ECS T10 St Gallen 2020 – Match 9, Zurich Nomads CC vs St Gallen CC: Dream11 Fantasy Cricket Tips – Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Update

Match Details:

The 9th match in the ECS T10 St Gallen, 2020 will be played between Zurich Nomads CC and St Gallen CC at the Grundenmoos in St Gallen.

The match starts at 3:00 PM local time (6:30 PM IST) (1:00 PM GMT).

This game can be streamed live on Fan Code.

Preview:

The Zurich Nomads CC, the hot favourites of the tournament, started their campaign on a mixed note. They posted 133/7 in the tournament opener against Zurich Crickets CC and won by a big margin of 85 runs. However, they followed it with a defeat against Olten CC by six wickets where they got only 89/5. On Tuesday, they will face St Gallen CC who also won one and lost one matches thus far. The St Gallen CC will also face Winterthur CC and Power CC before and after the game against the Nomads.

Weather Condition/Report:

The St Gallen is expected to witness clear skies during the game between Nomads and St Gallen teams.

Pitch Condition/Report:

Two of the five matches on Monday here at the Grundenmoos witnessed 90+ totals by the teams batting first and both of them were defended successfully. However, in the remaining three games, the teams that batted second chased down the totals under 90 with at least two overs to spare. Hence, we can expect a match with no less than 175 runs between Nomads and St Gallen.

Average first innings score: 88 (This tournament)

Record of chasing teams: Won – 3, Lost – 2

Injury and Availability News:

(Will be added when there is an update)

Probable Playing XIs:

Zurich Nomads CC:

Faheem Nazir, Azeem Nazir (C), Hassan Ahmad, Waqas Khawaja, Lalit Dubey, Ankit Gupta, Shafqat Hussain, Asvin Lakkaraju (WK), Farid Din, Shijo Joseph, Idrees Muhammad Tariq.

Bench – Noman Khan, Satbir Singh, Abid Mahmood, Naveed Ahmad, Prasad Shikhare, Khawer Memon.

St Gallen CC:

Nasir Mahmood (C), Kenardo Fletcher, Musa Ahmadzai, Ali Abbas, Mohamed Nasim, Nithurshan Shivaneshwaran, Nurullah Safi, Ahmad Saeed, Sheraz Sarwari, Haroon Khan, Muhammad Waqar.

Bench – Nareshkumar Thangavadivel, Sarvanamurthu Sasikumar, Muhammad Idrees, Falak Sher Pradeepan Sivanesachelvan, Vivek Garg, Muhammad Armghan Khan, Khalid Bajwa, Ketan Patel, Safi Mohabattullah, Omed Niazi, Tanveer Abbas, Fazli Khan, Muhammad Zeeshan, Sangul Safi, Emile Morgan.

Top Picks:

Faheem Nazir has aggregated 83 runs at 190 strike rate with scores of 48 and 35 on Monday. He also picked up two wickets in the three overs bowled thus far. Shafqat Hussain gave away only 29 runs across the four overs he bowled on Monday alongside taking two wickets. He has got to face only three balls in those two games.

Farid Din has been quite tight with the ball in the tournament. He gave away 15 runs in the one over during their second match and took 2/7 in the two overs during the tournament opener. Nasir Mahmood recorded a 44-run knock and bagged a duck across the two matches played on Tuesday. He bowled three overs where he conceded 26 runs and took a wicket.

Captain and Vice-Captain Selection:

Captain options – Faheem Nazir, Azeem Nazir, Nasir Mahmood

Vice-Captain options – Musa Ahmadzai, Shafqat Hussain, Mohamed Nasim

Suggested Playing XI for Head to Head/Small Leagues:

Keeper – Haroon Khan

Batsmen – Azeem Nazir, Waqas Khawaja, Muhammad Waqar

All-Rounders – Faheem Nazir (C), Shafqat Hussain, Mohamed Nasim, Nasir Mahmood (VC)

Bowlers – Musa Ahmadzai, Farid Din, Shijo Joseph

Suggested Playing XI for Grand Leagues/Mega Leagues:

Keeper – Asvin Lakkaraju

Batsmen – Azeem Nazir (C), Ali Abbas, Muhammad Waqar

All-Rounders – Faheem Nazir, Shafqat Hussain (VC), Kenardo Fletcher, Nasir Mahmood

Bowlers – Musa Ahmadzai, Farid Din, Shijo Joseph

Expert Advice:

The Zurich Nomads CC fielded the same XI in both the matches they played on Monday morning. We expect them to not make changes to the XI unless any fitness issues or if there is a strategy of giving chances to other players. Their playing XI on Monday was formed by players with best shorter format record in the domestic circuit.

Probable Winners:

The Zurich Nomads CC is expected to bounce back with their second win in three appearances.

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.