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- Published: May 17, 2021 11:58
New Delhi: Krefald leg of the European Super League’s league will begin with consecutive matches between VfB Gelsenkirchen and Koln Challengers. The German sides will go head-to-head at the Bayer Uerdingen Cricket Ground.
VfB Gelsenkirchen is a newly formed team as it came into existence in 2018. This evening is their debut match in European Cricket series. They have evolved into a cricket team as earlier they were just a social group of refugees. Suliman Hugakhil is one of their most important players due to his all-round abilities, while, the captain Swapnil Varhare often anchors his side’s batting line-up.
Koln Challengers, on the other hand, were founded in 2013, their opening batsman Amey Potale is one of their most dangerous players as he has the ability to attack the bowlers right from the start. Kesava Motati is the captain who also leads the bowling attack of his team as he can swing a new ball.
Suggested Lineup
Vijay Rathnavel, Abdul Ajeez, Kamran Khan, Phanish Rachuru, Suliman Hugakhil, Amey Potale, Dev Ganatra, Shahidullah Arman, Mubashir Hussain, Anil Kavi, Shrutarv Awasthi
Captain: Kamran Khan
Vice-captain: Vijay Rathnavel
Predicted Playing XIs
VfB Gelsenkirchen: Vignaesh Sankaran, Phanish Rachuru, Swapnil Varhade, Shahidullah Arman, Shrutarv Awasthi, Suliman Hugakhil, Mirwali Jabarkheel, Mubashir Hussain, Kamran Khan, Anil Kavi
Koln Challengers: Kesava Motati, Vijay Rathnavel, Akhil Gidadaluri, Sriram Gurumurthy, Amey Potale, Srinivas Nareshkumar, Nikhil Patil, Rohit Narayanan, Dev Ganatra, Santhosh Mathi, Abdul Ajeez
Match Details
Match: VfB Gelsenkirchen vs Koln CC, Match 2
Venue: Bayer Uerdingen Cricket Ground, Krefeld
Date and Time (IST): May 17, 2021; 2:30 PM
Pitch report
The pitch does not offer bounce, so, it will be a difficult day at work for the bowlers. Due to the relatively smaller dimension, the outfield also favors the batsmen which means that both teams would want to bat first and set a high target.