New Delhi: The Czech Republic will go against Luxembourg in season opener of Central Europe Cup T20. Austria is the third team competing in the league and each team will face the other two teams twice. So, after each team plays four matches, the team siting on the top of the points table will be declared as the winner of Central Europe Cup T20.
The Czech Republic are the favorites as their players have been playing in the ECS over the last few months. On the other hand, players of Luxembourg have not played at the top level in recent times.
Predicted Playing XIs
Czech Republic: Hilal Ahmad, Sahil Grover, Arun Ashokan, Edward Knowles, Sudesh Wickramasekara(c), Sabawoon Davizi, Satyajit Sengupta, Paul Taylor, Ali Waqar, Naveed Ahmed, Abul Farhad.
Luxembourg: Joost Mees(c & wk), Girish Venkateswaran, James Barker, Tony Whiteman, Vikram Vijh, Anshuman Singh, Mohit Dixit, Aanand Pandey, Ankush Nanda, Shameek Vats, Atif Kamal.
Suggested Dream11 Lineup
Sahil Grover, Girish Venkateswaran, Arun Ashokan, James Barker, Ed Knowles, Sabawoon Davizi, Satyajit Sengupta, Ankush Nanda, Naveed Ahmed, Ali Waqar, Aanand Pandey
Captain: Sabawoon Davizi
Vice-Captain: Sahil Grover
Match Details
Match: Czech Republic vs Luxembourg, Match 1
Date & Time: 21st May 2021 at 1:30 PM
Venue: Vinor Cricket Ground, Prague
Pitch Report
The pitch of Prague has been a low-scoring one as the team batting first have won the recent games. The pacers might have some benefit if bowled at the right line and length. Spinners will face a lot of difficulties as there is very less turn.