Finnish Premier League T20: Match 4, Bengal Tigers CC vs Helsinki CC: 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket Tips – Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Update

Match Details

The 4th match of Finnish Premier League 2020 will be played between Helsinki CC and Bengal Tigers CC at the Kerava National Cricket Ground in Kerava.

The match starts at 10:30 AM local time (1 PM IST) (7:30 AM GMT). This game can be streamed live on Fan Code and the YouTube channel of  European Cricket Network.

Preview

After a couple of days rest, the Finnish Premier League is back and the fourth match of the tournament will see Helsinki CC locking horns with the Bengal Tigers CC. Helsinki CC are coming off a brilliant win. They defeated the Vantaa CC by 35 runs and will be hoping to continue their winning run.

The Bengal Tigers, however, couldn’t chase down 112 runs against the Empire CC. They fell short by 11 runs and despite superb efforts from Nurul Huda and their skipper Tonmoy Saha, they ended up losing side. Their batsmen will have to step up to help the team win.

Weather Report

The match might get abandoned due to rain. There is more than 70% chance of rain interrupting the match. The temperature will hover around 13 Degrees Celsius.

Pitch Report

The surface deteriorated with every passing day in the first three matches. But the pitch is expected to have got the desired rest. However, with rain around, it will be under covers for a long time which might help the pacers. Another low-scoring match might take place.

Average first innings score: 128 (Three matches played at the venue)

Record of the chasing teams: Won – 0; Lost – 3

Injury and Availability News:

(Will be added when there is an update)

Probable Playing XIs

Bengal Tigers CC

Muhammad Imrul Abedin (WK), Tushar Sarkar, Shahrukh Ali, Nurul Huda, Habib Al Amin, Mehran Amin, Tonmoy Saha (Kumar) (C), Osman Ibrahim, Belayet Khan, Rony Sardar, Md Jabed Khan Sohag.

Bench – Sowgat Kundu, Mazidul Islam, Sarwar Jahan, Naser Akhand, Abu Hanif Khan, Mohiuddin-Al Belal, Shahed Alam, Mannan Sorhabbali Arshed, Mohammad Rony.

Helsinki CC

Khalid Rahman Mangal, Abdul Ahad Qureshi, Zahidullah Kamal (WK), Aniketh Pusthay (C), Zakiullah Kamal, Akhil Arjunan, Abdul Wahid Qureshi, Faheem Nellancheri, Adnan Syed, Obaidullah Sadiqui, Amrik Bhatia.

Bench – Rakesh Bhatia, Abbas Khan, Venkat Swaroop Achuta, Aminullah Malikzay, Avnish Kumar, Zahoor Khan, Affan Bin Zafar, Amit Singh, Arun Bhatia, Abrar Mirza, Gautam Bhaskar.

Top Picks

Khalid Rahman Mangal scored 44 runs in the previous game and he continues to be a top batsman for the Helsinki CC. Akhil Arjunan mustered 25 runs and then picked 2 wickets as well while Zakiullah Kamal also did well with the ball. As for the Bengal Tigers CC, Tonmoy Saha and Belayat Khan will be important players. Nurul Huda is an exciting all-rounder and he can make a difference too.

Captain and Vice-Captain Selection:

Captain options – Tonmoy Saha (Kumar), Aniketh Pushthay

Vice-Captain options – Akhil Arjunan, Khalid Rahman Mangal

Suggested Playing XI for Head to Head/Small Leagues:

Keeper – Tushar Sarkar

Batsmen – Mehran Amin, Faheem Nellancheri, Khalid Rahman Mangal

All-Rounders – Nurul Huda, Belayat Khan, Akhil Arjunan (VC)

Bowlers – Tonmoy Saha (C), Amrik Bhatia, Obaidullah Sadiqui, Rony Sardar.

12th Man – Adnan Syed

Suggested Playing XI for Grand/Mega Leagues:

Keeper – Tushar Sarkar

Batsmen – Faheem Nellancheri, Khalid Rahman Mangal, Osman Ibrahim

All-Rounders – Nurul Huda (VC), Aniketh Pushthay (C), Belayat Khan

Bowlers – Tonmoy Saha, Rony Sardar, Amrik Bhatia, Obaidullah Sadiqui

12th Man – Adnan Syed

(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

Aniketh Pushthay will be crucial for this match. Not many will pick him in the team after the failure in the last outing. Can make him C in the Grand Leagues.

Probable Winners

Helsinki CC is expected to win this match.

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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.