Bengal Tigers CC vs GYM Helsinki Gymkhana, FPL 2020
After defeats to both of last season’s finalists so far, newly-promoted Bengal Tigers CC Thundercats continue their search for a first win of the 2020 Finnish Premier League. Next up is GYM Helsinki Gymkhana, with the match taking place at the Kerava National Cricket Ground on June 10. The live action starts at 16:00 local time.
BTCC Thundercats opened with a defeat to Empire CC Lions, scoring 101/7 in reply to 111/8. Neither the batsmen nor the bowlers could make a mark last time out, however, in a match against Helsinki reduced to just five overs per side. After conceding 59/1, they only managed to score 35/8 in reply.
GYM Helsinki Gymkhana, on the other hand, have struggled with the bat in both matches so far but their bowlers earned their first win last time out. They were all out for 104 in reply to 127 to lose their first game to SKK, but last time out they defended 107 to beat FPC by nine runs. Muhammad Gawas was their hero, hitting 35 to rescue the batting effort before scoring 3-14 from his four overs.
Bengal Tigers CC vs Helsinki Gymkhana Live streaming
Live streaming: European Cricket Network
Toss Prediction
Batting first has generally brought success so far and, after two unsuccessful chases, the Thundercats are due the chance to set a target.
Weather Report
With zero chance of rain, conditions are set to be vastly improved in Kerava on Wednesday with the temperature creeping up too.
Pitch Condition
Scores have been a little on the low side so far, with plenty of wickets falling, but there have been enough decent scores to suggest a balanced wicket.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds and match prediction for Bengal Tigers CC Thundercats vs GYM Helsinki Gymkhana, Finnish Premier League 2020
Bengal Tigers Cricket Club Team News & Playing 11
BTC Team News
The Thundercats mixed up the batting order last time, with just five overs to chase, but to no avail. A severely reduced game does not offer much guidance, however, and it would be unwise for them to make big selection decisions off the back of it.
BTC Key Players
Tonmoy Kumar Saha: No wickets and run-out without facing last time out. The captain will be desperate to get back to the form he showed in the first game, when he claimed 4-23 and scored 21*.
Nurul Huda: A key all-rounder in the run to the Division 1 final last season, his over went for just four last time out and he hit 22 from 11 balls at the top of the order.
Belayet Khan: Started the tournament with figures of 3-17, including a maiden, against Empire CC Lions to prove what he offers with the ball.
BTC Team Form
BTCC Thundercats have had a tough start to life in the top flight, playing both of last season’s finalists in their opening two games. Their batting has fallen short both times, however. Chasing 112 to beat Empire CC Lions, after Tonmoy Kumar Saha and Belayet Khan shared seven wickets between them, they could only reach 101/8 in their opening game. Last time out, meanwhile, their match was reduced to five overs per side and Helsinki CC smashed their way to 59/1 – a score the Thundercats got nowhere near.
Bengal Tigers Cricket Club Predicted Playing 11
Mohiuddin-Al Belal, Nurul Huda, Tonmoy Saha (c), Habib Mohammed Al Arman, Belayet Khan, Mehran Amin, Rony Sardar, Muhammad Imrul Abedin (wk), Sarwar Jahan, Sharukh Ali, Jabed Kaisar
Helsinki Gymkhana Team News & Playing 11
GYM Team News
Nouman Raza and Umair Akhtar paid the price for struggling with the bat in the opening game when they missed out last time out. Pankaj Saharan was also absent and was a big miss – if he’s available, he will surely return for this third match.
GYM Key Players
Pankaj Saharan: Missed last time out, despite the win, having scored 41 and taken 2-12 in the opening match of the tournament.
Atti Rehman: Followed up figures of 3-21 in the opening game with a tidy return of 1-17 opening the bowling last time out.
Muhammad Gawas: Had already saved the batting by hitting 35 from 32 balls to lead a recovery from 21/5, before he claimed 3-14 to win the game with the ball.
GYM Team Form
GYM Helsinki Gymkhana bounced back from an opening defeat to SKK, in which they were bowled out for 104 chasing 130 to win, by beating FPC last time out. They fell short with the bat again – posting 107 having been 21/5 at one point – but Muhammad Gawas took 3-14 to bowl them to a nine-run win.
Helsinki Gymkhana Predicted Playing 11
Shahid Gondal, Pankaj Saharan, Ahmad Jaleel, Simranjeet Brar (wk), Irfan Yousufzai, Faisal Shahzad (c), Muhammad Hassan, Muhammad Ghawas, Qais Yousufzai, Javed Jan, Atti Rehman
Bengal Tigers Cricket Club vs Helsinki Gymkhana Head to Head
The two teams were in different divisions last season, with GYM Helsinki Gymkhana in the FPL and BTCC reaching the final (and earning promotion) in Division 1.
Bengal Tigers Cricket Club vs Helsinki Gymkhana Betting Odds
Bengal Tigers CC Thundercats are big outsiders for this one. Bet365 are offering as much as 3.00 on a BTCC win, while GYM Helsinki Gymkhana are 1.40 favourites.
🏆 Bengal Tigers Cricket Club vs Helsinki Gymkhana Prediction
GYM Helsinki Gymkhana are favourites to beat a BTCC Thundercats who have lost two from two and struggled with the bat so far.
Jun 10, 2020
20:30 IST / 15:00 GMT
Kerava National Cricket Ground - Kerava, Finland
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