Quarter-final 1 of ECS Sweden, Malmo T10 2021 will see Ariana CC (ARI) going head to head with Malmohus (MAM) at the Landskrona Cricket Club on Friday, August 13.
ARI vs MAM Dream11 prediction
Ariana CC were fantastic during the group stage. The team won six of their eight matches and lost only twice. Malmohus, on the other hand, had to settle for a third-place finish.
They won four of their eight group stage games while losing thrice. While it’s difficult to predict a winner right away, the fact remains that MAM’s last game was on August 11 while ARI’s last game dates back to August 6. Match fitness might play an important role in the match, thus one can punt on a MAM win.
ARI vs MAM Dream11 team tips for ECS T10 Malmo
Top tip: Best batsmen
Bashir Ahmed of ARI can be an option to consider. The 36-year-old is his team’s second-highest scorer with 118 runs and is averaging 30.6 fantasy points per game.
From MAM, Sambit Pattanaik is the man in form. The 36-year-old has scored 85 runs in four matches and that has come at a strike rate of 173.46. Furthermore, he is averaging a whopping 60.5 fantasy points per game.
Top tip: Best bowlers
Dawood Shirzad of ARI is an outright choice for a bowler in this game. The 31-year-old has picked 14 wickets in eight matches and has a bowling strike rate of 5.21. Note that he is averaging 62.2 fantasy points per game.
Faraz Muneer could be another option to consider in bowling. The MAM bowler has picked five wickets so far and is averaging 21.8 fantasy points per game.
Top tip: Best all-rounder and wicket-keeper
Dheeraj Malhotra of MAM has been the best player for his team. Apart from topping the run-scoring charts with 201 runs for his team, he has been equally brilliant with the ball, taking 10 wickets in eight matches while keeping the economy at 8.10. Not to forget his return of 70.8 fantasy points per game.
Nusratullah Sultan of ARI should be an ideal choice for a wicket-keeper. He has scored 176 runs in the competition with 22 fours as well as 11 sixes, and is averaging 54.2 fantasy points per game.
ARI vs MAM probable playing XI
ARI playing XI (probable): Nusuratullah Sultan (captain and wicket-keeper), Bashir Ahmed, Noor Zadran, Absar Khan, Dawood Shirzad, Asif Meer, Atif Mohammad, Baz Ayubi, Mahmood Babar, Wahid Sharifi, Yusuf Sahak
MAM playing XI (probable): Khurram Shahzad, Faraz Muneer, Ashish Rajput, Dheeraj Malhotra, Sambit Pattanaik, Nooryaleh Anwari, Raseka Danasekera (wicket-keeper), Adam Sarten, Ankit Gupta (captain), Usman Safi, Rizwan Tarar
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