CZR vs LUX: Czech Republic will go up against Luxembourg in the opening game of the Central Europe Cup T20 on May 21. The game will be played at the Vinor Cricket Ground in Prague.
The two teams previously met in August 2020 in Luxembourg Twenty20 tri-series. Luxembourg played their last game against Belgium in the tri-series itself. Batting first, Belgium set up a huge target of 185 with equal contributions from all batsmen. William Cope was the pick of the bowlers, bagging 4/18.
While chasing, Luxembourg put up a tough fight with skipper Joost Mees scoring an unbeaten 67 but the side fell short of 49 runs.
On the other hand, Czech Republic also played their previous game against Belgium. Wahidullah Usmani scored a fantastic 72, taking Belgium to a competitive total of 161/6. While chasing, Czech failed miserably to the likes of Saber Zakhil, who bagged 3/20 which helped Belgium win the game by 87 runs.
Match Details
Match: Czech Republic vs Luxembourg
Date & Time: 21st May 2021, 1:30 PM IST
Venue: Vinor Cricket Ground, Prague
CZR vs LUX Head-to-Head
The two teams have played three matches altogether over the years. The Czech Republic has the lead with two wins leaving the Luxembourg team with a stand-alone win.
In their previous encounter in 2020, Luxembourg were restricted to a mere 112 courtesy of Kushalkumar Mendon’s 3/21 and Naveed Ahmed’s 3/10 off one over. The Czech Republic chased down the target comfortably with seven balls to spare and won the game by five wickets.
Pitch Report
The Vinor Cricket Ground is a tricky pitch to chase on. It has a lot of help on offer for the bowlers. It is a difficult wicket to bat on but scoring runs is a possibility, provided batsmen play sensibly.
Weather Report
With the chances of rainfall to be as low as 40%, scattered showers can be expected and to be a little windy. There is a possibility of game interruption due to rain.
CZR vs LUX Predicted Playing XI
Czech Republic
Keyur Mehta, Zahid Mahmood, Edward Knowles, Hilal Ahmad (wk), Sudesh Wickramasekara (c), Sabawoon Davizi, Kushalkumar Mendon, Arun Ashokan, Paul Taylor, Satyajit Sengupta
Luxembourg
Joost Mees (c & wk), Vikram Vijh, James Barker, Scott Browne, Girish Venkateswaran, Saransh Kushretha, Reinhardt Heyns, Aanand Pandey, William Cope, Ankush Nanda, Shameek Vats
CZR vs LUX Dream11 Team Prediction
Wicket-keeper: Joost Mess, Hilal Ahmad
Batsmen: Arun Ashokan, Girish Venkateswaran (vice-captain), James Barker
All-rounders: Sudesh Wickramasekara (captain), Sabawoon Davizi, Satyajit Sengupta
Bowlers: Shameek Vats, Ankush Nanda, Aanand Pandey
