Who Will Win Winnipeg Hawks vs Edmonton Royals Round 2?
The final fixture of Round 2 of the ongoing Global T20 Canada 2018 will see Edmonton Royals face-off against Winnipeg Hawks. This will be the 18th match of the tournament and it will be played on July 11 at the Maple Leaf North-West Ground in King City. Live telecast is scheduled to begin at 11 AM local time.
EDR vs WPH Round 2: Where to Watch/Live Streaming
TV channels: Star Sports, Fox Sports, ATN Cricket Plus, Free Sports, OSN Sports Cricket HD
Live Streaming: Bet365, Hotstar, SonyLIV
Toss Prediction
Teams have preferred to bowl first after winning the toss in this tournament and more often than not, they have found success while doing so. This makes the toss all the more important here and the team that wins it in this match is more likely to field first.
Read on for team previews, betting odds, betting tips and match prediction for Edmonton Royals vs Winnipeg Hawks Round 2, Global T20 Canada 2018...
Edmonton Royals Team News & Playing 11
EDR Team News
Edmonton Royals have been unchanged since their previous three matches and now the five-wicket win in the last match against the Winnipeg Hawks - their opponents for this game - might hold them back from making any changes to their lineup. Andre Fletcher is likely to open the innings once again with Luke Ronchi.
EDR Key Players
Andre Fletcher, Agha Salman and Farhaan Behardien have all hit a half-century in this inaugural GT20 Canada. Salman has scored the most runs for Edmonton Royals so far with a strike rate of close to 144. He smashed a quickfire 41-ball 73 against the Winnipeg Hawks and he will be expected to replicate that performance. Kevin O'Brien is another dangerous batsman in this lineup and he is due for a big knock. Wayne Parnell has been the standout performer for the Royals with the ball with six wickets in four matches. Mohammad Irfan and Hasan Khan have taken five wickets each and they too will be the ones to watch out for in addition to Parnell. Irfan has an impressive economy rate of 6.06 and he was the pick of the bowlers in the last game against the Hawks.
EDR Recent Form
Edmonton Royals have won two and lost as many matches from the five they have played so far in this GT20 Canada and are placed third in the league standings with five points. After losing back-to-back matches against the CWI B Team and Montreal Tigers respectively and then sharing a point with Vancouver Knights in an abandoned game, the Royals managed to get themselves back on the winning track with a five-wicket win over Winnipeg Hawks in their last match.
Edmonton Royals Predicted Playing 11
Luke Ronchi (wk), Andre Fletcher, Agha Salman, Farhaan Behardien, Kevin O'Brien, Shaiman Anwar, Shahid Afridi, Sohail Tanvir (c), Wayne Parnell, Hasan Khan, Mohammad Irfan
Winnipeg Hawks Team News & Playing 11
WPH Team News
Winnipeg Hawks made just the one change to their lineup for the last game against Edmonton Royals. They brought in leg-spinner Junaid Siddiqui while leaving out the West Indian allrounder Rayad Emrit. Siddiqui proved a touch expensive in that game and so the team might consider bringing back Emrit who had a decent outing against the West Indies B Team. No further changes are expected in the side for this match.
WPH Key Players
Lendl Simmons is going through good form and he is undoubtedly the key man for the Winnipeg Hawks when it comes to batting. The opener is leading the runs charts with 215 runs which includes a half-century he struck in the reverse encounter. David Warner has struggled in this tournament with just 12 runs from five matches and the team will be hoping that he is able to break the shackles on Wednesday. David Miller is striking at 167.50 and is coming off a 28-ball 60. The Hawks will look to their new-ball bowlers Fidel Edwards and Ali Khan to provide the early breakthroughs. Edwards seems to be in good rhythm and has five wickets in three matches while Khan too has been impressive with six wickets in five matches. These two seamers will need to bowl well if they are to challenge the Royals.
WPH Recent Form
With two wins and three losses from five league matches, Winnipeg Hawks are currently positioned fourth on the points table. They will be going into this game after having faced defeats in their last two matches against the Cricket West Indies B Team and Edmonton Royals respectively. Though they were impressive with the bat last time scoring over 200 runs, their bowling was ordinary at best as they failed to defend such a big total.
Winnipeg Hawks Predicted Playing 11
Lendl Simmons, David Warner (c), Mark Deyal, Darren Bravo, David Miller, Ben McDermott (wk), Tion Webster, Ali Khan, Fidel Edwards, Kyle Phillip, Junaid Siddiqui/Rayad Emrit
Jul 11, 2018
20:30 IST / 15:00 GMT
Maple Leaf North-West Ground - Kings City, Canada
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