The 4th Group A match of the European Cricket Championship 2021 will be played between Spain and Norway at Cartama Oval, Cartama in Spain.

Live Scores and Stats - Spain vs Norway - Match 4

Norway impressed in the recent Tri-Series in August in Germany, blasting the highest score in the T20i competition before losing the final to hosts Germany. Going into the tournament, Norway are the top ranked side in Group A sitting in 39 in the ICC T20 Mens rankings.

The reins of Norway will be in the hands of captain Raza Iqbal. Khizer Ahmed will be their man behind the wickets.

Raza Iqbal, Khizer Ahmed, Walid Ghauri, Wahidullah Sahak will be Norway's top 4 batsmen. Vinay Ravi, Muhammad Sher Sahak, Hayatullah Niazi will be the opening bowlers for Norway. The team has three good spin bowling options in Waqas Ahmed, Raza Iqbal, Pritvhi Bhart.

Currently sitting at 42 in the ICC T20 Mens rankings, Spain will have the added advantage of playing in their own backyard at the picturesque Cartama Oval. 

Spain will be a powerful unit, boasting proven performers in this T10 format with numerous key players from European Cricket Series Barcelona tournaments over the last two seasons in their ranks. Spain also tuned up well for ECC21 with a 2-1 T20i series win over Germany at the weekend.

Spain's captain in the European Cricket Championship 2021 is Christian Munoz-Mills. Awais Ahmed will don the wicket keeping gloves for the team.

Awais Ahmed, Kuldeep Lal, Asjad Butt, Yasir Ali, Hamza Saleem are the leading batsmen for Spain while Atif Mehmood, Adeel Raja are their top bowlers. In the spin department, Jack Perman, Yasir Ali will be their go-to options.

Squads:

Spain - Adeel Raja, Asjad Muhammad, Atif Mehmood, Awais Ahmed, Christian Munoz-Mills, Hamza Saleem, Jack Perman, Kuldeep Lal, Paul Hennessy, Ravi Panchal, Thomas Vine, Yasir Ali, Zulqarnain Haider

Norway - Ahmadullah Shinwari, Ali Tafseer, Faizan Mumtaz, Hayatullah Niazi, Khizer Ahmed, Muhammad Sher Sahak, Prithvi Bhart, Raza Iqbal, Suhail Iftikhar, Usman Arif, Wahidullah Sahak, Walid Ghauri, Waqas Ahmed

Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay

Who will win the toss? - Spain

Who will win? – Spain

Top Batter (Runs Scored) – Awais Ahmed (Spain), Raza Iqbal (Norway)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) – Atif Mehmood (Spain), Vinay Ravi (Norway)

Most Sixes – Awais Ahmed (Spain), Raza Iqbal (Norway)

Player of the Match –  Awais Ahmed

Team Scores Batting first – Spain 110+, Norway 105+

 Match Handicap Spain

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