FanCode ECS Sweden Stockholm provides an opportunity for ten teams to showcase their skills, contesting 48 games over 12 days. Every game 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 2 PREVIEW: FanCode ECS Sweden Stockholm – Matches 5 to 8

European Cricket Network live broadcasts four T10 matches on Day 2 of the 2021 FanCode ECS Sweden, Stockholm on Tuesday 20 July.

 

Newcomers Umea enter the fray while all the other Group A will be battle hardened after the opening day.

 

Group A

PF  Pakistanska Forening (2-0, NRR+2.550)

STO  Stockholm (1-1, NRR+1.900)

BOT  Botkyrka (1-1, NRR-0.750)

UME  Umea (0-0, NRR+0.000)

FOR  Forenom Royals (0-2, NRR-3.700)

 

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MATCH (ECS21.560)

STOCKHOLM (STO) v PAKISTANSKA FORENING (PF)

0700 GMT | 0900 CET | 1230 IST

 

STO Last Five Matches: W L L L W (Avg Score For 81, Avg Score Against 89) 

PF Last Five Matches: W W W W W (Avg Score For 100, Avg Score Against 63) 

 

STOCKHOLM (STO)

Captain: Chenna Nali

Wicketkeeper: Chenna Nali

Projected Top Four: Ankit Tiwari, Vinod Chalindra, Rajesh Lal, Kumal Panchal

Projected Opening Bowlers: Deepjagan Singh, Harlagan Sandhu

Spin Option(s): Rakesh Kumar, Archan Vaidya

 

STOCKHOLM Key Players:

Vinod Chalindra, the hard hitting batsman hammered 46 runs in two games at a staggering strike rate of 288. He scored a whopping 87% of his runs in boundaries, winning a man of the match award as well.

Shiva Arsi racked up 44 runs and ended up as second highest run scorer on Monday.

Deepjagan Singh, right arm fast bowler, looked impressive on the opening day picking up three wickets in two games.

Manoj Tomar scalped three wickets on Monday conceding at just 7.25 and is leading the wicket taking charts for STO.

 

PAKISTANSKA FORENING (PF)

Captain: Bilal Muhammad

Wicketkeeper: Usama Chaudhry

Projected Top Four: Khalil Jalali, Faraan Chaudhry, Sameer Ali Khan, Waqar Hassan

Projected Opening Bowlers: Bilal Muhammad, Khalil Jalali

Spin Option(s): Sameer Ali Khan, Waqar Hassan

 

PAKISTANSKA FORENING Key Players:

Sameer Ali Khan, MVP last term, the right hander racked up 106 runs in five innings in the previous edition and was the joint highest wicket taker for PF with EIGHT scalps. Scored 35 in two games on the opening day.

Bilal Muhammad, captain, medium pacer, leading wicket taker for PF last summer with EIGHT wickets at an economy rate of just 5.75. Scalped three wickets on Monday at an economy of 4.50 and a best return of 2-5.

Faraan Chaudhry played for Alby Zalmi last term racking up 94 runs from five innings. Has been selected for the Swedish U19 team. Mustered 19 off just seven balls in the opening game.

Khalil Jalali, the right hander finished top scorer for PF on Monday racking up 43 runs in two games and bagging a man of the match award in the process.

 

PF have never lost in ECS competition, a run of EIGHT games, and will be huge favourites against Stockholm having beaten them yesterday, though STO showed signs of improvement in their second game. 

 

Last time they met: ECS21.558 | PF 97 def STO 67 (19 Jul 2021)

 

Match Prediction: Pakistanska Forening (PF) to win at a canter.

