Global T20 Canada 2019: Match 8, Montreal Tigers vs Vancouver Knights: Dream11 Fantasy Cricket Tips – Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Update

Both Montreal Tigers and Vancouver Knights began the tournament with convincing wins in their respective first game. However, those wins were followed by big defeats over the weekend. Montreal were bowled out for only 101 on Saturday against Brampton Wolves in harmless conditions for the batters. Ish Sodhi became the first bowler to claim a 5-wicket haul as he registered figures of 5/8 for Brampton.

The home side finished off the chase in only 6.4 overs and boosted their NRR. On the other hand, Vancouver Knights couldn’t withstand the aggressive intent from Winnipeg Hawks. Despite no player scored a fifty, the Knights set a target of 209 to the Hawks. Chris Lynn (74 off 34), JP Duminy (77 off 38) and Dwayne Bravo (36* off 17) targeted the boundaries from the first ball they faced and finished the chase in only 15.2 overs.

Match Details:

The 8th match of the Global T20 Canada 2019 will be played between Montreal Tigers and Vancouver Knights at the CAA Centre in Brampton, Ontario.

The match starts at 04:30 PM local time (8:30 PM GMT) (02:00 AM IST- July 30).

This game will be live on Star Sports and live streaming is available on Hotstar.

Pitch Report:

The Brampton pitch is getting better by every passing day of the tournament. Over the weekend, as many as six 180+ totals were recorded across four games including three 200+ totals on Sunday.. In another game, Montreal were rolled out for just over a hundred runs due to some poor shot selection. If the ground staff manages to put the pitch fresh for Monday, totals of 180+ can be seen during this game.

Probable Playing XIs:

Montreal Tigers:

Kyle Coetzer, Sunil Narine, Bupinder Singh, Anton Devcich, George Bailey (C), Matthew Cross (WK), Sean Abbott, Mohammad Naveed, Dillon Heyliger, Nikhil Dutta, Fawad Ahmed.

Bench – Niroshan Dickwella, Nizakat Khan, Keemo Paul, Arslan Khan, Ashtan Deosammy, Yax Patel.

Vancouver Knights:

Chris Gayle (C), Tobias Visee (WK), Chadwick Walton, Rassie van der Dussen, JJ Smit, Shoaib Malik, Andile Phehlukwayo, Rizwan Cheema, Michael Rippon, Saad Bin Zafar, Ali Khan.

Bench – Andre Russell, Aaron Summers, Harsh Thaker, Rayyan Pathan, Hayden Walsh, Daniel Sams, Tim Southee, Asif Ali, Matthew Nandu.

Team News:

(Will be added when there is an update)

Power Picks:

Tobias Visee in last 10 Twenty20 innings:

335 runs at an average of 33.5 and a strike rate of 182 with help of three fifties.

Captain and Vice-Captain Selection:

Captain Options – Sunil Narine, Chris Gayle, Anton Devcich, Rassie van der Dussen, Kyle Coetzer

Vice-Captain Options – Chadwick Walton, Sean Abbott, Andile Phehlukwayo, Mohammad Naveed, Tobias Visee

Suggested Playing XI No.1 for Fantasy Cricket:

Keeper – Chadwick Walton

Batsmen – Kyle Coetzer, Anton Devcich, Rassie van der Dussen (VC), Chris Gayle

All-Rounders – Sunil Narine (C), Andile Phehlukwayo, Sean Abbott

Bowlers – Mohammad Naveed, Saad Bin Zafar, Nikhil Dutta

Suggested Playing XI No.2 for Fantasy Cricket:

Keeper – Tobias Visee (VC)

Batsmen – Rassie van der Dussen, Anton Devcich (C), Kyle Coetzer

All-Rounders – Sunil Narine, Andile Phehlukwayo, Sean Abbott, Rizwan Cheema

Bowlers – Mohammad Naveed, Fawad Ahmed, Ali Khan

Expert Advice:

The reason for Andre Russell’s absence from Vancouver Knights’ match on Sunday is unknown. If Russell has to play the game against Montreal, he has to replace Shoaib Malik who had an ordinary outing with the bat in the previous game.

Probable Winners:

Vancouver Knights are expected to bounce back with a win against Montreal Tigers.

*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.