Zagreb Assassins vs Zagreb Sokol Dream11 prediction - get fantasy tips, playing XI, pitch report, weather update for ECS Croatia, 2024

Zagreb Assassins will face Zagreb Sokol in the 8th game of the European Cricket Series Croatia 2024. The match will be played at the Mladost Cricket Ground, Zagreb, on September 10, 2024, at 04:00 PM IST.

ZA vs ZAS (Zagreb Assassins vs Zagreb Sokol), Match 8 - Match Information

Match: Zagreb Assassins vs Zagreb Sokol, Match 8
Date: September 10, 2024
Time: 04:00 PM IST
Venue: Mladost Cricket Ground, Zagreb

ZA vs ZAS (Zagreb Assassins vs Zagreb Sokol), Match 8 Preview

Zagreb Assassins have played 3 matches in the series and will be looking to strengthen their hold of the top spot, while Zagreb Sokol has played 2 matches in the series and they are ranked third on the points table.

Both teams last played against each other in the Match 14 of the ECS Croatia, 2023 where Vedran Zanko scored the highest fantasy points for Zagreb Assassins with 117 match fantasy points while Gurpreet Singh topped the fantasy points leaderboard for Zagreb Sokol with 83 match fantasy points.

The last match, between Zagreb Assassins and Zagreb Sokol, was abandoned. Jawahar Danikula, the top fantasy player for Zagreb Assassins, scored 64 fantasy points.

In their last match in this series against Zagreb Assassins was abandoned. The top fantasy player for Zagreb Sokol was Aman Maheshwari who scored 10 fantasy points.

ZA vs ZAS, Mladost Cricket Ground, Zagreb Pitch Report and Weather Conditions

The pitch at the Mladost Cricket Ground, Zagreb 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 going to be difficult. The average 1st innings score at this venue in the last 20 matches is 79 runs. The team winning the toss should look to bat first as most of the games played on this ground have been won by the team batting first.

Weather Report for Mladost Cricket Ground, Zagreb

Temperature will hover around 21.25 °C and humidity is expected to be around 56%. 3.09 m/s winds are expected.

Pace or Spin?

The 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, experts predict that the pitch will continue to assist the pacers.

ZA vs ZAS 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

1. Rashid Hashmi
   Rashid Hashmi is a wicket-keeper with an average of 34 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 7.6 and is a good-to-have player for your Fantasy Team. He is a top-order opening batter, bats right-handed and also keeps wickets. In the last 5 matches, this player has scored 122 runs at an average of 24.4 per match.
2. Belage Yogesh Suresh
   Yogesh Belage is a batter with an average of 17 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 7.4 and is a very inconsistent player in terms of fantasy points and can be a high-risk, high-returns pick in your team. He is a right-handed batter. In the last 5 matches, he has scored 66 runs.
3. Saghar Manzoor
   Saghar Manzoor is a batter with an average of 22 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 7.4 and is a fairly consistent player in terms of fantasy points. This player is a top-order, right-handed batter. In the recent 5 matches, he has scored 48 runs.

ZA vs ZAS 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

1. Jawahar Danikula
   Jawahar Danikula is a bowler with an average of 41 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 10 and is a very consistent player in terms of fantasy points. He bowls right-arm medium and in the recent 3 matches, this player has taken 4 wickets at an average of 7.3. He has been very successful against this team, taking 2 wickets in the recent matches.
2. Aman Chaubey
   Aman Chaubey is a bowler with an average of 34 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 8.8 and is a good-to-have player for your Fantasy Team. He bowls right-arm medium and in the last 3 matches, he has taken 2 wickets. This player has a very good record against this opponent, taking 1 wicket.
3. Abilash Parakkalam
   Abilash Parakkalam is a bowler with an average of 36 match fantasy points in the last 7 games, a fantasy rating of 7.9 and is a good-to-have player for your Fantasy Team. This player is a right-arm fast bowler and in the recently played 4 matches, he has taken 5 wickets.

