Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions: ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifiers 2023 - All Matches - 20 June 2023

Here are the Fantasy Cricket Predictions and Betting Tips for the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier matches which will be played on 20th of June at the Harare Sports Club, Harare and the Takashinga Sports Club, Harare.

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Match 5 - Zimbabwe vs Netherlands (Harare Sports Club, Harare)

Zimbabwe Form Guide:

Zimbabwe have beaten Nepal in their first game of the tournament.

The top run scorer for Zimbabwe is Craig Ervine with 121 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Zimbabwe is Richard Ngarava with 4 scalps under his belt.

In their previous outing, Zimbabwe bowled first against Nepal. They conceded a big total of 290 for 8 in 50 overs. Kushal Bhurtel played an incredible knock of 99 in 95 balls. He agonizingly fell short of his century by 1 run. The middle order batters also contributed well and Nepal got to a massive total of 290 in 50 overs of play.

During the chase, Craig Ervine at number 3 took the responsibility of taking his team over the line. He scored 121 not out in 128 balls. Sean Williams also supported him well and made 102 not out in 70 balls to take Zimbabwe home in the 45th over with 8 wickets in hand.

Netherlands Form Guide:

Netherlands have been in terrible form in ODI cricket. They were beaten by South Africa in a 2 match series by 2-0. Prior to that, Netherlands also got beaten by Zimbabwe in a 3 match series by 2-1.

Players to look out for:

1. Vikramjit Singh- He is a top order batter who usually takes Netherlands off to a flier. Singh is a sweet timer of the cricket ball and he will be key to Netherlands progress in the ICC World Cup Qualifiers.

2. Shariz Ahmed- He performed superbly in the 3 match series against Zimbabwe. In one of the games, he took 5 wickets for 43 runs, a game that was lost by Netherlands by a small margin of 1 run.

Let's have a look at the squads:

Netherlands

Scott Edwards (c), Max O'Dowd, Logan van Beek, Vikram Singh, Aryan Dutt, Viv Kingma, Bas de Leede, Noah Croes, Ryan Klein, Teja Nidamanuru, Wesley Barresi, Shariz Ahmad, Clayton Floyd, Michael Levitt, Saqib Zulfiqar.

Zimbabwe

Ryan Burl, Tendai Chatara, Craig Ervine, Bradley Evans, Joylord Gumbie, Luke Jongwe, Innocent Kaia, Clive Madande, Wessly Madhevere, Tadiwanashe Marumani, Wellington Masakadza, Blessing Muzarabani, Richard Ngarava, Sikandar Raza, Sean Williams.

Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay

Who will win the toss? – Zimbabwe

Who will win?- Zimbabwe

Top Batter (Runs Scored) – Vikramjit Singh (Netherlands), Craig Ervine (Zimbabwe)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Shariz Ahmed (Netherlands), Wellington Masakadza (Zimbabwe)

Most Sixes – Vikramjit Singh (Netherlands), Craig Ervine (Zimbabwe)

Player of the Match- Craig Ervine (Zimbabwe)

Team Scores Batting first – Zimbabwe 290+, Netherlands 270+

Match Handicap: Zimbabwe

Match 6 - Nepal vs USA (Takashinga Sports Club, Harare)

USA Form Guide:

USA are placed at the 4th position on Group A points table.

The top run scorer for USA in the competition is Gajanand Singh with 101 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for USA in the competition is Kyle Phillip with 3 scalps under his belt.

USA have lost their previous match against West Indies by 39 runs.

West Indies batted first and they posted a total of 297 before being bowled out. Brandon King and Kyle Mayers got out cheaply. Johnson Charles and Shai Hope made 66 and 54 runs respectively in the middle order. A real game changing knock was played by Jason Holder, who scored 56 off 40 balls to take West Indies to a strong total of 297.

During the chase, USA couldn't get to an ideal start and they lost 5 wickets for just 97 runs. Gajanand Singh played a brilliant knock of 101 in 109 balls but it wasn't enough as USA were restricted to 258 for 7, losing the match by 39 runs.

Nepal Form Guide:

Nepal are placed at the bottom most spot on points table.

The top run scorer for Nepal in the competition is Kushal Bhurtel with 99 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Nepal in the competition is Sompal Kami with 1 scalp under his belt.

Nepal have lost their previous match against Zimbabwe by 8 wickets.

Nepal batted first and they posted a total of 290 for 8 in 50 overs. Kushal Bhurtel played an incredible knock of 99 in 95 balls. He agonizingly fell short of his century by 1 run. The middle order batters also contributed well and Nepal got to a massive total of 290 in 50 overs of play.

During the chase, Craig Ervine at number 3 took the responsibility of taking his team over the line. He scored 121 not out in 128 balls. Sean Williams also supported him well and made 102 not out in 70 balls to take Zimbabwe home in the 45th over with 8 wickets in hand.

Let's have a look at the squads:

USA

Monank Patel (c), Aaron Jones (vc), Abhishek Paradkar, Ali Khan, Gajanand Singh, Jasdeep Singh, Kyle Philip,Nisarg Patel, Nostush Kenjige, Saiteja Mukkamalla, Saurabh Netravalkar, Shayan Jahangir, Steven Taylor, Sushant Modani, Usman Rafiq

Nepal

Rohit Paudel (c), Kushal Bhurtel, Aasif Sheikh, Gyanendra Malla, Kushal Malla, Aarif Sheikh, Dipendra Singh Airee, Gulsan Jha, Sompal Kami, Karan KC, Sandeep Lamichhane, Bhim Sharki, Lalit Rajbanshi, Pratish JC, Arjun Saud, Kishor Mahato

Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay

Who will win the toss? – Nepal

Who will win?- Nepal

Top Batter (Runs Scored) – Aaron Jones (USA), Kushal Bhurtel (Nepal)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Mark Adair (Ireland), Ayan Khan (Oman)

Most Sixes – Aaron Jones (USA), Kushal Malla (Nepal)

Player of the Match- Kushal Malla (Nepal)

Team Scores Batting first – Nepal 280+, USA 245+

Match Handicap: Nepal

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