Finnish Premier League, 2020: Eliminator, Helsinki CC vs GYM Helsinki Gymkhana – 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket Tips – Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Update

Match Details:

The Eliminator (58th match) of the Finnish Premier League is all set to play between Helsinki CC and GYM Helsinki Gymkhana at the Kerava National Cricket Ground.

This match is scheduled to start at 05:30 PM Local Time (08:00 PM IST) (02:30 PM UTC). It will be streamed live on Fancode.

Preview:

After more than two months of intense action, the Finnish Premier League T20 has finally reached the playoff stages. In the Eliminator match, the Helsinki CC will play the GYM Helsinki Gymkhana. At the end of the league stages of the tournament, Helsinki CC finished at a higher position on the points table. Moreover, they even defeated Gymkhana by five wickets the last time they met. While they will enter this match as the favourites, GYM Helsinki Gymkhana will like to bounce back and proceed to the next stage of the tournament.

Weather Report

The weather will be partly cloudy and the chances of precipitation are minimal.

Pitch Condition/Report:

This track offers a good amount of support to the bowlers, pacers in particular. In the last couple of games here, low scores were witnessed.

Average first innings score: 141 (last 5 games in the tournament)

Record of chasing teams: Won – 1, Lost – 4, Tied – 0

Injury and Availability News:

(Will be added when there is an update)

Probable Playing XIs:

Helsinki Cricket Club:

Aniketh Pusthay, Zahidullah Kamal, Faheem Nellancheri, Abdul Wahid Qureshi, Abbas Butt, Zakiullah Kamal, Abdul Ahad Qureshi, Maneesh Chauhan, Adnan Syed, Arun Bhatia, Obaidullah Sadiqui

Bench: Rakesh Bhatia, Abbas Khan, Aminullah Malikzay, Avnish Kumar, Khalid Rahman Mangal

GYM Helsinki Gymkhana CC:

Simranjeet Brar, Saif Ur Rehman, Ahmad Jaleel, Pankaj Saharan, Mohammed Azhar, Faisal Shahzad, Muhammad Ghawas, Javed Jan, Irfan Yousufzai, Umair Akhtar

Bench: Muhammad Hassan, Nouman Raza, Shahid Gondal, Qais Yousufzai, Arslan Gondal

Top Picks:

Saif Ur Rehman is the leading run-scorer with 327 runs while Abdul Qureshi is behind him with 268 runs. Muhammad Ghawas is another top pick for this game. He has picked up 20 wickets in 13 matches.

Captain and Vice-Captain Selection:

Captain Options – Muhammad Ghawas, Abdul Ahad Qureshi

Vice-Captain Options – Ahmad Jaleel, Abbas Butt

Suggested Playing XI No.1 for Fantasy Cricket:

Keeper – Simranjeet Brar

Batters – Ahmad Jaleel, Abdul Wahid Qureshi, Faheem Nellancheri, Muhammad Ghawas (C)

All-Rounders – Zakiullah Kamal, Abdul Ahad Qureshi, Abbas Butt (VC)

Bowlers – Adnan Syed, Obaidullah Sadiqi, Irfan Yousefzai

12^th Man – Zahdullah Kamal

Suggested Playing XI No.2 for Fantasy Cricket:

Keeper – Aniketh Pusthay

Batters – Saif Ur Rehman, Ahmad Jaleel (VC), Muhammed Ghawas, Abdul Wahid Qureshi

All-Rounders – Abdul Ahad Qureshi (C), Akhil Arjunan, Pankaj Saharan

Bowlers – Javed Jan, Adnan Syed, Irfan Yousefzai

12^th Man – Maneesh Chauhan

(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:

There are many good options to pick from these two teams. It is better to have all possible options in both your teams.

Probable Winners:

Helsinki Cricket Club is expected to win this game.

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.