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PKT vs NOR Dream11 Team Prediction: Preview

By Pranob Thachanthara

Hello and Welcome to our preview for Pakhtoons vs Northern Warriors T10 match. We are covering PKT vs NOR Dream11 Team Prediction, Preview and Probable Playing XI for the match. The match is to be played at Sharjah.

Northern Warriors have won five consecutive matches and are in very good form. Yesterday, They defeated Rajputs by 7 wickets. Bowling first, K Pierre, Imran Haider and H Viljoen starred with the ball taking two wickets each to restrict Rajputs at 64 runs. Nicholas Pooran continued his dream run-scoring another 45* run knock to provide a win to the team. They will hope to continue the momentum and reach the finale of T10 League 2018.

Team Pakhtoons ended second on points table in qualifier stage with four wins and two losses. They lost their last match to Punjabi Legends by 5 wickets. Batting first, Andre Fletcher and Colin Ingram played good knocks to lead the team to a total of 102. Liam Dawson and Sohail Khan were impressive with the ball in the defense taking two wickets each but could not prevent loss to the team. They will hope to win the match and qualify to the Finals directly or else play the eliminator later tomorrow night.

A good match can be expected between both teams.

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When and Where:

PKT vs NOR, 25th Match, T10 League 2018.
Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah.
1st December, 05:00 PM IST

Squads:

NOR:
Darren Sammy (c), Andre Russell, Harry Gurney, Chris Green, Wahab Riaz, Amitoze Singh, Hardus Viljoen, Lendl Simmons, Nicholas Pooran, Khary Pierre, Dwayne Smith, Kennar Lewis, Ravi Bopara, Imran Haider, Rahul Bhatia, Rovman Powell.

PKT:
Shahid Afridi, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Chadwick Walton, Shapoor Zadran, Gulbadin Naib, Cameron Delport, Mohammad Irfan, Liam Dawson, Colin Ingram, David Willey, Andre Fletcher, Sohail Khan, Colin Ingram, Shafiqullah Shafaq, Shair Wali, M Kaleem.

Team News:

Note: Every team has to play minimum one UAE player.

Pakhtoons:

Skipper Shahid Afridi should be back for the crucial encounter replacing David Willey.

RP Singh is also likely to come back in place of Shapoor Zadran.

Sharafuddin Ashraf can also get a chance in place of Gulbadin Naib.

Andre Fletcher and Cameron Delport will open the innings. Shafiqullah Shafiq and Colin Ingram will follow them. Liam Dawson will play the role of an allrounder.

Liam Dawson will be the key spinner while Sohail Khan and Mohammad Irfan will lead the pace attack.

Northern Warriors:

For important qualifier match, They will go with their best playing XI. This means Andre Russell should be back replacing Amitoze Singh.

Rovman Powell can also come back in place of Dwayne Smith.

An extra pacer can be added in the form of Wahab Riaz or Harry Gurney replacing Kennar Lewis.

N Pooran and L Simmons can open for the side. A Russell and R Bopara will play the role of allrounders.

Chris Green will lead the spin attack along with Imran Haider and Khary Pierre while Hardus Viljoen and Andre Russell will be the key pacers along with R Bopara.

Probable Playing XI:

NOR:
Lendl Simmons, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Ravman Powell/Dwayne Smith, Andre Russell, Ravi Bopara, Darren Sammy (c), C Green, Khary Pierre, Hardus Viljoen, Wahab Riaz/Harry Gurney, Imran Haider.

PKT:
Cameron Delport, Andre Fletcher, Shafiqullah Shafiq (wk), Colin Ingram, Liam Dawson, Shahid Afridi (c), Gulbadin Naib/S Ashraf, M Kaleem/Taj Wali, Mohammad Irfan, Sohail Khan, RP Singh.