Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions: ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifiers 2023 - All Matches - 21 June 2023

Here are the Fantasy Cricket Predictions and Betting Tips for the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier matches which will be played on 21st of June at the Queens Sports Club and the Bulawayo Athletic Club, Bulawayo.

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Match 7 - Ireland vs Scotland (Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo)

Ireland Form Guide:

Ireland are placed at the 4th position on Group B points table.

The top run scorer for Ireland is George Dockrell with 91 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Ireland is Josh Little with 2 scalps under his belt.

Ireland have lost their first match of the tournament against Oman.

Ireland batted first and they posted a competitive total of 281 for 7 in 50 overs. The start was bright and Paul Stirling along with Andy McBrine were going quite well in the powerplay. This is when the Oman bowlers struck twice and got Ireland in a spot of bother. Harry Tector played a nice knock of 52 but he consumed 82 deliveries in doing so. George Dockrell played a decisive knock of 91 in 89 balls to take Ireland to 281 in 50 overs of play.

During the chase, Oman lost Jatinder Singh early on. After his dismissal, Oman never looked in trouble as Kashyapkumar Prajapati and Aqib Ilyas kept the scoreboard ticking and were involved in a partnership of 94 runs. In the middle order, Zeeshan Maqsood played beautifully and scored 59 runs. On the back of some brilliant batting performances, Oman reached the target in the 49th over with 5 wickets in hand.

Scotland Form Guide:

Scotland have been in good form in ODI cricket. They have won 3 out of their last 5 completed encounters in ODI cricket.

Players to look out for:

1. Richie Berrington- He is the skipper and one of the better batters in the Scottish side. He can take the opposition bowlers on and strengthen the middle order.

2. Chris Sole- He has impressed the Scottish fans in the last few matches that he played. Sole can provide early breakthroughs for his team and will play an important in the upcoming matches.

Let's have a look at the squads:

Scotland

Richie Berrington (c), Matthew Cross, Alasdair Evans, Chris Greaves, Jack Jarvis, Michael Leask, Tom Mackintosh, Chris McBride, Brandon McMullen, George Munsey, Adrian Neill, Safyaan Sharif, Chris Sole, Hamza Tahir, Mark Watt

Ireland

Andrew Balbirnie (c), Mark Adair, Curtis Campher, Gareth Delany, George Dockrell, Graham Hume, Josh Little, Andy McBrine, Barry McCarthy, PJ Moor, Paul Stirling, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker, Ben White, Craig Young.

Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay

Who will win the toss? – Ireland

Who will win?- Ireland

Top Batter (Runs Scored) – Paul Stirling (Ireland), Richie Berrington (Scotland)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Josh Little (Ireland), Chris Sole (Scotland)

Most Sixes – Paul Stirling (Ireland), Richie Berrington (Scotland)

Player of the Match- Paul Stirling (Ireland)

Team Scores Batting first – Ireland 270+, Scotland 255+

Match Handicap: Ireland

Match 8 - UAE vs Oman (Bulawayo Athletic Club, Bulawayo)

UAE Form Guide:

UAE are placed at the bottom most position on Group B points table.

The top run scorer for UAE in the competition is Waseem Muhammad with 39 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for UAE in the competition is Ali Naseer with 2 scalps under his belt.

UAE have lost their previous match against Sri Lanka by 175 runs.

Sri Lanka batted first and they posted a huge total of 355 for 6 in 50 overs. Pathum Nissanka and Dimuth Karunaratne started off well and scored 57 and 52 runs respectively. Kusal Mendis also played superbly and smashed 78 off 63 deliveries. Sadeera Samarawickrama scored 73 in the middle order to help Sri Lanka get past the 350 run mark and reach 355 in 50 overs of play.

During the chase, Waseem Muhammad started off strongly as he made 39 off 48 balls. Once he fell, the wickets started falling at regular intervals. Wanindu Hasaranga was creating troubles for the UAE batters. He picked up 6 wickets for 24 runs as UAE were wrapped up for 180, losing the match by 175 runs.

Oman Form Guide:

Oman are placed at the second spot on Group B points table.

The top run scorer for Oman in the competition is Kashyapkumar Prajapati with 72 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Oman in the competition is Bilal Khan with 2 scalps under his belt.

Oman have won their previous match against Ireland by 5 wickets.

Ireland batted first and they posted a competitive total of 281 for 7 in 50 overs. The start was bright and Paul Stirling along with Andy McBrine were going quite well in the powerplay. This is when the Oman bowlers struck twice and got Ireland in a spot of bother. Harry Tector played a nice knock of 52 but he consumed 82 deliveries in doing so. George Dockrell played a decisive knock of 91 in 89 balls to take Ireland to 281 in 50 overs of play.

During the chase, Oman lost Jatinder Singh early on. After his dismissal, Oman never looked in trouble as Kashyapkumar Prajapati and Aqib Ilyas kept the scoreboard ticking and were involved in a partnership of 94 runs. In the middle order, Zeeshan Maqsood played beautifully and scored 59 runs. On the back of some brilliant batting performances, Oman reached the target in the 49th over with 5 wickets in hand.

Let's have a look at the squads:

UAE

Mohammad Waseem (c), Ethan D'Souza, Ali Naseer, Vriitya Aravind, Rameez Shahzad, Jawadullah, Asif Khan, Rohan Mustafa, Aayan Khan, Junaid Siddique, Zahoor Khan, Sanchit Sharma, Aryansh Sharma, Karthik Meiyappan, Basil Hameed.

Oman

Zeeshan Maqsood (c), Aqib Ilyas (vc), Jatinder Singh, Kashyap Prajapati, Shoaib Khan, Mohammed Nadeem, Sandeep Goud, Ayaan Khan, Suraj Kumar, Adeel Shafique, Naseem Khushi, Bilal Khan, Kaleemullah, Fayyaz Butt, Jay Odedra, Samay Shrivastav, Rafiullah

Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay

Who will win the toss? – UAE

Who will win?- Oman

Top Batter (Runs Scored) – Waseem Muhammad (UAE), Jatinder Singh (Oman)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Aayan Khan (UAE), Zeeshan Maqsood (Oman)

Most Sixes – Waseem Muhammad (UAE), Jatinder Singh (Oman)

Player of the Match- Jatinder Singh (Oman)

Team Scores Batting first – Oman 260+, UAE 235+

Match Handicap: Oman

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