Mater Dei will be up against Gozo Zalmi in the 58th match of the European Cricket Series Malta 2024. The match will be played at the Marsa Sports Club, Marsa, Malta on Tuesday, November 5, 2024 at 05:00 PM IST.

MTD vs GZZ (Mater Dei vs Gozo Zalmi), Match 58 - Match Information

Match: Mater Dei vs Gozo Zalmi, Match 58
Date: 5th November 2024
Time: 05:00 PM IST
Venue: Marsa Sports Club, Marsa, Malta

MTD vs GZZ (Mater Dei vs Gozo Zalmi), Match 58 Preview

Mater Dei have played 6 matches in the series and they are currently ranked ninth on the points table, while Gozo Zalmi have played 10 matches in the series and they are currently ranked third on the points table.

European Cricket Series Malta, 2024 Points Table

The points table of European Cricket Series Malta, 2024. Detailed table of matches played, matches won, matches lost, and Net run-rate.

Team

P

W

L

Pts.

NRR

EDK

10

8

2

30

+3.253

MSW

8

7

1

24

+2.097

GZZ

10

6

4

22

+0.885

RST

6

5

1

21

+6.732

SOC

8

6

2

21

+1.989

GU

11

4

7

18

-1.340

MMA

9

4

5

16

-0.268

BBL

8

3

5

13

-1.647

MTD

6

2

4

10

+0.287

OVR

6

2

4

10

-0.282

MAR

7

2

5

10

-2.486

VLS

10

3

7

10

-3.679

RDS

3

1

2

4

-2.426

AUM

4

0

4

3

-4.694

Both teams last played against each other in the Match 77 of the ECS Malta, 2023 where Muthu Kumaran scored the highest fantasy points for Mater Dei with 113 match fantasy points while Waqar Mehmood topped the fantasy points leaderboard for Gozo Zalmi with 127 match fantasy points.

In the last match (Mater Dei vs American University of Malta Last Match Scorecard) played by Mater Dei against American University of Malta, Mater Dei beat American University of Malta by 28 runs. The top fantasy player for Mater Dei was Mehboob Ali who scored 140 fantasy points.

In their last match in this series against Marsa, Gozo Zalmi beat Marsa by 89 runs. The top fantasy player for Gozo Zalmi was Salman Sharjeel who scored 125 fantasy points.

MTD vs GZZ, Marsa Sports Club, Marsa, Malta Pitch Report and Weather Conditions

The pitch at the Marsa Sports Club, Marsa, Malta is a balanced pitch. The average 1st innings score at this venue in the last 20 matches is 115 runs. The pitch at the Marsa Sports Club, Marsa, Malta is a sporting one with decent assistance for both batters and bowlers on offer. The team winning the toss may decide to bat or bowl depending on the ground conditions today.

Weather Report for Marsa Sports Club, Marsa, Malta

Temperature will hover around 20°C and humidity is expected to be around 66%. 0.72 m/s winds are expected.

Pace or Spin?

Pacers have been very successful at this venue. They have taken 100% of the total wickets at this venue. We would suggest that you pick as many pace bowlers as possible in your team. Based on the stats available, We predict that the pitch will continue to assist the pacers.

MTD vs GZZ, Head to Head

In the 2 matches played between these 2 teams, Mater Dei has lost all their matches. Mater Dei batters have earned the most fantasy points for their team, while all-rounders have earned the most fantasy points for Gozo Zalmi.

MTD vs GZZ Dream11 Prediction: Top Batter and Wicket-Keeper Picks

M - Matches Played, R - Runs, Avg R - Average Runs, W - Wickets, Avg W - Average Wickets, RR - Recent Scores, RW - Recent Wickets

Player

M

R

Avg R

W

Avg W

RR

RW

Zeeshan Khan

3

50

16.7

0

-

7, 1, 0, 42, 0

0, 0, 0, 0, 0

Shrijay Patel

5

128

25.6

0

-

14, 27, 13, 40, 34

-

Adnan Anwar

5

45

22.5

0

-

23, 8, 8, 4, 2

-

  1. Zeeshan Khan
    Zeeshan Khan is a batter with an average of 47 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 10 and is a punt player for your Fantasy Team. He is a top order opening right-handed batter. In the last 3 matches this player has scored 7, 1, 0, 42, 0 runs at an average of 16.7 per match.
  2. Patel Shrijay
    Shrijay Patel is a punt player for your Fantasy Team. Shrijay Patel has an average of 30 match fantasy points in the last 10 games and a fantasy rating of 9.5. He is a top order opening batter, bats right-handed and also keeps wickets. In the recent 5 matches this player has scored 14, 27, 13, 40, 34 runs at an average of 25.6 per match.
  3. Adnan Anwar
    Adnan Anwar is a player for your Fantasy Team. Adnan Anwar has an average of 36 match fantasy points in the last 10 games and a fantasy rating of 8.2. He is a right-handed batter and also keeps wickets. In the last 5 matches this player has scored 23, 8, 8, 4, 2 runs averaging 22.5 per match.

