Luxembourg T20I Trophy, 2020 – Match 1, Luxembourg vs Czech Republic: Dream11 Fantasy Cricket Tips – Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Update

Match Details:

The 1st match of the Luxembourg T20I Trophy, 2020 will be played between Luxembourg and Czech Republic at the Pierre Werner Cricket Ground in Walferdange.

The match starts at 4:00 PM Local Time (7:30 PM IST) (2:00 PM GMT).

Preview:

Luxembourg and the Czech Republic will lock horns in the 1st match of the Luxembourg T20I Trophy to be played on Friday evening. The Tri-series involves Belgium as the 3rd team and as many as six matches will be played across three days at the Pierre Werner Cricket Ground in Walferdange. The Luxembourg and Czech Republic had already met once in the T20I format. They were part of a 5-team tournament, Contential Cup in 2019 where the Czech team cruised to a comfortable win.

Weather Condition/Report:

Pierre Werner Cricket Ground in Walferdange is expected to be under clouds on Friday but no rain is predicted during the match.

Pitch Condition/Report:

Pierre Werner Cricket Ground in Walferdange hasn’t hosted a T20I yet but had recently hosted 25-overs matches. The scores there varied between 140 and 280 insisting the track to be a high-scoring one.

Average first innings score: N/A

Record of chasing teams: N/A

Injury and Availability News:

(Will be added when there is an update)

Probable Playing XIs:

Luxembourg:

Joost Mees (C), James Baker, Ankush Nanda, Marcus Cope, Tony Whiteman, Mohit Dixit, Pankaj Malav, Scott Browne, Vikram Vijh, Shameek Vats, Girish Venkateswaran.

Bench – Saransh Kulshretha, Reinhardt Heyns, William Cope, Advyth Manepalli.

Czech Republic:

Edward Knowles (C), Hilal Ahmad (WK), Sudesh Wickramasekara, Arun Ashokan, Sabawoon Davizi, Abul Farhad, Kyle Gilham, Naveed Ahmed, Honey Gori, Kushalkumar Mendon, Sumit Pokhriyal.

Bench – Siddarth Goud, Shripal Gajjar, Surya Rengarajan.

Top Picks:

Sudesh Wickramasekara scored a 35-ball century in a T20I last year which is the fastest in this format alongside Rohit Sharma and David Miller.

Honey Gori is the leading run-scorer and wicket-taker in T20Is for the Czech Republic with 231 runs and 8 wickets respectively.

Sabawoon Davizi has recorded scores of 101 and 91 in the two T20Is he played and also bagged six wickets with the help of a 4-fer in those two games.

Captain and Vice-Captain Selection:

Captain options – Sudesh Wickramasekara, Honey Gori, Sabawoon Davizi

Vice-Captain options – Arun Ashokan, Vikram Vijh, Ankush Nanda

Suggested Playing XI for Head to Head/Small Leagues:

Keeper – H Ahmad

Batters – S Pokhriyal, E Knowles, G Venkateswaran

All-Rounders – S Davizi (C), T Whiteman, V Vijh

Bowlers – H Gori (VC), A Farhad, N Ahmed, A Nanda

Suggested Playing XI for Grand Leagues/Mega Leagues:

Keeper – H Ahmad

Batters – A Ashokan (VC), E Knowles, G Venkateswaran, J Barker

All-Rounders – S Wickramasekara (C), S Davizi, T Whiteman

Bowlers – A Farhad, N Ahmed, A Nanda

Expert Advice:

Honey Gori was part of a team from ECS Cyrpus T10 which suffered suspension on the grounds of fixing. Hence, it will be interesting to see if that stops him from playing this tournament. If Gori plays, he can be a valuable player for the fantasy team with his all-round skills.

Probable Winners:

The Czech Republic team is expected to start the tournament with a big win over Luxembourg.

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.