Who will win Kowloon Cantons vs HKI United Hong Kong Blitz 2017?
The seventh fixture of the 2017 Hong Kong Twenty20 Blitz sees last year’s joint winners Kowloon Cantons and Hong Kong Island United face off at the Mission Road Ground, Mong Kok, both looking to bounce back from defeats on matchday three. Scheduled to be played on March 11, the live action begins at 7.45 AM local time.
Kowloon Cantons vs HKI United: Where to watch/Live streaming
Live streaming: Hong Kong Cricket Association - Youtube
Toss Prediction
Five of the opening six fixtures in this year’s Hong Kong T20 Blitz have seen the team winning the toss choose to bat second. Kowloon Cantons have done so in both of their matches so far, winning their first but losing their second.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds and match prediction for Kowloon Cantons vs Hong Kong Island United in the Hong Kong Twenty20 Blitz 2017....
Kowloon Cantons Team News & Playing 11
Team News
Kowloon Cantons have picked the same 11 in both of their opening two fixtures, but with two games to play on matchday four of the 2017 Hong Kong T20 Blitz they may rotate their options. The Cantons have marquee signing Shahid Afridi with them in Hong Kong, but the Pakistani all-rounder is unavailable due to injury.
Key Players
Dwayne Smith smashed an incredible 40-ball 121 not out in Kowloon’s opening fixture, but the West Indian opening batsman was restricted to ten from 14 balls in the defeat to Hung Hom Jaguars. Yasir Arafat leads the bowling and picked up three wickets in that defeat, to take him to a tournament-high five from his opening two games.
Recent Form
Last year’s joint winners opened their account for 2017 with their Dwayne Smith-inspired demolition of City Kaitak but defeat in their second game means the Cantons are one of four teams on two points.
Kowloon Cantons Predicted Playing 11
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Dwayne Smith, Babar Hayat, Calum MacLeod, Marlon Samuels, Ahsan Ali, Waqas Khan, Ehsan Nawaz, Shahid Wasif, Tanveer Ahmed, Yasir Arafat, Ashar Zaidi
HKI United Team News & Playing 11
Team News
HKI United were missing English batsman Ian Bell for their defeat to Galaxy Gladiators Lantau, after he suffered a bruised foot in their opening day win. The team are confident he will return soon, but former Hong Kong captain Jamie Atkinson may well retain his place for now.
Key Players
Misbah-ul-Haq has been one of the star players in this year’s tournament, hammering 168 runs in HKI United’s first two matches without being dismissed. He followed his unbeaten 82 against HH Jaguars with 84 not out against Galaxy Gladiators, and has hit 13 sixes so far in the tournament. With the ball, fellow Pakistani Saeed Ajmal has impressed – the spinner has picked up two wickets and conceded a miserly 44 runs from his eight overs so far.
Recent Form
Having sat out of matchday one, last year’s joint winners made up for lost time with a big win against Hung Hom Jaguars on day two. HKI United lost their most recent match, however – a shock defeat to Galaxy Gladiators Lantau leaving them with two points from their opening two games.
HKI United Predicted Playing 11
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George Munsey, Jamie Atkinson, Ehsan Khan, Misbah-ul-Haq, Munir Dar, Tanwir Afzal, Samuel Badree, Saeed Ajmal, Rory Caines, Dan Pascoe, Kyle Christie
Team Form in Last Five Matches (most recent first)
Kowloon Cantons: L W NR W
HKI United: L W NR W
Kowloon Cantons vs HKI United Head to Head
Both attempts to play this fixture in last year’s competition were frustrated by the weather, with just five overs possible in the group match before rain washed out the final – leading to the two teams sharing the trophy.
Kowloon Cantons vs HKI United Prediction
Having both started their Hong Kong Twenty20 Blitz with high-scoring wins, both teams go into this fixture needing to bounce back to winning ways. Misbah-ul-Haq is the leading run scorer in the competition so far, and the HKI United captain could well be the difference.
HKI United to bounce back with a win against Kowloon Cantons.
Back HKI United to beat Kowloon Cantons in the seventh match of the Hong Kong Twenty20 Blitz 2017
Mar 11, 2017
05:15 IST / 0:15 GMT
Mission Road Ground - Mong Kok, Hong Kong S.A.R.
Hong Kong T20 Blitz 
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