Empire Blades vs Helsinki Cricket Club, ECS T10 League - Finland
The fourth and final match of the first day of action at the ECS Finland T10 tournament sees Empire Blades and Helsinki Cricket Club meet at the Kerava National Cricket Ground. The match, on August 8, gets underway at 15:00 local time.
Empire Blades have enjoyed a strong season at T20 level, albeit they have dipped slightly. They have a changed squad for this tournament, however, with a few notable players absent. Their two fixtures book-end the action on day one – their previous game is the opening match of the tournament, against Greater Helsinki Markhors.
Helsinki Cricket Club have opted for a very similar squad to their in-form T20 outfit, however. That includes some key all-rounders at the top of the order, who have fired the defending T20 champions up the table. Their first match of this T10 tournament is against SKK Rapids.
Empire Blades vs Helsinki Cricket Club Live streaming
Live streaming: European Cricket Network, Fan Code
Toss Prediction
Previous games may change minds, but Helsinki may bat first as they tend to in T20 cricket.
Weather Report
Kerava is set for sunny weather throughout on day one.
Pitch Condition
The artificial wicket can be slow on occasions, but no usually when there are good weather conditions around.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds and match prediction for Empire Blades vs Helsinki Cricket Club, ECS Finland T10.
Empire Blades Team News & Playing 11
EB Team News
Of all the squads, Empire Blades is the one that looks least like their T20 side. There could be some rotation, with a number of options set to join them in Kerava.
EB Key Players
- Jonathan Scamans: One of the leading run-scorers in the T20 Premier League, the wicket-keeper-batsman will be key with the bat.
- Amjad Sher: Capable of batting up and down the order and also a prominent wicket-taker when he gets the ball in his hand.
- Mahesh Tambe: One of the most in-form players in Finnish cricket at the moment, based on his T20 form, scoring runs as well as being a prolific wicket taker.
EB Team Form
Empire Blades start against Greater Helsinki Markhors, before this match against Helsinki, with their two fixtures book-ending the day’s action.
Empire Blades Predicted Playing 11
Vaanraj Padhaal, Amjad Sher (c), Jonathan Scamans (wk), Ravi Kumar, Udaybhaskar Nandini, Mahesh Tambe, Raaz Mohammad, Kushagra Bhatnagar, Muhammad Imran, Ravi Kumar, Raghavendra Sathyanarayana
Helsinki Cricket Club Team News & Playing 11
HCC Team News
Helsinki have found a strong core of players in T20 cricket this season and could keep changes to a minimum in this tournament too.
HCC Key Players
- Ghulam Abbas Butt: Runs up the order in T20 cricket and wickets with the ball too, he is a key all-rounder for this team.
- Aniketh Pusthay: The captain was already a key batsman for Helsinki but his recent form has showed he is a wicket-taking bowler too.
- Abdul Ahad Qureshi: After a sluggish start with the bat this season, he now looks more like the player who top-scored in the 2019 Finnish T20 Premier League.
HCC Team Form
Helsinki face SKK Rapids before this match at the end of day one.
Helsinki Cricket Club Predicted Playing 11
Ghulam Abbas Butt, Abdul Ahad Qureshi, Aniketh Pushthay (c), Zahidullah Kamal (wk), Abdul Wahid Qureshi, Maneesh Chauhan, Faheem Nellancheri, Akhil Arjunan, Adnan Syed, Amrik Bhatia, Asad Sohail
🏆 Empire Blades vs Helsinki Cricket Club Prediction
Helsinki have the edge in this fixture in recent seasons and they can maintain that record at this level too – despite Empire’s abundance of top wicket-taking talent.
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