Cricket Betting Tips and Fantasy Cricket Match Predictions: United Arab Emirates vs Afghanistan, 2nd T20I, 31, December 2023

Here are the Cricket Betting Tips and Fantasy Cricket Match Predictions for United Arab Emirates vs Afghanistan, 2nd T20I, Afghanistan tour of United Arab Emirates at Sharjah, 31, December 2023

 

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Match Analyst

The weather forecast for the 2nd T20I match between United Arab Emirates and Afghanistan at Sharjah predicts broken clouds during the match.

In their recent head-to-head encounters in the T20 format, Afghanistan has had the upper hand. They have won four out of the five matches played against United Arab Emirates.

In the 1st T20I on Friday, Afghanistan won by 72 runs.

When it comes to the highest T20 run scorers among the United Arab Emirates squad in the last 2 years, Muhammad Waseem leads the pack with 1362 runs in 37 matches. Vriitya Aravind follows closely with 943 runs in 34 matches. Basil Hameed and Ali Naseer have also made significant contributions with 503 runs and 168 runs respectively.

On the other side, the highest T20 run scorers for Afghanistan in the last 2 years include Rahmanullah Gurbaz with 616 runs in 26 matches, Ibrahim Zadran with 575 runs in 22 matches, and Najibullah Zadran with 480 runs in 25 matches. Hazratullah Zazai has also scored 358 runs in 19 matches.

In terms of bowling, Junaid Siddique has been the standout performer for the United Arab Emirates squad with 44 wickets in 25 matches. Ali Naseer and Aayan Afzal Khan have also been impressive with 20 wickets and 19 wickets respectively. Basil Hameed adds to the bowling attack with 16 wickets in 12 matches.

For Afghanistan, Fazalhaq Farooqi leads the wicket-takers with 30 wickets in 18 matches. Naveen-ul-Haq and Mohammad Nabi have also been effective with 21 wickets and 16 wickets respectively. Fareed Ahmad has contributed with 15 wickets in 8 matches.

Taking into account the historical venue stats in the last 2 years for T20 matches, the average first innings score at Sharjah has been 157 runs. The highest first innings score recorded at the venue is 241 runs. In the second innings, the average score drops to 118 runs, with the highest second innings score being 179 runs.

Considering the strengths and weaknesses of both teams, our win predictor gives United Arab Emirates a 58 percent chance of winning the match. However, Afghanistan have the momentum from their win in the 1st T20I and are firm favourites to win with the bookies.

 

Squads

United Arab Emirates- Muhammad Waseem (c), Aayan Afzal Khan, Akif Raja, Ali Naseer, Vriitya Aravind, Basil Hameed, Junaid Siddique, Khalid Shah, Muhammad Jawadullah, Nilansh Keswani, Omid Rehman, Dhruv Parashar, Tanish Suri, Samal Udawaththa

Afghanistan- Ibrahim Zadran (c), Azmatullah Omarzai, Darwish Rasooli, Fareed Ahmad, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Hazratullah Zazai, Karim Janat, Mohammad Ishaq, Mohammad Nabi, Mohammad Saleem, Najibullah Zadran, Naveen-ul-Haq, Noor Ahmad, Qais Ahmad, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Rahmat Shah, Sediqullah Atal, Sharafuddin Ashraf

 

Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay

Who will win the toss? – United Arab Emirates

Who will win? – Afghanistan

Top Batter (Runs Scored) – Muhammad Waseem (UAE) Rahmanullah Gurbaz (AFG)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) – Junaid Siddique (UAE) Fazalhaq Farooqi (AFG)

Most Sixes – Rahmanullah Gurbaz (AFG)

Player of the Match – Muhammad Waseem (UAE)

Team Scores Batting first – Afghanistan 180+, UAE 160+

Match Handicap – Afghanistan

 

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