MTD vs GZZ Dream11 Prediction: Top Bowler Picks

M - Matches Played, R - Runs, Avg R - Average Runs, W - Wickets, Avg W - Average Wickets, RR - Recent Scores, RW - Recent Wickets

Player

M

R

Avg R

W

Avg W

RR

RW

Arif Sagar

4

0

0

6

12.5

0, 0, 0, 0, 0

0, 0, 1, 2, 3

Venkatesh Pakalpati

3

2

-

2

32.5

1, 0, 0, 0, 1

0, 0, 1, 1, 0

Salman Sharjeel

4

11

5.5

4

11.5

0, 0, 1, 0, 10

3, 0, 0, 1, 0

  1. Arif Sagar
    Arif Sagar is a bowler with an average of 39 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 9 and is a good player for your Fantasy Team. Arif Sagar is a right-arm fast bowler and in the recently played 4 matches he has taken 6 wickets at an average of 12.5. This player has been very successful at this venue in the last 4 matches Arif Sagar played here and has taken 0, 0, 1, 2, 3 wickets.
  2. Venkatesh Pakalpati
    Venkatesh Pakalpati is a high risk, high-returns player for your Fantasy Team. He has an average of 29 match fantasy points in the last 10 games and a fantasy rating of 8.6. This player is a right-arm fast bowler and in the recent 3 matches Venkatesh Pakalpati has taken 2 wickets at an average of 32.5. He has been very successful at this venue in the recent 3 matches this player played here and has taken 2 wickets.
  3. Salman Sharjeel
    Salman Sharjeel is a bowler with an average of 34 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 8 and can be a punt pick for your Dream11 Team. Salman Sharjeel bowls right-arm fast and in the recently played 4 matches he has taken 3, 0, 0, 1, 0 wickets at an average of 11.5. This player has been very successful at this venue in the recent 4 matches Salman Sharjeel played here and has taken 4 wickets.

MTD vs GZZ Dream11 Prediction: Top All-Rounder Picks

M - Matches Played, R - Runs, Avg R - Average Runs, W - Wickets, Avg W - Average Wickets, RR - Recent Scores, RW - Recent Wickets

Player

M

R

Avg R

W

Avg W

RR

RW

Mehboob Ali

3

113

56.5

3

7.3

50, 0, 0, 27, 36

0, 2, 1, 0, 0

Anees Ali

4

149

37.3

1

6

57, 62, 0, 3, 27

0, 0, 1, 0, 0

Muthu Kumaran

4

3

1.5

3

20.7

2, 0, 0, 0, 1

0, 1, 0, 2, 0

  1. Mehboob Ali
    Mehboob Ali is an all-rounder with an average of 111 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 10 and is a good player for your Fantasy Team. He is a top order opening batter, bats right-handed. In the recent 3 matches this player has scored 113 runs averaging 56.5 per match. Mehboob Ali also bowls decently, bowling right-arm fast and in the recent matches has taken 3 wickets at an average of 7.3 per match. He has been very successful against this team, taking 0, 2, 0, 1, 0 wickets in the recent matches. This player has a good record at this venue in the recent 3 matches Mehboob Ali played here and has taken 3 wickets.
  2. Anees Ali
    Anees Ali is an all-rounder with an average of 48 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 10 and can be a high risk, high-returns pick for your Dream11 Team. He is a top order opening right-handed batter. In the recently played 4 matches this player has scored 149 runs at an average of 37.3 per match. Anees Ali can also give you some bowling fantasy points, bowling right-arm medium and in the recent matches has taken 1 wickets, averaging at 6 wickets per match. He has been very successful at this venue in the recent 4 matches this player played here and has taken 0, 0, 1, 0, 0 wickets.
  3. Muthukumaran Murugesan
    Muthu Kumaran is an all-rounder with an average of 24 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 8.8 and can be a punt pick for your Dream11 Team. Muthu Kumaran bowls right-arm medium and in the recent 4 matches he has taken 0, 1, 0, 2, 0 wickets at an average of 20.7. This player has done very well against this opposition, taking 0, 3, 0, 2 wickets in the recent matches. Muthu Kumaran has bowled well at this venue in the recent 4 matches he played here and has taken 0, 1, 0, 2, 0 wickets.

