The inaugural match of the "European Cricket International Malta, 2025 " will be played between Malta and Austria (MAL vs AUT) at the Marsa Sports Club, Marsa, Malta on 6th February 2025 at 01:45 PM IST.
MAL vs AUT (Malta vs Austria), Match 1 - Match Information
Match: Malta vs Austria, Match 1
Date: 6th February 2025
Time: 01:45 PM IST
Venue: Marsa Sports Club, Marsa, Malta
Match Officials: Umpires: Eranga Jayawardena (SL), Soorya Agraharathil (IND) and Umeh Ugochukwu (NGR), Referee: Tyrone Peters (SA)
MAL vs AUT, Marsa Sports Club, Marsa, Malta Pitch Report and Weather Conditions
The pitch at the Marsa Sports Club, Marsa, Malta is a balanced pitch. The average 1st innings score at this venue in the last 20 matches is 107 runs. The team batting first at this venue has won 55% of its matches, so the toss does not make much of a difference here. The team winning the toss may decide to bat or bowl depending on the ground conditions today.
Weather Report for Marsa Sports Club, Marsa, Malta
Temperature will hover around 14.46 °C with 72% humidity. 6.38 m/s winds are expected.
Pace or Spin?
Pacers have been very successful at this venue. They have taken 75% of the total wickets at this venue. We would suggest that you pick as many pace bowlers as possible in your team. Based on the stats available, We predict that the pitch will continue to assist the pacers.
MAL vs AUT, Head to Head
In the 7 matches played between these 2 teams, Malta do not have a good record against Austria. Based on our analysis and trends, We predict that Austria will win this match. Austria All Rounders have earned the most fantasy points for their team, while Batters have earned the most fantasy points for Malta.
MAL vs AUT Dream11 Prediction: Top Batter and Wicket-Keeper Picks
M - Matches Played, R - Runs, Avg R - Average Runs, W - Wickets, Avg W - Average Wickets, RR - Recent Scores, RW - Recent Wickets
| Player | M | R | Avg R | W | Avg W | RR | RW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockey Dianish | 5 | 297 | 148.5 | 0 | - | 67, 89, 26, 52, 63 | - |
| Janan Ghelzai | 4 | 101 | 33.7 | 0 | - | 12, 0, 17, 72, 0 | 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 |
| Niyas Muhammad | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 0, 0, 2, 0, 0 | 2, 0, 0, 0, 0 |
- Rockey Dianish
Rockey Dianish can be a good pick for your Dream11 Team. He has an average of 90 match fantasy points in the last 10 games and a fantasy rating of 10. This player is a top order opening Right Handed Batter. In the last 5 matches Rockey Dianish has scored 297 runs averaging 148.5 per match.
- Janan Ghelzai
Janan Ghelzai is a good to have player for your Dream11 Fantasy Team. He has an average of 63 match fantasy points in the last 10 games and a fantasy rating of 8.8. This player is a top order Right Handed Batter. In the last 4 matches Janan Ghelzai has scored 12, 0, 17, 72, 0 runs at an average of 33.7 per match.
- Niyas Pullariyil Muhammed
Niyas Muhammad can be a differential pick for your Dream11 Team. He has an average of 53 match fantasy points in the last 10 games and a fantasy rating of 8.5. This player is a top order opening batter, bats Right Handed. In the last 3 matches Niyas Muhammad has scored 2 runs averaging 1 per match. He also bowls decently, bowling right-arm medium and in the recent matches has taken 2, 0, 0, 0, 0 wickets at an average of 35 per match. This player has a good record at this venue in the last 3 matches Niyas Muhammad played here and has taken 2, 0, 0, 0, 0 wickets.
MAL vs AUT Dream11 Prediction: Top All-Rounder Picks
M - Matches Played, R - Runs, Avg R - Average Runs, W - Wickets, Avg W - Average Wickets, RR - Recent Scores, RW - Recent Wickets
| Player | M | R | Avg R | W | Avg W | RR | RW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilal Zalmai | 3 | 63 | 21 | 0 | - | 7, 5, 0, 51, 0 | 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 |
| Varun Prasath | 3 | 125 | 41.7 | 2 | 22.5 | 0, 0, 0, 90, 35 | 0, 1, 1, 0, 0 |
| Hekmatullah Khogiyani | 3 | 42 | 21 | 3 | 25 | 0, 41, 0, 1, 0 | 0, 0, 3, 0, 0 |
- Mohammad Bilal Zalmai
Bilal Zalmai is an All Rounder and has an average of 75 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 10 and is a good to have player for your Fantasy Team. He is a top order batter, bats Right Handed. In the last 3 matches this player has scored 63 runs averaging 21 per match.
- Varun Prasath Thamotharam
Varun Prasath is an All Rounder and has an average of 84 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 9.7 and is a good to have player for your Fantasy Team. Varun Prasath is a top order opening batter, bats Left Handed. In the last 3 matches he has scored 0, 0, 0, 90, 35 runs at an average of 41.7 per match. This player can also give you some bowling fantasy points, bowling left-arm medium fast and in the recent matches has taken 2 wickets, averaging at 22.5 wickets per match. Varun Prasath has been very successful at this venue in the recent 3 matches he played here and has taken 2 wickets.
