Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions: ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifiers 2023, Super Sixes - Zimbabwe vs Oman - 1st Match - June 29

The 1st match of the Super Six stage in ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifiers will take place between Zimbabwe and Oman on the 29th of June, 2023 at the Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo.

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Zimbabwe Form Guide:

Zimbabwe have successfully qualified for the Super Sixes after winning all of their league encounters.

The top run scorer for Zimbabwe in the tournament is Sean Williams with 390 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Zimbabwe in the tournament is Richard Ngarava with 10 scalps under his belt.

Zimbabwe have won their previous match against USA 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.

Current Form Oman:

Oman have successfully qualified for the Super Sixes where they will face Zimbabwe in the first match.

The top run scorer for Oman in the tournament is Aqib Ilyas with 142 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Oman in the tournament is Bilal Khan with 9 scalps under his belt.

Oman have lost their previous match against Scotland by 76 runs.

Scotland batted first and they posted a total of 320 before being bowled out. Brandon McMullen at the top of the order was simply brilliant with the bat. He scored 136 runs off 121 balls to lay a great foundation for his team. Richie Berrington also scored important 60 runs for his team and Scotland got to a competitive 320.

During the chase, Oman got off to a very slow start as Jatinder Singh and Kashyapkumar Prajapati consumed too many balls in the powerplay overs. Once the opening partnership was broken, the middle order batters simply gifted their wicket away until Naseem Khushi came to the crease and smashed 69 off 53 balls. It wasn't enough as Oman were restricted to 244 for 9, losing the match by 76 runs.

Let’s have a look at the squads:

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

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? – Oman

Who will win?- Zimbabwe

Top Batter (Runs Score) – Sean Williams (Zimbabwe), Zeeshan Maqsood (Oman)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Richard Ngarava (Zimbabwe), Bilal Khan (Oman)

Most Sixes – Sean Williams (Zimbabwe), Zeeshan Maqsood (Oman)

Player of the Match- Sean Williams (Zimbabwe)

Team Scores Batting first - Zimbabwe 320+, Oman 240+

Match Handicap: Zimbabwe

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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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