Interport T20I Series, 2020: Malaysia vs Hong Kong – 4th T20I:Fantasy Cricket Tips

Match Details:

The 4th game of the 2020 Interport Daily Fantasy Cricket T20I series between Malaysia and Hong Kong will be played at the Kinrara Academy Oval in Kuala Lumpur.
The match starts at 7:30 PM local time (5:00 PM IST) (11:30 AM GMT).
This game can be viewed on the YouTube channel of Malaysia Cricket and on the Fan Code app in India.

Preview:

Malaysia surged to a 2-0 lead in the 5-match T20I series against Hong Kong as they sealed a 35-run win in another rain-affected match. The game was reduced to 19 overs-a-side and Malaysia, who batted first again in fantasy games, posted 138/6 thanks to a 40-ball 46 from Virandeep Singh. The Hong Kong team, in reply, lost four wickets for just 8 runs on the board. They were further reduced to 28/6 in the 9th over as the required rate raised to 10. Despite Waqas Barkat and Aizaz Khan’s rescue act, the Hong Kong team fell a long way in the chase.

Weather Condition/Report:

It is unlikely to get a full 20-over match at the Kinrara Oval on Sunday with high chances of rain during the match timings.

Pitch Condition/Report:

A fresh track is expected at the Kinrara Academy Oval for Sunday’s match. The two games of this series were played on the same pitch and it was quite slower in nature. Batsmen struggled to play short expect in the first innings of the first T20I. A change in the pitch could result in an increase in scores if the weather permits.
Average first innings score: 165 (Last 5 unaffected T20I matches)
Record of chasing teams: Won – 1, Lost – 4

Probable Playing XIs:

Malaysia:
Virandeep Singh, Bhushan Save, Ahmad Faiz (C), Syed Aziz, Aminuddin Ramly, Sharvin Muniandy, Mohamed Arief, Khizar Hayat, Syazrul Idrus, Fitri Sham, Pavandeep Singh.
Bench – Dhivendran Mogan, Nazril Rahman, Anwar Rahman.

Hong Kong:

Nizakat Khan, Aizaz Khan (C), Kinchit Shah, Waqas Barkat, Waqas Khan, Scott McKechnie (WK), Shahid Wasif, Haroon Arshad, Ehsan Khan, Nasrullah Rana, Aftab Hussain.
Bench – Hamed Khan, Hassan Khan Mohammad, Mohsin Khan.
Top Picks:
Syed Aziz is the safest option to be made captain or vice-captain in the fantasy team from this game. He scored an unbeaten 27 in the first game before the rain break and 21 runs with two sixes in the 2nd T20I. Aziz has four fifties to his name at close to 35 average in the T20I fantasy leagues format. Bhushan Save has two single digits scores in two matches but he has a brilliant record in domestic matches. If he gets a start, he is likely to end up with a big knock.
The Hong Kong skipper Aizaz Khan has been Hong Kong’s best player in this series having picked three wickets and scored 32 runs thus far. In the 2nd T20I, he picked two wickets and scored an unbeaten 31. Aftab Hussain took three wickets in the T20I matches he played for Hong Kong thus far. In four List A games for them, Aftab took four wickets including a 3-wicket haul.

Captain and Vice-Captain Selection:

Captain – Virandeep Singh, Kinchit Shah, Aizaz Khan.
Vice-Captain – Syed Aziz, Nizakat Khan, Sharvin Muniandy.

Suggested Playing XI No.1 for Fantasy Cricket:

Keeper – Virandeep Singh
Batters – Nizakat Khan, Syed Aziz (VC), Ahmad Faiz
All-Rounders – Sharvin Muniandy, Aizaz Khan, Kinchit Shah (C), Waqas Barkat
Bowlers – Fitri Sham, Pavandeep Singh, Aftab Hussain