Vantaa CC are favourites to win
After both getting off the mark in surprising circumstances last time out, Greater Helsinki CC and Vantaa CC now meet in the latest match in the 2020 Finnish T20 Premier League. The match will take place at the Tikkurila Cricket Ground, Vantaa, on June 17 and the live action is scheduled to start at 17:00 local time.
Greater Helsinki CC started the tournament with losses to SKK and Empire CC Lions, but bounced back last time out as they beat Helsinki Cricket Club in style. Ghulfam Nazir hit a half-century in a total of 161/9 and they bowled the defending champions out for 124 in reply.
Vantaa CC, meanwhile, were below par in defeats to Helsinki Cricket Club and FPC in their opening two games, but they beat Empire CC Lions last time out. They posted 137/9 from their 20 overs and bowled the Lions out for 122 in reply.
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Batting first has generally been the winning tactic so far. Both teams got the chance to do that last time and both teams will likely choose it again if they win the toss.
Occasional showers are on the forecast but the game may be able to avoid them if they are lucky.
The Vantaa wicket was a tough one for batting last time out.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds and match prediction for Greater Helsinki CC vs Vantaa CC, Finnish Premier League
After their changes paid off last time out, Greater Helsinki CC could elect for the same starting XI this time out.
Ziaur Rehman: Starred in their promotion with the bat and he opened this tournament with an unbeaten half-century too.
Naveed Shahid: Another three wickets last time out means he has seven from three matches and he also has an unbeaten half-century to his name.
Ghulfam Nazir: Hit a 41-ball half-century last time out, including two fours and two sixes, and now has 101 runs in three innings.
Greater Helsinki CC started with defeats to SKK and Empire CC Lions in their first two games, despite Ziaur Rehman’s half-century in the first game and Naveed Shahid’s 29-ball 50* in the second.
They got their rewards last time out, however, as Ghulfam Nazir became the third Greater Helsinki batsman to score a half-century in this year’s tournament and their total of 161/9 proved far too much for Helsinki Cricket Club. Shahid’s three wickets helped them bowl Helsinki out for 124 in reply.
Ziaur Rehman, Ali Waris, Ghulfam Nazir, Hamzah Mukhtar, Choudhary Shahzad Shabbir (c), Abdullah Attique (wk), Adnan Ahmad, Naveed Shahid, Kashif Muhammad, Rizwan Ali, Iatazaaz Hussain
Vantaa CC kept personnel changes to a minimum last time out and were rewarded with their first win. The tweaked batting line-up is likely to be retained.
Ursan Tavernier: Scores going up week on week with the bat, including 21 from 15 balls last time out – a knock which included two sixes.
Chanaka Jayasinghe: The wicket-keeper-batsman seems to have found his feet in the middle order, where he hit 32 from 30 balls.
Ranuka Shiran Fernando: The captain and all-rounder has taken three wickets in each of the two matches he has bowled.
Vantaa CC started with two disappointing defeats as they could only post 110/8 chasing 146 against Helsinki Cricket Club and then collapsed to 86 all out against FPC.
They bounced back well, however, scoring 137/9 against Empire CC Lions last time out, before three wickets each for Nipuna Patabendi and Ranuka Shiran Fernando saw Empire collapse to 122 all out.
Madura Hettiarachilage, Ursan Tavernier, Manoj Mahamada, Ravi Sanjeewa, Chanaka Jayasinghe (wk), Ranuka Shiran Fernando (c), Nipuna Patabendi, Sanjeewa Peththahandi, Lahiru Liyanage, Nalaka Hangamuwe, Ameer Hamsa Warsha
Greater Helsinki CC were in Division 1 – winning it in each of the last two seasons – whereas Vantaa CC have been in the Finnish Premier League. This is their first meeting since Greater Helsinki’s promotion.
Greater Helsinki CC are favourites to win this match at 1.40 with Bet365, while Vantaa CC can be backed for as high as 3.00 despite their own win last time out.
Both teams won for the first time last time out, but Greater Helsinki have been the more consistent team so far.
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