 

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MATCH (ECS21.561)

UMEA (UME) v PAKISTANSKA FORENING (PF)

0900 GMT | 1100 CET | 1430 IST

 

UME Last Five Matches: ON ECS DEBUT 

PF Last Five Matches: W W W W W (Avg Score For 100, Avg Score Against 63) 

 

UMEA (UME)

Captain: Majid Mustafa

Wicketkeeper: Majid Mustafa

Projected Top Four: Majid Mustafa, Arslan Bajwa, Pradeep Singh, Hani Hassan

Projected Opening Bowlers: Amir Husseini, Hani Hassana

Spin Option(s): Abdullah Abrar, Majid Mustafa, Syed Junaid, Mahmood Ahmad

 

UMEA Key Players:

Majid Mustafa, right handed top order batsman and wicket-keeper, is one of the most reliable batsman with sound technique. He is the all-time leading run scorer and captain of UME.

Sohail Adnan is the most dangerous batsman in the UME lineup who can destroy any bowling attack with his clean hitting. He is equally lethal with the ball, generating good pace and swing.

Hani Hassan, the 19-year old all-rounder is a shining star. He is one of the best batsman in Umea and is a hard bowler to get away. 

Pradeep Singh is a middle order batsman with good technique who can hit huge sixes as well. An economical and tricky bowler to hit due to his tight line and length.



PAKISTANSKA FORENING (PF)

Captain: Bilal Muhammad

Wicketkeeper: Usama Chaudhry

Projected Top Four: Imam Din, Faraan Chaudhry, Sameer Ali Khan, Khalil Jalali

Projected Opening Bowlers: Bilal Muhammad, Khalil Jalali

Spin Option(s): Sameer Ali Khan, Waqar Hassan

 

PAKISTANSKA FORENING Key Players:

Sameer Ali Khan, MVP last term, the right hander racked up 106 runs in five innings in the previous edition and was the joint highest wicket taker for PF with EIGHT scalps. Scored 35 in two games.

Bilal Muhammad, captain, medium pacer, leading wicket taker for PF last summer with EIGHT wickets at an economy rate of just 5.75. Scalped three wickets on Monday at an economy of 4.50 and a best return of 2-5.

Faraan Chaudhry played for Alby Zalmi last term racking up 94 runs from five innings. Has been selected for the Swedish U19 team. Mustered 19 off just seven balls in the opening game.

Khalil Jalali, the right hander finished top scorer for PF on Monday racking up 43 runs in two games and bagging a man of the match award in the process.



Umea face a tough ECS introduction against  PF, but on the other hand the reigning champions will not relish playing Umea who may prove to be their stiffest test in this group.

 

Match Prediction: Pakistanska Forening (PF) to pip Umea in a close contest and extend their unbeaten winning run to 10!

 

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MATCH 7  (ECS21.562)

STOCKHOLM (STO) v BOTKYRKA (BOT)

1100 GMT | 1300 CET | 1630 IST

 

STO Last Five Matches: W L L L W (Avg Score For 81, Avg Score Against 89) 

BOT Last Five Matches: L W (Avg Score For 74, Avg Score Against 82) 

 

Captain: Chenna Nali

Wicketkeeper: Chenna Nali

Projected Top Four: Ankit Tiwari, Vinod Chalindra, Rajesh Lal, Archan Vaidya

Projected Opening Bowlers: Deepjagan Singh, Harlagan Sandhu

Spin Option(s): Rakesh Kumar, Archan Vaidya

 

STOCKHOLM Key Players:

Vinod Chalindra, the hard hitting batsman hammered 46 runs in two games at a staggering strike rate of 288. He scored a whopping 87% of his runs in boundaries!

Shiva Arsi racked up 44 runs and ended up as second highest run scorer on Monday.

Deepjagan Singh, right arm fast bowler, looked impressive on the opening day picking up three wickets in two games.

Manoj Tomar scalped three wickets on Monday conceding at just 7.25 and is leading the wicket taking charts for STO.

Archan Vaidya is a quality all-rounder and a gun fielder. He will be looking to make an impact in all three departments in his debut ECS season.



