Malmohus Cricket Club vs Ariana AKIF 1st Semi-Final, ECS T10 League - Malmo
Unbeaten Group A winners Malmohus Cricket Club take on Group B runners-up Ariana AKIF in the first semi-final of the ECS Malmo T10 tournament. The match takes place on August 5 at the Limhamnsfaltet ground in Malmo and the live action starts at 09:30 local time.
The hosts topped Group A over the first two days, winning all four matches they played. Malmohus chased 125 to beat Malmo Kings and then posted 134/7 as they thrashed Karlskrona to sign off from the group stage in style on their most recent day of action. Ankit Gupta was among the batsmen in top form.
Ariana AKIF’s batting is led by Debarchan Dash, meanwhile. He started the group stage in excellent form and Ariana AKIF did as a whole too, winning their first three matches. Their winning streak ended in their final group game, however, but only the Golden Ball after both Ariana and themselves posted 102.
Malmohus Cricket Club vs Ariana AKIF Live streaming
Live streaming: Fan Code, European Cricket Network
Toss Prediction
After their narrow defeat chasing last time out, Ariana AKIF might elect to bat first this time.
Weather Report
Another sunny Malmo morning is in store for the final day.
Pitch Condition
Both teams have batted well, showing there are runs to be had on this wicket.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds and match prediction for Malmohus Cricket Club vs Ariana AKIF, European Cricket Series Malmo.
Malmohus Cricket Club Team News & Playing 11
MCC Team News
Malmohus, having been unchanged for their first three games, finally made two changes last time out. Shahbaz Hussain took 3-8 to stake his claim for a place in the semi-final team too, though Raseka Danasekara was out first ball and may have missed his opportunity.
MCC Key Players
- Dheeraj Malhotra: A useful bowler but more obviously a stand-out batsman at the top of the order. He scored more than 100 runs in the group stage.
- Rizwan Ashraf: In excellent six-hitting form in the group stage, showing his big-hitting quality with ten sixes across the four matches.
- Ankit Gupta: Hit some batting form of his own on the second day – Malmohus’ most recent day of action – as he scored 29 and 42 in the two matches.
MCC Team Form
Malmohus won four from four in the group stage. Rizwan Ashraf hit a half-century in the opening win, Dheeraj Maholtra did likewise in the second, and Malmohus continued their batting form on day two too. They chased 125 to beat Malmo Kings by four wickets and signed off with a dominant win against Karlskrona. After setting 134/7, Shahbaz Hussain and Ashish Rajput then took three wickets apiece in a 64-run win.
Malmohus Cricket Club Predicted Playing 11
Dheeraj Malhotra, Ankit Gupta (wk), Rizwan Ashraf, Sambit Pattanaik, Narendar Madhavan (c), Sachin Khairnar, Ashish Rajput, Faraz Muneer, Shahbaz Hussain, Vishrut Krashak, Usman Safi
Ariana AKIF Team News & Playing 11
AF Team News
Mahmood Hijazi returned to the team and Ariana AKIF were unchanged in both games last time out – they could be unchanged again this time.
AF Key Players
- Debarchan Dash: In stunning batting form at the top of the order, he has continued that in this tournament – he hit 91 in the opening game and has picked up wickets too.
- Naser Baluch: Also in good batting form and proving a useful bowler as well, most recently he hammered 34 from 12 balls in the game against Ariana.
- Mohammad Babak: Came into the tournament as the team’s top wicket-taker and he has continued that so far this season too.
AF Team Form
Ariana AKIF won their first three matches, and were in fine batting form. Debarchan Dash hit 91 from 32 balls as they posted 153/5 in a 46-run win against Gothenburg. They then hit 106/7 in a 32-run win against Malmo and 114/5 in a 42-run victory against Karlskrona. Finally, they were set 103 to beat Ariana but posted 102/7 and then lost on the Golden Ball – their only loss so far.
Ariana AKIF Predicted Playing 11
Debarchan Dash, Khaled Mohammad, Delawar Khan, Naser Baluch, Hardeep Virk (c, wk), Ihsanullah Sherzad, Dharmender Singh, Mahmood Hijazi, Oktai Gholami, Mohammad Babak, Inderjeet Singh
🏆 Malmohus Cricket Club vs Ariana AKIF Prediction
This is a tough one to call, given both teams were in excellent form in the group stage – especially with the bat. Malmohus won every game, whereas Ariana AKIF lost one but only on a Golden Ball. The latter can upset the hosts.
Aug 07, 2020
13:00 IST / 7:30 GMT
Limhamnsfaltet - Malmo, Sweden
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