2nd QUARTER FINAL - MATCH 42 (ECS21.597) DJURGARDENS IF (DIF) v STOCKHOLM (STO) 0900 GMT | 1100 CET | 1430 IST
DIF Last Five Matches: W W L NR L (Avg Score For 104, Avg Score Against 90)
STO Last Five Matches: L W W L W (Avg Score For 108, Avg Score Against 96)
Captain: Wynand Boshoff
Wicketkeeper: Wynand Boshoff
Projected Top Four: Wynand Boshoff, Daniel Nissila,Shahzeb Choudhry, Richie Robbins
Projected Opening Bowlers: Serge Conein, Prashant Shukla
Spin Option(s): Prashant Shukla, Ankit Dubey, Shravan Kannan
DJURGARDENS IF Key Players:
Shahzeb Choudhryis a big contributor for DIF with bat and ball, already taking away two man of the match awards. The all-rounder has racked up 105 runs and picked up 11 wickets this term leading the wicket taking charts.
Richie Robbins, the right hander has been in good touch this season. He is the second highest run scorer for DIF with 107 runs from seven games.
Wynand Boshoff, captain and driving force of the team, a natural strokemaker who can also hit the long ball. Top scorer in the tournament smashing 219 runs in six games, bagging a couple of man of the match awards as well. Has hit the most fours this season with 29 hits to the ropes.
Prashant Shukla, the leg spinner has been mighty impressive picking up 10 wickets at an economy rate of 7.35 and a best return of 3-8.
Shravan Kannan, another DIF spinner who has spun his web around batsmen in the tournament picking up 10 wickets in six matches.
Ankit Dubey is a key spinner for DIF with multiple variations up his sleeves. Played his first game of the season on Tuesday and made an impact straightway returning figures of 2-8 vs HUD. Has picked up FIVE wickets in four overs.
Captain: Chenna Nali
Wicketkeeper: Chenna Nali
Projected Top Four: Ankit Tiwari, Vinod Chalindra, Kaushik Vats, 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 has hammered 141 runs in seven games at a strike rate of 183 with almost 70% of his runs in boundaries!
Ankit Tiwari looked in good form in the later half of the Group A action. He has racked up 117 runs in five matches.
Deepjagan Singh, right arm fast bowler, looked especially impressive on the opening day picking up three wickets. Top wicket taker for STO with SEVEN wickets from seven matches.
Manoj Tomar, right arm medium pacer, has scalped SIX wickets and is second highest wicket taker for STO.
Archan Vaidya is a quality all-rounder and a gun fielder. Highest run scorer for STO racking up 159 runs in just four innings. The left hander scored a blistering 77* off just 28 balls vs UME, bagging man of the match honours for his effort.
Stockholm were inconsistent and consequently ended with a 50 percent win-loss record. Despite winning their first five games, DIF did not top Group B after a run of three games without a win. Stockholm will need to quickly shed their ring rust after over a week off from the action, while DIF will look to bounce back to winning ways during the business end of the competition.
Match Prediction: Djurgardens IF (DIF) to ease their way into Finals Day.
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