Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions: ICC Men's T20 World Cup Warm up Matches - Scotland vs UAE - Match 8 - 13th October, 2022

The 8th match of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Warm up Matches will be played between Scotland and UAE on the 13th of October 2022 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne.

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Current Form Scotland:

The top run scorer for Scotland in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Warm up matches is Richie Berrington with 41 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Scotland in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Warm up matches is Brad Wheal with 2 scalps under his belt.

Scotland won their previous match against Netherlands by 18 runs.

Scotland batted first and they posted a total of 151 for 7 in 20 overs. Scotland lost 2 wickets early on in the innings and found themselves under a lot of pressure. Matthew Cross and Richie Berrington then revived the innings with their knocks of 27 and 41 runs respectively. Michael Leask provided a nice finishing touch with a knock of 37 in 21 balls to take the team's total of 151 for 7 in 20 overs.

During the chase, Netherlands lost Stephan Myburgh early on in the innings. Post his dismissal, Max O'Dowd and Vikramjit Singh played really well and scored 43 and 31 runs respectively. After these two got dismissed, the middle order simply fell like a pack of cards and couldn't really provide any impetus into the innings. As a result, Netherlands were restricted to 133 for 7 in 20 overs, losing the match by 18 runs.

Current Form UAE:

The top run maker for UAE is Waseem Muhammad with 69 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for UAE is Junaid Siddique with 5 scalps to his name.

UAE lost their previous match against West Indies by 17 runs.

West Indies batted first and they posted a total of 152 for 9 in 20 overs. West Indies lost 2 wickets early on in the innings. Brandon King at number 3 played exceptionally well and scored 64 runs in just 45 balls. Nicholas Pooran in the middle order made 46 in 31 balls to boost the innings. He hit 5 sixes during his knock. On the back of these batting performances, West Indies got to a total of 152 for 9 in 20 overs.

During the chase, UAE got off to a terrible start and lost 5 wickets for just 66 runs. The top order simply fell like a pack of cards and couldn't really score runs freely. Waseem Muhammad tried his best to take his team over the line with a knock of 69 not out but failed as UAE were restricted to 135 for 6 in 20 overs, losing the match by 17 runs.

Let's have a look at the squads:

Scotland: Richard Berrington (capt), George Munsey, Michael Leask, Brad Wheal, Chris Sole, Chris Greaves, Safyaan Sharif, Josh Davey, Matthew Cross (wk), Calum MacLeod, Hamza Tahir, Mark Watt, Brandon McMullen, Michael Jones, Craig Wallace

UAE: Chundangapoyil Rizwan (captain), Chirag Suri, Muhammad Waseem, Basil Hameed, Alishan Sharafu, Aayan Afzal Khan, Fahad Nawaz, Aryan Lakra, Kashif Daud, Ahmed Raza, Vriitya Aravind (vice-captain/wicket-keeper), Zawar Farid, Karthik Meiyappan, Zahoor Khan, Junaid Siddique, Sabir Ali, Sultan Ahmed, Sanchit Sharma

Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay

Who will win the toss? – UAE

Who will win?- Scotland

Top Batter (Runs Scored) - Richie Berrington (Scotland), CP Rizwan (UAE)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken)- Mark Watt (Scotland), Junaid Siddique (UAE)

Most Sixes – Richie Berrington (Scotland), CP Rizwan (UAE)

Player of the Match- Richie Berrington (Scotland)

Team Scores Batting first – Scotland 150+, UAE 130+

Match Handicap: Scotland

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