Making a comeback since the last edition in the 1990’s, the 2019 Iberia Cup was well received as the opener was played out between Spain and Portugal at the La Manga Club in Murcia. All games in this round robin tournament will be played at the same venue and we have 3 of these games scheduled today, beginning with Portugal playing Gibraltar in Match 2 of the tournament.
It’ll be an early start as we have to accommodate two more games after this one. You can select your Portugal fantasy players based on who played in the opening game, but will have to be more careful with Gibraltar, who will be playing their first official T20 international. Keep reading for our complete PlayerzPot (Use Code “READ1234”) fantasy preview of the GIB vs POR game…
Match info
- Tournament: Iberia Cup 2019.
- Date: 26th October 2019, 12:15pm IST.
- Venue: La Manga Club Bottom Ground, Cartagena, Murcia.
- Capacity: 800+
- Series status: Match 2 of the round robin tournament.
Form (recent first)
- GIB: –
- POR: L
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Numbers
- Head to head in T20Is, these two play each for the first time.
- Portugal – unranked in the ICC T20 Rankings.
- Gibraltar – 78th in the ICC T20 Rankings.
- Balaji Pai – 193 runs and 8 wickets in 6 games for Gibraltar.
Gibraltar
Captain Matthew Hunter has to be your first choice in this game, considering he has grown through the ranks, playing for Gibraltar right from the U-15 stages. He has 9 wickets and 62 runs in his last 10 games for them, including a best of 41* and 2/26 with the ball. The last time they played a T20 was in September 2018 and Balaji Pai top scored in that game with 46. He has a top score of 75* and a best of 5/22 with the ball.
The list of all-rounder capabilities in this Gibraltar team continues as Mark Bacarese bowls out his quota and also bats int he middle order, with 124 runs and 3 wickets in his last 10 games, the latter coming in his last 4 games itself. If you are looking for a specialist bowler pick, I’d suggest choosing Charles Harrison as he has 4 wickets in his last 3 games including a minimum of 1 wicket in all of those games.
Portugal
I mentioned how Tariq Aziz should be the first name on your team sheet and today, I’d even make him my captain even after he bagged a first ball duck against Spain. Pick him in your PlayerzPot (Use Code “READ1234”) fantasy team as he opens the batting and even picked 2/26 with the ball in the last game. The side is led by all-rounder Paolo Buccimazza and I’ll pick him too, though he failed in the first game.
We spoke about Zohaib Sarwar as well and how he’s come into this tournament with good form. Like Aziz, he also bagged a golden duck but I’ll pick him again especially since not many will now. He bowls sometimes and bats in the middle order, making him a good potential all-rounder selection. Opening bowler Md Fakhrul Hussain can be considered as a specialist bowler pick for your fantasy side.
GIB vs POR Betting
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