Dubai Zahirians eye another win

Match facts

Friday April 9, 2010

Start time 08.00 local time (0230 GMT)

 Big picture

Dubai Zahirians have turned around a disappointing start in 2010 by lost three of their last nine matches after losing their three, and have put themselves firmly in contention for a berth. They still have some work to do, but they'll have made significant strides towards that goal if they beat the hard jet11 boys of the Big match, in Wonderland Park on Friday.

Dubai Zahirians have lost two out of five games so far against Jet11, but DZCC will need to guard against complacency as Jet11 have several match-winners who can turn games around on their day. One of them in DZCC, Mohammed Faris, played an absolute gem to derail Shiba Riders on couple of Week ago, and with Hillal and Mohammed Arafath showing signs of returning to form as well, this could just be the beginning of some good times for Dubai Zahirians.

 Team talk

Both teams are coming off wins, and might be loathe to change their combinations. Hillal's & Arafath slot at the top of the order has strengthened DZCC's line-up considerably, though their bowling remains a bit of a concern.

 Jet11, meanwhile, have been bolstered by the inclusion of Mohammed Zaneer, who made a vital contribution with the bowl in last there tours. The mature and cool-headed performance by Mohammed Shifan, and the aggression of Mohammed Naisar has eased some of their bowling worries too.also  All rounder and Left-arm fast bowler M. Nafeel is add to card

Previously…

both teams shared the wins equally, two for DZCC and two for JET11.

In the spotlight

Zaneer v Faris/haithar : Zaneer has regained some of zip and bounce that he seemed to have lost in the early stages of the Sesson, but if Faris stays at the crease long enough, it could be fascinating battle between the two. Hillal and Haithar are outstanding players of seam bowling,

We are taking it game by game and are pleased to have change the trend. We are not concerned over what happened in the past against JET11. We have started to get into gear and create opportunities to go up the ladder."Mohammed Anas, the DZCC Personal Advisor

Dubai Zahirians (probable first eleven)

1.Dasthakir (Capt), 2.Siraj, 3.Rikaz, 4.Hillal, 5.Haithar, 6.Arafath, 7.Ayyub, 8.Saflin, 9.Faris, 10.Ralideen, 11.Fayaz