Champions T20 Cup 2024 - Match 15 - Engro Dolphins vs UMT Markhors - Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions: December 18th

Here are the Fantasy Cricket Predictions and Betting Tips for Champions T20 Cup, Match 15 - Engro Dolphins vs UMT Markhors, which will be played on the 18th of December at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi.

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Current Form Engro Dolphins:

Engro Dolphins are currently placed at the bottom most position on points table with 5 losses to their credit.

The top run scorer for Engro Dolphins in the Champions T20 Cup is Sahibzada Farhan with 125 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Engro Dolphins in the Champions T20 Cup is Qasim Akram with 5 scalps under his belt.

Engro Dolphins have lost their previous match against Lake City Panthers by 6 wickets.

Engro Dolphins batted first and they posted a total of 106 for 9 in 20 overs. They started losing wickets in regular succession right from the beginning. Faheem Ashraf was the lone warrior, scoring 25 runs. However, he also got out at a wrong time and Engro Dolphins were eventually restricted to 106 in 20 overs of play.

During the chase, Umar Siddiq, Shadab Khan and Mubashir Khan got out cheaply and Lake City Panthers were reduced to 14 for 3 in the 3rd over. Abdul Bangalzai then scored 51 runs off just 38 balls to win the match for Lake City Panthers with 6 wickets in hand.

Current Form UMT Markhors:

UMT Markhors are currently placed at the 2nd position on points table with 4 wins and 1 loss to their credit.

The top run scorer for UMT Markhors in Champions T20 Cup is Khawaja Nafay with 124 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for UMT Markhors in Champions T20 Cup is Nisar Ahmad with 8 scalps under his belt.

UMT Markhors have won their previous match against Nurpur Lions by 3 wickets.

Nurpur Lions batted first and they posted a total of 187 for 7 in 20 overs. Imam Ul Haq and Hasan Nawaz got Nurpur Lions off to a flier. The middle order struggled to get going and wasted many deliveries in the process. It was Aamer Yamin in the lower order who smashed 39 runs off 27 balls to help Nurpur Lions get to 187 in 20 overs of play.

During the chase, UMT Markhors lost Fakhar Zaman and Khawaja Nafay early on in the innings. After their dismissals, Mohammad Faizan Khan and Iftikhar Ahmed played decent knocks of 66 runs each to instill hope for a successful chase. Iftikhar Ahmed was in fact the game changer. He smashed 66 runs in just 31 balls to win the match for UMT Markhors with 3 wickets in hand.

Let's have a look at the squads:

UMT Markhors

Abdul Samad, Akif Javed, Ali Shafique, Ali Shan, Ali Usman, Bilawal Bhatti, Bismillah Khan, Fakhar Zaman, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khawaja Mohammad Nafay, Mohammad Faizan, Mohammad Imran Jnr, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rameez Jnr, Mohammad Sarwar Afridi, Muhammad Imran Randhawa, Muhammad Shehzad, Niaz Khan, Nisar Ahmed, Saad Masood, Zahid Mehmood

Engro Dolphins

Asif Ali, Faheem Ashraf, Ihsanullah, Kashif Ali, Khubaib Khalil, Mirza Tahir Baig, Muhammad Akhlaq, Muhammad Ghazi Ghori, Salman Afridi, Salman Irshad, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Shayan Sheikh, Umar Amin

Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay

Who will win the toss? – UMT Markhors

Who will win?- UMT Markhors

Top Batter (Runs Scored) - Fakhar Zaman (UMT Markhors), Mohammad Huraira (Engro Dolphins)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Mohammad Nawaz (UMT Markhors), Ihsanullah (Engro Dolphins)

Most Sixes – Fakhar Zaman (UMT Markhors), Mohammad Huraira (Engro Dolphins)

Player of the Match - Fakhar Zaman (UMT Markhors)

Team Scores Batting first - UMT Markhors 155, Engro Dolphins 140+

Match Handicap: UMT Markhors

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*NB these predictions may be changed nearer the start of the match once the final starting teams have been announced and we will be running ‘In-Play’ features, so stay tuned.

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