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.
European Cricket Network live broadcasts four T10 matches on Day 4 of the 2021 FanCode ECS Sweden, Stockholm on Thursday 22 July.
Reigning champions PF continue to set the pace in Group A, while winless Umea need to turn things around quickly to have a chance to make the knockout stages.
Group A
PF Pakistanska Forening (5-0, NRR+2.826)
BOT Botkyrka (3-2, NRR+0.076)
STO Stockholm (2-3, NRR-0.303)
FOR Forenom Royals (2-3, NRR-1.656)
UME Umea (0-4, NRR-1.294)
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MATCH 13 (ECS21.568)
STOCKHOLM (STO) v UMEA (UME)
0700 GMT | 0900 CET | 1230 IST
STO Last Five Matches: L W L L W (Avg Score For 98, Avg Score Against 104)
UME Last Five Matches: L L L L (Avg Score For 89, Avg Score Against 101)
STOCKHOLM (STO)
Captain: Chenna Nali
Wicketkeeper: Chenna Nali
Projected Top Four: Ankit Tiwari, Vinod Chalindra, Shiva Arsi, 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 75 runs in five games at a strike rate of 179. He has scored a whopping 77% of his runs in boundaries!
Shiva Arsi, the right hander has looked good with the batracking up 55 runs in three innings.
Deepjagan Singh, right arm fast bowler, looked impressive on the opening day picking up three wickets in two games. Is top wicket taker for STO with FIVE wickets from four matches.
Manoj Tomar has scalped FOUR wickets and is leading second highest wicket taker 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. Second highest run scorer in the tournament racking up 112 runs in just two innings. The left hander scored a blistering 77* off just 28 balls in the last game vs UME and bagged man of the match honours for his effort.
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. Racked up a total of 82 runs on Wednesday including an unbeaten 50 vs FOR. Is now the leading run scorer in the tournament with 116 runs from four matches.
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. Picked up three wickets at an economy of just 7.50.
Abdullah Abrar, the all-rounder is the second highest run scorer and wicket taker for UME scoring 81 runs and picking up two wickets.
These two sides played out a thriller on Wednesday. Once again, Umea were on the wrong side of the result, losing a third close game and as a result are stranded at the bottom of the table. Stockholm, on the other hand, are placed in third and will be aiming for another win before a tough battle against Botkyrka later in the day.
Last time they met: ECS21.567 | STO 129 def UME 121 (21 Jul 2021)
Match Prediction: Stockholm (STO) to win at a canter.
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MATCH 14 (ECS21.569)
PAKISTANSKA FORENING (PF) v UMEA (UME)
0900 GMT | 1100 CET | 1430 IST
PF Last Five Matches: W W W W W (Avg Score For 100, Avg Score Against 69)
UME Last Five Matches: L L L L (Avg Score For 89, Avg Score Against 101)
PAKISTANSKA FORENING (PF)
Captain: Bilal Muhammad
Wicketkeeper: Usama Chaudhry
Projected Top Four: Faraan Chaudhry, Sameer Ali Khan, Muhammad Vajjih Ali, 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. Has scored 68 runs in five games and has picked up three wickets as well.
Bilal Muhammad, captain, medium pacer, leading wicket taker for PF last summer with EIGHT wickets at an economy rate of just 5.75. Has scalped SEVEN wickets at an economy of 4.77 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. Is currently the top run scorer for PF with 85 runs from five matches.
Zubair Aslam, the right arm pacer is leading the wicket taking charts so far with EIGHT scalps from four games at an impressive economy of 5.00 and a tournament best figure of 4-11.
Khalil Jalali, the right hander finished top scorer for PF on Monday racking up 43 runs in two innings and has picked up THREE wickets as well. He also bagged a man of the match award on Monday.
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. Racked up a total of 82 runs on Wednesday including an unbeaten 50 vs FOR. Is now the leading run scorer in the tournament with 116 runs from four matches.
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. Picked up three wickets at an economy of just 7.50.
Abdullah Abrar, the all-rounder is the second highest run scorer and wicket taker for UME scoring 81 runs and picking up two wickets.
Pakistanska Forening and Umea are placed at opposite ends of the ladder. While PF are unbeaten in five games, UME are yet to get off the mark. With the kind of imperious form PF are in, UME might have to wait a little more while to enjoy the taste of victory.
Last time they met: ECS21.561 | PF 57(6) def UME 56 (20 Jul 2021)
Match Prediction: Pakistanska Forening (PF) to win with plenty to spare.
