Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions: Gulf Cricket T20 Championship - Match 14 - QAT vs BAH and Match 15 - OMA vs KUW - December 20th

Here are the Fantasy Cricket Predictions and Betting Tips for Gulf Cricket T20 Championship, Match 14 - Qatar vs Bahrain and Match 15 - Oman vs Kuwait, to be played on the 20th of December at the ICC Academy, Dubai.

LIVE SCORES - Match 14 - Qatar vs Bahrain (ICC Academy, Dubai)

Current Form Qatar:

Qatar are currently placed at the bottom most position on points table with 4 losses to their credit.

The top run scorer for Qatar in the Gulf Cricket T20 Championship is Imal Liyanage with 125 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Qatar in the Gulf Cricket T20 Championship is Himanshu Rathod with 5 scalps under his belt.

Qatar have lost their previous match against UAE by 23 runs.

UAE batted first and they posted a total of 162 for 6 in 20 overs. Tanish Suri got out without troubling the scorers much. Waseem Muhammad played well and scored 65 runs off just 36 balls. Asif Khan also flexed his muscles and made 41 runs in 39 balls to help UAE get past the 160 run mark as they finished at a competitive total of 162.

During the chase, Qatar lost their premier batters Saqlain Arshad and Imal Liyanage cheaply. Mohammed Rizlan also followed the suit and got dismissed after scoring 11 runs. Muhammad Tanveer as usual played nicely but barely got any support from the other batters. As a result, Qatar were restricted to 139 for 7 in 20 overs, losing the match by 23 runs.

Current Form Bahrain:

Bahrain are currently placed at the 3rd position on points table with 2 wins and 2 losses to their credit.

The top run scorer for Bahrain in the Gulf Cricket T20 Championship is Ahmer Bin Nasir with 125 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Bahrain in the Gulf Cricket T20 Championship is Imran Khan-IV with 7 scalps under his belt.

Bahrain have lost their previous match against Oman by 2 runs.

Oman batted first and they posted a total of 130 for 8 in 20 overs. Aamir Kaleem and Jatinder Singh got out without troubling the scorers much. Hammad Mirza also got out right after that. It was Muhammad Nadeem and Vinayak Shukla who scored 47 and 33 runs respectively to help Oman get to a competitive total of 130 in 20 overs of play.

During the chase, Prashanth Kurup and Sarfraz Ali got out cheaply. After their dismissals, Asif Ali and Ahmed Bin Nasir batted well and scored 52 and 25 runs respectively to lay the foundation for a successful chase. However, untimely dismissals in the death overs cost Bahrain as they fell short by 2 runs in the end.

Let’s have a look at the squads:

Bahrain: Abdul Majid, Ahmer Bin Nasir, Ali Dawood, Asif Ali, Fiaz Ahmed, Haider Butt, Imran Ali (wicket-keeper), Imran Anwar, Imran Khan, Junaid Aziz, Mohd. Asif Shahizan, Muhammad Basil, Muhammad Salman, Rizwan Butt. Sachin Kumar, Shahbaz Badar (wicket-keeper), Sohail Ahmed, Umer Toor (wicket-keeper), Yousif Wali

Qatar: Amir Farooq, Arumuga Ganesh, Gayan Munaweera, Himanshu Rathod, Imal Liyanage (wicket-keeper), Mirza Mohammed Baig, Mohammad Ahnaff, Mohammed Irshad, Mohammed Nadeem Aslam, Mohammed Rizlan (wicket-keeper), Muhammad Ikramullah, Muhammad Jabir, Muhammad Tanveer, Muhammad Zaman, Noman Sarwar, Owais Ahmed, Saqlain Arshad, Shakkir Kassim

Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay

Who will win the toss? – Bahrain

Who will win?- Bahrain

Top Batter (Runs Scored) – Haider Ali Butt (Bahrain), Muhammad Tanveer (Qatar)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Muhammad Rizwan Butt (Bahrain), Amir Farooq (Qatar)

Most Sixes – Haider Ali Butt (Bahrain), Muhammad Tanveer (Qatar)

Player of the Match- Muhammad Rizwan Butt (Bahrain)

Team Scores Batting first – Bahrain 140+, Qatar 130+

Match Handicap: Bahrain

LIVE SCORES - Match 15 - Oman vs Kuwait (ICC Academy, Dubai)

Current Form Oman:

Oman are currently placed at the 4th position on points table with 2 wins and 2 losses to their credit.

