GYM Helsinki Gymkhana vs Finnish Pakistani Club, FPL 2020
FPC Finnish Pakistani Club get their Finnish Premier League T20 campaign underway in Kerava – the eighth and final team to start their season – when they take on GYM Helsinki Gymkhana. The match takes place at the Kerava National Cricket Stadium on June 8 and is scheduled to start at 16:00 local time.
GYM Helsinki Gymkhana lost their opening game, despite a good bowling effort against SKK Stadin ja Keravan Kriketti. After bowling them out for 129, with Atti Rehman claiming 3-21, Pankaj Saharan’s 41 in reply could not prevent them being dismissed themselves for 104.
FPC Finnish Pakistani Club, meanwhile, have not played in this tournament since losing last season’s eliminator to Empire CC Lions. They did beat GYM Helsinki Gymkhana when they last met, however, as Muhammad Aqeel and Nadeem Qureshi to a five-wicket win chasing 149.
GYM vs FPC Live streaming
Live streaming: European Cricket Network
Toss Prediction
Teams batting first have generally had the advantage so far, so after bowling first last time out, GYM Helsinki Gymkhana may wish to bat first this time.
Weather Report
After a few wet days, there are more showers on the forecast – there is a 50-50 chance of rain in the late afternoon in Kerava.
Pitch Condition
Early matches favoured the bowlers with some low scores, though run rates did improve in the more recent games.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds and match prediction for GYM Helsinki Gymkhana vs FPC Finnish Pakistani Club, Finnish Premier League 2020
Helsinki Gymkhana Team News & Playing 11
GYM Team News
GYM Helsinki Gymkhana will be looking for more runs this time out, with Nouman Raza and Umair Akhtar both having struggled with the bat last time out. There could be changes to the batting line-up.
GYM Key Players
Pankaj Saharan: Scored 41 last time out, and while the run rate was low he was the only GYM batsman to really resist the SKK bowlers. Also took 2-12 with the ball.
Atti Rehman: Figures of 3-21 last time out were key to the GYM bowling effort, which had initially put SKK in a good position.
Javed Jan: Took 1-18 last time out but his economical figures included the key wicket of Atif Rasheed.
GYM Team Form
GYM Helsinki Gymkhana started with a defeat to SKK Stadin ja Keravan Kriketti. They bowled well, led by Atti Rehman’s 3-21, to dismiss SKK for 129 but were all out to 104 despite Pankaj Saharan’s 41.
Helsinki Gymkhana Predicted Playing 11
Shahid Gondal, Pankaj Saharan, Ahmad Jaleel, Simranjeet Brar (wk), Irfan Yousufzai, Faisal Shahzad (c), Nouman Raza, Umair Akhtar, Muhammad Ghawas, Javed Jan, Atti Rehman
Finnish Pakistani Club Team News & Playing 11
FPC Team News
FPC are the last team to get their campaign underway so there is little to go on for their squad so far but they have the key players from reaching the play-offs last season.
FPC Key Players
Abdul Ahad Qureshi: Finished last season as the tournament’s top runscorer with 432 runs in 14 innings, including a high score of 61*.
Nesarulhaq Malekzaei: Finished as FPC’s top wicket-taker last season with 16 wickets in just 12 matches.
Ekhpelwak Kuchey: Scored 373 runs from his 14 innings last season, including an unbeaten half-century.
FPC Team Form
FPC finished third last season but could not progress beyond the eliminator, after losing to Empire CC Lions. They are the final team to start this year’s tournament.
Finnish Pakistani Club Predicted Playing 11
Abdul Wahid Qureshi, Abdul Ahad Qureshi (c), Aqib Qureshi, Nadeem Qureshi, Ekhpelwak Kuchey, Bilal Khan (wk), Kashif Shaukat, Wasim Hanif, Adil Khan, Nesarulhaq Malekzaei, Mohammed Tariq Sarfraz
Helsinki Gymkhana vs Finnish Pakistani Club Head to Head
FPCC Finnish Pakistani Club beat GYM Helsinki Gymkhana when they last met, despite Faisal Shazad’s half-century having led GYM to 148/8. In reply, Muhammad Aqeel (40*) and Nadeem Qureshi (33*) helped FPC to 149/5 with seven balls to spare.
Helsinki Gymkhana vs Finnish Pakistani Club Betting Odds
GYM Helsinki Gymkhana are 2.20 outsiders to beat FPC Finnish Pakistani Club with Bet365. FPC are 1.66 favourites.
Betway have priced FPC at 1.72, while GYM Helsinki Gymkhana are 2.05 outsiders.
🏆 Helsinki Gymkhana vs Finnish Pakistani Club Prediction
FPC Finnish Pakistani Club started their title defence with a comfortable win and will expect another one in this second match.
Jun 08, 2020
20:30 IST / 15:00 GMT
Kerava National Cricket Ground - Kerava, Finland
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