Finnish Pakistani Club vs SKK Stadin, FPL T20
SKK Rapids will look to stretch their winning streak to six matches and stay well clear at the top of the Finnish T20 Premier League by beating FPC Finnish Pakistani Club. The match takes place at the Kerava National Cricket Ground on July 29 and the live action is scheduled to start at 18:00 local time.
A low-scoring win against Vantaa last time out means SKK have won five in a row and eight of their nine completed games in total. That form, combined with Empire CC Lions’ recent defeats, means the Rapids are well clear at the top of the table. They are big favourites heading into this game as a result.
One of those eight wins was a comfortable victory against FPC, who have won just twice this season. Their most recent win was a last-wicket thriller against Greater Helsinki but they could not back it up against Helsinki CC – a 59-run defeat in that game leaves down the wrong end of the table.
FPC Finnish Pakistani Club vs SKK Stadin Live streaming
Live streaming: European Cricket Network
Toss Prediction
FPC batted second last time out and lost and will want to bat first this time.
Weather Report
Rain is forecast all day, but there is a break in the weather in time for this game – the question will be the condition of the outfield.
Pitch Condition
A wet day could slow things down, but the most recent match at Kerava took place in good weather conditions.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds and match prediction for FPC Finnish Pakistani Club vs SKK Stadin ja Keravan Kriketti, Finnish Premier League.
Finnish Pakistani Club Team News & Playing 11
FPC Team News
Waseem Qureshi, who top-scored when these teams last met, did not play again last time out but this time FPC crashed to defeat. Their batting remains a concern and there could be more changes to the line-up this time too.
FPC Key Players
- Bilal Khan: Top-scored with the bat last time out, hitting 43 of 24 balls, and the captain also has 12 wickets to his name this season.
- Nadeem Qureshi: Key to their last win, with ball and bat, he is also one of their third-highest runscorer this season – though that is not saying much.
- Shahid Sarfraz: The main positive to come out of the last game as he claimed four wickets – two caught behind and two bowled – in a good bowling spell.
FPC Team Form
After four defeats in a row, FPC snatched a one-wicket win against Greater Helsinki in a low-scoring game – Abdul Rehman their batting hero – to record an overdue victory. They could not back it up, however. Shahid Sarfraz took 4-30 against Helsinki, but they were still set 190 to win and they did not get near – limping to 130 all out.
Finnish Pakistani Club Predicted Playing 11
Aqib Qureshi, Adil Khan, Muhammad Aqeel (wk), Nadeem Qureshi, Naufal Khalid, Subah Sadawat, Abdul Rehman, Bilal Khan (c), Mohammed Tariq Sarfraz, Jaree Junbah, Shahid Sarfraz
SKK Rapids Team News & Playing 11
SKK Team News
Jordan O’Brien missed out again last time out, with Peter Gallagher partnering Nathan Collins at the top of the order. If O’Brien is available, he is likely to slot back in at number two, however.
SKK Key Players
- Nathan Collins: Now up to number four in the batting charts after a steady start to the last innings before the lower-order collapsed. The Finland international has 202 runs in nine innings.
- Jordan O’Brien: Would have even more runs if he had been available for more than five matches, but his opening partnership with Collins is key and he has still scored 131 so far.
- Atif Rasheed: SKK’s top wicket-taker with ten so far, from nine matches, and he also has 120 runs to his name in the middle order.
SKK Team Form
The Rapids stretched their unbeaten run to five consecutive wins when they won a low-scoring game against Vantaa last time out. Nathan Collins and Peter Gallagher had got them off to a steady start but they collapsed from 57/1 to 75/7 and eventually finished on 90/7. That looked below par, but Gallagher led the bowling with 2-8 and the Rapids won by 11 runs.
SKK Rapids Predicted Playing 11
Nathan Collins, Jordan O’Brien, Ponniah Vijendran, Peter Gallagher, Atif Rasheed, Jake Goodwin, Raja Waqas, Qaiser Siddique (c), Areeb Quadir (wk), Yathu Vijayaratnam, Kamalraj Chandrasekeran
Finnish Pakistani Club vs SKK Rapids Head to Head
A handy partnership from Jake Goodwin (41*) and Ponniah Vijendran (33*) lifted SKK Rapids to 159/5 last time they faced FPC. Waseem Qureshi then hit a half-century in reply, but Peter Gallagher’s three wickets helped SKK bowl FPC out for 130.
🏆 Finnish Pakistani Club vs SKK Rapids Prediction
SKK Rapids are in excellent form and it is hard to see anybody stopping them at the moment, let alone struggling FPC.
Jul 29, 2020
20:30 IST / 15:00 GMT
Kerava National Cricket Ground - Kerava, Finland
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