Vantaa CC vs GYM Helsinki Gymkhana Finnish Premier League
Fourth-placed GYM Helsinki Gymkhana will be keen to get back to winning ways and keep their top-four ambitions on target when they take on Vantaa CC in the Finnish T20 Premier League. The match takes place on July 7 at the Kerava National Cricket Ground and the live action starts at 18:00 local time.
Vantaa CC come into the game on the back of just their second win of the season – a three-wicket defeat of Greater Helsinki in their most recent match. It still leaves them one win behind GYM Helsinki Gymkhana in the table, however.
GYM have three wins to their name but lost their most recent match – a rain-reduced fixture against Empire CC Lions. They fell short with the bat, posting just 97/6 from their 15 overs, and they lost by five wickets with 2.5 overs to spare.
Vantaa CC vs GYM Helsinki Gymkhana Live streaming
Live streaming: European Cricket Network
Toss Prediction
After a win chasing last time out, Vantaa CC might be happy to field first against the norm in this game.
Weather Report
The forecast showers should all have cleared by the evening, which is set to be fair despite the cool conditions and strong breeze.
Pitch Condition
The rain earlier in the day does not bode well for this being a fast-scoring pitch.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds and match prediction for Vantaa CC vs GYM Helsinki Gymkhana (Finnish Premier League).
Vantaa Cricket Club Team News & Playing 11
VCC Team News
More changes to the batting order last time out helped Vantaa to a much-needed win. They seem to have found a settled line-up though and may be unchanged.
VCC Key Players
- Ameer Hamsa Warsha: Took 2-27 last time out to move to a joint-high seven for the season for Vantaa so far.
- Chanaka Jayasinghe: Remains Vantaa’s top scorer so far this season, he has scored 112 runs in total – though that is a reflection of the team’s low scoring.
- Ranuka Shiran Fernando: The captain has seven wickets to his name this season and added runs last time out too, after opening the batting.
VCC Team Form
After back-to-back defeats following their previous only win of the season, Vantaa bounced back to winning ways by seeing off Greater Helsinki last time out. Ameer Hamsa Warsha and Dilip Hethumuni both took two wickets as they restricted the Markhors to 121/9. In reply, Ranuka Shiran Fernando hit 36 from 19 balls at the top of the order and Vantaa eventually won by three wickets with two balls to spare.
Vantaa Cricket Club Predicted Playing 11
Ravi Sanjeewa, Ranuka Shiran Fernando (c), Nipuna Patabendi, Nalaka Hangamuwe, Chanaka Jayasinghe (wk), Ursan Tavernier, Manoj Mahamada, Ameer Hamsa Warsha, Madura Hettiarachilage, Lahiru Liyanage, Dilip Hethumuni
Helsinki Gymkhana Team News & Playing 11
GHG Team News
After a big win las time out and a strong all-round performance, GYM Helsinki Gymkhana could stick with their winning line-up – particularly Saif-ur-Rehman up the order.
GHG Key Players
- Saif-ur-Rehman: Followed up a half-century in the previous game with 35 from 31 balls last time out – he just needed someone to set a better tempo alongside him.
- Muhammad Ghawas: Economical bowling last time out followed up his 4-15 in the previous game. He now has seven wickets from five games.
- Faisal Shahzad: Sits top of GYM Helsinki Gymkhana’s wicket-taking charts with eight from six matches so far this season.
GHG Team Form
Strong batting performances in wins against Helsinki CC and Greater Helsinki CC – including a Saif-ur-Rehman half-century against the latter before Muhammad Ghawas claimed 4-15 with the ball – did not continue last time out. After being restricted to 97/6 from 15 overs in a rain-reduced game against Empire CC Lions, they were comfortably beaten by five wickets.
Helsinki Gymkhana Predicted Playing 11
Ali Masood, Pankaj Saharan, Saif-ur-Rehman, Arslan Gondal, Shahid Gondal, Brar Simranjeet (wk), Jaleel Ahmad, Atti-Ur-Rehman, Faisal Shahzad (c), Muhammad Ghawas, Javed Jan
Vantaa Cricket Club vs Helsinki Gymkhana Head to Head
This is their first meeting of this season, after being the two teams to avoid relegation but also miss out on a play-off place last season.
Vantaa Cricket Club vs Helsinki Gymkhana Betting Odds
GYM Helsinki Gymkhana are 1.44 favourites to beat Vantaa CC with Betway. Vantaa CC, meanwhile, can be backed at 2.62 to win.
🏆 Vantaa Cricket Club vs Helsinki Gymkhana Prediction
GYM Helsinki lost last time out but they showed some good form before it that suggests they can bounce straight back.
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