Bugibba Blasters (BBL) will take on Edex Knights (EDK) in Match 44 of the European Cricket Series Malta, 2024. The match will be played at the Marsa Sports Club, Marsa, Malta on October 31, 2024, at 01:00 PM IST.
Match: Bugibba Blasters vs Edex Knights, Match 44
Date: October 31, 2024
Time: 01:00 PM IST
Venue: Marsa Sports Club, Marsa, Malta
Bugibba Blasters have played 4 matches in the series and are ranked seventh on the points table, while Edex Knights have played 8 and are placed second.
Both teams last played against each other in the 3rd Quarter Final of the ECS Malta, Encore, 2023 where Suresh Dobal scored the highest fantasy points for Bugibba Blasters with 89 match fantasy points while Basil George topped the fantasy points leaderboard for Edex Knights with 80 match fantasy points.
In the last match played by Bugibba Blasters, they beat Msida Warriors by 47 runs. The top fantasy player for Bugibba Blasters was Gaurav Maithani who scored 85 fantasy points.
In their last match in this series against MMA Titans, Edex Knights beat them by 6 wickets. The top fantasy player for Edex Knights was Niyas Muhammed who scored 79 fantasy points.
The pitch at the Marsa Sports Club, Marsa, Malta is balanced. The average 1st innings score at this venue in the last 20 matches is 108 runs. The team batting first at this venue has won 55% of its matches, so the toss does not make much of a difference here. The team winning the toss may decide to bat or bowl depending on the ground conditions today.
Temperature is expected to be around 21.2 °C with 70% humidity. Winds at a speed of 2.41 m/s are expected. Cloudy weather is expected during the match, this may help pacers with movement.
Pacers have been very successful at this venue. They have taken 100% of the total wickets at this venue. We would suggest that you pick as many pace bowlers as possible in your team. Based on the stats available, we predict that the pitch will continue to assist the pacers.
In the 2 matches played between these 2 teams, Edex Knights has won all their matches. Bowlers of both teams have earned the most fantasy points for their respective teams so far.
M – Matches Played, R – Runs, Avg R – Average Runs, W – Wickets, Avg W – Average Wickets, RR – Recent Scores, RW – Recent Wickets
Player |
M |
R |
Avg R |
W |
Avg W |
RR |
RW |
Gaurav Maithani |
3 |
102 |
34 |
1 |
40 |
0, 0, 21, 81, 0 |
0, 1, 0, 0, 0 |
Samuel Stanislaus |
4 |
50 |
12.5 |
0 |
– |
0, 11, 19, 8, 12 |
0, 0, 0, 0, 0 |
Basil George |
5 |
161 |
40.3 |
0 |
– |
47, 26, 88, 0, 0 |
– |
M – Matches Played, R – Runs, Avg R – Average Runs, W – Wickets, Avg W – Average Wickets, RR – Recent Scores, RW – Recent Wickets
Player |
M |
R |
Avg R |
W |
Avg W |
RR |
RW |
Jais Mathew |
4 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
17.2 |
0, 0, 0, 0, 0 |
0, 1, 0, 1, 3 |
Suresh Dobal |
3 |
3 |
3 |
5 |
18.2 |
1, 0, 0, 2, 0 |
0, 1, 1, 0, 3 |
Devendra Negi |
5 |
1 |
– |
6 |
14.3 |
0, 0, 0, 0, 1 |
3, 2, 1, 0, 0 |
M – Matches Played, R – Runs, Avg R – Average Runs, W – Wickets, Avg W – Average Wickets, RR – Recent Scores, RW – Recent Wickets
Player |
M |
R |
Avg R |
W |
Avg W |
RR |
RW |
Jugal Chaudhary |
3 |
49 |
24.5 |
1 |
25 |
6, 0, 24, 0, 19 |
0, 1, 0, 0, 0 |
Jayakrishnan Srambikkal |
5 |
57 |
57 |
0 |
– |
1, 6, 0, 31, 19 |
– |
Shiv Singh |
4 |
0 |
– |
6 |
14.3 |
0, 0, 0, 0, 0 |
2, 0, 0, 1, 3 |
M – Matches Played, R – Runs, Avg R – Average Runs, W – Wickets, Avg W – Average Wickets, RR – Recent Scores, RW – Recent Wickets
Player |
M |
R |
Avg R |
W |
Avg W |
RR |
RW |
Gaurav Maithani |
3 |
102 |
34 |
1 |
40 |
0, 0, 21, 81, 0 |
0, 1, 0, 0, 0 |
Basil George |
5 |
161 |
40.3 |
0 |
– |
47, 26, 88, 0, 0 |
– |
Samuel Stanislaus |
4 |
50 |
12.5 |
0 |
– |
0, 11, 19, 8, 12 |
0, 0, 0, 0, 0 |
Yadav Manu |
4 |
97 |
48.5 |
0 |
– |
7, 30, 0, 0, 60 |
0, 0, 0, 0, 0 |
Jugal Chaudhary |
3 |
49 |
24.5 |
1 |
25 |
6, 0, 24, 0, 19 |
0, 1, 0, 0, 0 |
Edex Knights (EDK) Squad: Samuel Stanislaus, Justin Shaju, Niyas Muhammed, Basil George, Ajay John, Senthil Raj, Alwin John, Jais Mathew, Yadav Manu, Adil Latheef, Jayakrishnan Srambikkal, Shanley Karoli, Sujith Sukumaran, Vishnu Thulaseedharan, Parth Patel, Anand Chauhan, Darshankumar Goyani, Hari Krishnan, Jishnu Unnikrishnan, Jugal Chaudhary, Laiju George, Manu Mohanan, Tince Joseph and Vibin Xavier
Bugibba Blasters (BBL) Squad: Gaurav Maithani, Shiv Singh, Azeem Sathi, Vikas Bisht, Suresh Dobal, Ajay Kumar, Devendra Negi, Vinay Negi, Gautam Singh, Kushal Singh, Harsh Mehra, Venkat Reddy, Mukesh, Jay Pandey, Raju Rai, Ram Bisht, Sanjeev Panwar, Shiv Rawat and Uttam Singh
Wicket-Keepers: Gaurav Maithani, Senthil Raj and Shiv Rawat
Batters: Samuel Stanislaus, Basil George and Yadav Manu
All-Rounders: Jugal Chaudhary, Shiv Singh and Jayakrishnan Srambikkal
Bowlers: Jais Mathew and Raju Rai
Captain: Raju Rai
Vice-Captain: Senthil Raj
Photo Credit: Imago