Kista Cricket Club vs Alby Zalmi CC, ECS T10 League
Group winners and surprise semi-final losers Kista Cricket Club take on Alby Zalmi in the 3rd/4th-place play-off of the Dream 11 ECS Stockholm T10 tournament. The match takes place at the Marsta Cricket Club, Stockholm, on June 19 and is set to start at 15:00 local time.
Kista Cricket Club had topped the group and thrashed Sigtuna CC on the final day to set themselves up nicely for a repeat fixture in the semi-finals. Set 97 to win, however, they fell short when it mattered – eventually finishing on 84/9.
Alby Zalmi were in excellent form going into the semi-finals, meanwhile, but were paired with in-form Pakisanska Foreningen in the last four. Defeat ended their winning streak and they will hope top bounce back to claim the consolation prize.
Kista Cricket Club vs Alby Zalmi CC Live streaming
Live streaming: European Cricket Network
Toss Prediction
After falling short chasing last time out, Kista Cricket Club may elect to bat first this time.
Weather Report
Conditions should be excellent all day.
Pitch Condition
Run rates have increased but more wickets have fallen too as the tournament has gone on.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds and match prediction for Kista Cricket Club vs Alby Zalmi CC 3rd-4th place play-off, Dream 11 European Cricket Series Stockholm.
Kista Cricket Club Team News & Playing 11
KCC Team News
Kista Cricket Club threw a curveball in the semi-final, when Shahid Nawaz kept wicket – Kashan Khan and Ghazzal Mehdi both missing out. Muhammad Farhan Anwar was also absent, as Junaid Azam made his first appearance of the tournament. MFA could return.
KCC Key Players
Chandan Khatri: Superb with bat and ball on so many occasions, particularly the final day of group-stage action, proved his all-round worth.
Zubair Abbas: In good bowling form and has added runs up the order in recent matches too, which continued despite the defeat last time out.
Maqoos Badar: Five wickets in his last three games, including taking 1-5 in the semi-final, have proved his bowling worth.
KCC Team Form
Kista Cricket Club topped the table after winning five of their first six matches in the group phase. Their only defeat came against Pakistanska Foreningen. In the semi-finals, they were set 97 to win against Sigtuna CC but fell short on 84/9.
Kista Cricket Club Predicted Playing 11
Shahid Nawaz (wk), Muhammad Farhan Anwar, Zubair Abbas, Fashahid Shah, Chandan Khatri, Aleem Siddiqi, Nasir Khan (c), Muhammad Asif, Pankaj Kaul, Maqoos Badar, Arif Zaidi
Alby Zalmi Team News & Playing 11
ALZ Team News
Alby Zalmi entered finals day in good form and, while the semi-final did not go to plan, they may stick with that team.
ALZ Key Players
Azam Khalil: In superb form with bat and ball, almost single-handedly making the difference in every game so far.
Rahel Khan: Another all-rounder to have showed good form, particularly in the latter stages of the group stage.
Qudratullah Mir Afzal: An economical bowler usually and a decent batsmen up the order too.
ALZ Team Form
Alby Zalmi carried momentum into their semi-final, winning all three matches on the final day, but they came unstuck against unbeaten Pakistanska Foreningen. Having not played in the group stage against them due to rain, PF proved too good when it mattered.
Alby Zalmi Predicted Playing 11
Rahel Khan, Muhammad Iftikhar, Azam Khalil, Faraan Chaudhry, Qudratullah Mir Afzal, Ismaeel Zia (wk), Aman Khan (c), Zia Alozai, Faseeh Choudhary, Abdullah Khalil, Usman Jabbar
🏆 Kista Cricket Club vs Alby Zalmi Prediction
Kista Cricket Club topped the table, but Alby Zalmi were in good form ahead of finals day. Do not under-estimate their ability to bounce back and claim a consolation prize.
Jun 19, 2020
18:30 IST / 13:00 GMT
Marsta Cricket Club - Stockholm, Sweden
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