MATCH DETAILS:

The 2nd match in Group 1 of 2020 ECN Czech Super Series T10 between Prague Barbarians Visigoths and Bohemian CC will be played at the Vinor Cricket Ground in Prague. The match is scheduled to begin at 12:00 local time (3:30 PM IST) (10:00 AM GMT). This game can be streamed live on Fan Code.

PREVIEW FOR DREAM11 FANTASY:

The 2020 ECN Czech Super Series T10 Group 1 matches will commence at Vinor Cricket Ground Saturday morning. In the second match of the day, starting at 12 PM local time, Prague Barbarians Visigoths will be up against Bohemian CC. The Prague Barbarians will enter this game as part of the opener tournament against United CC. The Barbarians will be led by Yashwantha Salian while the Bohemian Cricket Club will play under Javed Iqbal’s captaincy.

WEATHER REPORT/CONDITION:

Scattered thunderstorms are predicted to begin at 12 PM local time and could cause trouble to the match.

PITCH REPORT:

Most of the T20 competition matches played at this venue in 2019 witnessed 150+ totals. It does give a hint about how good the pitch here could be for run making. On the opening day of the tournament, which is expected to have a 70 per cent chance of being hunted down, we could see numbers about 75.

INJURY AND AVAILABILITY NEWS:

There is no Injury availability from any player.

PROBABLE PLAYING XI OF PRAGUE BARBARIAN VISIGOTHS:

Sahil Grover (WK), Yashwantha Salian (C), Amritpal Rai, Sumit Pokhriyal, Charles Thambi, Piyush Kumar, Vedavyas Krishnan, Harsha Chaganty, Prem Nandivada, Rahul Rungta, Narayanan Achuthan.

Bench – Chandrakumar Meher, Bilal Samad, Ravi Sangam, Balasubramanya Inamdar.

PROBABLE PLAYING XI OF BOHEMIAN CC:

Muhammad Zubair (WK), Saqlain Saqib Mukhtar, Pratap R Jagtap, Javed Iqbal (C), Ravindra Singh Bist, Abul Farhad, Ali Waqar, Waheed Ur-Rehman, Waseem Sardar Khan, Arif Javed, Saurabh Kakaria.

Bench – Muhammad Nabeel, Muhammad Usam, Zahid Mahood, Imran Ul Haq, G M Hasanat, Sazib Bhuiyan, Rajan Sharma, Haris Hassan.

TOP PICKS:

Javed Iqbal is expected to be among this match’s top three performers. In the 49 games he played in all formats, he has bagged 47 wickets where he scored 635 runs at a strike rate of 100. The Czech Republic team was led by Sumit Pokhriyal in International Cricket and also has a strong all-round record. Yashwantha Salian has a total score of 1132 runs with the best score of 96, claiming 72 wickets in the 72 games he has played across all the Czech domestic tournaments. Ravindra Singh Bist is expected to be a valuable pick having scored 321 runs and taken 29 wickets over the 41 domestic matches in Czech Republic.

CAPTAIN AND VICE CAPTAIN SELECTION:

Captain options – Sumit Pokhriyal, Yashwantha Salian, Javed Iqbal.

Vice-Captain options – Ravindra Singh Bist, Saqlain Saqib Mukhtar, Sahil Grover.

SUGGESTED PLAYING XI FOR HEAD TO HEAD/SMALL LEAGUES:

Keeper – Amritpal Rai, Sahil Grover.

Batsmen – Saqlain Saqib Mukhtar, Sumit Pokhriyal (C), Yashwantha Salian.

All-Rounders – Javed Iqbal (VC), Ravindra Singh Bist, Harsha Chaganty.

Bowlers – Waheed Ur-Rehman, Rahul Rungta, Arif Javed.

SUGGESTED PLAYING XI FOR GRAND LEAGUES/MEGA LEAGUES:

Keeper – Sahil Grover.

Batsmen – Saqlain Saqib Mukhtar, Sumit Pokhriyal, Yashwantha Salian (C), Pratap R Jagtap.

All-Rounders – Javed Iqbal (VC), Ravindra Singh Bist, Harsha Chaganty.

Bowlers – Ali Waqar, Narayanan Achuthan, Arif Javed.

EXPERT ADVICE:

Abul Farhad, of the Bohemian CC squad, is expected to play a key role with his all-round performance. He is a fast-medium bowler, and also a batsman in the middle order. We couldn’t pick Farhad in any of our suggested teams though, as he’s costing 9 points.

PROBABLE WINNERS:

Because of their healthy team, Prague Barbarians Visigoths are looking better than Bohemian CC.

*Disclaimer: A team here is picked based on the perception, analysis, and gut feeling of the author. When you select your team, analyze the points mentioned to arrive at your own decision.*