The top run scorer for Oman in Gulf Cricket T20 Championship is Muhammad Nadeem with 129 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Oman in Gulf Cricket T20 Championship is Samay Shrivastava with 5 scalps under his belt.

Oman have lost their previous match against Saudi Arabia by 8 wickets.

Oman batted first and they posted a total of 165 for 6 in 20 overs. Jatinder Singh and Aasish Odedra got out cheaply. After their dismissals, Muhammad Nadeem and Wasim Ali took the responsibility of taking Oman to a respectable total. They scored 60 and 38 runs respectively. On the back of their batting ability, Oman were able to get past the 160 run mark as they finished at 165 in 20 overs of play.

During the chase, Usman Khalid and Faisal Khan showed their class. Khalid smashed 38 runs off 34 balls while Faisal Khan played a match winning knock of 70 runs in 40 balls to win the match for Saudi Arabia with 8 wickets in hand.

Current Form Kuwait:

Kuwait are currently placed at the 2nd position at the points table with 2 wins and 2 losses to their credit.

The top run scorer for Kuwait in the Gulf Cricket T20 Championship is Usmangani Patel with 124 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Kuwait in the Gulf Cricket T20 Championship is Sayed Monib with 8 scalps under his belt.

Kuwait have lost their previous match against UAE by 11 runs.

UAE batted first and they posted a total of 168 for 8 in 20 overs. Tanish Suri and Waseem Muhammad played really well at the top of the order. They scored 77 and 51 runs respectively to lay the foundation for a big total. The middle order batters failed to capitalise on the start they got and UAE had to settle for a total of 168 even though at one point they were aiming at 180+.

During the chase, Kuwait lost 2 early wickets and looked to be in deep waters. After this phase, Muhammad Umar and Usmangani Patel played to their potential and smashed 59 and 40 runs respectively to keep Kuwait in the hunt. The lower order failed to pull the trigger and Kuwait eventually fell short by 11 runs.

Let’s have a look at the squads:

Kuwait: Mohammed Aslam (captain), Ali Zaheer, Bilal Tahir, Clinto Anto, Meet Bhavsar (wicket-keeper), Mirza Ahmed, Mohammad Amin, Mohamed Shafeeq, Nimish Lathief, Ravija Sandaruwan, Shiraz Khan, Sayed Monib, Usman Patel (wicket-keeper), Yasin Patel

Oman: Jatinder Singh (captain), Aamir Kaleem, Ashish Odedara, Bilal Khan, Hammad Mirza (wicket-keeper), Jay Odedra, Karan Sonavale, Mehran Khan, Mohammad Nadeem, Muzahir Raza, Pratik Athavale (wicket-keeper), Pruthvikumar Macchi, Samay Shrivastava, Sandeep Goud, Shakeel Ahmad, Siddharth Bukkapatnam, Sufyan Mehmood, Sultan Ahmed (wicket-keeper), Suraj Kumar (wicket-keeper), Wasim Ali

Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay

Who will win the toss? – Kuwait

Who will win?- Oman

Top Batter (Runs Scored) – Wasim Ali (Oman), Clinto Velookkara Anto (Kuwait)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Jay Odedra (Oman), Sayed Monib (Kuwait)

Most Sixes – Wasim Ali (Oman), Clinto Velookkara Anto (Kuwait)

Player of the Match- Jay Odedra (Oman)

Team Scores Batting first – Oman 150+, Kuwait 145+

Match Handicap: Oman

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