- Hekmatullah Khogiyani
Hekmatullah Khogiyani is an All Rounder and has an average of 81 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 9.3 and can be a good pick for your Dream11 Team. This player is a Left Handed Batter. In the recently played 3 matches Hekmatullah Khogiyani has scored 42 runs at an average of 21 per match. He can also give you some bowling fantasy points, bowling left-arm fast and in the recent matches has taken 3 wickets, averaging at 25 wickets per match.
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MAL vs AUT Dream11 Prediction: Top Captain and Vice-Captain Picks
M - Matches Played, R - Runs, Avg R - Average Runs, W - Wickets, Avg W - Average Wickets, RR - Recent Scores, RW - Recent Wickets
| Player | M | R | Avg R | W | Avg W | RR | RW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockey Dianish | 5 | 297 | 148.5 | 0 | - | 67, 89, 26, 52, 63 | - |
| Bilal Zalmai | 3 | 63 | 21 | 0 | - | 7, 5, 0, 51, 0 | 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 |
| Varun Prasath | 3 | 125 | 41.7 | 2 | 22.5 | 0, 0, 0, 90, 35 | 0, 1, 1, 0, 0 |
| Hekmatullah Khogiyani | 3 | 42 | 21 | 3 | 25 | 0, 41, 0, 1, 0 | 0, 0, 3, 0, 0 |
| Janan Ghelzai | 4 | 101 | 33.7 | 0 | - | 12, 0, 17, 72, 0 | 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 |
- Rockey Dianish
Rockey Dianish is a Batter and has an average of 90 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 10 and is fairly consistent player in terms of fantasy points. This player is a top order opening batter, bats Right Handed. In the last 5 matches Rockey Dianish has scored 297 runs at an average of 148.5 per match.
- Mohammad Bilal Zalmai
Bilal Zalmai is a good to have player for your Dream11 Fantasy Team. He has an average of 75 match fantasy points in the last 10 games and a fantasy rating of 10. This player is a top order Right Handed Batter. In the last 3 matches Bilal Zalmai has scored 63 runs averaging 21 per match.
- Varun Prasath Thamotharam
Varun Prasath is fairly consistent player in terms of fantasy points. He has an average of 84 match fantasy points in the last 10 games and a fantasy rating of 9.7. This player is a top order opening Left Handed Batter. In the recently played 3 matches Varun Prasath has scored 0, 0, 0, 90, 35 runs at an average of 41.7 per match. He is also a handy bowler, bowling left-arm medium fast and in the recent matches has taken 2 wickets at an average of 22.5 per match. This player has had a good time at this venue in the recent 3 matches Varun Prasath played here and has taken 0, 1, 1, 0, 0 wickets.
- Hekmatullah Khogiyani
Hekmatullah Khogiyani is fairly consistent player in terms of fantasy points. He has an average of 81 match fantasy points in the last 10 games and a fantasy rating of 9.3. This player is a Left Handed Batter. In the last 3 matches Hekmatullah Khogiyani has scored 42 runs averaging 21 per match. He can also give you some bowling fantasy points, bowling left-arm fast and in the recent matches has taken 3 wickets, averaging at 25 wickets per match.
- Janan Ghelzai
Janan Ghelzai is fairly consistent player in terms of fantasy points. This player has an average of 63 match fantasy points in the last 10 games and a fantasy rating of 8.8. Janan Ghelzai is a top order Right Handed Batter. In the recent 4 matches he has scored 101 runs at an average of 33.7 per match.
MAL vs AUT Squad Information
Austria (AUT) Squad: Zeshan Arif, Aqib Iqbal, Razmal Shigiwal, Mark Simpson-Parker, Bilal Zalmai, Itibarshah Deedar, Adeel Tariq, Mehar Cheema, Sahel Zadran, Janan Ghelzai and Hamid Safi
Malta (MAL) Squad: Jagath Poorna, David Marks, Amar Sharma, Varun Prasath, Darshit Patankar, Niyas Muhammad, Rockey Dianish, Pintu Ghosh, Jais Mathew, Priyan Pushparajan and Michael Das
MAL vs AUT Dream11 Team Today
Wicket-Keeper: Rockey Dianish
Batters: Janan Ghelzai and Razmal Shigiwal
All-Rounders: Bilal Zalmai, Varun Prasath, Niyas Muhammad, Aqib Iqbal and Hamid Safi
Bowlers: Sahel Zadran, Amar Sharma and David Marks
Captain: Bilal Zalmai
Vice-Captain: Janan Ghelzai
MAL vs AUT (Malta vs Austria), Match 1 Preview
Austria are playing their first game of this season. In their last 4 games, Austria have won 1 games and lost 3. Malta are also playing their first game of this season. In their last 5 games, Malta have won 4 games and lost 1.
Both teams last played against each other in the Match 6 of the FanCode ECI Malta-Austria, 2023 where Basil George scored the highest fantasy points for Malta with 31 match fantasy points while Baseer Khan topped the fantasy points leaderboard for Austria with 74 match fantasy points.