Here’s our regular update on the competition, featuring a look at the Matchday 5 games that took place over Gameweek 35. We also have some fun handing out some Matchday Awards and a look ahead to the quarterfinals. Please use this article for all tournament chat.
MATCHDAY 5 RESULTS
The final Matchday 5 results have been updated in the Cup spreadsheet.
Congratulations to all the teams that qualified and commiserations to those who were eliminated – but huge credit to all teams for fighting till the very end. Interestingly, every team has won at least 2 games out of 5. That’s how close the margins for qualification were.
MATCHDAY 5 AWARDS
Sachin Tendulkar Award for the best batting lineup – IRE with 702 runs
Salma Hayek Overnight Award for the player of the week – Oy of the 42 Overs with 89 runs from ENG
Hot Urine Treatment for the highest run scorer on the bench – SW6 with 79 runs from BAN
SAF Management Award – manager with highest manager rating – Blue Lion of IND and 4vets of PAK with rating of 99
Dalglish Differential – manager with lowest manager rating – Jkisthe of BAN with rating of 92
Jose Mourinho Award for the best pressers before Matchday 4 – Sheikh Badger (UAE)‘s trilogy with +14
Andrew Symonds Award for the best sledging (Social Media) – New Zealand
QUARTER FINALS PREVIEW
Gameweek 36′s fixtures are as follows:
England vs India
Australia vs Pakistan
South Africa vs Bangladesh
West Indies vs Sri Lanka
Keep track of how your team progresses over the Gameweek via the Live ScoreCard Tool
LINE-UP SUBMISSION
All managers are requested to email me their four substitutes and their FPL IDs before the deadline of Friday, 8 May, 2359 BST. In case he or she fails to do so, the autosubs will be the last four players on the Squads Page.
Managers may also be likely to post any pressers on this article here. So be on the lookout for latest team news, especially from your rivals. As always, please keep all the match day banter on this thread.
Cricketers, it’s crunch time. There’s no time for any mistakes now.
