Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions: ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifiers 2023 - All Matches - 30 June 2023

Here are the Fantasy Cricket Predictions and Betting Tips for the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier matches which will be played on 30th of June at the Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo and Takashinga Sports Club, Harare.

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Super Sixes- Match 2- Sri Lanka vs Netherlands (Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo)

Netherlands Form Guide:

Netherlands have qualified for the Super Six stage and they must be high on confidence after beating West Indies in the league stages.

The top run scorer for Netherlands is Scott Edwards with 217 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Netherlands is Logan van Beek with 8 scalps under his belt.

Netherlands have won their previous match against West Indies in the Super over.

West Indies batted first and they posted a dominating total of 374 for 6 in 50 overs. Brandon King and Johnson Charles gave their team a brilliant start as they scored 76 and 54 runs respectively. Nicholas Pooran played a supreme innings of 104 in 65 balls to take West Indies past the 350 run mark to 374 in 50 overs of play.

During the chase, Max O'Dowd and Vikramjit Singh looked determined to chase the total down. They gave an ideal start to their team. A real significant knock was played by Teja Nidamanuru who scored 111 off 76 balls to keep Netherlands in the hunt. The death overs onslaught by Logan van Beek ensured that Netherlands tied the game with West Indies.

In the Super over, Netherlands batted first and Logan van Beek scored a boundary off every ball he faced and took Netherlands to 30 in the Super over.

Chasing a stiff target, West Indies lost 2 wickets for 8 runs in the Super over and lost the match.

Sri Lanka Form Guide:

Sri Lanka have qualified for the Super Sixes stage after winning all of their league stage matches.

The top run scorer for Sri Lanka is Dimuth Karunaratne with 223 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Sri Lanka is Wanindu Hasaranga with 18 scalps under his belt.

Sri Lanka have won their previous match against Scotland by 82 runs.

Sri Lanka batted first and they posted a total of 245 before being bowled out. Pathum Nissanka played very well and scored 75 runs. The rest of the top order failed terribly and Sri Lanka didn't really look in the flow they have been with the bat. Charith Asalanka made 63 in the middle order to take Sri Lanka to 245 in 50 overs of play.

During the chase, Scotland lost Matthew Cross early on. Christopher McBride played well and scored 29 off 38 balls to instill hope for a successful chase. Once he was dismissed, the rest of the top order kept losing wickets in regular succession and Scotland never really came back into the game. They were bowled out for 163, losing the match by 82 runs.

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

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

Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay

Who will win the toss? – Sri Lanka

Who will win?- Sri Lanka

Top Batter (Runs Scored) – Scott Edwards (Netherlands), Kusal Mendis (Sri Lanka)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Clayton Floyd (Netherlands), Maheesh Theekshana (Sri Lanka)

Most Sixes – Scott Edwards (Netherlands), Kusal Mendis (Sri Lanka)

Player of the Match- Kusal Mendis (Sri Lanka)

Team Scores Batting first – Sri Lanka 330+, Netherlands 270+

Match Handicap: Sri Lanka

7th Place Playoff Semi Final 1- USA vs Ireland (Takashinga Sports Club, Harare)

Ireland Form Guide:

Ireland finished at the 4th position on Group B points table by the end of the league stage.

The top run scorer for Ireland in the competition is George Dockrell with 201 runs to his name.

The top wicket scorer for Ireland in the competition is Mark Adair with 9 wickets to his name.

Ireland have won their previous match against UAE by 138 runs.

Ireland batted first and they posted a total of 349 for 4 in 50 overs. Paul Stirling at the top of the order smashed 162 runs off 134 balls to take Ireland off to a flier. He ensured that Ireland were always at the top of the game. Harry Tector played a nice cameo of 57 in 33 balls to take Ireland past the 300 run mark to finish at 349 in 50 overs of play.

During the chase, Waseem Muhammad played with a lot of aggression and scored a quickfire 45 off 32 balls before being dismissed in a bizarre fashion. The rest of the UAE batting line-up couldn't stand the accuracy of Irish bowlers and they were bowled out for 211, losing the match by 138 runs.

USA Form Guide:

USA finished at the bottom most position on Group A points table.

The top run scorer for USA in the competition is Shayan Jahangir with 210 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for USA in the competition is Saurabh Netravalkar with 5 scalps under his belt.

USA have lost their previous match against Zimbabwe by a big margin of 304 runs.

Zimbabwe batted first and they posted a huge total of 408 for 6 in 50 overs. Sean Williams played superbly and scored 178 off 101 balls. His innings featured 21 fours and 5 massive sixes. Ryan Burl and Sikandar Raza also played nice cameos of 47 and 48 runs respectively to take Zimbabwe to 408 in 50 overs of play.

During the chase, USA lost their way right from the word go and lost 6 wickets for just 45 runs. They were in deep trouble and could never come out of it. Zimbabwe bowlers performed superbly and didn't give USA batters a chance to get away with freebies. USA were bowled out for 104, as Zimbabwe won the match by 304 runs.

Let's have a look at the squads:

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.

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

Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay

Who will win the toss? – USA

Who will win?- Ireland

Top Batter (Runs Scored) – Paul Stirling (Ireland), Monank Patel (USA)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Mark Adair (Ireland), Steven Taylor (USA)

Most Sixes – Paul Stirling (Ireland), Monank Patel (USA)

Player of the Match- Paul Stirling (Ireland)

Team Scores Batting first – Ireland 330+, USA 230+

Match Handicap: Ireland

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