Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions: ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifiers 2023 - All Matches - 23 June 2023

Here are the Fantasy Cricket Predictions and Betting Tips for the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier matches which will be played on 23rd of June at the Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo and Bulawayo Athletic Club, Bulawayo.

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Match 11- Sri Lanka vs Oman (Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo)

Sri Lanka Form Guide:

Sri Lanka are placed at the 2nd position on Group B points table.

The top run scorer for Sri Lanka is Kusal Mendis with 78 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Sri Lanka is Wanindu Hasaranga with 6 scalps under his belt.

Sri Lanka have won their previous match against UAE by a big margin of 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 currently placed at the 1st position on the Group B points table with 2 wins to their name in 2 matches.

The top run scorer for Oman is Aqib Ilyas with 105 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Oman is Jay Odedra with 4 scalps under his belt.

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

UAE batted first and they posted a total of 227 for 8 in 50 overs. The start was terrible as UAE lost both the openers within the powerplay overs. Vriitya Aravind and Rameez Shahzad played well and scored 49 and 38 runs respectively. Aayan Afzal Khan in the lower order also played a nice cameo of 58 in 52 balls to take UAE past the 220 run mark to finish at 227 for 8 in 50 overs of play.

During the chase, Oman lost Kashyap Kumar Prajapati and Jatinder Singh early on. Post their dismissals, Aqib Ilyas and Shoaib Khan played brilliant knocks of 53 and 52 runs respectively. A game changing knock was played by Ayaan Khan who smashed 41 off 36 balls to take Oman home in the 46th over with 5 wickets in hand.

Let's have a look at the squads:

Sri Lanka: Dasun Shanaka (c), Kusal Mendis (vc & wk), Dimuth Karunaratne, Pathum Nissanka, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Sadeera Samarawickrama (wk), Wanindu Hasaranga, Chamika Karunaratne, Dushmantha Chameera, Kasun Rajitha, Lahiru Kumara, Maheesh Theekshana, Matheesha Pathirana, Dushan Hemantha

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? – Oman

Who will win?- Sri Lanka

Top Batter (Runs Scored) – Kusal Mendis (Sri Lanka), Zeeshan Maqsood (Oman)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Wanindu Hasaranga (Sri Lanka), Ayaan Khan (Oman)

Most Sixes – Kusal Mendis (Sri Lanka), Zeeshan Maqsood (Oman)

Player of the Match- Kusal Mendis (Sri Lanka)

Team Scores Batting first – Sri Lanka 290+, Oman 260

Match Handicap: Sri Lanka

Match 12- Scotland vs UAE (Bulawayo Athletic Club, Bulawayo)

Scotland Form Guide:

Scotland are placed at the third position on Group B points table.

The top run scorer for Scotland in the competition is Michael Leask with 91 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Scotland in the competition is Brandon McMullen with 5 scalps under his belt.

Scotland have won their first match of the tournament against Ireland by 1 wicket.

Ireland batted first and they posted a total of 286 for 8 in 50 overs. The start wasn't ideal and Ireland lost 5 wickets for just 70 runs. Brandon McMullen was breathing fire with the ball in hand as he picked up 5 wickets. Curtis Campher then played a brilliant knock of 120 in 108 balls to take Ireland to a respectable total of 286 in 50 overs of play.

During the chase, Scotland lost Matthew Cross early on in the innings. The rest of the middle order also followed the suit as Ireland kept it tight in the first set of overs. Michael Leask then came to the crease and smashed the bowlers to all parts of the ground. He made a match winning 91 not out in 61 balls to take Scotland home on the last ball of the match with 1 wicket in hand.

UAE Form Guide:

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

The top run scorer for UAE in the competition is Vriitya Aravind with 88 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for UAE in the competition is Rohan Mustafa with 3 scalps under his belt.

UAE have lost their previous match against Oman by 5 wickets.

UAE batted first and they posted a total of 227 for 8 in 50 overs. The start was terrible as UAE lost both the openers within the powerplay overs. Vriitya Aravind and Rameez Shahzad played well and scored 49 and 38 runs respectively. Aayan Afzal Khan in the lower order also played a nice cameo of 58 in 52 balls to take UAE past the 220 run mark to finish at 227 for 8 in 50 overs of play.

During the chase, Oman lost Kashyap Kumar Prajapati and Jatinder Singh early on. Post their dismissals, Aqib Ilyas and Shoaib Khan played brilliant knocks of 53 and 52 runs respectively. A game changing knock was played by Ayaan Khan who smashed 41 off 36 balls to take Oman home in the 46th 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.

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

Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay

Who will win the toss? – UAE

Who will win?- Scotland

Top Batter (Runs Scored) – Vriitya Aravind (UAE), Richie Berrington (Scotland)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Aayan Afzal Khan (UAE), Mark Watt (Scotland)

Most Sixes – Vriitya Aravind (UAE), Richie Berrington (Scotland)

Player of the Match- Richie Berrington (Scotland)

Team Scores Batting first – Scotland 280+, UAE 260+

Match Handicap: Scotland

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