Fantasy Cricket Tips: Northerns vs Marylebone Cricket Club

Fantasy Cricket Tips, Northerns vs Marylebone Cricket Club: The Marylebone Cricket Club will return to the T20 format after the one-day battle against Pakistan Shaheens as they will now lock the horns with the Northerns. MCC XI will be tested a lot by this team because they are one of the most consistent units on the Pakistan domestic circuit. They are known for their aggressive cricket hence, Kumar Sangakkara and co. will have to bring their ‘A’ game to the table.

There is a lot of experience present in the MCC XI squad which is why the Pakistani fans are enjoying this series. Also, the games are serving as a platform to ensure that international cricket resumes in Pakistan once again.

Fantasy Cricket Tips: Weather Conditions

The skies are expected to stay clear for this match as the temperature will stay in the range of 25 degrees Celsius to 29 degrees Celsius. There are zero chances of rain.

Fantasy Cricket Tips: Pitch Report

The pitch at the Gadaffi stadium will be helpful to the slower bowlers. As the pitch will get slower as the match progresses, both the captains will look to bat first and put runs on the board.

Average first innings score 161

(The stadium has hosted 14 T20Is)

Record of chasing teams: Won – 5, Lost – 9

Fantasy Cricket Tips: Injury and Availability

All the players are expected to be available.

Probable Playing XIs:

Northern:
Rohail Nazir, Haider Ali, Zeeshan Malik, Mubashir Khan, Ali Imran, Sarmad Bhatti, Faizan Riaz, Munir Riaz, Shiraz Khan, Nauman Ali, Shahzad Azam
Bench –Zaid Alam

Marylebone Cricket Club:
Michael Burgess, Arron Lilley, Ross Whiteley, Kumar Sangakkara, Michael Leask, Roelof van der Merwe, Will Rhodes, Imran Qayyum, Safyaan Sharif, Fred Klaassen
Bench – Oliver Hannon Dalby, Samit Patel, Ravi Bopara

Fantasy Cricket Tips: Top Picks

Rohail Nazir will be the player to watch out for from the Northerns as he can wreak havoc against the MCC XI. Since it is a T20 contest, Ross Whiteley will make more impact in the match than Kumar Sangakkara. Roelof van der Merwe can also be backed to score a lot of points with his all-round brilliance.

Captain and Vice-Captain Selection:

Captain – Rohail Nazir, Haider Ali, Roelof van der Merwe, Munir Riaz

Vice-Captain – Michael Burgess, Ross Whiteley, Ali Imran, Shiraz Khan

Fantasy Cricket Tips: Suggested Playing XI No.1

Fantasy Cricket Tips: Northerns vs Marylebone Cricket Club

Keeper – Rohail Nazir (c)
Batters – Kumar Sangakkara, Ross Whiteley (vc), Haider Ali, Zeeshan Malik
All-Rounders – Roelof van der Merwe, Ali Imran
Bowlers – Fred Klaassen, Safyaan Sharif, Munir Riaz, Shiraz Khan

Fantasy Cricket Tips: Suggested Playing XI No.2

Keeper – Michael Burgass (vc)

Batters – Kumar Sangakkara, Michael Leask, Haider Ali, Mubashir Khan

All-Rounders – Roelof van der Merwe (c), Will Rhodes

Bowlers – Safyaan Sharif, Munir Riaz, Nauman Ali, Shahzad Azam

Fantasy Cricket Tips: Expert Tips

As this is a T20 match, the all-rounders and the top order batsmen will have the highest points scoring potential. The death bowlers of both the teams do not have much experience so, it would be a bad decision to pick a bowler as the captain or the vice-captain of the fantasy team. Since the pitch will assist the spinners, van der Merwe will be the player to watch out for.

Probable Winners:

MCC XI should win the match given that its players have a lot of international experience.

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