MTD vs GZZ Dream11 Prediction: Top Captain and Vice-Captain Picks

M - Matches Played, R - Runs, Avg R - Average Runs, W - Wickets, Avg W - Average Wickets, RR - Recent Scores, RW - Recent Wickets

Player

M

R

Avg R

W

Avg W

RR

RW

Zeeshan Khan

3

50

16.7

0

-

7, 1, 0, 42, 0

0, 0, 0, 0, 0

Mehboob Ali

3

113

56.5

3

7.3

50, 0, 0, 27, 36

0, 2, 1, 0, 0

Anees Ali

4

149

37.3

1

6

57, 62, 0, 3, 27

0, 0, 1, 0, 0

Shrijay Patel

5

128

25.6

0

-

14, 27, 13, 40, 34

-

Arif Sagar

4

0

0

6

12.5

0, 0, 0, 0, 0

0, 0, 1, 2, 3

  1. Zeeshan Khan
    Zeeshan Khan can be a high risk, high-returns pick for your Dream11 Team. This player has an average of 47 match fantasy points in the last 10 games and a fantasy rating of 10. Zeeshan Khan is a top order opening right-handed batter. In the recently played 3 matches he has scored 7, 1, 0, 42, 0 runs at an average of 16.7 per match.
  2. Mehboob Ali
    Mehboob Ali is a good-to-have player for your Dream11 Fantasy Team. This player has an average of 111 match fantasy points in the last 10 games and a fantasy rating of 10. Mehboob Ali is a top order opening right-handed batter. In the last 3 matches he has scored 113 runs at an average of 56.5 per match. This player also bowls decently, bowling right-arm fast and in the recent matches has taken 0, 2, 1, 0, 0 wickets at an average of 7.3 per match. Mehboob Ali has a very good record against this opponent, taking 0, 2, 0, 1, 0 wickets in the recent matches. He has been very successful at this venue in the last 3 matches this player has played here and has taken 0, 2, 1, 0, 0 wickets.
  3. Anees Ali
    Anees Ali is an all-rounder with an average of 48 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 10 and can be a punt pick for your Dream11 Team. Anees Ali is a top order opening right-handed batter. In the recently played 4 matches he has scored 57, 62, 0, 3, 27 runs averaging 37.3 per match. This player also bowls decently, bowling right-arm medium and in the recent matches has taken 1 wickets at an average of 6 per match. Anees Ali has bowled well at this venue in the recent 4 matches he played here and has taken 0, 0, 1, 0, 0 wickets.
  4. Patel Shrijay
    Shrijay Patel is a wicket-keeper with an average of 30 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 9.5 and is a punt player for your Fantasy Team. This player is a top order opening batter, bats right-handed and also keeps wickets. In the recently played 5 matches Shrijay Patel has scored 14, 27, 13, 40, 34 runs at an average of 25.6 per match.
  5. Arif Sagar
    Arif Sagar is a bowler with an average of 39 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 9 and is a good player for your Fantasy Team. He is a right-arm fast bowler and in the last 4 matches this player has taken 6 wickets at an average of 12.5. Arif Sagar has been very successful at this venue in the last 4 matches he played here and has taken 6 wickets.

MTD vs GZZ Squad Information

Mater Dei (MTD) Squad: Sam Aquilina, Michael Nazir, Suhrid Roy, Rency Jacob, Muthu Kumaran, Shrijay Patel, Lazar Sharoon, Aji Wilson, Pintu Ghosh, Mehboob Ali, Venkatesh Pakalpati, Arif Sagar, Azeem Abbasi, Tahzeeb Tahir, Adil Vadsariya, Kiran Tej, Mahammad Rafee and Maheshkumar Lakkavarapu

Gozo Zalmi (GZZ) Squad: Zeeshan Khan, Bikram Arora, Waseem Abbas, Jaswinder Singh, Attinder Singh, Stivey Roy, Roshan Lorance, Adnan Anwar, Farrukh Mughal, Shamraiz Talib, Jahidul Islam, Salman Sharjeel, Zeeshan Qaisar, Anees Ali, Bikash Adhikari, Mifthah Zain, Sahil Sharma, Sami Ullah, Ashan Siriwardana and Avinash Ajay

MTD vs GZZ Possible Playing XI

Mater Dei (MTD) Possible Playing XI: Michael Nazir, Shrijay Patel, Adil Vadsariya, Sam Aquilina, Tahzeeb Tahir, Arif Sagar, Venkatesh Pakalpati, Azeem Abbasi, Pintu Ghosh, Mehboob Ali and Muthu Kumaran

Gozo Zalmi (GZZ) Possible Playing XI: Zeeshan Khan, Shamraiz Talib, Adnan Anwar, Roshan Lorance, Avinash Ajay, Farrukh Mughal, Jahidul Islam, Salman Sharjeel, Anees Ali, Waseem Abbas and Jaswinder Singh

MTD vs GZZ Dream11 Team Today

Wicket-Keepers: Shrijay Patel, Adnan Anwar and Sam Aquilina

Batters: Zeeshan Khan and Roshan Lorance

All-Rounders: Mehboob Ali, Anees Ali and Muthu Kumaran

Bowlers: Arif Sagar, Venkatesh Pakalpati and Salman Sharjeel

Captain: Salman Sharjeel

Vice-Captain: Anees Ali

Photo credit: Imago