Here’s our regular update on the competition, featuring a look at the Matchday 1 games that took place over Gameweek 31. We also have some fun handing out some Matchday Awards and a look ahead to Matchday 2. Please use this article for all tournament chat.
MATCHDAY 1 RESULTS
The final Matchday 1 results have been updated in the Cup spreadsheet and we can reveal that after a hard-fought first round, England and South Africal top Groups A and B respectively. Among the most eye catching ties was the FFScout moderators and contributors dominated Sri Lanka side’s narrow 948-942 defeat to New Zealand. Congratulations to all the victorious teams and a reminder to those that lost that there is a long long way to go.
MATCHDAY 1 AWARDS
Sachin Tendulkar Award for the best batting lineup – PAK with 963 runs
Salma Hayek Overnight Award for the player of the week – Nate with 115 runs from BAN
Hot Urine Treatment for the highest run scorer on the bench – Grounderz with 115 runs from PAK
SAF Management Award for highest manager rating – Innsie of NZL with a massive match winning rating of 100%
Dalglish Differential for lowest manager rating – Blue Lion of IND with rating of 89%
Jose Mourinho Award for the best pressers of the week:
Media choice – Shadow (WI) with +21
Fans choice – BSloeBadger (UAE) with 19 votes on the CWC poll
MATCHDAY 2 PREVIEW
Gameweek 32′s fixtures are as follows:
Group A
England vs New Zealand
Scotland vs Sri Lanka
Bangladesh vs Australia
Group B
Pakistan vs West Indies
India vs South Africa
Ireland vs UAE
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, 10 April, 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 watch for latest team news, especially from your rivals. As previously, please keep all the match day banter on this thread.
Another battle beckons in Matchday 2.
