ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Asia Region Final, 2019: Match 7, Singapore vs Malaysia: Dream11 Fantasy Cricket Tips – Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Update

Singapore, the hosts of the T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier have an ideal chance of sealing their position in top two of the tournament and seal their place in the 2020 T20 World Cup Qualifiers. Singapore made their T20I in the tournament opener with a 33-run win over Qatar. However, their game against Kuwait on the following day got abandoned. They will now face Malaysia on Friday and a win will more or less seal their spot in top two in the table.

Malaysia, on the other hand, registered a convincing 42-run win in their first match against Kuwait. However, Nepal got better of them on Wednesday in the rain-affected match. Malaysia posted 83/7 in the restricted 9 overs which Nepal chased down with an over to spare. This will be a do-or-die game for Malaysia as a loss here could see them ending up with a maximum of four points while Singapore will move ahead of all with five points.

Match Details:

The 7th match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Asia Region Final 2019 will be played between Singapore and Malaysia will be hosted by the Indian Association Ground in Singapore.

The match starts at 2:00 PM local time (11:30 AM IST) (6:00 AM GMT). This game will be streamed live on Singapore cricket Facebook page.

Last five completed Twenty20 matches (including unofficial ones):

Singapore: W, W, W, W, W.

Malaysia: L, W, L, L, W.

Pitch Condition/Report:

The tracks here at the Indian Association Ground in Singapore give hints of getting slowed down quickly. As the game between Singapore and Malaysia is the 2nd match to be played on Friday, the teams winning the toss will be seen electing to bat first. Anything over 140 can be winning total for the sides batting first.

Average first innings score: 157 (Unaffected T20I matches)

Record of chasing teams: Won – 1, Lost – 2

Probable Playing XIs:

Singapore:

Rohan Rangarajan, Surendran Chandramohan, Tim David, Manpreet Singh (WK), Chetan Suryawanshi, Janak Prakash, Anantha Krishna, Anish Paraam, Selladore Vijayakumar, Vinoth Baskaran, Amjad Mahboob (C).

Bench: Navin Param, Rezza Gaznavi, Aahan Achar.

Malaysia:

Virandeep Singh, Anwar Arudin, Syed Aziz, Shafiq Sharif, Ahmad Faiz (C), Aminuddin Ramly, Muhamad Syahadat, Sharvin Muniandy, Muhammad Anwar, Fitri Sham, Pavandeep Singh.

Bench: Abdul Rashid, Nazril Rahman, Neville Liyanage, Pasha Syafiq Ali.

Injury and Availability News:

(Will be added when there is an update)

Power Picks:

Syed Aziz in T20I cricket:

With bat – 270 runs from 8 innings at an average of 45 with help of three fifties

With ball – 4 wickets from 6 innings at an average of 35.75

Captain and Vice-Captain Selection:

Captain Options – Janak Prakash, Syed Aziz, Tim David, Muhamad Syahadat, Chetan Suryawanshi

Vice-captain Options – Ahmad Faiz, Amjad Mahboob, Shafiq Sharif, Rohan Rangarajan, Muhammad Anwar

Suggested Playing XI for Head to Head/Small Leagues:

Keeper – Manpreet Singh

Batsmen – Tim David, Surendran Chandramohan, Ahmad Faiz, Muhamad Syahadat (C)

All-Rounders – Rohan Rangarajan, Syed Aziz, Janak Prakash (VC)

Bowlers – Fitri Sham, Pavandeep Singh, Amjad Mahboob

Suggested Playing XI for Grand Leagues/Mega Leagues:

Keeper – Shafiq Sharif, Chetan Suryawanshi (VC)

Batsmen – Tim David, Tim David, Muhamad Syahadat

All-Rounders – Rohan Rangarajan, Syed Aziz (C), Sharvin Muniandy

Bowlers – Fitri Sham, Anantha Krishna, Amjad Mahboob

Expert Advice:

There are quite a few all-rounders available for this game but the best of them will remain Syed Aziz and Janak Prakash. Singapore’s Chetan Suryawanshi is still included as wicket-keeper who in general is a batsman who can bowl. In the first game against Qatar, he did end up taking a wicket.

Probable Winners:

Singapore is expected to remain unbeaten with their 2nd win of the competition.

*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.