ZA vs ZAS 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

1. Aman Maheshwari
   Aman Maheshwari is an all-rounder with an average of 45 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 9.8 and can be a good pick for your Dream11 Team. He is a top-order, right-handed batter. In the last 3 matches, he has scored 3 runs averaging 3 per match. This player also bowls decently, bowling left-arm medium fast and has recently taken 1 wicket.
2. Hariprasad Unni Satheedevi
   Hariprasad Satheedevi is an all-rounder with an average of 55 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 9.8 and can be a punt pick for your Dream11 Team. He is a top-order, right-handed batter. In the recent 4 matches, he has scored 42 runs averaging 14 per match. This player is also a handy bowler, bowling right-arm medium and in the recent matches has taken 1 wicket.
3. Arun Sathian
   Arun Sathian is a good-to-have player for your Dream11 Fantasy Team. He has an average of 21 match fantasy points in the last 10 games and a fantasy rating of 6.8. He is a right-handed batter. In the last 4 matches, this player has scored 1 run. He can also give you some bowling fantasy points, bowling right-arm medium and in recent matches has taken 3 wickets.

ZA vs ZAS 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

1. Jawahar Danikula
   Jawahar Danikula is a bowler with an average of 41 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 10 and is a very consistent player in terms of fantasy points. He bowls right-arm medium and in the last 3 matches, he has taken 4 wickets. 
2. Aman Maheshwari
   Aman Maheshwari is an all-rounder with an average of 45 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 9.8 and can be a good pick for your Dream11 Team. This player is a top-order, right-handed batter. In the recently played 3 matches, he has scored 3 runs. He is also a handy bowler, bowling left-arm medium fast and in the recent matches has taken 1 wicket.
3. Hariprasad Unni Satheedevi
   Hariprasad Satheedevi is an all-rounder with an average of 55 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 9.8 and is a punt player for your Fantasy Team. This player is a top-order, right-handed batter. In the recently played 4 matches, he has scored 42 runs. He is also a handy bowler, bowling right-arm medium and in the recent, matches has taken 1 wicket.
4. Aman Chaubey
   Aman Chaubey can be a good pick for your Dream11 Team. This player has an average of 34 match fantasy points in the last 10 games and a fantasy rating of 8.8. He is a right-arm medium bowler and in the recently played 3 matches, he has taken 2 wickets.
5. Abilash Parakkalam
   Abilash Parakkalam is a good-to-have player for your Dream11 Fantasy Team. This player has an average of 36 match fantasy points in the last 7 games and a fantasy rating of 7.9. He is a right-arm fast bowler and in the last 4 matches, he has taken 5 wickets.

ZA vs ZAS Squad Information

Zagreb Sokol (ZAS) Squad: Vasu Pulibanti, Richard Probst, Aman Maheshwari, Suresh Shanmugam, Christopher Osborne, Jai Thakur, Luka Stubbs, David Skinner, Mark Davies, Haider Usama, Saghar Manzoor, Abilash Parakkalam, Aman Chaubey, Masud Rana, Rashid Hashmi, Siyam Ahmed, Sandeep Kumar, Sakib Hossen, Vishwant Singh, Mohit Kumar, Rajan Kumar and Nabir Hossen

Zagreb Assassins (ZA) Squad: Naseem Khan, Yogesh Belage, Amal Krishna, Hariprasad Satheedevi, Jawahar Danikula, Nigel Vincent, Christy O'Brien, Arun Sathian, Nowshad Babu, Sunil Kadyan, Sachin Reena, Binu Raju, Sarun Das, Rony Ouseph, Stalin Cyriac, Pureswaran Puzhavakkath, Ashik Prasad, Rajwant Singh, Kamalesh Ganeshan, Jackson Outhutt, Sagar Nepali, Rohit Baral, Akash Lamsal, Suraj Wadekar, Mir Hossain, Tomo Dzaja and Ramesh Balu

ZA vs ZAS Dream11 Team Today

Wicket-Keeper: Mark Davies

Batters: Saghar Manzoor, Yogesh Belage and David Skinner

All-Rounders: Aman Maheshwari and Hariprasad Satheedevi

Bowlers: Jawahar Danikula, Aman Chaubey, Abilash Parakkalam, Naseem Khan and Christopher Osborne

Captain: Abilash Parakkalam

Vice-Captain: David Skinner

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