SKK Rapids vs Empire Blades, ECS T10 League - Finland
SKK Rapids and Empire Blades meet in the final group game of the ECS Finland T10 tournament, as both teams look for momentum to take into the play-offs. The match takes place at the Kerava National Cricket Ground on August 9 and the live action starts at 12:00 local time.
The Rapids, who sit top of the Finnish T20 Premier League, bounced back from being bowled out for 122 by Helsinki by hitting 141/3 in the second match against Greater Helsinki Markhors. Jordan O’Brien, Peter Gallagher and Jake Goodwin all showed good batting form on day one.
Empire Blades, meanwhile, hit 137/3 in the first game to beat the Markhors by 19 runs, but lost to Helsinki in the second game despite Vanraaj Padhaal continuing his own batting form at the top of the order.
SKK Rapids vs Empire Blades Live streaming
Live streaming: European Cricket Network, Fan Code
Toss Prediction
SKK Rapids’ batting form could tempt them to bat first again.
Weather Report
Aside from a few clouds, Kerava will enjoy good conditions again.
Pitch Condition
The pitch has been excellent for batting in this tournament, with plenty of runs for all four teams on the first day.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds and match prediction for SKK Rapids vs Empire Blades, ECS Finland T10.
SKK Rapids Team News & Playing 11
SKK Team News
SKK Rapids dropped Nathan Collins last time out, but he could return – perhaps lower down the batting order.
SKK Key Players
- Jordan O’Brien: Standing in as captain for this tournament, he has been in excellent batting form and hit 37 and 30 at the top of the order.
- Peter Gallagher: A key top-order batsman, hitting 28 and 35 in the two matches, he also took three wickets in two matches.
- Jake Goodwin: Hammered six sixes on his way to 49* from 18 balls last time out to lead the Rapids to victory.
SKK Team Form
SKK Rapids started with a defeat to Helsinki, after being bowled out for 122, but bounced back to hit 141/3 against Greater Helsinki Markhors. Jake Goodwin hit 49* from 18 balls and Jordan O’Brien and Peter Gallagher were in fine batting form too, on their way to a ten-run win.
SKK Rapids Predicted Playing 11
Peter Gallagher, Jordan O’Brien (c), Ponniah Vijendran, Atif Rasheed, Jake Goodwin, Nathan Collins, Areeb Quadir (wk), Kamalraj Chandrasekeran, Henry Sewell, Asim Ghani, Nirav Shah
Empire Blades Team News & Playing 11
EB Team News
Of all the squads, Empire Blades is the one that looks least like their T20 side. There could be some rotation, with a number of options set to join them in Kerava.
EB Key Players
- Jonathan Scamans: Hit 17 and 41 in the first two matches, having come into the team in superb batting form.
- Amjad Sher: Hammered five fours and three sixes in the first match on his way to 47 from 19 balls in the first game.
- Vanraaj Padhaal: Hit 43 and 41 in the first two matches at the top of the batting order, proving Empire’s key batsman over the two matches.
EB Team Form
Empire Blades hammered 137/3 in the first game, with Vanraaj Padhaal and Amjad Sher in top batting form as they beat Greater Helsinki by 19 runs. Empire Blades then posted 105/2 in the second game, with Vanraaj Padhaal and Jonathan Scamans hitting 40s again. It was well below par and Helsinki won by five wickets with seven balls to spare.
Empire Blades Predicted Playing 11
Vanraaj Padhaal, Amjad Sher (c), Jonathan Scamans (wk), Bhupesh Khoda, Raghavendra Sathyanarayana, Ravi Kumar, Udaybhaskar Nandini, Raaz Mohammad, Ajay Sharma, Muhammad Imran, Hemanathan Kumar
🏆 SKK Rapids vs Empire Blades Prediction
SKK Rapids beat Empire in their most recent T20 match and their good batting form can help them to victory in this game too.
Aug 09, 2020
14:30 IST / 9:00 GMT
Kerava National Cricket Ground - Kerava, Finland
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