MSC Frankfurt vs FCA 04 Darmstadt 1st Semi-Final, ECS T10 League - Frankfurt
The first semi-final of the ECS Frankfurt T10 tournament sees Group A winners MSC Frankfurt take on Group B runners-up FCA 04 Darmstadt. The match, at the Frankfurt Cricket Club, takes place on July 19 and the live action starts at 12:00 local time.
MSC Frankfurt won two from two on day one, with Shahid Afridi in excellent batting form to lead the way. They reached 102/5 in 9.4 overs to beat Frankfurt by five wickets in their first match. MSC Frankfurt then hit 129/5, with Afridi hitting 48, to set up a 36-run against Turk FC Hattersheim am Main.
Darmstadt’s star players wasted no time announcing themselves at this tournament, with Husnain Kabeer hitting a half-century in the first game and Muhammad Mudassir taking three wickets as they thrashed SG Hainhausen 1886. They started day two with a match against SV Wiesbaden 1899, however, and suffered a shock defeat which left them second in Group B.
MSC Frankfurt vs FCA 04 Darmstadt Live streaming
Live streaming: European Cricket Network, FanCode
Toss Prediction
SG Hainhausen fared better batting first and could elect to do the same again.
Weather Report
Sun, still, clear and dry conditions should make for an excellent day of cricket.
Pitch Condition
The Frankfurt wicket has been excellent for batting so far.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds and match prediction for MSC Frankfurt vs FCA 04 Darmstadt, European Cricket Series Frankfurt.
MSC Frankfurt Team News & Playing 11
MSF Team News
MSC Frankfurt were unchanged in the group stage and it could be the same again.
MSF Key Players
- Qader Khan: Started the tournament with four wickets across the first two games, though he needs to be less expensive this time.
- Muslim yar Ashraf: Proved his quality with an excellent bowling display in the second match, while he is also a big-hitter in the middle order.
- Shahid Afridi: Hammered 35 from 12 balls in the first game and then 48 from 25 balls in the second in two excellent batting displays.
MSF Team Form
MSC Frankfurt have won two matches from two so far to top Group A. Shahid Afridi top-scored in both matches, hitting 35 as they reached 102/5 in 9.4 overs in the first match to beat Frankfurt by 9.4 overs. He followed it up with 48 in a total of 129/5 against Turk FC Hattersheim am Main as they won by 36 runs.
MSC Frankfurt Predicted Playing 11
Adel Khan, Habib Rahman (wk), Sekander Khan, Zabiullah Ajrubi, Muslim yar Ashraf, Nafees Buttar Ahmad (c), Qader Khan, Shahid Afridi, Mohammad Daud, Bashir Zamankhel, Waseem Khan
FCA 04 Darmstadt Team News & Playing 11
FCD Team News
Including Muhammad Mudassar and Husnain Kabeer at the top of the order, FCA 04 Darmstadt have their key players from last year’s success and are likely to be at full strength for the semi-final.
FCD Key Players
- Muhammad Mudassar: The experienced Germany international all-rounder opens the batting and has already showed his bowling quality so far too.
- Husnain Kabeer: Took no time to cement his reputation as a key big-hitting opening batsman, hitting a half-century in his first innings of the tournament.
- Yasir Hayat: Has a smaller reputation than Mudassar but he has already proved his all-round quality with his batting and bowling first up.
FCD Team Form
Favourites ahead of the tournament, FCA Darmstadt cement that with a dominant win on day one against SG Hainhausen. Husnain Kabeer’s half-century set the tone as they struck 138/8 and bowled Hainhausen out for 112 in reply.
They started the second day against SV Wiesbaden 1899 in the final group game.
FCA 04 Darmstadt Predicted Playing 11
Husnain Kabeer (wk), Muhammad Mudassar (c), Zaman Khan, Badar Munir, Yasir Hayat, Akhlaq Ahmad, Muhammad Tayyab, Abdul Shakoor Rahimzei, Ghulam Bari Saif, Umar Faroz, Tanzeem Ali
🏆 MSC Frankfurt vs FCA 04 Darmstadt Prediction
MSC Frankfurt started in strong form and can upset the favourites to reach the final now.
Jul 19, 2020
15:30 IST / 10:00 GMT
Frankfurt CC Ground - Frankfurt, Germany
Leave Your Comment
We do our best to give you most accurate & useful match predictions and would love to hear from you. Let us know if we need to improve. Share your own predictions for the matches. Let's talk: