Both teams won three out of four games in their respective groups.
Preview
Spain will face Finland in the third-place playoff match of T20 World Cup Sub Regional Europe Qualifier Group C 2024 on Wednesday, August 28, at the King George V Sports Ground in Castel. Spain won three out of four games and finished in second place in Group A. Finland had the same fate and were in second place in Group B after winning three out of four outings.
Spain defeated Greece in their last outing by seven wickets after chasing down the target of 97 runs in 13 overs. Yasir Ali was the pick of the bowlers and took three wickets for 12 runs in four overs. Hamza Saleem Dar was the highest scorer with the bat and made 32 runs off 24 deliveries.
Finland won their last match against Bulgaria by 125 runs after posting a total of 199 runs for the loss of eight wickets on the board. Atif Rasheed took four wickets for 13 runs in four overs and won the Player of the Match award.
Match Information
Spain vs Finland, 3rd Place Play-Off
ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Sub Regional Europe Qualifier Group C, 28 Aug 2024, Wed, 3:00 PM IST, Castel
Probable PlayingXI
Spain
A Davidson Soler, Charlie Rumistrzewicz, C Munoz-Mills(C), Hamza Dar, L Burns, Yasir Ali, Daniel Doyle Calle, Muhammad Ihsan, M Atif, Muhammad Yasin, S Hughes Pinan
Bench: D L Martinez, R Panchal, Shafat Ali Syed, C Javier Loez, Raja Adeel, Hassan Ali
Finland
VS Padhaal, Faheem Nellancheri, G Abbas Butt, Amjad Sher(C), Ziaur Rehman, A Rasheed, PK Garhwal, Jordan Obrien, MB Tambe, N Salonen, M Hasnat
Bench: AA Qadir, JOP Scamans, Ekhpelwak Kuchey, Rizwan Ali, H Dandapani, C Harrison, Akhil Arjunan
Injury News- (Will be added when there is an update)
Pitch Report
Captains- 7.5
Yasir Ali SPA | bat
Yasir Ali is the leading wicket-taker for Spain and has taken eight wickets in three matches at an average of seven.
He has taken seven wickets in three outings at an average of 5.85, an economy of 4.55, and a strike rate of 7.71.
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Ziaur Rehman- FIN | BAT- 9
Parveen-Kumar Garhwal- FIN | ALL
Also Read: ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Sub Regional Europe Qualifier Group C Schedule
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