Cricket Match Predictions: United Arab Emirates vs Afghanistan, 1st T20I, Afghanistan tour of United Arab Emirates at Sharjah, 29, December 2023

Here are the Cricket Betting Tips and Fantasy Cricket Match Predictions for United Arab Emirates vs Afghanistan, 1st T20I, Afghanistan tour of United Arab Emirates at Sharjah, 29, December 2023

The weather in Sharjah during the match is expected to be clear, with a forecast of a clear sky.

In their recent head-to-head record in the T20 format, Afghanistan has won 4 out of the 5 matches played against the United Arab Emirates. The last match was won by Afghanistan by 44 runs.

Among the United Arab Emirates squad, Muhammad Waseem has been the highest run scorer in the last 2 years with 1358 runs in 36 matches. Vriitya Aravind and Basil Hameed have also been consistent contributors with 871 runs and 485 runs respectively.

Among the Afghanistan squad, Ibrahim Zadran has scored the most runs in the last 2 years with 516 runs in 21 matches. Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Najibullah Zadran have also been key contributors with 512 runs and 480 runs respectively.

In terms of wicket-taking, Junaid Siddique has been the leading wicket-taker for the United Arab Emirates with 43 wickets in 24 matches. Ali Naseer and Aayan Afzal Khan have also been effective with 20 wickets and 18 wickets respectively.

For Afghanistan, Fazalhaq Farooqi has taken the most wickets in the last 2 years with 28 wickets in 17 matches. Naveen-ul-Haq and Mohammad Nabi have also been successful with 20 wickets and 16 wickets respectively.

Considering the historical venue stats in the last 2 years for T20 matches, the average first innings score in Sharjah is 154 runs. The highest first innings score recorded in this period was 241 runs, while the highest second innings score was 179 runs.

Based on the strengths and weaknesses of both teams, our win predictor gives Afghanistan a 56 percent chance of winning the match.

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), Sharafuddin Ashraf, 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, Sediqullah Atal, Rahmat Shah

Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay

Who will win the toss? – Afghanistan

Who will win? – UAE

Top Batter (Runs Scored) – Muhammad Waseem (UAE), Hazratullah Zazai (Afghanistan)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) – Junaid Siddique (UAE), Naveen-ul-Haq (Afghanistan)

Most Sixes – Rahmanullah Gurbaz (UAE), Ibrahim Zadran (Afghanistan)

Player of the Match – Junaid Siddique 

Team Scores Batting first – 160+

Match Handicap – UAE

*NB these predictions may be changed nearer the start of the match once the final starting teams have been announced and we will be running ‘In-Play’ features, so stay tuned.

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