Pak I Care Badalona will be up against the Royal Barcelona in the 88th match of the European Cricket Series Spain, Encore, 2024 at the Montjuïc Olympic Ground, Barcelona on December 5, 2024, at 05:15 PM IST.

PIC vs RB (Pak I Care Badalona vs Royal Barcelona), 3rd Quarter Final - Match Information

Match: Pak I Care Badalona vs Royal Barcelona, 3rd Quarter Final
Date: December 5, 2024
Time: 05:15 PM IST
Venue: Montjuïc Olympic Ground, Barcelona

PIC vs RB (Pak I Care Badalona vs Royal Barcelona), 3rd Quarter Final Preview

Pak I Care Badalona have played 12 matches in the series and will be looking to strengthen their hold of the top spot, while Royal Barcelona have also played 12 matches in the series, and they are currently ranked fourth on the points table.

Both teams last played against each other in the Match 39 of the ECS Spain, 2024 where Muhammad Atif scored the highest fantasy points for Pak I Care Badalona with 160 match fantasy points while Mujtaba Hussain topped the fantasy points leaderboard for Royal Barcelona with 121 match fantasy points.

In the last match played by Pak I Care Badalona against Men in Blue, Pak I Care Badalona beat Men in Blue by 85 runs. The top fantasy player for Pak I Care Badalona was Muhammad Ihsan, who scored 155 fantasy points.

In their last match in this series against Girona, Royal Barcelona beat Girona by 9 wickets. The top fantasy player for Royal Barcelona was Sharjeel Qaiser, who scored 108 fantasy points.

PIC vs RB, Montjuïc Olympic Ground, Barcelona Pitch Report and Weather Conditions

The pitch at the Montjuïc Olympic Ground will allow for good stroke play and the batters will find it easy to bat on the surface. The surface will not allow a lot of assistance to the bowlers, and wicket-taking is not going to be easy. The average 1st innings score at this venue in the last 20 matches is 153 runs.

Weather Report for Montjuïc Olympic Ground, Barcelona

Temperature is expected to be around 12 °C with 52% humidity. 1.99 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.

PIC vs RB Dream11 Prediction: Top Batter and Wicket-Keeper Picks

  1. Muhammad Ihsan
    Muhammad Ihsan is a wicket-keeper with an average of 100 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 10 and is a good to have player for your Fantasy Team. He is a top-order, right-handed batter and also keeps wickets. In the recent 5 matches, this player has scored 370 runs. 
  2. Sharjeel Qaiser
    Sharjeel Qaiser is a batter with an average of 73 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 10, and can be a good pick for your Dream11 Team. Sharjeel Qaiser is a top-order, right-handed batter. In the recent 5 matches, he has scored 237 runs.
  3. Khizar Ali
    Khizar Ali is a fairly consistent player in terms of fantasy points. This player has an average of 46 match fantasy points in the last 10 games and a fantasy rating of 10. Khizar Ali is a top-order, right-handed batter. In the recent 4 matches, he has scored 36 runs. This player is also a handy bowler, bowling right-arm medium, and in the recent matches has taken 1 wicket.

PIC vs RB Dream11 Prediction: Top Bowler Picks

  1. Muhammad Asif
    Muhammad Asif is a fairly consistent player in terms of fantasy points. This player has an average of 51 match fantasy points in the last 10 games and a fantasy rating of 9.7. Muhammad Asif bowls right-arm medium, and in the recent 3 matches he has taken 3 wickets. This player can also give you some batting fantasy points and in the last few matches has scored 57 runs.
  2. Murad Ali
    Murad Ali is a bowler with an average of 54 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 8.9, and can be a high-risk, high-returns pick for your Dream11 Team. This player is a right-arm medium bowler, and in the recently played 3 matches, Murad Ali has taken 3 wickets. He has done very well against this opposition, taking 4 wickets in the recent matches.
  3. Muhammad Atif
    Muhammad Atif is a bowler with an average of 40 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 8.8, is a very inconsistent player in terms of fantasy points, and can be a punt pick in your team. He is a left-arm medium bowler, and in the recently played 3 matches, this player has taken 5 wickets. Muhammad Atif has been very successful against this team, taking 4 wickets in the recent matches.

