Denmark, led by Frederick Klokker, have had their fair share of controversies of late. Because of a dispute between the Danish association and its players, a variety of cricketers made themselves unavailable for the tournament. Their current squad has former England pacer Amjad Khan.

Taranjit Bharaj and Hamid Shah were the leading run-scorers in Denmark’s 2-1 series win over Sweden, however, neither of them are going to be a part of the upcoming series. Lucky Ali and Delawar Khan, who each got 5 wickets each, are going to be playing in the championship.

Italy, led by Gareth Berg, are going to be playing their first T20I match since June 2019. England international Jade Dernbach has been roped into their squad.

The 35-year-old quick bowler has played twenty-four ODIs and thirty-four T20Is for the 3 Lions and picked up seventy wickets with 2 fours.

Kent pacer Grant Stewart also made his approach into the squad. Both Dernbach and Stewart qualified through Italian mothers.

In their previous T20 match, Italy lost to Denmark by thirty runs. Italy can get in the sport with plenty of expertise underneath their belt.

Denmark vs Italy Match Details

Match: Denmark vs Italy, Match 2, Men’s T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier.
Date: October fifteen, 2021 (Friday).
Time: 06:45 PM IST
Venue: Desert Springs Cricket Ground, Almeria

Denmark vs Italy Pitch Report

The pitch at Almeria isn’t expected to be sensible for batting. Bowlers are doubtless to own a good day in the office. Chasing ought to be the better choice for either side.

Denmark vs Italy weather forecasting

Conditions are going to be fairly cool with temperatures around the 22-degree Celsius. The humidness will mostly be around the 40% mark.

Denmark vs Italy Probable playing 11s

Denmark

In the absence of Bharaj and Shah, Denmark’s playing XI looks a bit depleted. Denmark’s fate can rely plenty on how their bowlers perform. Amjad Khan is anticipated to play a key role for them in the tournament.

Predicted enjoying XI

• Bilal Aftab
• Saif Ahmad
• Zameer Khan (wk.)
• Musa Shaheen
• Freddie Klokker (C)
• Delawar Khan
• Surya Anand
• Lucky Ali
• Bashir Shah
• Anrique Uddin
• Amjad Khan

Italy

Italy is expected to bank plenty on Dernbach’s expertise. The burden also will get on Stewart with the ball in hand. The rest needs to play around the duo and contribute the maximum amount as they’ll.

Predicted enjoying XI

• Joy Perera
• Manpreet Singh (wk.)
• Jamie Grassi
• Dinidu Marage
• Jaspreet Singh
• Baljit Singh
• Gareth Berg (C)
• Jade Dernbach
• Grant Stewart
• Nikolai Smith
• Amir Sharif

Denmark vs Italy Match Prediction

Denmark won’t have their undiluted squad for the tournament. Italy, on the contrary, is bolstered by the inclusion of Dernbach and Stewart. Italy is the most favorites to win this match.