SOC vs AUK Match Time: 2021-06-14 16:30:00
SOC vs AUK Match Venue: Marsa Sports Complex, Marsa
Pitch Report:
Generally, the artificial wickets will help the batters for the most part of the match and we witnessed huge scores throughout the last edition and it is expected to continue in this edition as well.
Weather Report:
The weather will be clean with slight cloud. But there is no chances of rain, We can expect a good match between the two sides.
Southern Crusaders Possible Playing 11:
1.Ryan Ricky Bastiansz(WK), 2.Zeeshan Yousaf, 3.Eranga Jayawardhana, 4.Michael Goonetilleke(C), 5.Gopal Thakur(WK), 6.Muhammad Bilal, 7.Ishantha Kariyawasam(WK), 8.Eardley Chandiram, 9.Jojo Thomas, 10.Lakshitha Senavirathna, 11.Indika Thilan Perera
Atlas UTC Knights Possible Playing 11:
1.Samuel Sanish Mangat Stanislaus, 2.Basil George, 3.Avinash Dileep(WK), 4.Manoj Salikumar Panicker, 5.Justin Shaju, 6.Bose Paul, 7.Sujesh K Appu(C), 8.Asif Sha, 9.Nithin K Babu, 10.Eldhose Mathew, 11.Ajay John(WK)
Southern Crusaders Team Updates:
- Zeeshan Yousaf and Ryan Ricky Bastiansz will probably open the inning for the SOC team.
- Eranga Jayawardhana, Michael Goonetilleke and Gopal Thakur will handle the middle order of the team
- Muhammad Bilal andIshantha Kariyawasam will look to finish the innings in the lower middle order
- Michael Goonetilleke will lead the SOC team as a Captain. He is also good Batsman.
- Ishantha Kariyawasam will do the wicket keeping for SOC team.
- Eardley Chandiram and Jojo Thomas will lead the pace attack of the team.
Atlas UTC Knights Team Updates:
- Basil George and Samuel Sanish Mangat Stanislaus will probably open the inning for the AUK team. Both are well known inning openers.
- Avinash Dileep, Manoj Salikumar and Justin Shaju will handle the middle order of the team
- Bose Paul and Sujesh Appu will look to finish the innings in the lower middle order
- Sujesh K Appu will lead the AUK team as a Captain. He is also a good Alrounder.
- Avinash Dileep will do the Wicket Keeping duty for his AUK team.
- Bose Paul and Nithin K Babu will take care of the pace attack for his team. Both are well known bowlers as they took many wickets in last few matches.
Last 5 Head to Head:
Southern Crusaders: 2 Won
Atlas UTC Knights: 3 Won
Top Picks
- Gopal Thakur with most runs for Southern Crusaders in the last ECS Malta edition, scoring 199 runs in 10 innings at an average of 28.42 and a strike rate of 157.93.
- Zeeshan Yousaf impressed everyone with his all-round performances in the last edition of ECS Malta, scoring 150 runs in 11 innings at an average of 15. He also picked up 8 wickets at an economy of 7.42.
- Samuel Stanislaus had an outstanding tournament last year. He was the leading run-scorer with 339 runs in 9 matches at an average of 67.8, with the highest score of 88*. He also scalped one wicket.
- Basil George too had a good tournament last year, where he scored 196 runs in 9 matches at an average of 24.5, and he even picked up 3 wickets at an economy of 9.83.
Fantasy Tips
- In wicket keeping, both the wicket keepers are good. However Ryan Ricky Bastiansz will be better choice.
- All rounder may play major role on this pitch.
Squads
SOC Squad :
Ryan Ricky Bastiansz(WK), Zeeshan Yousaf, Eranga Jayawardhana, Michael Goonetilleke(C), Gopal Thakur(WK), Muhammad Bilal, Ishantha Kariyawasam(WK), Eardley Chandiram, Jojo Thomas, Lakshitha Senavirathna, Indika Thilan Perera, Royal Butt, Ezhaq Masih, Aneel Shahid, Denasa Abeysinghe, Azwan Kamaleen, Waseem Sajjad, Angelo Delardon
AUK Squad :
Samuel Sanish Mangat Stanislaus, Basil George, Avinash Dileep(WK), Manoj Salikumar Panicker, Justin Shaju, Bose Paul, Sujesh K Appu(C), Asif Sha, Nithin K Babu, Eldhose Mathew, Ajay John(WK), Shahin Saddham(WK), Akash lal Remesan, Ciril Mathew, Muhammed Jameel Subair, Nithin Sunny, Alameen Abdul Lathif Laila Begham, Vishnu Shaju