Cyprus Eagles clash with Nicosia Tigers in Match No. 53 of the European Cricket Series (ECS) Cyprus T10 at the Ypsonas Cricket Ground in Limassol, Cyprus on Thursday at 9:30 PM (IST).
With five wins and seven defeats from twelve games, Cyprus Eagles have ten points and occupy the fifth spot on the table. They have lost their last two matches coming into this game. In their most recent match, the Cyprus Moufflons defeated them in a close game by 10 runs. Cyprus Eagles were set a target of 101 after bowling first. They could only score 90/5, falling short in the end.
Jawad Shah scored a quick-fire 28-ball 51 at the top. However, he found no support from any other batter from the other end. They will be disappointed to not have closed out the game.
Nicosia Tigers have had a good tournament so far. They are placed third on the table with eight victories and 16 points. The last two games have brought different results for the side. In the first game, they lost to the Nicosia Fighters by seven wickets. However, they bounced back in the very next fixture, winning by seven runs.
The bowlers put up a good show to defend a total of 85/4. Mehmood Zeeshan and Neeraj Tiwary made vital contributions with the bat to take them to a fighting score. It was up to the bowlers to make a game out of it, which they very well did. The Fighters were restricted to 78/8. It was Neeraj Tiwary’s all-round blitz that powered them to a narrow win. He picked three crucial wickets, being the pick of the bowlers.
Nicosia Tigers will need to build on this momentum, The Cyprus Eagles have their task cut out, eager to bounce back from successive losses.
My Dream11 Dream Team for CES vs NCT Match
Mehmood Zeeshan (wk), Roman Mazumder (vc), Manikanta Ranimekala, Neeraj Tiwari, Rashidul Hasan, Iftekhar Jaman, Rajasekhar Poluri, Jawad Shah (c), Mehedi Hasan, Tirupathi Sandireddy, Tomal Aminul.
Probable Playing 11
Cyprus Eagles
Murali Alanki (c), Sekhar Muttamsetti, Umar Shah, Srinivas Angarekkala, Jawad Shah, Michalis Kyriacou, Naseer Ahmed (wk), Bilal Muhammad, Tirupathi Sandireddy, Rajasekhar Poluri, Manikanta Ranimekala.
Probable Playing 11
Nicosia Tigers
Anowar Hossain, Bilal Hussain, Tomal Aminul, Sakhawat Hossain, Mehedi Hasan, Mehmood Zeeshan (wk), Iftekar Jaman, Roman Mazumder, Rashidul Hasan, Faysal Mia (c), Mamun Roshid.
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Cyprus Eagles
Suresh Kumar, Tirupathi Sandireddy, Christopher Gergiour, Hardeep Singh, Thulasi Allur, Abbas Khan, Amandeep singh, Jawad Shah, Manikanta Ranimekala, Michalis Kyriacou, Ranjith Nerella, Murali Alanki, Rajasekhar Poluri, Sekhar Muttamsetti, Umar Shah, Naseer Ahmed, Sajib Mohammad, Srinivas Angarekkala, Bilal Muhammad, Charan Nalluri, Christos Markides, Jahirul Islam.
Nicosia Tigers
Tomal Aminul, Akib Hossain, Delwar Hossain, Roman Mazumder, Faysal Mia, Sakhawat Hossain, Shajjad Baddan, Anowar Hossain, Iftekar Jaman, Mamun Roshid, Neeraj Tiwari, Jahid Hassan Prathana, Kazi Saiful, Mehedi Hasan, Rashidul Hasan, Abid Ali, Yasir Khan, Abdul Manan, Bilal Hussain, Habibur Rahman.
