Gulf Cricket T20 Championship 2024 - Match 1 Bahrain vs UAE and Match 2 Kuwait vs Saudi Arabia - Betting Tips and Predictions: December 13th

Here are the Fantasy Cricket Predictions and Betting Tips for Gulf Cricket T20 Championship, Match 1 Bahrain vs UAE and Match 2 Kuwait vs Saudi Arabia, to be played on the 13th of December at the ICC Academy, Dubai.

LIVE SCORES - Match 1 - Bahrain vs United Arab Emirates (ICC Academy, Dubai)

Current Form United Arab Emirates:

UAE are the runners up of the Gulf Cricket T20 Championship. They lost to Oman in the Final Match by 5 wickets.

The top run scorer for UAE in the previous edition of Gulf Cricket T20 Championship was Muhammad Waseem with 316 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for UAE in the previous edition of Gulf Cricket T20 Championship was Ali Naseer with 11 scalps under his belt.

UAE are certainly the favorites going into the competition. It will be a surprise if they don't make it to the Finals.

Players to look out for:

1. Muhammad Waseem - He is a vastly experienced batter and the skipper for UAE. Waseem will play an important role for UAE with the bat in upcoming matches.

2. Nilansh Keswani - He is a talented spin bowler who is in superb form currently. He is expected to be the best bowler for UAE in the tournament.

Current Form Bahrain:

Bahrain finished at the 4th position on points table in the last edition of Gulf Cricket T20 Championship. They failed to qualify for the Finals.

The top run scorer for Bahrain in the previous edition of Gulf Cricket T20 Championship was Imran Ali Butt with 122 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Bahrain in the previous edition of Gulf Cricket T20 Championship was Rizwan Butt with 8 scalps under his belt.

Bahrain have strong chances of qualifying for the Finals, given their form is superb currently.

Players to look out for:

1. Rizwan Butt - He is in great form with the ball in hand. Rizwan Butt performed superbly in the recently concluded ICC Men's T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier.

2. Haider Butt - He is the backbone of Bahrain's batting. Haider can provide acceleration to his team at any given time.

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

UAE: Aayan Khan, Ali Naseer, Alishan Sharafu, Asif Khan, Aryansh Sharma (wicket-keeper), Basil Hameed, Dhruv Parashar, Junaid Siddique, Mayank Kumar, Muhammad Farooq, Muhammad Jawadullah, Muhammad Waseem, Muhammad Zuhaib, Nilansh Keswani, Omid Rahman, Rahul Chopra (wicket-keeper), Sanchit Sharma, Simranjeet Singh Kang, Syed Haider (wicket-keeper), Tanish Suri (wicket-keeper), Vishnu Sukumaran, Vriitya Aravind (wicket-keeper)

Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay

Who will win the toss? – UAE

Who will win?- UAE

Top Batter (Runs Scored) – Muhammad Waseem (UAE), Haider Butt (Bahrain)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Nilansh Keswani (UAE), Rizwan Butt (Bahrain)

Most Sixes – Muhammad Waseem (UAE), Haider Butt (Bahrain)

Player of the Match- Muhammad Waseem (UAE)

Team Scores Batting first – UAE 145+, Bahrain 135+

Match Handicap : UAE

LIVE SCORES - Match 2 - Kuwait vs Saudi Arabia (ICC Academy, Dubai)

Current Form Saudi Arabia:

Saudi Arabia finished at the bottom most position in the previous edition of Gulf Cricket T20 Championship. They failed to win a single game in the competition.

The top run scorer for Saudi Arabia in the previous edition of Gulf Cricket T20 Championship was Abdul Waheed with 125 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Saudi Arabia in the previous edition of Gulf Cricket T20 Championship was Zain Ul Abidin with 6 scalps under his belt.

Saudi Arabia are the weakest of all the teams in the competition. The chances of them qualifying for the Finals are quite slim.

Players to look out for:

1. Abdul Waheed - He is a brilliant performer with the bat for Saudi Arabia. Waheed is expected to score plenty of runs in the Gulf Cricket T20 Championship.

2. Zain Ul Abidin - He was the top wicket taker for Saudi Arabia in the previous edition of Gulf Cricket T20 Championship. Abidin is expected to keep continuing his good form in the upcoming matches.

Current Form Kuwait:

Kuwait finished at the 5th position on points table in the last edition of Gulf Cricket T20 Championship. They managed to win only 2 matches in the competition and failed to qualify for the Playoffs.

The top run scorer for Kuwait in the previous edition of Gulf Cricket T20 Championship was Usman Patel with 91 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Kuwait in the previous edition of Gulf Cricket T20 Championship was Shiraz Khan with 6 scalps under his belt.

Kuwait have talented players in their squad but the inconsistency in their current form doesn't make them the favorites to enter the Finals of the competition.

Players to look out for:

1. Meet Bhavsar - He is an experienced campaigner who can play long innings with the bat and take his team to dominating positions against the opposition.

2. Sayed Monib - He is a highly skilled bowler who has plenty of variations in his bowling arsenal. Monib is expected to be the best bowler for Kuwait in the upcoming matches.

Let’s have a look at the squads:

Saudi Arabia: Waji Ul Hassan (captain), Abdul Manan Ali (wicket-keeper), Abdul Waheed, Abdul Wahid, Ahmad Raza, Anwar Saleem, Faisal Khan, Hisham Shaikh, Ishtiaq Ahmad, Sajid Imran Cheema, Saud Syed, Shahzaib, Sidharth Sankar (wicket-keeper), Syed Ali Abbas, Usman Khalid, Usman Najeeb, Zain Ul Abidin

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

Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay

Who will win the toss? – Kuwait

Who will win?- Saudi Arabia

Top Batter (Runs Scored) – Meet Bhavsar (Kuwait), Abdul Waheed (Saudi Arabia)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Sayed Monib (Kuwait), Zain Ul Abidin (Saudi Arabia)

Most Sixes – Meet Bhavsar (Kuwait), Abdul Waheed (Saudi Arabia)

Player of the Match- Abdul Waheed (Saudi Arabia)

Team Scores Batting first – Saudi Arabia 155+, Kuwait 150+

Match Handicap : Saudi Arabia

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*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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