ECS T10 St Gallen 2020 – Match 1, Zurich Nomads CC vs Zurich Crickets CC: 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket Tips – Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Update

Match Details:

The 1st match in the ECS T10 St Gallen, 2020 will be played between Zurich Nomads CC and Zurich Crickets CC at the Grundenmoos in St Gallen.

The match starts at 9:00 AM local time (12:30 PM IST) (7:00 AM GMT).

This game can be streamed live on Fan Code.

Preview:

St Gallen T10, the Switzerland T10 competition will get started with Zurich Nomads CC facing the Zurich Crickets CC on Monday morning. The Zurich Crickets CC team will have a trying opening day as they will take on St Gallen CC and Winterthur CC respectively at the end of the day. On the other hand, the star-studded Nomads CC team will begin their campaign by facing Zurich Crickets CC and Olten CC in the first two matches of the tournament.

Weather Condition/Report:

The Grundenmoos in St Gallen is expected to be cloudy on Monday morning.

Pitch Condition/Report:

The first match of the tournament will start at 9 AM local time which is quite early. In fact, there is a possibility of showers early morning before the game starts. However, the matting wicket is unlikely to take a dealt with the external factors.

Average first innings score: 131 (T10 competition matches in 2019)

Record of chasing teams: Won – 2, Lost – 5

Injury and Availability News:

(Will be added when there is an update)

Probable Playing XIs:

Zurich Nomads CC:

Shafqat Hussain, Faheem Nazir, Azeem Nazir, Hassan Ahmad, Lalit Dubey, Waqas Khawaja, Asvin Lakkaraju, Noman Khan, Farid Din, Shijo Joseph, Idrees Muhammad Tariq.

Bench – Satbir Singh, Abid Mahmood, Naveed Ahmad, Prasad Shikhare, Khawer Memon, Ankit Gupta,

Zurich Crickets CC:

Noorkhan Ahmadi, Baljit Singh, Gushalavan Santhirasekeram, Nicolas Henderson, Dayn Pariaug, James West, Attaullah Ahmadzai, Nawroz Jabarkheel, Wafadar Wahidzai, Eden Wardle, Gokul Das.

Bench – Elankeeran Raveendran, Khawar Awan, Abdullatif Safi, Brijesh Luthra, Suleman Ali Khan, Abdullah Zahir.

Top Picks:

Faheem Nazir has impressive batting numbers in domestic T20s as he scored close to 2500 runs from 68 games at an average around 45 with help of four centuries and also bagged a total of 83 wickets. Gushalavan Santhirasekeram will be a decent bowler to be in our fantasy team having picked up 31 wickets across 24 domestic matches in the T20 format at an economy rate around five.

Attaullah Ahmadzai is known for his wicket-taking ability as he claimed 22 wickets across 17 domestic T20s. He has a bowling average of 14.3 and conceded runs at an economy rate of 6.6 only. Shijo Joseph will be a reliable bowling option to have in the fantasy team due to his good record. He has picked up 41 wickets across the 33 domestic T20s he played at an economy well under six runs.

Captain and Vice-Captain Selection:

Captain options – Faheem Nazir, Azeem Nazir, Shafqat Hussain

Vice-Captain options – Noorkhan Ahmadi, Baljit Singh, Hassan Ahmad

Suggested Playing XI for Head to Head/Small Leagues:

Keeper – Hassan Ahmad

Batsmen – Baljit Singh, Azeem Nazir, Wafadar Wahidzai, Waqas Khawaja

All-Rounders – Faheem Nazir (C), Noorkhan Ahmadi (VC), Gushalavan Santhirasekeram

Bowlers – Farid Din, Shijo Joseph, Attaullah Ahmadzai

12th Man – Noman Khan

Suggested Playing XI for Grand Leagues/Mega Leagues:

Keeper – Hassan Ahmad

Batsmen – Baljit Singh, Azeem Nazir (C), Waqas Khawaja

All-Rounders – Faheem Nazir, Shafqat Hussain (VC), Noorkhan Ahmadi

Bowlers – Attaullah Ahmadzai, Eden Wardle, Shijo Joseph, Nawroz Jabarkheel

12th Man – Noman Khan

(Note: Players with 9 credits or less can only be chosen as the 12th man. This feature will only come into play if one of 11 players of your team is not the part of the playing XI.)

Expert Advice:

Not many have picked up Shafqat Hussain in their fantasy teams even though he has a brilliant all-round record. He featured in 60 T20 matches (includes matches of 20+ overs) in Switzerland domestic cricket where he aggregated over 1500 runs at an average of 35 and also claimed as many as 121 wickets.

Probable Winners:

The Zurich Nomads CC is expected to kick start with a win.

Note: Updated Fantasy teams and Playing XIs of every match will be provided in our Telegram channel if the information is available.

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.