ACC Eastern Region T20 2020: Match 2: Malaysia vs Nepal – Dream11 Fantasy Cricket Tips – Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Update

Match Details:

The 2nd match of the 2020 ACC Western Region T20 will be played between Malaysia and Nepal at the Asian Institute of Technology Ground, Bangkok.

The match starts at 1:30 PM local time (6:30 AM GMT) (12:00 PM IST).

Preview:

Malaysia and Nepal will be clashing off the in the ACC Eastern Region T20 match on Saturday afternoon. The outbreak of coronavirus is affecting the tournament as the three teams withdrew from participating in this tournament. China, Bhutan and Myanmar were the three sides who won’t be part of this. Malaysia is fresh of a 5-0 series victory in the 5-match T20I series against Hong Kong at home. Nepal, on the other hand, bundled out the USA to 35 runs during the CWC League 2 match which was their last International appearance.

Weather Condition/Report:

We could see clouds over the Asian Institute of Technology Ground on Saturday afternoon but they are not likely to cause an interruption to the play.

Pitch Condition/Report:

The pitches here at the Asian Institute of Technology Ground are likely to favour batters but the spinners could be seen coming into effect during the afternoon matches. We could see the batting first team posting 140+ but chasing team could be troubled by the opposition spinners in the due course.

Average first innings score: N/A

Record of chasing teams: N/A

Team News:

(Will be added when there is an update)

Probable Playing XIs:

Malaysia:

Virandeep Singh, Bhushan Save, Mohamed Arief, Khizar Hayat, Ahmad Faiz (C), Syed Aziz, Aminuddin Ramly, Sharvin Muniandy, Fitri Sham, Pavandeep Singh, Syazrul Idrus.

Bench – Nazril Rahman, Dhivendran Mogan, Anwar Rahman.

Nepal:

Gyanendra Malla (C), Paras Khadka, Aarif Sheikh, Dipendra Airee, Binod Bhandari (WK), Kushal Malla, Pawan Sharraf, Sushan Bhari, Karan KC, Sandeep Lamichhane, Abinash Bohora.

Bench – Sundeep Jora, Kishor Mahato, Bhuwan Karki.

Top Picks:

Kushal Malla became the youngest player to score a fifty in Men’s International cricket on his ODI debut earlier this month. He followed it with a quick-fire 28 and also bagged one wicket each in those two matches while conceding runs at 3 runs an over. Sandeep Lamichhane has an impressive record against Malaysia as he bagged 10 wickets as them in five T20 matches at an average of 10. Virandeep Singh was the leading run-getter of the Interport T20I series against Hong Kong where he aggregated 177 runs across five matches with a fifty. Virandeep also affected 3 stumpings and took 3 catches during that series. In the same series, the Malaysia skipper Ahmad Faiz scored 162 runs across four innings with a fifty.

Captain and Vice-Captain Selection:

Captain – Virandeep Singh, Paras Khadka, Ahmad Faiz.

Vice-Captain – Syed Aziz, Kushal Malla, Sandeep Lamichhane.

Suggested Playing XI No.1 for Fantasy Cricket:

Keeper – Virandeep Singh

Batters – Ahmad Faiz (VC), Syed Aziz, Dipendra Airee

All-Rounders – Khizar Hayat, Paras Khadka (C), Kushal Malla, Karan KC

Bowlers – Fitri Sham, Pavandeep Singh, Sandeep Lamichhane

Suggested Playing XI No.2 for Fantasy Cricket:

Keeper – Virandeep Singh (C)

Batters – Ahmad Faiz, Gyanendra Malla, Dipendra Airee

All-Rounders – Sharvin Muniandy, Paras Khadka, Kushal Malla (VC), Karan KC

Bowlers – Sandeep Lamichhane, Pavandeep Singh, Syazrul Idrus

Expert Advice:

Malaysia thumped Hong Kong by 5-0 during a T20I series that played inside the last 10 days. They have announced an unchanged squad for this tournament and hence, we expect them to play top performers from that series. Our probable XI of Malaysian team reflects the same.

Probable Winners:

Malaysia, in current form, could be a tough venue to face for Nepal unless any assistance from the pitch.

*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.