MAR vs SOC Dream11 Prediction, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Updates For Match 29

Southern Crusaders have won all four games so far and are in second place in the points table.

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Match InfoPlaying XIC & VCTeamsWeather ReportTeam FormInjury NewsPitchAvoidable Players

Preview

Marsa will take on Southern Crusaders in the 29th game of the ECS Malta 2023 on Monday (February 6) at the Marsa Sports Club in Malta. Both teams have had a completely different campaign so far this season. Marsa have failed to win a single game and are placed in the 8th position in the points tally. They lost their previous match against the Royal Strikers by a huge margin of ten wickets after posting a mere total of 48 runs while batting first. On the other hand, the Crusaders have won all four games so far and are in second place in the points table. In the last game against the Mater Dei, the Crusaders chased the target of 73 runs in just 4.5 overs with eight wickets in hand.

Match Information

Marsa CC vs Southern Crusaders CC, Match 29

ECS Malta, 6 Feb 2023, Mon, 1:30 PM IST ,Marsa Sports Club, Malta

Weather Report

Marsa Sports Club, Malta

Clear

22.5°C

73% (Humidity)

Team Form (Last 5 matches)

Marsa CC

L
L
L
L
NR

Southern Crusaders CC

W
W
W
W
L

Players Stats in current Series

1

Basil George

SOC - all

574 Runs

19 Matches

2

Fanyan Mughal

MAR - all

444 Runs

18 Matches

3

Nowell Khosla

MAR - bat

288 Runs

17 Matches

4

Affy Khan

SOC - wk

204 Runs

13 Matches

5

Gopal Thakur

SOC - wk

202 Runs

17 Matches

6

Niraj Khanna

MAR - wk

190 Runs

12 Matches

1

Nithin Babu

MAR - bowl

400.00

1 Match

2

Bikram Arora

MAR - bat

269.23

2 Matches

3

Basil George

SOC - all

211.03

19 Matches

4

Fanyan Mughal

MAR - all

199.10

18 Matches

5

Heinrich Gericke

SOC - bat

197.92

7 Matches

6

Affy Khan

SOC - wk

190.65

13 Matches

1

Zeshan Yousaf

SOC - bat

17 Wkts

16 Matches

2

Basil George

SOC - all

15 Wkts

19 Matches

3

Fanyan Mughal

MAR - all

11 Wkts

18 Matches

4

Gulfraz Masih

SOC - bowl

11 Wkts

12 Matches

5

Ishantha Kariyawasam

SOC - bat

10 Wkts

10 Matches

6

Vidusha Rashmika

SOC - bowl

8 Wkts

10 Matches

1

Azwan Kamaleen

SOC - bat

5.50

3 Matches

2

Farhan Masih

MAR - bowl

8.59

12 Matches

3

Niraj Khanna

MAR - wk

9.00

12 Matches

4

Venkatesh Pakalapati

MAR - bat

9.00

5 Matches

5

Fanyan Mughal

MAR - all

9.09

18 Matches

6

Gulfraz Masih

SOC - bowl

9.69

12 Matches

Probable Playing XI

Marsa CC

John Grima (wk), Niraj Khanna, Nowell Khosla, Haroon Mughal (C), Fanyan Mughal, Farhan Masih, Bikram Arora, Faisal Mahrose, Varun Prasath, Waqas-Khan, Arslan Arshad

Bench : David Athwal, Suhrid Roy, Noman Mehar, Uttam Banik, Ghulam Qadri, Suneel Seemab, Venkatesh Pakalapati, Muhammad-Umair, Leon Thomas, Muhammad Suleman-I, Saood Ul-Hassan

Southern Crusaders CC

Ishantha Kariyawasam, Gopal Thakur, Angelo Delardon, MIchael Goonetilleke (C), Jojo Thomas, Basil George, Azwan Kamaleen, Affy Khan (wk), Mithila Avishka, Zeshan Yousaf, Ryan Bastiansz

Bench : Heinrich Gericke, Eardley Chandiram, Lakshitha Senavirathna, Shahin Hussain, Gulfraz Masih, Mahabub Rahman, Vidusha Rashmika, Nissanka Silva

Injury and availability news

(will be added when there is an update)

Pitch Report

The batters have been dominant in this tournament in the last few games, and the same might also repeat here. The average first innings score in the previous five matches this season has been 116 runs. The team batting first have enjoyed a lot of success, and the team winning the toss today shall prefer to bat as well.

116

Average Score

Player Picks

9
C

Basil George SOC | ALL

The 32-year-old all-rounder has been in great form in the last three games. Against Mater Dei, he scored 62 runs off just 25 deliveries and picked three wickets for 17 runs. He is the leading run-scorer for the Crusaders.

8.5
C

Fanyan Mughal MAR | ALL

The 36-year-old all-rounder is the leading run-scorer as well the wicket-taker for Marsa this season. He has made 60 runs in four innings at a strike rate of 222.22 and has taken five wickets at an average of 8.4.

8.5

Affy Khan SOC | WK

The wicketkeeper-batter scored 55 runs off just 20 deliveries against Mater Dei on Saturday. He has made a total of 97 runs in three innings at a strike rate of 255.26.

7.5

Faisal Mahrose MAR | BAT

He has taken four wickets in four matches at an average of 18, an economy of 10.28, and a strike rate of 10.5. He has made 35 runs as well at a strike rate of 109.37.

7.5

Zeshan Yousaf SOC | BAT

He has picked three wickets in four games at an average of 24.66, an economy of 9.25, and a strike rate of 16.

6.5

Mithila Avishka SOC | ALL

In the first game against Mater Dei on Sunday, Mithila Avishka picked two wickets for just 17 runs and scored four runs. He has been one of the key performers for the Crusaders this season.

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8.5

MIchael Goonetilleke

SOC | BAT

He has managed just three runs in four games so far and can be avoided for this game.

8.5

John Grima

MAR | WK

In his only outing this season, John Grima was dismissed for a duck.

Last Updated On - May 11 2025 8:15 AM

Players
11/11

Team 1

MAR

3 : 8

SOC

Credits Left
10/100

Head To Head
Affy Khan
VC

8.5

Nowell Khosla

8.5

Haroon Mughal

8

Basil George
C

9

Faisal Mahrose

7.5

Jojo Thomas

9

Mithila Avishka

6.5

Zeshan Yousaf

7.5

Ryan Bastiansz

8.5

Ishantha Kariyawasam

8.5

Azwan Kamaleen

8.5

Players
11/11

Team 1

MAR

5 : 6

SOC

Credits Left
12/100

Mega League
Affy Khan

8.5

Haroon Mughal

8

Gopal Thakur

8.5

Basil George

9

Fanyan Mughal
C

8.5

Bikram Arora

8.5

Faisal Mahrose
VC

7.5

Mithila Avishka

6.5

Zeshan Yousaf

7.5

Waqas-Khan

7

Ishantha Kariyawasam

8.5

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