European Cricket Network live broadcasts five T10 matches on Day 7 of the 2021 FanCode ECS Spain, Barcelona on Tuesday 16 February. Tune into the live action from 0730 GMT | 0830 CET | 1300 IST from the Montjuïc Cricket Ground in Barcelona, Spain.
The seventh day of the European Cricket Series in 2021 sees the final set of teams enter the fray with five fascinating Group D matchups with the big guns Badalona Shaheen and Falco expected to challenge for finals day qualification.
Group D
BSH Badalona Shaheen
FAL Falco
HAW Hawks
BLP Black Panthers
PUW Punjab Warriors
MATCH 31 (ECS21.031)
PUNJAB WARRIORS (PUW) v FALCO (FAL)
0730 GMT | 0830 CET | 1300 IST
PUW Last Five Matches: ON ECS DEBUT
FAL Last Five Matches: L L W W L (Avg Score For 116, Avg Score Against 111)
PUNJAB WARRIORS (PUW)
Captain: Gagandeep Singh
Wicketkeeper: Jagdeep Singh
Projected Top Four: Tejpal Singh, Jagdeep Singh, Gagandeep Singh, Hardeep Singh Jr
Projected Opening Bowlers: Gagandeep Singh, Mohsin Ali
Spin Options: Tejpal Singh
PUNJAB WARRIORS Key Players:
Mohsin Ali hits the ball hard and long. He will open the bowling alongside his captain.
Tejpal Singh, favourite shot is cover drive and flick, bowls some classic offies.
Gagandeep Singh, captain, played for Gracia and Fateh in previous editions, brings much needed experience to this new team.
FALCO (FAL)
Captain: Rehman Rajput
Wicketkeeper: Yaseen Muhammad
Projected Top Four: Ijaz Ahmad, Adeel Sarwar, Zeeshan Raza, Rehman Rajput
Projected Opening Bowlers: Zeeshan Muhammad Khawar Javed
Spin Options: Moazzam Rafique, Adeel Sarwar
FALCO Key Players:
Adeel Sarwar has scored 481 runs including 49 maximos across all ECS Barcelona in 2020.
Shahbaz Ahmed, leading wicket taker for FAL in ECS with 15 scalps including 4-7 against RAS.
Rehman Rajput, captain, has scored over 250 runs from 17 ECS matches.
Debutants Punjab Warriors take on Falco in the opening match of Group D. The runners-up of ECS Barcelona 2020, FAL, will look to dominate PUW as they start their 2021 season.
Match Prediction: FALCO (FAL) to win comfortably.
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MATCH 32 (ECS21.032)
FALCO (FAL) v BADALONA SHAHEEN (BSH)
0930 GMT | 1030 CET | 1500 IST
FAL Last Five Matches: L L W W L (Avg Score For 116, Avg Score Against 111)
BSH Last Five Matches: L W L W W (Avg Score For 113, Avg Score Against 111)
FALCO (FAL)
Captain: Rehman Rajput
Wicketkeeper: Yaseen Muhammad
Projected Top Four: Ijaz Ahmad, Adeel Sarwar, Zeeshan Raza, Rehman Rajput
Projected Opening Bowlers: Zeeshan Muhammad Khawar Javed
Spin Options: Moazzam Rafique, Adeel Sarwar
FALCO Key Players:
Adeel Sarwar has scored 481 runs including 49 maximos across all ECS Barcelona in 2020.
Shahbaz Ahmed, leading wicket taker for FAL in ECS with 15 scalps including 4-7 against RAS.
Rehman Rajput, captain, has scored over 250 runs from 17 ECS matches.
BADALONA SHAHEEN (BSH)
Captain: Dilawar Khan
Wicketkeeper: Hamza Ali
Projected Top Four: Babar Khan, Hamza Saleem, Sarmad Ali, Dilawar Khan
Projected Opening Bowlers: Hamza Saleem, Malik Mati Ur Rehman
Spin Options: Babar Khan
BADALONA SHAHEEN Key Players:
Hamza Saleem, seemed invincible in ECS Barcelona Bash 2020 where he was leading run scorer (216) and wicket taker (10).
Dilawar Khan hammered 135 runs at a blistering strike rate of 245 including 17 towering sixes.
Malik Mati Ur Rehman talented all-rounder, boasts 21 wickets from 20 ECS games and can score quick runs down the order.
In their second match of the day, Falco will face Group D favourites, Badalona Shaheen. Both these teams have performed well previously on the European Cricket stage, and will want to go the distance again this time around.
Last time they met: FAL 90 def BSH 86 (09 Nov 2020)
Match Prediction: BADALONA SHAHEEN (BSH) to win a closely contested game.
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MATCH 33 (ECS21.033)
HAWKS (HAW) v PUNJAB WARRIORS (PUW)
1130 GMT | 1230 CET | 1700 IST
HAW Last Five Matches: W L L L L (Avg Score For 97, Avg Score Against 112)
PUW Last Five Matches: ON ECS DEBUT
HAWKS (HAW)
Captain: Kamran Zia
Wicketkeeper: Kamran Zia
Projected Top Four: Khurran Shahzad, Kamran Zia, Umar Latif Muhammad Bilal
Projected Opening Bowlers: Mohammad Sohail, Muhammad Bilal
Spin Options: MuhammadSanaullah, Muhammad Shahbaz
HAWKS Key Players:
Umar Latif, all-rounder, leading wicket taker (7) for HAW in ECS Barcelona 2020. Also scored over 90 runs.