PIC vs RB Dream11 Prediction: Top All-Rounder Picks

  1. Syed Gulraiz Hussain
    Syed Gulraiz is an all-rounder with an average of 51 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 10 and is a fairly consistent player in terms of fantasy points. Syed Gulraiz is a right-handed batter. In the last 3 matches, he has scored 55 runs. This player is also a handy bowler, bowling right-arm medium, and in the recent matches he has taken 3 wickets. Syed Gulraiz has been very successful against this team, taking 1 wicket in the recent matches.
  2. Sufyan Ilahi Abdul Kasuar
    Sufyan Ilahi can be a punt pick for your Dream11 Team. Sufyan Ilahi has an average of 30 match fantasy points in the last 10 games and a fantasy rating of 7.6. He is a top-order, right-handed batter. In the recently played 3 matches, this player has scored 32 runs.
  3. Khyzer Nawaz
    Khyzer Nawaz is an all-rounder with an average of 19 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 6.2, and is a differential player for your Fantasy Team. Khyzer Nawaz bowls right-arm medium, and in the recent 4 matches he has taken 3 wickets at an average of 16. This player has been very successful against this team, taking 1 wicket in the recent matches. 

PIC vs RB Dream11 Prediction: Top Captain and Vice-Captain Picks

  1. Sharjeel Qaiser
    Sharjeel Qaiser is a batter with an average of 73 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 10, and can be a good pick for your Dream11 Team. This player is a top-order, right-handed batter. In the recently played 5 matches, Sharjeel Qaiser has scored 237 runs.
  2. Muhammad Ihsan
    Muhammad Ihsan can be a good pick for your Dream11 Team. He has an average of 100 match fantasy points in the last 10 games and a fantasy rating of 10. This player is a top-order, right-handed batter and also keeps wickets. In the last 5 matches, Muhammad Ihsan has scored 370 runs.
  3. Syed Gulraiz Hussain
    Syed Gulraiz is an all-rounder with an average of 51 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 10, and is a good to have player for your Fantasy Team. He is a right-handed batter. In the recently played 3 matches, this player has scored 55 runs. Syed Gulraiz can also give you some bowling fantasy points, bowling right-arm medium, and in the recent matches has taken 3 wickets. He has done very well against this opposition, taking 1 wicket in the recent matches.
  4. Khizar Ali
    Khizar Ali is a batter with an average of 46 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 10, and is a fairly consistent player in terms of fantasy points. He is a top-order, right-handed batter. In the recently played 4 matches, this player has scored 36 runs at an average of 12 per match. Khizar Ali is also a handy bowler, bowling right-arm medium, and in the recent matches has taken 1 wicket.
  5. Muhammad Asif
    Muhammad Asif is a bowler with an average of 51 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 9.7, and is a good-to-have player for your Fantasy Team. Muhammad Asif bowls right-arm medium, and in the recently played 3 matches he has taken 3 wickets. This player is also a handy batsman, and in the last few matches, he has scored 57 runs.

PIC vs RB Squad Information

Pak I Care Badalona (PIC) Squad: Zain Ul Abideen, Aamir Shahzad, Abid Mahboob, Khizar Ali, Bikramjit Singh, Sami Ullah, Asad Abbas, Muhammad Ihsan, Muhammad Atif, Muhammad Babar, Adeel Shafqat, Sikandar Ali, Umair Ahmed, Majid Hanif, Muhammad Mohtshim, Muhammad Asif, Zain Ali, Mohsin Raza, Asad Rabbani, Masood Azhar, Jaffer Raza, Khyzer Nawaz, Khalil Ahmed, Uzair Ahmed, Rajwinder Singh and Sajid Sanwal

Royal Barcelona (RB) Squad: Murad Ali, Shafat Ali Syed, Sharjeel Qaiser, Nabeel Qaiser, Ali Hassan, Taqqi Ul Mazhar, Ali Syed, Waleed Raza, Umar Zaman, Bakhtiar Khalid, Amir Hamza, Syed Gulraiz, Roheed Islam, Hamza Azhar, Muneeb Ur Rehman, Naoman Muhammad, Sufyan Ilahi, Husnain Bakhsh, Saeed Anwar, Aryan Zaman, Muhammad Zayed, Muhammad Anees, Sheryar Akbar, Talha Gondal, Usman Ali, Zain Ul Abidin and Raja Zain

PIC vs RB Dream11 Team Today

Wicket-Keeper: Muhammad Ihsan

Batters: Sharjeel Qaiser, Amir Hamza and Taqqi Ul Mazhar

All-Rounders: Syed Gulraiz, Khizar Ali and Sufyan Ilahi

Bowlers: Muhammad Asif, Murad Ali, Asad Rabbani and Aryan Zaman

Captain: Sharjeel Qaiser

Vice-Captain: Khizar Ali

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