Cricket Free Tips | Emirates D20 2020, Semi-Final 1: Fujairah Pacific Ventures vs Dubai Pulse Secure

We have finally arrived at the knockouts of the Emirates D20 2020 after 30 enthralling league stage matches. The stakes in this game are the highest as one minor error will potentially bring an end to the championship hopes. Fujairah is going to take on Dubai in the first semi-final.

Fujairah Pacific Ventures were the dominating forces of this contest. They are going into the semis based on ten straight wins in the league phase. Dubai was nowhere near as strong as they were but showed good character to cement a semi-finished place. It will take a large effort to get the better of mighty Fujairah.

Weather 

Throughout this tournament, Dubai’s weather has been favourable for cricket, and Wednesday won’t be any different. The temperature will be 23°C, and the likelihood of precipitation will be zero.

Pitch 

The pitch at ICC Academy is going to be a sporty one. Teams batting first or chasing first have won the same number of matches in the last six Emirates D20 games. After winning the toss, the decision to bat or bowl could come down to what is considered a better choice by the respective team management. 145 runs are the par score on the ground.

Playing XIs:

Fujairah Pacific Ventures:

Ahmed Raza (c), Hamdan Tahir (wk), Lovepreet Singh, Usman Khan, Waseem Muhammad, Luqman Hazrat, Muhammed Naeem, Rohan Mustafa, Hassan Khalid, Akif Raja, Sabir Rao

Dubai Pulse Secure:

Shahrukh Sheikh (c), Adnaan Khan (wk), Omer Farooq, Muhammad Usman, Bilal Cheema, Tahir Latif, Punya Mehra, Nilansh Keswani, Syed Muhammad Haider Shah, Ali Naseer, Muhammad Hassan

Fujairah Pacific Ventures vs Dubai Pulse Secure Dream 11:

Rohan Mustafa (c), Adnaan Khan (wk), Waseem Muhammad, Usman Khan, Punya Mehra, Muhammad Hassan, Omer Farooq, Ahmed Raza, Sabir Rao, Akif Raja, Luqman Hazrat

The Fujairah Pacific Ventures has been dominated in this series, with their 10 consecutive wins, they are more likely to win this game against the Dubai Pulse Secure. We are backing Fujairah to win this game and qualify till the final.