Here are the Fantasy Cricket Predictions and Betting Tips for Gulf Cricket T20 Championship Qatar matches which will be played on 19th of September at the West End Park International Cricket Stadium, Doha

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Match 9 - September 19: Kuwait vs UAE (West End Park International Cricket Stadium, Doha)

Current Form Kuwait:

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

The top run scorer for Kuwait in the competition is Meet Bhavsar with 124 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Kuwait in the competition is Shiraz Khan with 5 scalps under his belt.

Kuwait have lost a closely faught match against Qatar by 1 run.

Qatar batted first and they posted a competitive total of 156 for 3 in 20 overs. Saqlain Arshad and Adnan Mirza gave a phenomenal start to their team and scored 32 and 30 runs respectively. Imal Liyanage also proved to be crucial with the bat in hand as he smashed 49 runs off 36 balls to take the Qatar's total past the 150 run mark to finish at 156 in 20 overs of play.

During the chase, Kuwait found a decent start with Ravija Sandaruwan smashing the bowlers to all parts of the ground. He scored 42 runs off 29 balls. A couple of wickets fell in quick succession in the middle overs and it Kuwait looked completely out of the game. The lower order batters like Sayed Monib, Shiraz Khan and Parvinder Kumar faught hard and brought their team close to victory but eventually they fell short by just 1 run.

Current Form UAE:

UAE are placed at the 1st position on points table with 2 wins to their name.

The top run scorer for UAE in the competition is Waseem Muhammad with 140 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for UAE in the competition is Junaid Siddique with 5 scalps under his belt.

UAE have won their previous match against Saudi Arabia by 8 wickets.

Saudi Arabia batted first and they posted a total of 121 for 9 in 20 overs. Abdul Waheed Ghaffar at the top of the order scored 46 runs off 42 deliveries. He laid the foundation for a decent total. Zain ul Abidin played a brilliant innings of 15 runs in 10 balls in the death overs to take Saudi Arabia past the 110 run mark to finish at 121 in their quota of overs.

During the chase, UAE started off very well, collecting 52 runs for the powerplay overs. However, they lost 2 wickets in quick succession post the powerplay. Zain ul Abidin bowled exceptionally well and picked up 2 wickets. Waseem Muhammad kept his cool and played the balls out for a few overs. When the right time came, he started smashing the bowlers again and took his team home comfortably in the 15th over with 8 wickets in hand.

Let's have a look at the squads:

United Arab Emirates: Ansh Tandon, Asif Khan, Ethan Dsouza, Lovepreet Bajwa, Waseem Muhammad, Aryansh Sharma (wicket-keeper), Kamran Atta (wicket-keeper), Vriitya Aravind (wicket-keeper), Aayan Khan, Ali Naseer, Basil Hameed, Nilansh Keswani, Aditya Shetty, Jash Giyanani, Junayed Siddiqi, Palaniapan Meiyappan, Mohammed Faraazuddin, Muhammad Jawadullah, Sanchit Sharma, Zahoor Khan

Kuwait: Ahsan Ul Haq, Ali Zaheer, Aslam Nawfer, Bilal Tahir, Ravija Sandaruwan, Meet Bhavsar (wicket-keeper), Parvinder Kumar, Usman Ghani (wicket-keeper), Adnan Idrees, Shiraz Khan, Clinto Velookkara Anto, Ilyas Ahmed, Mohamed Shafeeq, Sayed Monib, Shahrukh Quddus, Yasin Patel

Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay

Who will win the toss? – Kuwait

Who will win?- UAE

Top Batter (Runs Scored) – Waseem Muhammad (UAE), Ravija Sandaruwan (Kuwait)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Junaid Siddique (UAE), Shiraz Khan (Kuwait)

Most Sixes – Waseem Muhammad (UAE), Ravija Sandaruwan (Kuwait)

Player of the Match- Waseem Muhammad (UAE)

Team Scores Batting first –Kuwait 135+, UAE 155+

Match Handicap: UAE

Match 10 - September 18: Bahrain vs Oman (West End Park International Cricket Stadium, Doha)

Current Form Bahrain:

Bahrain are currently placed at the 5th position on points table with 1 win to their credit.

The top run scorer for Bahrain in the competition is Imran Ali Butt with 63 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Bahrain in the competition is Ali Dawood with 5 scalps under his belt.

Bahrain have won their previous match against Saudi Arabia by 6 wickets.

Saudi Arabia batted first and they posted an under par total of 110 before being bowled out. Kashif Abbas at the top of the order made 19 runs. Apart from him, the other top order batters simply threw their wicket away and Saudi Arabia looked in deep waters half way into their innings. Abdul Manan Ali ignited a ray of hope with his knock of 49 runs in 37 balls but he also got out at a wrong time and Bahrain wrapped their innings out for 110.

During the chase, Bahrain lost their top order batter Umer Toor early on. After his dismissal, Imran Ali Butt and Imran Javed batted patiently but they managed to revive the innings. A couple of quick wickets fell in regular succession in the middle overs but Imran Ali Butt and Junaid Aziz, both of whom scored 39 runs took their team home in the 19th over with 5 wickets in hand.

Current Form Oman:

Oman are currently placed at the 4th position on points table with 1 win under their belt.

The top run scorer for Oman in the competition is Aqib Ilyas with 90 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Oman in the competition is Mehran Khan with 4 scalps under his belt.

Oman have won their previous match against Qatar by 19 runs.

Oman batted first and they posted a total of 149 before being bowled out. The start was terrible and they lost 4 wickets for just 32 runs. Muhammad Nadeem and Shakeel Ahmed played phenomenal knocks of 36 and 23 runs respectively to take Oman past the 140 run mark to finish at 149 in 20 overs of play.

During the chase, Qatar openers Imal Liyanage and Saqlain Arshad gave their team a brilliant start. They added 50 runs for the first wicket partnership. Once the first wicket fell, batters started falling in quick succession and Qatar looked in trouble all of a sudden. Mehran Khan bowled beautifully and picked up 3 wickets for 17 runs as Oman restricted Qatar to 130 for 7, winning the match by 19 runs.

Let's have a look at the squads:

Bahrain: Fiaz Ahmed, Haider Ali Butt, Sohail Ahmed, Ahmed Bin Nasir (wicket-keeper), Imran Ali (wicket-keeper), Umer Toor (wicket-keeper), Yasir Nazir (wicket-keeper), Mohsin Zaki, Imran Anwar, Junaid Niazi, Sathaiyah Veerapathiran, Abdul Majid, Ali Dawood, Muhammad Rizwan Butt

Oman: Aaqib Llyas, Ayan Khan, Jatinder Singh, