Empire CC Lions are favorites to win
Empire CC Lions and Bengal Tigers CC Thundercats meet for the second time in the Finnish Premier League. The match takes place at the Kerava National Cricket Ground on July 8 and the live action gets underway at 18:00 local time.
Empire have won six of their seven matches so far this season, since opening with a narrow, low-scoring win against the Tigers. More recently, they have won their last four matches in a row, with Jonathan Scamans hitting 46 in an 11-run win against Helsinki CC last time out.
Including that opening match against Empire CC Lions, Bengal Tigers started with two defeats against last year’s two Finnish Premier League finalists. They have bounced back with three consecutive wins, however – although they have been frustrated by the rain in each of their last two matches now.
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Empire CC Lions batted first and won last time out and they may opt to do the same again.
A wet morning will make way for a cloudy evening, but crucially it should be dry.
Rain earlier in the day could lead to a slow outfield, and a sluggish pitch. That has been the trend so far.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds and match prediction for Empire CC Lions vs Bengal Tigers CC Thundercats (Finnish Premier League).
Empire CC Lions have been fairly consistent with their line-up recently, with Amjad Sher and Vanraaj Padhal opening the batting and wicket-keeper-batsman Jonathan Scamans at number three.
Victory against Helsinki CC last time out, gaining revenge for losing in the final to the same team last season, saw Empire CC move back to the top of the table with four wins in a row and six in seven in total. Jonathan Scamans hit 46 and Shoaib Qureshi 31 in a total of 125/6 last time out, before Muhammad Imran, Raaz Mohammad, Mahesh Tambe and Shoaib Qureshi all bowled well to secure an 11-run win.
Vaanraj Padhaal, Amjad Sher (c), Jonathan Scamans (wk), Zeerak Ijaz, Shoaib Qureshi, Mahesh Tambe, Raaz Mohammad, Kushagra Bhatnagar, Muhammad Imran, Ravi Kumar, Abdul Ghafar
BTCC Thundercats have seen their last two matches fall foul of the weather, halting their momentum. Selection-wise, however, they have kept changes to a minimum.
Bengal Tigers Thundercats made it three wins in a row when captain Tonmoy Saha led the way in a dominant 74-run win against Vantaa CC. Since then, however, they have been frustrated by the rain with two matches abandoned without a ball bowled.
Muhammad Imrul Abedin (wk), Shahed Alam, Nurul Huda, Tonmoy Saha (c), Md Jabed Khan Sohab, Habib Mohammad Al Arman, Belayet Khan, Rony Sardar, Tushar Sarkar, Osman Ibrahim, Saiful Islam
Empire CC Lions and Bengal Tigers CC Thundercats – after both losing in their divisional finals last season – started the new 2020 Finnish Premier League season against each other. Jonathan Scamans top-scored with 38 in a total of 111/8 as Tonmoy Kumar Saha (4-23) and Belayet Khan (3-17) led the bowling. Mahesh Tambe took 3-19 in reply, however, as they restricted BTCC Thundercats to 101/7.
Empire CC Lions have been in excellent form so far and, while Bengal Tigers CC Thundercats have impressed in this division, the Lions can win again.
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