BOTKYRKA (BOT)

Captain: Tahir Tarar 

Wicketkeeper:  Muhammad Ali Hassani

Projected Top Four: Zeeshan Mehmood, Ahmed Zulfiqar, Tahir Tarar, Shani Khawaja

Projected Opening Bowlers: Osama Qureshi, Asif Khan

Spin Option(s): Ahmed Zulfiqar, Gurpal Randhawa

 

BOTKYRKA Key Players:

Tahir Tarar, big hitting all-rounder, boasts previous ECS experience playing for Karlskroma Zalmi Cricketforening. Didn’t look comfortable on Monday scoring 34 runs at less than a run a ball. Would look to change that in the coming games. He was good with the ball though picking up three wickets at an economy of under six and a best return of 2-5.

Gurpal Randhawa picked up FIVE wickets on Monday finishing as the top wicket taker with a best return of 3-10.

Zeeshan Mehmood, the all-rounder racked up 39 runs topping the scoring sheets for BOT and picked up THREE wickets in the two games on Monday.

Ahmed Zulfiqar is a classy batsman who will open the innings for BOT, can also bowl decent off-spin.

Asif Khan, fast bowler,will normally take the new ball and look to provide early breakthroughs.

 

Two evenly matched sides meet with both having racked up a win a piece on the opening day. Both beat bottom side FOR but both come unstuck against defending champs PF. Which side can state their case for second place in the group standings?

 

Match Prediction: Stockholm (STO) to seal a narrow success. 

 

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MATCH 8  (ECS21.563)

UMEA (UME) v FORENOM ROYALS (FOR)

1300 GMT | 1500 CET | 1830 IST

 

UME Last Five Matches: ON ECS DEBUT 

FOR Last Five Matches: L L (Avg Score For 63, Avg Score Against 100) 

 

UMEA (UME)

Captain: Majid Mustafa

Wicketkeeper: Majid Mustafa

Projected Top Four: Majid Mustafa, Arslan Bajwa, Pradeep Singh, Hani Hassan

Projected Opening Bowlers: Amir Husseini, Hani Hassana

Spin Option(s): Abdullah Abrar, Majid Mustafa, Syed Junaid, Mahmood Ahmad

 

UMEA Key Players:

Majid Mustafa, right handed top order batsman and wicket-keeper, is one of the most reliable batsman with sound technique. He is the all-time leading run scorer and captain of UME.

Sohail Adnan is the most dangerous batsman in the UME lineup who can destroy any bowling attack with his clean hitting. He is equally lethal with the ball, generating good pace and swing.

Hani Hassan, the 19-year old all-rounder is a shining star. He is one of the best batsman in Umea and is a hard bowler to get away. 

Pradeep Singh is a middle order batsman with good technique who can hit huge sixes as well. An economical and tricky bowler to hit due to his tight line and length.




FORENOM ROYALS (FOR)

Captain: Rohit Juneja

Wicketkeeper: Srinivas Manem

Projected Top Four: Rohit Juneja, Anirudh Ram, Sahil Prashar, Srini Jettiboyina

Projected Opening Bowlers: Rohit Juneja, Sahil Prashar

Spin Option(s): Arpit Tiwari, Ameya Bendre

 

FORENOM ROYALS Key Players:

Rohit Juneja, captain of FOR, will also lead the way with the bat and open the innings.

Sahil Prashar, the hard hitting right hander has mustered 93 runs in five T10 innings at a strike rate of 202. He also has three wickets to his name. Returned figures of 3-9 vs BOT on his ECS debut.

Arpit Tiwari, bowling all-rounder, is a tidy off-spin bowler with SEVEN T10 wickets to his name in eight matches. Was impressive on the opening day bagging a man of the match award in the first game for scoring 25 runs and picking up 3-14 vs BOT.

Srini Jettiboyina is currently topping the wicket taking charts for his side picking up three wickets from two games on Monday. He was also the most economical FOR bowler.

 

FOR lost twice on the opening day and will be looking for a reaction. Umea will have already played the defending champions on the second day and will be a tough test for the Royals.

 

Match Prediction: Umea (UME) to win comfortably and secure their first ever ECS win.

 

 

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