KHP vs CEP Dream11 Match Prediction, National T20 Cup, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa vs Central Punjab, 14 October

KHP vs CEP Dream11 Prediction

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa would next face Central Punjab in the reverse fixture in the ongoing National T20 Cup on Wednesday. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have had a decent tournament so far as they have already sealed the berth in the knockouts with 5 wins and 3 losses in 8 games so far. Central Punjab, are almost out of the tournament 3 wins and 6 losses in 9 games. It would be their last league game and they must win this match and then pray that either of Sindh or Balochistan loses their both remaining games to qualify for playoffs. Let’s take a look at the KHP vs CEP Dream 11 Prediction for this spicy fixture.

KHP vs CEP Dream 11 Teams Match Details

National T20 Cup: Match 26
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa vs Central Punjab
Date- Wednesday, 14th October 2020
Time- 8:00 PM (IST)
Venue- Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi

Last Result at the venue: Southern Punjab 205/3 in 20 overs defeated Central Punjab 202/8 in 20 overs by 3 runs – 13th October 2020

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KHP vs CEP Team Form

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: L W L W W
Central Punjab: L W L W L

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa are 2nd in the points table with 5 wins and 3 losses after 8 games, while Central Punjab are 5th with 3 wins and 6 defeats in respective 9 matches.

KHP vs CEP Dream11 Team Prediction

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Squad

Mohammad Rizwan (C), Usman Khan-Shinwari, Iftikhar-Ahmed, Sahibzada Farhan, Mohammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Wahab Riaz, Shaheen Afridi, Imran Khan, Junaid Khan, Arshad-Iqbal, Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Haris, Mohammad Mohsin, Asif-Afridi, and Zohaib Khan.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Team News

They lost their last game to Sindh by 2 wickets.

Injury/Unavailability: No injury concerns.

Expected Changes: Mohammad Hafeez and Junaid Khan are expected to return to the playing 11 in this game.

Team Combination

• Fakhar Zaman and Mohammad Rizwan are likely to be back as the openers in this game.
• The likes of Mohammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Iftikhar-Ahmed, and Musadiq Ahmed would form the core of the batting.
• Shaheen Afridi alongside Arshad Iqbal, Junaid Khan, and Wahab Riaz would form a potent bowling attack.

KHP Playing 11 (Probable)

Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Rizwan (C & WK), Mohammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Asif Afridi, Iftikhar Ahmed, Wahab Riaz, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Junaid Khan, Arshad Iqbal, and Musadiq Ahmed.

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Central Punjab Squad

Babar Azam (C), Saad Nasim, Ali Shan, Bilal Asif, Ehsan Adil, Irfan Khan Niazi, Kamran Akmal, Naseem Shah, Abdullah Shafiq, Abid Ali, Ahmed Bashir, Qasim Akram, Rizwan Hussain, Sohaibullah, Usman Qadir, and Zafar Gohar.

Central Punjab Team News

They lost their last game to Southern Punjab by 3 runs.

Injury/Unavailability: No injury concerns.

Expected Changes:  Ehsan Adil could replace Waqas Mahmood in the playing 11 in the KHP vs CEP Dream11 Team Prediction.

Team Combination

• The duo of Kamran Akmal and Babar Azam would open the batting for the side.
• The likes of Abdullah Shafiq, Muhammad Akhlaq, and Rizwan Hussain would follow the openers next in the batting order.
• Usman Qadir, Ehsan Adil, and Zafar Gohar would feature in the bowling attack.

CEP Playing 11 (Probable)

Kamran Akmal (WK), Babar Azam (C), Abdullah Shafiq, Faheem Ashraf, Rizwan Hussain, Ahmed Bashir, Qasim Akram, Zafar Gohar, Muhammad Akhlaq, Usman Qadir, and Ehsan Adil/Waqas Maqsood.

KHP vs CEP Dream 11 Prediction Today Cricket Match 

WK:  K Akmal
BAT: F Zaman, M Hafeez, B Azam, A Shafiq
AR: Q Akram
BOWL: J Khan, Arshad-Iqbal, S Afridi, Z Gohar, A Bashir

Captain Picks for Small Leagues

Babar Azam has scored 236 runs in 4 games for Central Punjab so far in the competition. He is a must-pick in the KHP vs CEP Dream 11 fantasy cricket as he has a strike rate of over 161.

Fakhar Zaman has scored 271 runs in 8 games for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa so far in the competition. Don’t forget to pick him in the KHP vs CEP Dream11 Match prediction as the batsman has maintained a strike rate of almost 142.

Captain Picks for Grand Leagues

Shaheen Afridi has accounted for 16 wickets in 7 games for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa so far. He has been bowling at an economy rate of 6.85 and has a strike rate of 10.5.

In 4 games, Faheem Ashraf has scored 106 runs for Central Punjab at a strike rate of 212. He also has managed to clinch 5 wickets with the ball as well.

Who will win KHP vs CEP Today Match Prediction 

Both sides would enter this game on the back of a loss. While Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have been an overall better side, Central Punjab have improved massively since the introduction of Babar Azam. However, it would be difficult for them to go past a well-balanced Khyber Pakhtunkhwa team. Central Punjab also lost by 29 runs when these two sides met earlier in the season. As per our KHP vs CEP today match prediction, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa are likely to win this fixture.

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