ECS T10 Stockholm 2020 – 2nd Semi-Final, Pakistanska Foreningen vs Alby Zalmi CC: 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket Tips – Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Update

Match Details:

The 2nd Semi-Final of 2020 ECS T10 Stockholm League will be played between Pakistanska Foreningen and Alby Zalmi CC at the Marsta Cricket Club in Stockholm.

The match starts at 12:00 PM local time (3:30 PM IST) (10:00 AM GMT).

This game can be streamed live on Fan Code.

Preview:

Pakistanska Foreningen is pretty much the favourites to win the 2020 ECS Stockholm League as they finished unbeaten during the league phase. They won four of the six matches played while another two matches ended without a result. The Pakistanska team will be now up against the Alby Zalmi who were placed at No.3 in the points table. Their NRR during the league phase read +4.023 which at least two points ahead of the next best team as Zalmi lost only one match.

Weather Condition/Report:

No prediction of rain is mentioned in the weather forecast for the knockout matches.

Pitch Condition/Report:

The wait for the first successful chase of a target of 90+ runs continues in the Stockholm T10 League as no team has achieved it thus far. The highest chase remains 84 but the win % for the chasing teams has picked up since the second day of the tournament.

Average first innings score: 84 (Unaffected matches in league stage)

Record of chasing teams: Won – 8, Lost – 10

Injury and Availability News:

(Will be added when there is an update)

Probable Playing XIs:

Pakistanska Foreningen:

Sameer Ali Khan (C), Choudry Ali (WK), Tasaduq Hussain, Tajammal Hussain, Azeem Amin, Umar Khan, Mohammad Ali, Imam Din, Zubair Aslam, Muhammad Chaudhry, Muhammad Bilal.

Bench – Vaince Waqqas, Kamran Zia, Waqar Hassan, Khalil Jalali.

Alby Zalmi CC:

Rahel Khan, Muhammad Usman Iftikhar, Azam Khalil, Ismaeel Zia (WK), Aman Khan (C), Faraan Chaudhry, Qudratullah Mir Afzal, Zia Alozai, Usman Jabbar, Talha Masood, Samiallah Khalil.

Bench – Noman Walyat, Muhammad Zeeshan, Shahed Ali, Saad Anis, Farqaleet Kirmani, Amanullah Safi, Sheikh Hadi Iqbal, Rohollah Stanikzai, Syed Muhammad Talha Wasti, Zabihullah Niazy, Yasir Sultan, Kashif Aziz, Basir Sahebi, Muhammad Fahad Javed, Munir Safi, Noman Fawjoon, Rukshan Nawalage, Yakob Safi, Munib Safi, Aman Khan, Abdullah Khalil, Faseeh Tariq Choudhary.

Top Picks:

Rahel Khan played three matches in the tournament and all of them were on Thursday. Rahel, in those three games, ended up scoring 41 with a best score of 33 and also claimed five wickets at an economy below six. Azam Khan cost 8.5 credits in the category of the batsmen. The Alby Zalmi captain scored 19 runs in the only innings he batted and also bagged a wicket in the three overs he bowled.

Sameer Ali Khan has been quite brilliant for the Pakistanska especially with the ball. He scored 51 runs at an average of 25.5 and picked up seven wickets in the eight overs he bowled in this tournament. Muhammad Bilal has played only two matches in the tournament. In the first game, he gave away 11 runs without taking a wicket but bagged a 3-wicket haul by conceding only five runs on Thursday.

Captain and Vice-Captain Selection:

Captain options – Rahel Khan, Azam Khalil, Sameer Ali Khan

Vice-Captain options – Choudry Ali, Qudratullah Mir Afzal, Tasaduq Hussain

Suggested Playing XI for Head to Head/Small Leagues:

Keeper – Choudry Ali

Batsmen – Qudratullah Mir Afzal, Mohammad Ali, Aman Khan, Tajammal Hussain

All-Rounders – Sameer Ali Khan (VC), Rahel Khan, Azam Khalil (C)

Bowlers – Muhammad Chaudhry, Muhammad Bilal, Azeem Amin

12th Man – Tasaduq Hussain

Suggested Playing XI for Grand Leagues/Mega Leagues:

Keeper – Choudry Ali

Batsmen – Qudratullah Mir Afzal, Mohammad Ali, Aman Khan, Tajammal Hussain

All-Rounders – Sameer Ali Khan, Rahel Khan (C), Azam Khalil (VC)

Bowlers – Muhammad Chaudhry, Muhammad Bilal, Usman Jabbar

12th Man – Zia Alozai

(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:

The Pakistanska Foreningen made quite a few changes for their last league match on Thursday. Most of the players coming into the XI have done well and will cause a selection headache. Hence, we preferred to pick only the top performers of the tournament in our fantasy teams.

Probable Winners:

Pakistanska Foreningen is likely to enter the tournament’s final without losing a match.

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.