2019 South Asian Games, Men's Cricket: Match 7, Nepal vs Maldives: Dream11 Fantasy Cricket Tips – Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Update

Match Details:

The 7th match of Men’s Cricket in the 2019 South Asian Games will be played between Nepal and Maldives at the Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground in Kirtipur.

The match starts at 1:15 PM local time (7:15 AM GMT) (12:45 PM IST).

Preview:

After losing to Sri Lanka Under-23s in the event opening match, the home team Nepal has bounced back with a huge win. They defeated Bhutan by 141 runs in the match that possessed T20I status. Batting first, the Nepal team finished with 236/3 in their 20 overs with help of a hundred from their skipper Gyanendra Malla. Bhutan were restricted to just 95/6 in reply. The Nepal team now face the Maldives who are lost their first two matches by margins of 109 and 98 runs. They were bundled out for just 65 against Bangladesh U23s and scored only 94/9 in reply to 192/4 by Sri Lanka U23s on Thursday.

Weather Condition/Report:

No rain is forecasted for Friday in Kirtipur but clouds are expected during this match between Nepal and Maldives.

Pitch Condition/Report:

The average scores of Tribhuvan University Ground in Kirtipur hardly matter as Nepal is expected to show their authority over Maldives on Friday like they did to Bhutan on Thursday. A 200+ total is on cards if Nepal will bat first once again. Maldives have not touched 100-run mark yet and that wait could continue.

Average first innings score: 204 (2019 South Asian Games)

Record of chasing teams: Won – 4, Lost – 1

Injury and Availability:

(Will be added when there is an update)

Probable Playing XIs:

Nepal:

Paras Khadka, Gyanendra Malla (C), Dipendra Singh Airee, Arif Sheikh, Binod Bhandari (WK), Pawan Sarraf, Karan KC, Sompal Kami, Lalit Narayan Rajbanshi, Sushan Bhari, Rashid Khan.

Bench – Sandeep Jora, Kushal Bhurtel, Avinash Bohra, Rohit Paudel.

Maldives:

Mohamed Rishwan, Mohamed Ivan, Adam Nasif, Ahmed Hassan, Mohamed Azzam (WK), Hassan Ibrahim, Mohamed Mahfooz (C), Nazuwan Badeeu, Ibrahim Rizan, Leem Shafeeq, Yoosuf Azyan Farhath.

Bench – Rassam Rasheed, Ibrahim Raid, Ameel Mauroof.

Top Picks:

The Maldives skipper Mohamed Mahfooz is one wicket away from becoming the first player to take 50 wickets for his team across all formats. He has taken 49 wickets from 39 matches thus far. Karan KC has taken 28 wickets in the T20I format this year which are the joint 2nd most number of Men’s T20I wickets in a calendar year for any bowler. Dipendra Singh Airee has aggregated 127 runs in this tournament without getting out.

Captain and Vice-Captain Selection:

Captain – Paras Khadka, Gyanendra Malla, Karan KC

Vice-Captain – Dipendra Singh Airee, Ahmed Hassan, Mohamed Mahfooz

Suggested Playing XI No.1 for Fantasy Cricket:

Keeper – Mohamed Azzam

Batters – Paras Khadka, Gyanendra Malla (C), Dipendra Singh Airee (VC), Mohamed Rishwan

All-Rounders – Pawan Sarraf, Karan KC, Yoosuf Azyan Farhath

Bowlers – Lalit Narayan Rajbanshi, Sushan Bhari, Mohamed Mahfooz

Suggested Playing XI No.2 for Fantasy Cricket:

Keeper – Binod Bhandari

Batters – Paras Khadka (C), Gyanendra Malla, Dipendra Singh Airee, Ahmed Hassan, Mohamed Rishwan

All-Rounders – Karan KC (VC), Yoosuf Azyan Farhath

Bowlers – Lalit Narayan Rajbanshi, Sushan Bhari, Mohamed Mahfooz

Expert Advice:

If Nepal bats first once again, we might see one of Paras Khadka and Gyanendra Malla scoring a hundred. Hence, picking one of two as captain and the other as vice-captain will be the perfect idea in this scenario.

Probable Winners:

Nepal is expected to defeat the Maldives by a big margin on Friday.

*Disclaimer: This team is based on the understanding, analysis and instinct of the author. While selecting your team, consider the points mentioned and make your own decision.