Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions: ICC Men's T20 World Cup East Asia Pacific Qualifier 2023 - All Matches - 29 July 2023

Here are the Fantasy Cricket Predictions and Betting Tips for ICC Men's T20 World Cup East Asia Pacific Qualifier matches which will be played on July 29th at the Amini Park, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.

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July 29- Match 11- Philippines vs Vanuatu (Amini Park, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea)

Philippines Form Guide:

Philippines are currently placed at the bottom most position on the points table with 1 win to their name.

The top run scorer for Philippines in the competition is Daniel Smith with 86 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Philippines in the competition is Liam Myott with 7 scalps under his belt.

Philippines have lost their previous match against PNG by a big margin of 100 runs.

PNG batted first and they posted a total of 229 for 6 in 20 overs. Tony Ura and Assad Vala got their team off to a flier. They scored 61 and 59 runs respectively to give a tremendous start to PNG. Charles Amini provided the finishing punch with a superb cameo of 53 runs in 27 balls to take PNG to the total of 229 in 20 overs of play.

During the chase, Philippines lost a couple of early wickets and looked to be in deep trouble. Captain Daniel Smith was the lone warrior as he smashed 34 runs off 20 balls but he couldn't find apt support at the other end as a result, Philippines were restricted to 129 for 7 in 20 overs of play, losing the match by 100 runs.

Vanuatu Form Guide:

Vanuatu are currently placed at the third position on the points table with 1 win to their credit.

The top run scorer for Vanuatu in the competition is Nalin Nipiko with 111 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Vanuatu in the competition is Nalin Nipiko with 10 scalps under his belt.

Vanuatu have surprised the hosts Japan by defeating them in their previous match by 5 wickets.

Japan batted first and they posted a total of 136 before being bowled out. Captain Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming gave his team a thrilling start and scored 44 off 34 balls. The rest of the batters didn't really take the responsibility of taking their team to a respectable total. As a result, they were bowled out for just 136.

During the chase, Vanuatu lost both the openers cheaply and looked in deep waters. This is when Nalin Nipiko came out with a gem of a knock. He scored 74 not out in 50 balls to take his team home in the 20th over of the innings with 5 wickets in hand.

Let's have a look at the squads:

Philippines - Huzaifa Mohammed, Jordan Alegre, Kapil Kumar, Kulwinderjit Singh, Amanpreet Sirah, Daniel Smith (c), Francis Walsh, Gurbhupinder Chohan, Henry Tyler, Kepler Lukies, Grant Russ (Wk), Arshdeep Samra, Josef Doctora, Liam Myott, Miggy Podosky, Surinder Singh

Vanuatu - Clement Tommy, Joshua Rasu, Junior Kaltapau, Ronald Tari, Womejo Wotu, Andrew Mansale, Nalin Nipiko, Patrick Matautaava (c), Jamal Vira (Wk), Jarryd Allan (Wk), Apolinaire Stephen, Darren Wotu, Obed Yosef, Simpson Obed, Williamsing Nalisa

Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay

Who will win the toss? – Philippines

Who will win?- Vanuatu

Top Batter (Runs Scored) – Daniel Smith (Philippines), Nalin Nipiko (Vanuatu)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Liam Myott (Philippines), Joshua Rasu (Vanuatu)

Most Sixes – Daniel Smith (Philippines), Nalin Nipiko (Vanuatu)

Player of the Match- Nalin Nipiko (Vanuatu)

Team Scores Batting first – Vanuatu 140+, Philippines 120+

Match Handicap: Vanuatu

July 29- Match 12- Japan vs PNG (Amini Park, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea)

PNG Form Guide:

PNG are currently placed at the top position on the points table with 5 wins under their belt.

The top run scorer for PNG in the competition is Assad Vala with 165 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for PNG in the competition is John Kariko with 8 scalps under his belt.

In their previous outing against Philippines, PNG batted first and they posted a total of 229 for 6 in 20 overs. Tony Ura and Assad Vala got their team off to a flier. They scored 61 and 59 runs respectively to give a tremendous start to PNG. Charles Amini provided the finishing punch with a superb cameo of 53 runs in 27 balls to take PNG to the total of 229 in 20 overs of play.

During the chase, Philippines lost a couple of early wickets and looked to be in deep trouble. Captain Daniel Smith was the lone warrior as he smashed 34 runs off 20 balls but he couldn't find apt support at the other end as a result, Philippines were restricted to 129 for 7 in 20 overs of play, losing the match by 100 runs.

Japan Form Guide:

Japan are currently placed at the 2nd position on the points table with 3 wins to their name.

The top run scorer for Japan in the competition is Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming with 198 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Japan in the competition is Piyush Kumbhare with 6 scalps under his belt.

In their previous match against Vanuatu, Japan batted first and they posted a total of 136 before being bowled out. Captain Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming gave his team a thrilling start and scored 44 off 34 balls. The rest of the batters didn't really take the responsibility of taking their team to a respectable total. As a result, they were bowled out for just 136.

During the chase, Vanuatu lost both the openers cheaply and looked in deep waters. This is when Nalin Nipiko came out with a gem of a knock. He scored 74 not out in 50 balls to take his team home in the 20th over of the innings with 5 wickets in hand.

Let’s have a look at the squads:

Japan - Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming (c), Lachlan Lake, Sabaorish Ravichandran, Tsuyoshi Takada, Declan Suzuki, Makoto Taniyama, Reo Sakurano, Alex Patmore (Wk), Supun Navaratne (Wk), Wataru Miyauchi (Wk), Ibrahim Takahashi, Kohei Kubota, Mian Siddique, Piyush Kumbhare, Ryan Drake

PNG - Hiri Hiri, Lega Siaka, Sese Bau, Assad Vala (c), Charles Amini, Jack Gardner, Norman Vanua, Hila Vare (Wk), Kiplin Doriga (Wk), Tony Ura (Wk), Alei Nao, John Kariko, Kabua Morea, Riley Hekure, Semo Kamea

Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay

Who will win the toss? – PNG

Who will win?- PNG

Top Batter (Runs Scored) – Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming (Japan), Tony Ura (PNG)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Piyush Kumbhare (Japan) , Kabua Morea (PNG)

Most Sixes – Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming (Japan), Assad Vala (PNG)

Player of the Match- Tony Ura (PNG)

Team Scores Batting first – Japan 130+, PNG 150+

Match Handicap: PNG

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