Dubai Zahirians's chance for redemption

stwo months after their disastrous tour of Wonderland against JBS eight days to go, DZCC have a chance to redeem themselves against Fowmy's men. Things are a little different for DZCC now: Faris is in charge, Mohammad Raldeen and Nazreen are gone and the series is being played on neutral territory at WLP.DZCC's batting looks thin, with Haithar the only man in the top six who averages over 40, but their strong attack might thrive in the WLP conditions.

There should be swing for Mohammad Hillal, Mohammad Faris and Mohammed Nazeer, but in order to snap JBS winning streak of 6 consecutive against top teams few weeks ago, the bowlers will need support. DZCC will have two debutants, the Mohammed Nawshard and the allrounder Mohammed Shiyan, but the core of their side remains the same. As much as the Zahirians will talk of being focused on this series, each of their four games between now and Augest also provides them with a chance to fine-tune their upcomming preparations.

One move they will make in this series is Mohammed Hillal up to the No. 4 position, which reflects his importance as the team's leading run scorer over the past months, while Mohammed Faris will drop down to No. 5. "It would be nice to have been up there an match in Wonderland again," Mohammed Dasthakir the skipper said of the honour board. "That might happen - we'll wait and see what happens there."