Croatia vs Belgium: Group B – Match 4
Match Information:
- Date: 28th September 2023
- Time: 10:00 PM IST
- Venue: Cartama Oval, Cartama
- Match Officials: Umpires: Nirmal Singh (ITA), Shubh Navjot Anand (HUN), Asad Ali (ITA); Referee: Robert Kemming (NED)
Group B – Match 4 Preview:
- Croatia (CRO) and Belgium (BEL) have each played 1 match in the European Championship, 2023.
- Croatia is currently ranked fifth, and Belgium is ranked fourth on the points table.
European Championship, 2023 Points Table:
| Team | P | W | L | Pts. | NRR |
| Stage 1 | NED-XI | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Stage 2 | GSY | 1 | 1 | 2 | +7.800 |
| Stage 2 | JER | 1 | 1 | 2 | +3.247 |
| Stage 1 | BUL | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Stage 2 | BEL | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3.247 |
| Stage 2 | CRO | 1 | 0 | 1 | -7.800 |
Last Match Performances:
- Croatia lost to Guernsey by 78 runs (Guernsey vs Croatia Last Match Scorecard). Top fantasy player: Jared Newton (98 points).
- Belgium lost to Jersey by 9 wickets. Top fantasy player: Burhan Niaz (66 points).
Cartama Oval, Cartama Pitch Report and Weather Conditions:
- Balanced pitch with an average 1st innings score of 110 runs in the last 20 matches.
- Chasing a target is preferred, as the team batting first has won only 30% of matches.
- Temperature: 23.64 °C, Humidity: 69%, Wind Speed: 2.08 m/s.
- Suited for both Pacers and Spinners.
Dream11 Prediction: Top Picks
| Player | Role | M | R | Avg R | W | Avg W | Recent Scores | Recent Wickets |
| Ali Raza | Wicket-Keeper | 5 | 162 | 32.4 | 0 | 0 | 24, 6, 63, 29, 40 | – |
| Sherry Butt | Batter | 5 | 201 | 40.2 | 0 | 0 | 60, 40, 36, 53, 12 | 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 |
| Sohail Ahmad | Batter | 5 | 26 | 5.2 | 0 | 0 | 2, 13, 5, 6, 0 | – |
| Vedran Zanko | Bowler | 5 | 6 | 1.2 | 8 | 1.6 | 0, 0, 5, 1, 0 | 1, 1, 1, 2, 3 |
| Zaki Shah | Bowler | 5 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 1.6 | 0, 7, 0, 3, 0 | 4, 0, 2, 1, 1 |
| Khalid Ahmadzai | Bowler | 5 | 68 | 13.6 | 4 | 0.8 | 25, 13, 0, 22, 8 | 2, 1, 1, 0, 0 |
| Waqas Raja | All-Rounder | 5 | 83 | 16.6 | 1 | 0.2 | 14, 19, 37, 13, 0 | 0, 0, 0, 0, 1 |
| Naseem Khan | All-Rounder | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1.2 | 0, 1, 0, 0, 4 | 2, 1, 0, 2, 1 |
| Burhan Niaz | All-Rounder | 5 | 43 | 8.6 | 5 | 1 | 28, 9, 0, 0, 6 | 1, 1, 1, 0, 2 |
Top Captain and Vice-Captain Picks:
- Captain: Sherry Butt
- Vice-Captain: Waqas Raja
Squad Information:
- Croatia (CRO) Squad: Aman Maheshwari, Jai Thakur, Josip Jukic, Nikola Davidovic, Vedran Zanko, Jared Newton, Naseem Khan, Damir Svilicic, Petar Bosnjak, Alen Magdalenic, David Lambasa.
- Belgium (BEL) Squad: Waqas Raja, Sherry Butt, Saber Zakhil, Zaki Shah, Khurram Cheema, Khalid Ahmadi, Khalid Ahmadzai, Faisal Khaliq, Ali Raza, Burhan Niaz, Shafiullah Zakhel.
Dream11 Team Today:
- Wicket-Keeper: Ali Raza
- Batters: Sherry Butt, Sohail Ahmad
- All-Rounders: Burhan Niaz, Naseem Khan, Nikola Davidovic, Waqas Raja
- Bowlers: Adnan Razzaq, Shagharai Sefat, Vedran Zanko, Zaki Shah
- Captain: Sherry Butt
- Vice-Captain: Waqas Raja
