ECS T10 Stockholm, Botkyrka 2020 – 5th Place Playoff, Spanga United CC vs Stockholm Super Kings: Dream11 Fantasy Cricket Tips – Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Update

Match Details

The fifth place playoff of the ECS T10 Stockholm Botkyrka will be played between Spanga United CC and Stockholm Super Kings at the Karsby Cricket Centre in Botkyrka, Stockholm.

This match starts at 2 PM local time (5:30 PM IST) (12 PM GMT). It will be streamed live at Fancode.

Preview

After losing the chance to make it to the semi-final, the Spanga United CC and the Stockholm Super Kings will now play for pride and the fifth place. Both the sides ended up at the third place in their respective groups and will now be keen to give it their best before bowing out of the tournament. Expect a close encounter between the two evenly matches sides.

Weather Report

There is little to no chance of rain in this match with the temperature expected to hover around 19-20 Degrees Celsius.

Pitch Report

The surface has been very good for the batsmen if the stats in the last five league matches are taken into consideration. Expect the team winning the toss to bat first.

Average first innings score: 93 (Last five league stage matches)

Record of the chasing teams: Won – 1; Lost – 4

Injury & Availability News

(Will be added when there’s an update)

Probable Playing XIs

Spanga United CC

Faisal Azeem (C), Lalindra Chandraratne, Thilina Warnakulasuriya (WK), Janak Johannes, Krishan Silva, Fayaz Ali, Tasal Sadiqqi, Dammika Auranmullawithanage, Anton Don, Asanka Kalugama, Sajith Johansson.

Bench – Pubudu Keppetiyawa, Sanuk Keppetiyawa, Ricky Adams.

Stockholm Super Kings

Shyam Balasubramanian, Bhargav Mahesh, Rahul Gowthaman, Praveen Marani (C), Ganesh Prashanth, Preetham Harinath, Sembian Sundarapandian, Anbarasan Thamizharasan, Pradeep Rao, Charles Samuel, Radha Balakrishnan.

Bench – Gokul Balakrishnan, Bala Moni, Dakshinamoorthy Muthumanickam, Kamaraj Kandasamy, Venkat Natarajan, Jaffer Yousef, Ganesh Radhakrishnan.

Top Picks

Faisal Azeem is the best all-rounder for the Spanga United CC with 113 run in four matches at an SR of 185.24. He has also picked four wickets. Janaka Johannes bats at four and has picked five wickets so far while also scoring 44 runs at an SR of 191. Tasal Sadiqqi has mustered 57 runs but his batting position isn’t certain yet. In the last match, he slammed 31 off just 12 balls batting at seven.

Fayaz Ali is a decent batsman too having scored 45 runs at an SR of 145 and has one wicket to his name. Lalindra Chandraratne is an opener and has collected 33 runs in three matches so far at a strike-rate of 132.

For the Stockholm Super Kings, Shyam Balasubramanian and Bhargav Mahesh are the best batsmen. They open the innings with the former scoring 83 runs at an SR of 145.61 while his partner has scored 66 runs including 44 in the last outing along with two wickets. Rahul Gowthaman bats at three and has scored 66 runs so far including two wickets with the ball. Ganesh Prashanth and Praveen Marani are also good bowlers with four wickets each to their name while Venkat Natarajan has scalped five wickets in only two matches.

Captain and Vice-Captain Options:

Captain Options: Faisal Azeem, Bhargav Mahesh

Vice-Captain Options: Janaka Johannes, Shyam Balasubramanian

Suggested Playing XI for Head to Head/Small Leagues:

Keeper – Sembian Sundarapandian

Batsmen – Janaka Johannes (VC), Rahul Gowthaman, Bhargav Mahesh, Shyam Balasubramanian

All-Rounders – Faisal Azeem (C), Sajith Johansson

Bowlers – Praveen Marani, Ganesh Prashanath, Venkat Natarajan, Radha Balakrishnan

Suggested Playing XI for Grand/Mega Leagues:

Keeper – Sembian Sundarapandian

Batsmen – Janaka Johannes, Tasal Saddiqi, Rahul Gowthaman, Bhargav Mahesh (C), Shyam Balasubramanian (VC)

All-Rounders – Sajith Johansson, Faisal Azeem

Bowlers – Ganesh Prashanth, Venkat Natarajan, Charles Samuel

Expert Advice

Rahul Gowthaman is also a good option to be made captain. He usually delivers two overs and also bats at three which makes him a crucial player in Fantasy.

Probable Winners

Stockholm Super Kings are expected to win the 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.