In the first match of ECS T10 Krefeld, VfB Gelsenkirchen will go up against Koln Challengers at the Bayer Uerdingen Cricket Ground, Krefeld on Monday.
VfB Gelsenkirchen was formed in 2018 when a social group of refugees turned themselves into a talented group of cricketers. In the DCB Moneygram T20 WDCV 2020 tournament, Mirwali Jabarkheel and Mubashir Hussain lead the batting and bowling charts, respectively, with 190 runs and 19 wickets from nine innings each.
Meanwhile, Koln Challengers has cricketing talents from different countries like India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan. They were Bundesliga champions on 12 out of the previous 18 occasions and are looking strong enough to stamp their authority in the tournament. Koln Challengers have been continuously providing talented cricketers to state and national level teams.
Vignaesh Sankaran, Arvind Raju, Arfan Malik, Rubesh Palaniappan, Nihal Mattoo, Afzal Pathan, Sahalom Dhaly, Mezeyn Kamal, Kamran Khan, Phanish Rachuru, Swapnil Varhade, Shahidullah Arman, Shrutarv Awasthi, Sivasai Yeesakonu, Anil Kavi, Suliman Hugakhil, Mirwali Jabarkheel, Neeraj Hukeri, Ebnimin Qanee, Hammed Ghane Zanei, Mubashir Hussain.
Kesava Motati, Vijay Rathnavel, Abdul Ajeez, Ajmal Schinwari, Aravind Muthusubramanian, Akhil Gidadaluri, Sriram Gurumurthy, Amey Potale, Srinivas Nareshkumar, Nikhil Patil, Rohit Narayanan, Dev Ganatra, Santhosh Mathi.
Vignaesh Sankaran, Phanish Rachuru, Swapnil Varhade, Shahidullah Arman, Shrutarv Awasthi, Suliman Hugakhil, Mirwali Jabarkheel, Mubashir Hussain, Kamran Khan, Anil Kavi
Kesava Motati, Vijay Rathnavel, Akhil Gidadaluri, Sriram Gurumurthy, Amey Potale, Srinivas Nareshkumar, Nikhil Patil, Rohit Narayanan, Dev Ganatra, Santhosh Mathi, Abdul Ajeez
Match: VfB Gelsenkirchen vs Koln Challengers, Match 1
Date and Time (IST): 17th May, 12:30 PM
Venue: Bayer Uerdingen Cricket Ground, Krefeld
In the last year’s T20 tournament played at the Bayer Uerdingen Cricket Ground, batsmen completely dominated the proceedings. We can expect scores of around 100-130 in the first innings with chasing teams finding it tough to score.
There is not much on offer for the bowlers, but spinners might get some assistance from the pitch during the second essay.
Fantasy Suggestion #1: Akhil Gidadaluri, Mirwali Jabarkheel, Swapnil Varhade, Abdul Ajeez, Phanish Rachuru, Suliman Hugakhil, Dev Ganatra, Shahidullah Arman, Kesava Motati, Mubashir Hussain, Shrutarv Awasthi
Captain: Mirwali Jabarkheel Vice-captain: Mubashir Hussain
Fantasy Suggestion #2: Akhil Gidadaluri, Mirwali Jabarkheel, Kamran Khan, Phanish Rachuru, Sriram Gurumurthy, Suliman Hugakhil, Amey Potale, Dev Ganatra, Kesava Motati, Mubashir Hussain, Anil Kavi
Captain: Amey Potale Vice-captain: Sriram Gurumurthy