Bengal Tigers CC vs Empire CC Lions, Finnish T20 Premier League 2020
Newly-promoted Bengal Tigers CC Thundercats take on Empire CC Lions in the 2020 Finnish Premier League as the country’s domestic T20 competition gets underway. The match will be played at the Kerava National Cricket Ground on June 3. The live action is scheduled to start at 17:00 local time.
BTCC Thundercats were runners-up in each of the last two Division 1 tournaments, earning a shot at the top flight for this year. The Bangladeshi-centric team start as outsiders, however, as they take on last season’s overall runners-up, Empire CC Lions.
Empire reached last year’s FPL final but lost to Helsinki CC. Nevertheless, they start the new season among the favourites to repeat their run to the final.
BTC vs ECC: Where to watch/Live streaming
Live streaming: FanCode app
Toss Prediction
Both matches so far have been won by the team batting first. Both teams will be keen to set a target this time as a result.
Weather Report
Kerava will be enjoying mostly sunny conditions.
Pitch Condition
The all-weather Kerava wicket should hold no fears for the batsmen, though run-rates so far – particularly batting second – have been low.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds and match prediction for Bengal Tigers CC Thundercats vs Empire CC Lions, Finnish T20 Premier League
Bengal Tigers Cricket Club Team News & Playing 11
BTCC Team News
The BTCC Thundercats are packed with all-rounders, with captain Tonmoy Kumar Saha leading the way. Muhammad Imrul Abedin could be behind the stumps, while he is also a key batsman too.
BTCC Key Players
Tonmoy Kumar Saha: The Tigers’ captain and star all-rounder hit 428 runs and took 36 wickets last season.
Mohammed Nurul Huda: Another leading all-rounder in the Thundercats’ line-up, having been only narrowly behind Saha for both runs and wickets last season.
Habib Mohammed Al Aman: The big-hitting batsman not only scores big runs but he scores them quickly too.
BTCC Form
Newly-promoted BTCC Thundercats will be getting their top-flight campaign underway.
Bengal Tigers Cricket Club Predicted Playing 11
Muhammad Imrul Abedin (wk), Mazidul Islam, Mehran Amin, Habib Al-Aman, Osman Ibrahim, Mohammed Nurul Hada, Tonmoy Kumar Saha (c), Belayat Khan, Mohammad Rony, Rony Sardar, Mohammed Jabed Khan
Empire Cricket Club Team News & Playing 11
ECC Team News
Empire CC Lions reached last year’s final and will boast some of last season’s mainstays at the core of their team again.
ECC Key Players
Amjad Sher: The experienced all-rounder claimed 42 wickets last season and the Empire CC captain is a valuable lower-order batsman too.
Vaanraj Padhaal: Scored 506 runs last season, including top-scoring for Empire in the final. He is key with the bat.
Raaz Mohammad: Led the Lions’ bowling last season with a phenomenal return of 62 wickets as Empire reached the final.
ECC Team Form
Empire CC Lions reached the final last season, but eventually lost to Helsinki CC. Vaanraj Padhaal scored 506 runs, and top-scored in that final game with 44, but Empire finished 133/8 in reply to 156/8.
Empire Cricket Club Predicted Playing 11
Vaanraj Padhaal, Aeerak Ijaz, Muhammad Imran, Amjad Sher (c), Raghavendra Sathyanarayana, Jonathan Scamans (wk), Mahesh Balasaheb Tambe, Raaz Mohammad, Abdul Ghafar, Shoaib Tahir Qureshi, Taimoor Yousaf
Bengal Tigers Cricket Club vs Empire Cricket Club Head to Head
BTCC Thundercats were in the second tier, finishing runners-up in each of the last two season, while Empire were among the leading Finnish Premier League teams.
Bengal Tigers Cricket Club vs Empire Cricket Club Betting Odds
Empire CC are big favourites to win with Bet365. They have priced them at 1.50 to win and Betway are offering 1.44 on Empire to win.
Bengal Tigers are 2.62 outsiders with both Bet365 and Betway.
🏆 Bengal Tigers Cricket Club vs Empire Cricket Club Prediction
Empire CC Lions finished runners-up last season and will be keen to start with a win in this game too.
Jun 03, 2020
20:30 IST / 15:00 GMT
Kerava National Cricket Ground - Kerava, Finland
Finnish T20 Premier League 
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