Empire CC Lions vs SKK Stadin ja Keravan Kriketti, FPL T20
Unbeaten league leaders SKK Stadin ja Keravan Kriketti will look to continue their winning start to the 2020 Finnish Premier League when they take on Empire CC Lions. The two teams meet at the Kerava National Cricket Ground on June 22 and the live action begins at 18:00 local time.
The two teams last met in T20 cricket when Empire CC Lions beat SKK in last year’s play-offs. SKK have been the team to beat this year though, winning three from three so far with Peter Gallagher in good form.
Empire CC Lions, meanwhile, won their first two matches but surprisingly lost to Vantaa CC last time out and have not played since. They go into this match as outsiders, however.
Empire CC Lions vs Stadin ja Keravan Live streaming
Live streaming: European Cricket Network
Toss Prediction
SKK have performed well full stop, but they are particularly impressive batting first.
Weather Report
Kerava is set to be clear, dry and sunny for this fixture.
Pitch Condition
Kerava’s wicket has got better as the tournament has gone on it, favouring batsmen more and more.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds and match prediction for Empire CC Lions vs SKK Stadin ja Keravan Kriketti, Finnish T20 Premier League
Empire Cricket Club Team News & Playing 11
ECC Team News
Captain Amjad Sher and all-rounder Mahesh Tambe both missed the second game but both are key players, having starred in the opening win, and the Lions will be keen to get them back involved.
ECC Key Players
Vanraaj Padhaal: One half-century to his name so far, the opening batsmen is a key player for Empire CC.
Raaz Mohammad: Moved to five wickets in the last two games when he took 3-29 last time out. He also starred when these teams last met.
Jonathan Scamans: Scores of 38, 21 and 36 have proved his form with the bat so far. He came in at number three last time out.
ECC Team Form
Empire CC won their first two matches but then lost to Vantaa CC as their winning start came to an abrupt end. Vanraaj Padhaal scored a half-century in a total of 148/5 as they beat Greater Helsinki by six runs in their second game.
They could only post 122 chasing 138 to beat Vantaa CC in their most recent game.
Empire Cricket Club Predicted Playing 11
Vaanraj Padhaal, Zeerak Ijaz, Jonathan Scamans (wk), Amjad Sher (c), Shoaib Qureshi, Richard Savage, Mahesh Tambe, Raaz Mohammad, Muhammad Imran, Kushagra Bhatnagar, Abdul Ghafar
SKK Rapids Team News & Playing 11
SKK Team News
Nathan Collins and Jordan O’Brien partnered each other at the top of the order again last time out and, while it was not as successful as in the previous game, they could retain that same line-up.
SKK Key Players
Nathan Collins: His international record speaks for itself and it’s only a matter of time before he carries that form into this tournament too.
Atif Rasheed: Good all-round form so far, making key contributions with bat or ball in every game so far.
Peter Gallagher: Scored 22, 22 and 25 so far, and added bowling figures of 3-23 last time out to prove his all-round capabilities.
SKK Team Form
SKK Rapids have won all three games so far. They beat GYM Helsinki Gymkhana first up, before a DLS-method win against Greater Helsinki.
In their most recent game, they recovered from 81/5 thanks to an unbroken 78-run partnership to post 159/5 against FPC. Peter Gallagher then took 3-23 as they bowled them out for 130 in reply.
SKK Rapids Predicted Playing 11
Nathan Collins, Jordan O’Brien, Mirza Zeeshan Baig, Peter Gallagher, Atif Rasheed, Jake Goodwin, Raja Waqas, Qaiser Siddique (c), Areeb Quadir (wk), Yathu Vijayaratnam, Kamalraj Chandrasekeran
Empire Cricket Club vs SKK Rapids Head to Head
SKK finished above Empire CC Lions but lost in the play-offs to them. Raaz Mohammad took 3-15 as SKK folded for 82 despite Peter Gallagher scoring 37. Empire needed 13.4 overs to knock it off. Abdul Ghafar hit 49*.
Empire Cricket Club vs SKK Rapids Betting Odds
Unbeaten league leaders SKK are favourites to beat Empire CC Lions. They can be backed at 1.72 to win with Bet365. Empire CC are 2.10 to win, meanwhile.
Empire CC are 2.05 to win with Betway, while SKK are again 1.72 favourites.
🏆 Empire Cricket Club vs SKK Rapids Prediction
SKK Rapids have won three from three so far and they go into this match as favourites to continue that run of form.
Jun 22, 2020
20:30 IST / 15:00 GMT
Kerava National Cricket Ground - Kerava, Finland
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