shafat Ali, Murad Ali

Spin Options: Usama Shahzad

 

BARNA ROYALS Key Players:

Hamza Azhar is consistent with the bat averaging 26, and has racked up 129 runs with 11 sixes.

Shafat Ali Syed has mustered over 90 runs at a strike rate of 204 and has also picked up four wickets.

Murad Ali leads the bowling attack for BAR, has scalped 5 wickets with a best figures of 2-5.

 

Barna Royals were victorious over Hira Sabadell in their last meeting and looked primed to do the double.

 

Last time they met: ECS21.053 | BAR 105(8) def HIS 104 (28 Feb 2021)

 

Match Prediction: BARNA ROYALS (BAR) to win comfortably.

 

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MATCH 109 (ECS21.109)

BARNA ROYALS (BAR) v PAKCELONA (PAK)

1330 GMT | 1430 CET | 1900 IST

 

BAR Last Five Matches: W NR L L W (Avg Score For 101, Avg Score Against 101) 

PAK Last Five Matches: NR L L L L (Avg Score For 82, Avg Score Against 99) 

 

BARNA ROYALS (BAR)

Captain: Nabeel Qaiser

Wicketkeeper: Taqqi Ul Mazhar

Projected Top Four: Syed Shafat Ali, Hamza Azhar, Taqqi Ul Mazhar, Sharjeel Qaiser

Projected Opening Bowlers: Syed Shafat Ali, Murad Ali

Spin Options: Usama Shahzad

 

BARNA ROYALS Key Players:

Hamza Azhar has been consistent with the bat averaging 26, and has racked up 129 runs with 11 sixes.

Shafat Ali Syed has mustered over 90 runs at a strike rate of 204 and has also picked up four wickets.

Murad Ali leads the bowling attack for BAR, has scalped 5 wickets with a best figures of 2-5.



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 170 runs including a fifty.

Shahzad Khan scored a blistering 44 off 19 balls in the last meeting against BAR.

Ali Imran, leading wicket-taker for PAK, has grabbed eight wickets from eight matches including a hat-trick against Pak I Care.

 

Pakcelona snatched their only victory so far against Barna Royals who will be keen to make amends for that bitter last-over loss.

 

Last time they met: ECS21.017 | PAK 115(9.3) def BAR 114 (11 Feb 2021)

 

Match Prediction: BARNA ROYALS (BAR) to avenge that previous defeat.

 

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MATCH 110 (ECS21.110)

HIRA SABADELL (HIS) v PAK I CARE (PIC)

1530 GMT | 1630 CET | 2100 IST

 

HIS Last Five Matches: NR L W L L (Avg Score For 119, Avg Score Against 131) 

PIC Last Five Matches: NR W W W W (Avg Score For 90, Avg Score Against 69) 

 

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, living up to his name, Heera Laal is indeed a diamond scoring over 250 runs and scalping nine wickets.

Ikram Ul Haq has grabbed eight wickets from eight matches with a best of 2-10.

Alumdar Hussain, experienced batsman who opened for Spanish champions Minhaj in their ECL21 play-off success. He will look to step up his game to help HIS finish on a high.




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 has bludgeoned 239 runs at an SR of 239 including 26 HUGE maximos.

Shehroz Ahmed, all rounder, has 11 wickets at an economy rate of just over six and has mustered 76 runs at a strike rate of 224!

Muhammad Kamran, tall left arm pacer who enjoys intimidating batsmen with short balls and can also deliver quick runs with the bat. Has grabbed seven wickets and boasts the best economy rate (4.53) of all bowlers with more than eight overs.

 

Having already qualified for Finals Day, Pak I Care, might rest a few players but would love to keep their unbeaten run going.

 

Last time they met: ECS21.007 | PIC 125 def HIS 101 (9 Feb 2021)

 

Match Prediction: PAK I CARE (PIC) to outclass struggling Hira Sabadell.

 

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