European Cricket Series Alicante T10: Match 12, Levante CC vs La Manga CC: Dream11 Fantasy Cricket Tips-Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Update

Match Details:

The 12th match of the European Cricket Series Alicante T10 will be played between Levante C.C and La Manga C.C at the Sporting Alfas Cricket Club in Alicante.

The match starts at 4:00 PM local time (3:00 PM GMT) (8:30 PM IST). This match will be streamed live on Fancode in India.

Preview for Dream11 Fantasy

It’s been a pretty tight tournament so far. Barring Intellectuals C.C who have lost four games in a row, no team has run away with the lead despite a couple of them remaining unbeaten. Moreover, it’s been a very high scoring tournament. Levante C.C have had a good start to this European Cricket Series Alicante T10. They started their campaign with a tie against Madrid United C.C before eking out an eight-run win over Pinatar Pirates C.C.

In both games, Levante batted first and got a score in excess of 100 and the bowlers responded well. On the other hand, La Manga C.C started their tournament with a thumping win over Intellectuals C.C who fell 40 runs short of La Manga’s score of 108. However, a similar score (105) wasn’t enough against Pinatar Pirates C.C as they chased it down with 10 balls to spare. Hence, these two seem like evenly matched sides and this promises to be a good battle.

Weather Condition/Report

Alicante is set to experience a sunny day with the temperatures hovering around the low to mid-20s. Humidity will be under 50% and there are no chances of rain as well. Moreover, it will be slightly windy.

Pitch Condition/Report

The pitch at the Sporting Alfas Cricket Club has been a really good one to bat on. It has produced some very high scores and the batters have enjoyed themselves in the middle. It’s been some tough work for the bowlers in flat batting conditions.

Average first innings score – 113 (considering the first eight games of this tournament)

Record of the chasing teams: Won – 3; Lost – 4; Tie – 1

Injury and Availability News

(Will be shared when there’s an update)

Probable Playing XIs

La Manga C.C

Adam Algar, Joel Brook, Jonathan Kinsella, Ravi Panchal, Paul Hennessey, Kieran Wood, Connor Wood, Paul Harvey, Pawitter Singh, Charlie Rumistrzewicz, Theo Rumistrzewicz

Bench – Neil Brook, Paul Sadler, Ollie Richardson, Amendeep Singh, Andy Mccullock, Tommy Knowles, Hugh James

Levante C.C

Tariq Afridi, Shakeel Hafiz, Azhar Abbas, Ajmal Ilyas, Furqan Sahi, Zain Ellahi, Faiz Bhat, Sharad Brahmbhatt, Ibtisam Ahmad, Sam Collins, Qasim Abbas

Bench – Peter West/Graham Hunt, Barry Eaton, David Tivey, Naveed Begun, Paul Morrison, Imtiaz Ullah, Jaggi Singh, Khaliq Anwar Begun, Martin Taylor

Top Picks

Adam Algar and Joel Brook have batted beautifully in both the games so far. Algar got 34 and 32 in the two games and has scored at a strike-rate in excess of 200 while Brook has scored 23 and 30 in the two games. Connor Wood has picked up two wickets in as many games so far and has looked good with the ball.

Shakeel Hafiz has been very good with the bat in both games and he has picked up a wicket with the ball too. He will be a very effective player, given his all-round abilities. Ajmal Ilyas can also have an impact with both bat and ball. He scored 30 in one game while picked up a couple of wickets in another.

Captain and Vice-Captain Selection:

Captain Options – Adam Algar, Shakeel Hafiz

Vice-captain Options – Ajmal Ilyas, Jonathan Kinsella, Tariq Afridi

Suggested Playing XI No.1 for Fantasy Cricket:

Keeper – Adam Algar (C)

Batsmen – Shakeel Hafiz, Joel Brook, Jonathan Kinsella

All-Rounders – Tariq Afridi (VC), Azhar Abbas, Ajmal Ilyas, Ravi Panchal

Bowlers – Faiz Bhat, Connor Wood, Charlie Rumistrzewicz

Suggested Playing XI No.2 for Fantasy Cricket:

Keeper – Sharad Brahmbhatt, Adam Algar

Batsmen – Shakeel Hafiz, Kieran Wood, Joel Brook (C)

All-Rounders – Tariq Afridi, Ajmal Ilyas (VC), Ravi Panchal

Bowlers – Faiz Bhat, Connor Wood, Charlie Rumistrzewicz

Expert Advice

With this European Cricket Series Alicante T10 being a high-scoring one, it is vital to pack your side with batsmen, especially top-order batters. Hence, pick just three bowlers as they might not have a big impact.

Probable Winners:

La Manga C.C might emerge out victorious in this game.

*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.