Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions: Malaysia Tri-Nation T20I Series 2024-25 - Match 5 - Hong Kong vs Bahrain - March 14th

Here are the Fantasy Cricket Predictions and Betting Tips for Malaysia Tri-Nation T20I Series, Match 5 - Hong Kong vs Bahrain, to be played on the 14th of March at the Bayuemas Oval, Kuala Lumpur.

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Current Form Hong Kong:

Hong Kong are currently placed at the 2nd position on points table with 1 win and 1 loss to their credit.

The top run scorer for Hong Kong in the Malaysia Tri-Nation T20I Series is Anshuman Rath with 120 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Hong Kong in the Malaysia Tri-Nation T20I Series is Ayush Shukla with 3 scalps under his belt.

Hong Kong have lost their previous match against Malaysia by 42 runs.

Hong Kong batted first and they posted a huge total of 185 for 3 in 20 overs. Zeeshan Ali and Anshuman Rath went all guns blazing right from the word go. They smashed the bowlers to all parts of the ground and scored 40 and 97 runs respectively. Anshuman Rath was simply exceptional with his performance, hitting 6 fours and 4 sixes. On the back of their batting brilliance, Hong Kong managed to get to a tall total of 185 in 20 overs of play.

During the chase, Malaysia lost Syed Aziz and Muhammad Amir Azim early on in the innings. Virandeep Singh as usual played really well and scored 41 runs for his team. However, a lack of support at the other end hampered the run chase. Wickets kept falling in regular succession and Malaysia were eventually restricted to 143 for 9, losing the match by a big margin of 42 runs.

Current Form Bahrain:

Bahrain are currently placed at the 1st position on points table with 3 wins to their credit.

The top run scorer for Bahrain in the Malaysia Tri-Nation T20I Series is Asif Ali with 130 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Bahrain in the Malaysia Tri-Nation T20I Series is Muhammad Ali Dawood with 6 scalps under his belt.

Bahrain have won their previous match against Malaysia by 35 runs.

Bahrain batted first and they posted a total of 126 for 9 in 20 overs. The top order struggled to get going and they were reduced to 32 for 4 in the 6th over. Then Sohail Ahmed came to his team's rescue. He smashed 54 runs in 46 balls, hitting 1 four and 3 sixes. Junaid Aziz also played well and made 36 runs to help Bahrain get to a competitive total on a tough surface to bat on.

During the chase, Malaysia lost 4 wickets for 32 runs and looked in deep waters right from the word go. Ali Dawood bowled exceptionally well and picked up 3 wickets to jolt the opposition. Vijay Unni scored 28 runs but it was of no use as Malaysia were bowled out for 91, losing the match by 35 runs.

Let’s have a look at the squads:

Hong Kong

Babar Hayat, Martin Coetzee, Aizaz Khan, Anas Khan, Nasrulla Rana, Nizakat Khan, Yasim Murtaza, Anshy Rath (wk), Zeeshan Ali (wk), Ali Hassan, Ateeq Iqbal, Ayush Shukla, Darsh Vora, Ehsan Khan

Bahrain

Fiaz Ahmed, Junaid Aziz, Muhammad Basil, Sohail Ahmed, Asif Ali, Imran Anwar, Ahmer Bin Nasir (wk), Prashant Kurup (wk), Ubaid Martuza (wk), Abdul Majid, Ali Dawood, Asif Shaikh, Imran Khan, Rizwan Butt, Sai Sarthak

Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay

Who will win the toss? – Bahrain

Who will win?- Bahrain

Top Batter (Runs Scored) – Sohail Ahmed (Bahrain), Nizakat Khan (Hong Kong)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Ali Dawood (Bahrain), Ehsan Khan (Hong Kong)

Most Sixes – Sohail Ahmed (Bahrain), Nizakat Khan (Hong Kong)

Player of the Match- Ali Dawood (Bahrain)

Team Scores Batting first – Bahrain 140+, Hong Kong 130+

Match Handicap: Bahrain

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