Stadin ja Keravan Kriketti vs Helsinki Gymkhana, FPL T20
SKK Rapids take on GYM Helsinki Gymkhana in the final Finnish T20 Premier League qualifier play-off, as they bid to join Empire CC Lions in next week’s Final. The match takes place at the Kerava National Cricket Ground on August 23 and the live action starts at 15:00 local time.
The Rapids finished top of the table, beating GYM twice along the way, but lost their first qualifier play-off to Empire in a rain-affected match. Jake Goodwin took 4-16 but Empire posted 165/8 and SKK Rapids collapsed to 53/7 from eight overs as they lost by 31 runs on the DLS method.
GYM Helsinki Gymkhana finished fourth in the table, meanwhile, but saved their best performance for the first play-off. Arslan Gondal smashed 92 and Saif Ur Rehman hit 55 as they shared a 145-run opening partnership. GYM finished on 214/4 – the highest score of this year’s tournament – and then restricted Helsinki to 175/9 in reply. Faisal Shahzad’s 2-29 means he remains among the top wicket-takers this season.
SKK vs GYM Live streaming
Live streaming: European Cricket Network
Toss Prediction
GYM Helsinki Gymkhana relished batting first last time out and may elect to do the same again if they win the toss once more.
Weather Report
Saturday’s rain interruptions should not be repeated with a dry forecast for Sunday.
Pitch Condition
The Kerava wicket has, in more recent weeks, been much better for batting.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds and match prediction for SKK Stadin ja Keravan Kriketti vs GYM Helsinki Gymkhana, Finnish Premier League.
SKK Stadin ja Keravan Kriketti Team News & Playing 11
SKK Team News
Captain Qaiser Siddique returned last time out, with SKK Rapids mostly at full-strength. Despite their heavy defeat, there may not be many – if any changes – with such a tight turnaround before this game.
SKK Key Players
- Nathan Collins: Did not add to his 350 runs last time out, but he remains SKK Rapids’ top run scorer this season and starred when these teams last met.
- Atif Rasheed: Played well in both matches against GYM Helsinki Gymkhana, and his 30* in the play-offs means he now has 195 runs and 13 wickets so far this season.
- Jake Goodwin: Comes into this game on the back of some excellent bowling against Empire, claiming 4-16 in total, and the all-rounder has more to offer in this game.
SKK Team Form
SKK Rapids have now lost three of their last four games, despite having been in excellent form previously. Defeat to Empire CC Lions was their second against the same opponents in that time, as once again they fell short with the bat. They were 30/5 in the sixth over last time out on their way to their rain-shortened defeat. Their only win, however, did come against GYM Helsinki Gymkhana – Nathan Collins helping them to a seven-wicket win.
SKK Stadin ja Keravan Kriketti Predicted Playing 11
Nathan Collins, Peter Gallagher, Jordan O’Brien, Ponniah Vijendran, Atif Rasheed, Jake Goodwin, Raja Waqas, Qaiser Siddique (c), Gerard Brady, Yathu Vijayaratnam, Kamalraj Chandrasekeran
Helsinki Gymkhana Team News & Playing 11
GYM Team News
After such a dominant win against last time out, GYM Helsinki Gymkhana could be unchanged – Bilal Masud and Ali Masood’s availability will be key.
GYM Key Players
- Saif-ur-Rehman: Hammered 81* from 57 balls last time these teams met and his fifth half-century of the tournament was a key part of their eliminator success.
- Muhammad Ghawas: Took his 21st wicket of the season last time out, putting him among the top wicket-takers in the tournament, while he is also capable of lower-order runs.
- Faisal Shahzad: The captain overtook Ghawas in the wicket-taking charts, taking two wickets in the first three balls to set GYM up for a successful defence of their massive score last time out.
GYM Team Form
GYM Helsinki Gymkhana’s form hit the buffers at the end of the group stage, losing their final three matches, but they rediscovered their winning touch in stunning style in the eliminator play-off. Arslan Gondal smashed 92 from 47 balls and Saif Ur Rehman hit 55, before Bilal Masud’s late 41* from 16 balls lifted them to 214/4. Faisal Shahzad then took two wickets in the first three balls to set them up for a big win. Helsinki could only manage 175/9 in reply.
Helsinki Gymkhana Predicted Playing 11
Pankaj Saharan, Saif-ur-Rehman, Ali Masood, Shahid Gondal, Brar Simranjeet (wk), Jaleel Ahmad, Bilal Masud, Faisal Shahzad (c), Muhammad Ghawas, Javed Jan, Atti ur Rehman
SKK Stadin ja Keravan Kriketti vs Helsinki Gymkhana Head to Head
SKK Rapids’ started this season’s tournament by beating GYM Helsinki Gymkhana. Atif Rasheed top-scored with 41 in a total of 129, before Waqas Raja led the Rapids’ bowling with 3-15 to bowl GYM out for 104.
In the second meeting, it was much higher-scoring. Saif-ur-Rehman hit an unbeaten 81 from 57 balls as GYM posted 141/6, but Nathan Collins’ 68* from 65 balls ensured SKK Rapids made light work of the chase – Atif Rasheed hitting 30* from 12 balls too, to get them over the line for a seven-wicket win.
SKK Stadin ja Keravan Kriketti vs Helsinki Gymkhana Betting Odds
SKK Rapids are 1.50 favourites with 1xbet to beat GYM Helsinki Gymkhana in the second qualifier and reach the Finnish T20 Premier League Final. GYM Helsinki Gymkhana are 2.40 outsiders, despite their dominant win in their previous play-off game.
🏆 SKK Stadin ja Keravan Kriketti vs Helsinki Gymkhana Prediction
SKK Rapids have hit some rough form at the end of what was otherwise an excellent campaign, but they have beaten GYM twice already this season and can bounce back to reach the final.
Aug 23, 2020
17:30 IST / 12:00 GMT
Kerava National Cricket Ground - Kerava, Finland
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