Muhammad Sohail, leading run-scorer (144) for HAW at ECS Barcelona 2020, 100 of which were scored in boundaries. He will lead the bowling attack this time as well.
Muhammad Bilal, batting all-rounder, scored 106 runs with 11 sixes at a strike rate of 208!
PUNJAB WARRIORS (PUW)
Captain: Gagandeep Singh
Wicketkeeper: Jagdeep Singh
Projected Top Four: Tejpal Singh, Jagdeep Singh, Gagandeep Singh, Hardeep Singh Jr
Projected Opening Bowlers: Gagandeep Singh, Mohsin Ali
Spin Options: Tejpal Singh
PUNJAB WARRIORS Key Players:
Mohsin Ali hits the ball hard and long. He will open the bowling alongside his captain.
Tejpal Singh, favourite shot is cover drive and flick, bowls some classic offies.
Gagandeep Singh, captain, played for Gracia and Fateh in previous editions, brings much needed experience in this new team.
Having won just a solitary game in their previous ECS appearance, Hawks will be eyeing the win to build momentum going forward. Newcomers Punjab Warriors have a definite opportunity to register a first ECS victory against the Hawks.
Match Prediction: HAWKS (HAW) to sneak past their opponents.
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MATCH 34 (ECS21.034)
BADALONA SHAHEEN (BSH) v HAWKS (HAW)
1330 GMT | 1430 CET | 1900 IST
BSH Last Five Matches: L W L W W (Avg Score For 113, Avg Score Against 111)
HAW Last Five Matches: W L L L L (Avg Score For 97, Avg Score Against 112)
BADALONA SHAHEEN (BSH)
Captain: Dilawar Khan
Wicketkeeper: Hamza Ali
Projected Top Four: Babar Khan, Hamza Saleem, Sarmad Ali, Dilawar Khan
Projected Opening Bowlers: Hamza Saleem, Malik Mati Ur Rehman
Spin Options: Babar Khan
BADALONA SHAHEEN Key Players:
Hamza Saleem, seemed invincible in ECS Barcelona Bash 2020 where he was leading run scorer (216) and wicket taker (10).
Dilawar Khan hammered 135 runs at a blistering strike rate of 245 including 17 towering sixes.
Malik Mati Ur Rehman talentedall-rounder, boasts 21 wickets from 20 ECS games and can score quick runs down the order.
HAWKS (HAW)
Captain: Kamran Zia
Wicketkeeper: Kamran Zia
Projected Top Four: Khurran Shahzad, Kamran Zia, Umar Latif Muhammad Bilal
Projected Opening Bowlers: Mohammad Sohail, Muhammad Bilal
Spin Options: MuhammadSanaullah, Muhammad Shahbaz
HAWKS Key Players:
Umar Latif, all-rounder, leading wicket taker (7) for HAW in ECS Barcelona 2020. Also scored over 90 runs.
Muhammad Sohail, leading run-scorer (144) for HAW at ECS Barcelona 2020, 100 of which were scored in boundaries. He will lead the bowling attack this time as well.
Muhammad Bilal, batting all-rounder, scored 106 runs with 11 sixes at a strike rate of 208!
Badalona Shaheen and Hawks clash again on the grand stage of European Cricket. BSH comfortably got the better of their opponents in the last meeting. It’s hard to see BSH not repeating that comfortable win in this penultimate match of the day.
Last time they met: BSH 100(9.1) def HAW 98 (12 Oct 2020)
Match Prediction: BADALONA SHAHEEN (BSH) to romp home in style.
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MATCH 35 (ECS21.035)
TRINITAT ROYAL STARS (TRS) v BLACK PANTHERS (BLP)
1530 GMT | 1630 CET | 2100 IST
TRS Last Five Matches: ON ECS DEBUT
BLP Last Five Matches: ON ECS DEBUT
TRINITAT ROYAL STARS (TRS)
Captain: Mohsin Raza
Wicketkeeper: Ali Raza
Projected Top Four: Muhammad Fiaz Haider, Mudassar Ali, Muhammad Sajid Iqbal, Kamran Bashir
Projected Opening Bowlers: Mohsin Raza, Muhammad Sajid Iqbal
Spin Options: Aqeel Ansar
TRINITAT ROYAL STARS Key Players:
Mohsin Raza, captain, bowls lovely inswingers and can give it a serious whack with the bat.
Sufian Ansar, played previously for CAT, a reliable top-order batsman with the ability to accelerate at will.
Aqeel Ansar, young leg spinner, deceptive through the air, doesn't mind sliding in the odd googly.
BLACK PANTHERS (BLP)
Captain: Puneet Shrimali
Wicketkeeper: Bikramjit Singh
Projected Top Four: Balwinder Singh, Ajay Rawat, Punnet Shrimali, Sourav Singh
Projected Opening Bowlers: Balwinder Singh, Manpreet Singh
BLACK PANTHERS Key Players:
Ajay Rawat is a hard hitting opening batsman who likes to use his feet even against pacers.
Balwinder Singh, opener, strong on both sides of the wicket.
Daljit Singh, clean hitter of the ball, loves playing shots in the V.
The last match of the day has been reserved for two newcomers, Trinitat Royal Stars and Black Panthers, locking horns in a quest to win their opening match at FanCode ECS Spain, Barcelona.
Match Prediction: TRINITAT ROYAL STARS (TRS) to start their ECS campaign with a win!
