Empire Cricket Club vs Helsinki Gymkhana, Finnish Premier League, Today Match Prediction 30 Aug 2020

ec vs hgym Match Prediction & Analysis

After 90 days and 59 matches, two teams are going up against each other for the FPL2020 title. Both teams had contrasting fortunes entering the finals. Empire CC stayed in the top 2 position and beat the table toppers thrice including the Qualifier 1 to enter to the finals. They had a smooth ride into the finals. Their opponents GYM Helsinki Gymkhana looked down and out at one point and even lost their last three league matches. They squeezed into the top 4 with other team`s results favoring them. They overcame all the odds to beat Helsinki CC & SKK Stadin in the eliminator & Qualifier 2 matches to face Empire CC. We can expect a grueling action between two of the best sides in the Finnish Premier League.

 

TEAMS PREVIEW

Empire Cricket Club Preview

Empire CC posted a massive 165 runs in their 20 overs in the Qualifier 1. Shoaib Qureshi (59 runs) and Amjad Sher (60 runs) shared a massive 119-run partnership to lift the team from a precarious position of  17/3. Mahesh Tambe and Jonathan Scamans too have contributed with 200+ runs this season with the bat.

Amjad Sher and Mahesh Tambe took 2 wickets each to strangle the opposition in a shortened chase  while K Bhatnagar and Muhammed Imran chipped in a wicket each. Mahesh Tambe (27 wickets) and Amjad Sher (24 wickets) are in race for the tournament`s leading wicket-taker currently.

Top players to bet on:

Amjad Sher – Amjad Sher had an dream match scoring 60 runs off 36 balls with 3 fours and 4 sixes. He then came back to bowl brilliantly to derail the opposition with his figures of 2-1-3-2.

Mahesh Tambe – Tambe is the tournament`s leading wicket-taker with 27 wickets at an economy rate of 6.15 RPO. He has also scored 222 runs with the bat to contribute in the middle order.

Empire Cricket Club Predicted Playing XI:

Vanraj Padhaal, Jonathan Scamans, Mahesh Tambe, Raaz Mohammed, Muhammed Imran, Abdul Gaffar, Chandrasekar, JR Sathyanarayanan, Amjad Sher, K Bhatnagar, Udhay nandhini

Helsinki Gymkhana Preview

GYM Helsinki out batted the opposition successfully in their last two matches. Openers Saif Ur Rehman (55 & 79*) & Arslan Gondal (92 & 27) started the match in good fashion which brilliant partnerships early on. Pankaj Saharan, Bilal Masud, and Brar Simranjit will form a good middle order to support their red-hot openers.

Muhammed Ghuwas and Faisal Shahzad are their chief wicket-takers with 23 & 22 wickets in the league so far. Javed Jan, Atti Ur Rehman, Jaleel Ahmed, and Pankaj Saharan will together form an all-round bowling attack that can defend any score on their day.

Top players to bet on:

Saif Ur Rehman – Saif is having a brilliant tournament with 461 runs at a strike rate of 120+. He has 6 fifties in just the 11 matches he has played so far. He will look to lead their team to a title with an effective performance in the finals.

Muhammed Ghuwas  - Ghuwas is the team`s leading wicket-taker with 23 wickets and he can also effectively score some quick runs down the batting order. He can provide great depth to the playing XI with his all-round performances.

Helsinki Gymkhana Predicted Playing XI:

Shahid Irshad, Pankaj Saharan, Simaranjit Brar, Atti Ur Rehman, Faisal Shazad, Javed jan, Muhammed Guwas, Saif Ur Rehman, Ali Masood, Irshad Gondal, Bilal Masud

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

Kerava weather looks dark and gloomy on the day of big finals. We hope it does not make any appearance that might halt the play or abandoned the match. As per weather forecasters, Kerava has 70-80% chances of rain on Sunday

Venue Details

Batsmen are getting comfortable batting on these pitches and we say scores in the range of 160+ scored in the last 2-3 matches. We can expect a another match with a score between 160-180 runs in this match.

Toss: To Bat

Batting first is the best option in the big finals as the pressure of chasing may cause the batsmen to choke in the chase.