BBL vs GOZ Dream11 Prediction, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Updates For Match 18

Both teams have had a disappointing run so far in the tournament.

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Preview

Bugibba Blasters and Gozo will play the 18th game of the ECS Malta 2022 on Friday (October 28) at the Marsa Sports Club in Malta. This will be the second back-to-back game of the teams against each other. Both teams have had a disappointing run so far in the tournament. The Blasters have managed to win two out of six matches and are placed in the last position in the points tally. They lost their last two matches against Marsa on Thursday. Gozo, on the other hand, have won three and lost three matches so far and are placed in the penultimate position in the points table. Both teams have some talented players and will be eager to end the tournament on a positive note.

Match Information

Bugibba Blasters vs Gozo, Match 18

ECS Malta, 28 Oct 2022, Fri, 3:00 PM IST ,Marsa Sports Club, Malta

Weather Report

Marsa Sports Club, Malta

Clouds

18.5°C

59% (Humidity)

Team Form (Last 5 matches)

Bugibba Blasters

W
L
L
W
L

Gozo

L
W
L
L
W

Players Stats in current Series

1

Gaurav Maithani

BB - wk

185 Runs

11 Matches

2

Narendar Negi

BB - all

167 Runs

11 Matches

3

Pavan Kalyan

BB - all

83 Runs

11 Matches

4

Indika Thilan Perera

GOZ - bat

79 Runs

8 Matches

5

Senthil Raj

GOZ - wk

72 Runs

7 Matches

6

Gautam Singh

BB - all

65 Runs

8 Matches

1

Gaurav Maithani

BB - wk

159.48

11 Matches

2

Narendar Negi

BB - all

139.17

11 Matches

3

Gautam Singh

BB - all

132.65

8 Matches

4

Ravi Pal

BB - all

130.56

8 Matches

5

Prajwal Kohad

BB - all

106.00

11 Matches

6

Josemon Paulson

GOZ - bat

105.17

8 Matches

1

Devendra Negi

BB - bowl

17 Wkts

11 Matches

2

Stivey Roy

GOZ - bat

11 Wkts

8 Matches

3

Sandeep Sasikumar

GOZ - bowl

9 Wkts

8 Matches

4

Shiv Singh

BB - all

8 Wkts

11 Matches

5

Prajwal Kohad

BB - all

7 Wkts

11 Matches

6

Abhi Abhilash

GOZ - bat

6 Wkts

7 Matches

1

Vikas Bisht

BB - bowl

5.00

3 Matches

2

Stivey Roy

GOZ - bat

5.45

8 Matches

3

Shiv Singh

BB - all

6.66

11 Matches

4

Devendra Negi

BB - bowl

7.06

11 Matches

5

Sandeep Sasikumar

GOZ - bowl

7.19

8 Matches

6

Mohammed Rafeeque

GOZ - bat

7.60

8 Matches

Probable Playing XI

Bugibba Blasters

Gaurav Maithani (C), Suresh Dobal, Vikas Bisht, Deepak Singh, Shiv Singh, Pavan Kalyan, Gautam Singh, Narendar Negi, Prajwal Kohad, Devendra Negi, Attinder Singh

Bench : Vijay Singh, Ajay Kumar-I, Vinay Negi, Ravi Pal, Sohan Singh, Pradeep Puppala, Narendra Rawat, Kushal Singh

Gozo

Senthil Raj (C), Indika Thilan Perera, Jerin Jacob, Sandeep Sasikumar, Maneesh Martin, Abhi Abhilash, Abdul Raheem, Josemon Paulson, Mohammed Rafeeque, Stivey Roy, Ziyad Kalangadan

Bench : Siljo Varkey, Milton Devasia, Ajeesh Antony, Aji Wilson, Ashwin Sivan, Raj Shrestha, Johnson Thomas

Injury and availability news

(will be added when there is an update)

Pitch Report

Batters and bowlers have found an equal amount of help from the pitch at the Marsa Sports Club in Malta so far in this tournament. The average first innings score in the last five matches here is 96 runs and the team winning the toss might look to bat.

96

Average Score

Player Picks

8
C

Sandeep Sasikumar GOZ | BOWL

The 21-year-old pacer picked three wickets for just seven runs in the last game against Marsa. He is the joint-leading wicket-taker for Gozo and has taken eight wickets at an average of 11.12. He has made 42 runs as well at an average of 21.

7.5
C

Stivey Roy GOZ | BAT

He is the most economical bowler in the tournament. Roy has taken eight wickets in six matches at an average of 4.62, an economy of 4.18, and a strike rate of 6.62.

7.5

Josemon Paulson GOZ | BAT

He is the leading run-scorer for Gozo in the tournament. The right-handed batter has managed to score 57 runs in six matches at an average of 14.25 and a strike rate of 123.91.

8.5

Devendra Negi BB | BOWL

The 36-year-old bowler is the leading wicket-taker for the Blasters. He has taken nine wickets in six matches at an average of 7.22, an economy of 8.12, and a strike rate of 5.33. His best bowling performance came against the American University of Malta on Wednesday as he picked four wickets for six runs in two overs.

10

Gaurav Maithani BB | WK

He is the leading run-scorer for the Blasters in the tournament. He has made 136 runs in six matches at an average of 34 and a strike rate of 172.15. He has made two half-centuries as well and is in great form.

7.5

Mohammed Rafeeque GOZ | BAT

He has been one of the best performers for Gozo in the tournament with the ball. He has taken five wickets in six matches at an average of 17.4, an economy of 7.25, and a strike rate of 14.4.

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7.5

Ziyad Kalangadan

GOZ | BAT

He has managed to score only 20 runs in six matches so far and might not be the best pick for your fantasy team for this game.

8.5

Prajwal Kohad

BB | ALL

He has taken two wickets in six matches at an average of 34 and has not managed to make a significant difference with the bat as well.

Last Updated On - Nov 30 2025 6:45 PM

Players
11/11

Team 1

BB

4 : 7

GOZ

Credits Left
10/100

Head To Head
Senthil Raj

8.5

Indika Thilan Perera

9.5

Abhi Abhilash

7.5

Vikas Bisht

8.5

Pavan Kalyan

8.5

Sandeep Sasikumar
C

8

Josemon Paulson
VC

7.5

Shiv Singh

8.5

Mohammed Rafeeque

7.5

Stivey Roy

7.5

Devendra Negi

8.5

Players
11/11

Team 1

BB

6 : 5

GOZ

Credits Left
9.5/100

Mega League
Gaurav Maithani

10

Abhi Abhilash

7.5

Vikas Bisht

8.5

Pavan Kalyan

8.5

Sandeep Sasikumar

8

Josemon Paulson

7.5

Shiv Singh

8.5

Mohammed Rafeeque

7.5

Stivey Roy
C

7.5

Devendra Negi
VC

8.5

Deepak Singh

8.5

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