Tallinn Hippos are favourites to win
Group A winners Tallinn Hippos face Group B runners-up Tallinn United in a hard-to-call first semi-final of the ECS Estonia T10 tournament. The match takes place at the Estonia National Cricket and Rugby Field, Tiskre, Tallinn, on July 26 and the live action starts at 11:30 local time.
Tallinn Hippos started the tournament in excellent form. Stuart Hook smashed 81* from 33 balls in a total of 150/1 in an 85-run win against Tallinn Rising Stars before they scored 99/5 and had Rony Zaman’s 3-3 to thank for a 51-run victory against Tartu Vikings.
Tallinn United were handed a much tougher group, however, with the top three teams in the Estonian T20 Premier League all drawn together. They thrashed Eesti Tigers, chasing 73 in just seven overs in a dominant ten-wicket win. They could only score 77/7 in the second game, however – a 50-run defeat to Tallinn Stallions.
Live streaming: European Cricket Network
Tallinn Hippos have batted first in both games so far.
The weather over Tiskre, Tallinn, looks good for this Finals Day.
The artificial wicket tends to be balanced, but scores have already showed that top batting teams will score well.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds and match prediction for Tallinn Hippos vs Tallinn United, European Cricket Series Estonia.
Tallinn Hippos rotated their options in the first two games. Rony Zaman’s bowling in the most recent game could see him retain his place and they are not short of options. Stuart Hook is likely to be back up the batting order.
Tallinn Hippos were in excellent form in their first two matches. Stuart Hook (81*) and Tim Filer (47) put on 98 for the first wicket in a total of 150/1 in the opening game, before they restricted Tallinn Rising Stars to just 65/5. Then, against Tartu Vikings, the Hippos hit 99/5 and won by 51 runs after Rony Mahmud Zaman claimed 3-3 with the ball.
Stuart Hook, Tim Filer, Marko Vaik (wk), Moshur Rahman, David Robson, Tim Cross, Tim Heath (c), Remo Raud, Rony Mahmud Zaman, Mart Tammoja, Kalle Vislapuu
Tallinn United only made one change between the first two games, with Arun Prakash having been the only bowler to prove too expensive in a wayward over in the first game.
Tallinn United started with a dominant win, as they restricted Eesti Tigers to 72/5 before Arslan Gondal and Ankur Patel helped them ease to a ten-wicket win in just seven overs. It was their turn to fall below par with the bat in the second game though. Chasing 128 to beat Tallinn Stallions, they only managed 77/7.
Arslan Amjad, Ankur Patel, Ayush Bruce Ummat, Ashish Rana, Nand Lal Riar, Chandru Manogaran, Vinod Kunwar, Mayur Borgaonkar (c), Rohit Bhadoria (wk), Arun Prakash, Vibhor Tandon
Tallinn United did lose a group game where the Hippos did not, but they did have a tougher group. This is tighter than it might seem to call, but Tallinn Hippos do have the momentum.
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