New Delhi: Netherlands XI (NED XI) will lock horns with Austria (AUT) in first qualifier match of the European Cricket Championship (ECC) T10 Group B on Friday. The tournament will take place in Spain’s Cartama Oval at 2:30 PM (IST). The match will be broadcasted live on FanCode.
NED XI has managed to secure the top position on the score table. The team has a record-keeping run in the group stages. Meanwhile, they have won seven matches out of eight with 14 points, emerging as the dominant team. Their defeat by Portugal was a massive loss. However, they shined high with a win against Hungary. Clayton Floyd, the captain of the team is the highest run-keeper in the tournament with 245 runs.
AUT has a good record of score, thus keeping itself at the second position in the score table. They have won six matches and secured a score of 12 points. After their win against Romania, they have qualified for the qualifier round. Iqbal Hossain is the leading run-scorer with 235 runs. The team will be lead by Sebastiaan Braat.
Ahead of the match between NED XI and AUT, here’s all you need to know:
Netherlands XI v/s Austria, Qualifier 1
Venue: Cartama Oval, Spain
Match Date & Time: September 24 at 2:30 PM (IST)
Live Streaming: FanCode
Pitch Report:
The batting-friendly pitch of Cartama Oval will aid the batsmen to perform well. Pacers may come in handy in the second half of the match. However, spinners may experience a hard time as they have to bowl tight lengths to gather assistance. Runs above 80-90 will be worthy of the challenge.
Probable Playing XIs for NED XI v/s AUT:
Netherlands XI:
Asad Zulfiqar (WK), Iqbal Hossain, Ramzal Shigiwal, Boris Gorlee, Clayton Floyd (C), Sebastian Braat (VC), Sahel Zadran, Aqib Iqbal, Julian De Mey, Shahil Momin, Ryan Klein.
Austria:
Musa Ahmad, Clayton Floyd, Boris Gorlee, Victor Lubbers, Navjit Singh, Sebastiaan Braat (C), Vivian Kingma, Asad Zulfiqar (WK), Ryan Klein, Julian De Mey, Niels Etman.
Top Picks for NED XI v/s AUT Dream11 Match:
Top Picks – Netherlands XI:
Clayton Floyd: A left-handed batsman and left-arm spinner. He is the leading run-scorer of his team as well as in the tournament. In the last two matches against Austria, he secured 29 runs and picked up four wickets.
Julian-De-Mey: A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pacer. He has bagged three wickets in the last two matches against Austria.
Top Picks – Austria:
Razmal Shighiwal: In the very first match, he showcased his talent by scoring 96 runs at a strike rate of well above 340s. Overall he has scored 198 runs.
Iqbal Hossain: One of the leading scorers from the Austria team who will come in handy in the Dream 11. He has scored 235 runs in total.
