Squads –
MA –
Taskin Ahmed, Muktar Ali, Laurie Evans, Amjad Gul, Mohammad Hafeez, Mosaddek Hossain, Sompal Kami, Shoaib Malik, Ishan Malhorta, Maroof Merchant, Syed Shah, Abdul Shakoor, Pravin Tambe
DB –
Sheraz Ahmad, Dwayne Bravo, Amad Butt, Dushmantha Chameera, Kashif Daud, Fidel Edwards, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ali Khan, Evin Lewis, Adam Lyth, Mohammad Nabi, Sherfane Rutherford, Waqar Salamkheil, Dasun Shanaka, Nyeem Young
Team News –
MA –
– The Maratha Arabians started their T10 season with a 5 Wicket win over the tournament favorates Northern Warriors. Abdul Shakoor was the Man of the match for his match winning 73 runs.
– Javed Ahmadi will be opening the game along with Abdul Shakoor. Shakoor was the surprise element in last game where he single handedly won the match for the Arabians by scoring 73 of just 28 balls.
– Laurie Evans will bat at 1 down. Evans was one of the top scorers in the Sri Lanka Premier League 2020. He was out cheaply on 9 last game.
– Professor Hafeez will bat 2 down. He is very experienced and can also contribute through bowl. Ishan Malhotra and Mosaddek Hossain will follow Hafeez.
– Pravin Tambe and will be the main spinner in the team and will be assisted by Mosaddek and Hafeez.
– Muktar Ali, Somal Kami and Yamin Ahmadzai will lead the pace attack. Muktar took 1 Wicket while other 2 were very expensive last game.
DB –
– The Delhi Bulls chased a massive total of 129 in their opening game yesterday. They will be the favorates in this game.
– Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Evin Lewis will open for Delhi. Both are power hitters especially Gurbaz who recently scored his maiden ODI century against Ireland. Gurbaz smashed 15 ball 41 runs while Lewis 18 ball 32 last game.
– Adam Lyth will bat at 1 down. Lyth is one of the Stars in English domestic t20s who can also bowl. He didn’t got chance to bat in last game but is sure to bat in top order this game.
– Mohammad Nabi and Sherfane Rutherford will bat in middle. Both are big hitters especially Nabi who can be promoted up the order. Nabi didn’t bowled last game.
– Dwayne Bravo will play role of a floater. Bravo haven’t seen batting for a while now but will be crusial with the ball.
– Kashif Daud, Amad Butt, Fidel Edwards, Ali Khan and Dwayne Bravo will be handling the pace attack.
Probable XI –
MA –
Abdul Shakoor(wk), Javed Ahmadi, Laurie Evans, Mohammad Hafeez, Mosaddek Hossain, Ishan Malhotra, Sompal Kami, Muktar Ali, Pravin Tambe, Yamin Ahmadzai
DB –
Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Evin Lewis, Ravi Bopara, Adam Lyth, Mohammad Nabi, Sherfane Rutherford, Dwayne Bravo(c), Amad Butt, Kashif Daud, Fidel Edwards, Ali Khan
Pitch Report –
Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
With this being the first match of the league to be played here, it will be a batting paradise and team winning toss will look to make the most of by batting first.
Team Blueprint –
WK –
R Gurbaz( Open + wk, very attacking batsman, 127 against Ire last week, 48(15b) last game, Must have)
Laurie Evans ( 1 down, technically strong + hard hitter of the ball, 3900+ t20 runs at a SR of 134, 9 runs last game, Must )
Abdul Sukkur ( Open + wk, 73(28b) last game, Must have due to his last game’s performance )
BAT –
Evin Lewis(Open, LHB, big hitter of ball with 300 t20 sixes with a SR of 143, 32*(16b) last game, Must have)
S Malik( 2 down + part time off spin, very experienced but not much useful in t10 game, can try if plays )
Ravi Bopara( 1 down/Middle order + medium pace, very experienced , 38(16b) last game, Must this game)
Adam Lyth( 1 down, hard hitter of ball, 2900+ t20 runs at a SR of 145, 50(29b) in PSL2020 recently, didn’t batted last game)
S Rutherford ( Middle order + part time pace, 625 t20 runs with a SR of 133)
Javel Ahmadi( Afghani Opener, can also bowl, SR of 134 in t20s, 6 runs last game )
ALL –
M Hafeez( 2 down, very experienced Cricketer, 6584 runs + 169 Wickets in t20 cricket, a Must have choice )
Mohammad Nabi( 2 down + off spin, one of the best Allrounder around, didn’t bowled any over last game)
DJ Bravo( Medium pacer, one of the finest death bowlers, poor recent form, 1w last game, Must have)
Mosaddek Hossain( Off spin + middle order bat, can hit the ball big, 1278 runs + 28 Wickets in t20s, Must )
M Ali( Medium pacer, 17 Wickets in Banglabandhu t20 recently, red hot form, 1w last game, must )
BOWL –
P Tambe( Leggie, Indian veteran, 3 Wickets in CPL2020 in 3 games, bowled with good economy but was wicketless )
S Kami( Nepali Pacer, known for his accurate, 35 t20 Wickets in 34 Innings, Must )
S Gazi( Off spin, experienced bowling Allrounder , poor BPL2019 with just 2 Wickets in 8 games, didn’t played last game)
Yamin Ahmadzai( Medium pacer from Afghanistan, young bowler with 22 t20 Wickets, 9 Wickets in Shpageeza 2019, was very expensive last game)
Waqas Maqsood(Medium fast, pakistani pacer, 47 t20 Wickets, 6 in PSL 2020 in 3 games, Must if plays )
Ali Khan( Medium fast, 8 Wickets this CPL, will bowl in death)
Fidel Edwards( Right Arm fast, veteran Windies bowler, 105 t20 Wickets, 1w last game )
Kashif Daud ( Medium fast, 9 Wickets in t20s, 13 Wickets in Dubai T20, was very expensive last game)
K Koththigoda( Chinnaman bowler from SriLanka, 11 t20 Wickets in 9 innings, 5 Wickets in domestic t20 recently, punt pick)
C/VC –
MA –
M Hafeez
Laurie Evans
Abdul Shakoor
DB –
Evin Lewis
R Gurbaz
Mohammad Nabi