Valletta Cup 2021, Match 5: MAL vs SWI Dream11 Prediction, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing XI, Pitch Report and Injury Update

Preview:

Malta will take on Switzerland in the second match of the day in Valletta Cup 2021 on Saturday. Malta got a good start to their campaign, as they defeat Gibraltar by a margin of 61 runs in the opening match. Currently, they are placed at the second spot and will look forward to carrying the same trend in the upcoming match. Talking about Switzerland, they got a fabulous start with back-to-back wins on the opening day of the competition.

In their first match, they beat Gibraltar by chasing down the target of 134 runs posted by the opposition. In their second match, they continued the trend and once again went on to chase the total of 81 runs posted by Bulgaria. With 2 wins from as many matches, Switzerland are placed at the top of the table with 4 points in their bag. Hence, we can expect a nail-biting encounter between these two teams on Saturday.

Match Details:

Malta vs Switzerland, Match 5

Venue: Marsa Sports Club, Marsa

Date & Time: 23rd October at 3:00 PM IST and 11:30 AM Local Time

Live Streaming: FanCode

Pitch Report:

The track at this venue is a batting-friendly surface and is expected to assist the batters once again here. The quick bowlers might get some help towards the latter half of the match.

Probable Playing XIs for MAL vs SWI:

Malta:

Basil George, Bikram Arora, Aaftab Khan (wk), Niraj Khanna, Varun Prasath Thamotharam, Samuel Stanislaus, Muhammad Bilal, Amar Sharma (c), Washeem Abbas, Heinrich Gericke, Kalki Kumar

Switzerland:

Muhammad Idrees Ul Haque, Nicolas Henderson (wk), Anser Mehmood (c), Arjun Vinod, Aidan Andrews, Ali Nayyer, Noorkhan Ahmadi, Asad Mahmood, Ashwin Vinod, Osama Mahmood, Aneesh Kumar

Top picks for MAL vs SWI Dream11 Match:

Top Picks – Malta

Heinrich Gericke is the top scorer for Malta in the opening match against Gibraltar. He scored 64 off 25 balls, which included 5 boundaries and 5 sixes.

Following him, Samuel Stanislaus has dominated the opposition bowlers by coming down the order. He added 42 off 18 balls and helped his team post a huge total of 213 runs on the board.

Top Picks – Switzerland

Arjun Vinod has been in good form in the previous match against Bulgaria. He give the expected start for his team and remained unbeaten of 43, including 4 boundaries and 3 sixes.

With the ball, Aneesh Kumar has come out of the syllabus and went on to bag 3 wickets, while conceding just 3 runs in his spell.

Suggested Playing XI No.1 for MAL vs SWI Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:

Heinrich Gericke (VC), Arjun Vinod, Samuel Stanislaus, Bikram Arora, Aidan Andrews, Osama Mahmood, Andrew Nayyer (C), Varun Prasath Thamotharam, Ashwin Vinod, Asad Mahmood, Muhammad Bilal

Suggested Playing XI No.2 for MAL vs SWI Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:

Heinrich Gericke, Noorkhan Ahmadi, Samuel Stanislaus, Basil George, Osama Mahmood (C), Ali Nayyer, Varun Prasath Thamotharam (VC), Aneesh Kumar, Ashwin Vinod, Asad Mahmood, Waseem Abbas

Today’s MAL vs SWI Probable Winners:

Switzerland are 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.