ECS T10 St Gallen 2020 – Match 1, Zurich Nomads CC vs Zurich Crickets CC: Dream11 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:

The ECS T10 St Gallen will kick start on Monday when Zurich Nomads CC and Zurich Crickets CC will clash off in the first of the five matches to be played in the day. Zurich Nomads CC will be involved in first two matches of the day as they face Olten CC soon after the tournament opener. Zurich Crickets CC will have a rather busy day as they play a total of three matches on Monday. They will conclude the opening day by taking on St Gallen CC and Winterthur CC respectively in the matches starting at 3 PM and 5 PM local time respectively.

Weather Condition/Report:

No threat from the weather is expected for the opening match of the ECS T10 St Gallen.

Pitch Condition/Report:

The Grundenmoos in St Gallen will be hosting the T10 competition on a matting track. Hence, we might see pretty high totals similar to that of the Stockholm T10 which took place last week. The match will start at 9 AM local time but the synthetic track is unlikely to take a hit.

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:

Noorkhan Ahmadi has scored five half-centuries across 33 domestic T20 innings where he aggregated 764 runs at an average around 25. He also claimed 37 wickets across the 34 matches he played at this level. Wafadar Wahidzai is a pretty reliable option among the bowlers for the fantasy team. Wahidzai claimed 31 wickets across 26 domestic T20 matches at an average of 20 and an economy of six.

Baljit Singh is a pretty handy batsman as he scored 606 runs across the 17 domestic T20 games. Baljit scored those at an average of 35 with help of two hundreds and two fifties. Shafqat Hussain featured in 60 domestic T20 matches where he amassed over 1500 runs at an average of 35 and strike rate well over 130. He also bagged as many as 121 wickets which are the most at this level in Switzerland domestic cricket.

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

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

Bowlers – Farid Din, Shijo Joseph, Attaullah Ahmadzai

Suggested Playing XI for Grand Leagues/Mega Leagues:

Keeper – Hassan Ahmad, Nicolas Henderson

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

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

Bowlers – Attaullah Ahmadzai, Eden Wardle, Shijo Joseph

Expert Advice:

Selecting captain and vice-captain from the same team is not advisable in fantasy cricket. Especially in T10 format where this strategy works only when we have two extraordinary individual performances. Faheem Nazir and Azeem Nazir of Zurich Nomads CC are such players who could make this move work. Both the players have got an exceptional record with the bat and also done well with the ball as well.

Probable Winners:

Zurich Nomads CC is likely to get the tournament underway with a comfortable victory.

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.