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MATCH 15 (ECS21.570)
BOTKYRKA (BOT) v STOCKHOLM (STO)
1100 GMT | 1300 CET | 1630 IST
BOT Last Five Matches: L W W L W (Avg Score For 88, Avg Score Against 87)
STO Last Five Matches: L W L L W (Avg Score For 98, Avg Score Against 104)
BOTKYRKA (BOT)
Captain: Tahir Tarar
Wicketkeeper: Muhammad Ali Hassani
Projected Top Four: Zeeshan Mehmood, Tahir Tarar, Shani Khawaja, Gurpal Randhawa
Projected Opening Bowlers: Osama Qureshi, Zeeshan Mehmood
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. Second highest run scorer for BOT racking up 87 runs from five games. Has been good with the ball too picking up SIX wickets at an economy of just over six and a best return of 2-5.
Gurpal Randhawa picked up SIX wickets from four matches finishing joint top wicket taker for BOT with a best return of 3-10.
Zeeshan Mehmood, the all-rounder has racked up 72 runs and picked up SIX wickets in five games.
Ahmed Zulfiqar is a classy batsman who will open the innings for BOT, can also bowl decent off-spin. Has mustered 102 runs in three games at a strike rate of 179.
STOCKHOLM (STO)
Captain: Chenna Nali
Wicketkeeper: Chenna Nali
Projected Top Four: Ankit Tiwari, Vinod Chalindra, Shiva Arsi, 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 75 runs in five games at a strike rate of 179. He has scored a whopping 77% of his runs in boundaries!
Shiva Arsi, the right hander has looked good with the batracking up 55 runs in three innings.
Deepjagan Singh, right arm fast bowler, looked impressive on the opening day picking up three wickets in two games. Is top wicket taker for STO with FIVE wickets from four matches.
Manoj Tomar has scalped FOUR wickets and is leading second highest wicket taker 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. Second highest run scorer in the tournament racking up 112 runs in just two innings. The left hander scored a blistering 77* off just 28 balls in the last game vs UME and bagged man of the match honours for his effort.
Placed third in Group A, Stockholm have only managed to beat the two teams below them and have struggled against the ones above them. Newcomers Botkyrka are currently second and beat STO in their last meeting. BOT will be confident of a repeat, while STO will be hoping to avenge that previous defeat.
Last time they met: ECS21.562 | BOT 107 def STO 96 (20 Jul 2021)
Match Prediction: Botkyrka (BOT) to down Stockholm for a second time.
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MATCH 16 (ECS21.571)
FORENOM ROYALS (FOR) v PAKISTANSKA FORENING (PF)
1300 GMT | 1500 CET | 1830 IST
FOR Last Five Matches: L L W W L (Avg Score For 81, Avg Score Against 98)
PF Last Five Matches: W W W W W (Avg Score For 100, Avg Score Against 69)
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. Finally scored some runs on Wednesday against UME mustering a 21-ball 42. Has now racked up 76 runs in all and is the joint top wicket taker for FOR with FIVE wickets in five games.
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. Golden Ball hero taking FOR to their first ever ECS victory vs Umea.
Anirudh Ram, the opener bagged his first man of the match award this season scoring a brilliant 36-ball 64 vs UME yesterday.
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. Top scorer for FOR racking up 95 runs in five innings.
PAKISTANSKA FORENING (PF)
Captain: Bilal Muhammad
Wicketkeeper: Usama Chaudhry
Projected Top Four: Faraan Chaudhry, Sameer Ali Khan, Muhammad Vajjih Ali, 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. Has scored 68 runs in five games and has picked up three wickets as well.
Bilal Muhammad, captain, medium pacer, leading wicket taker for PF last summer with EIGHT wickets at an economy rate of just 5.75. Has scalped SEVEN wickets at an economy of 4.77 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. Is currently the top run scorer for PF with 85 runs from five matches.
Zubair Aslam, the right arm pacer is leading the wicket taking charts so far with EIGHT scalps from four games at an impressive economy of 5.00 and a tournament best figure of 4-11.
Khalil Jalali, the right hander finished top scorer for PF on Monday racking up 43 runs in two innings and has picked up THREE wickets as well. He also bagged a man of the match award on Monday.
Pakistanska Forening are on a five match winning streak this season and seem almost invincible. Forenom Royals’ two wins came against bottom placed Umea and have struggled to compete against the better teams.
Match Prediction: Pakistanska Forening (PF) to continue their impressive winning run racking up yet another ECS victory.
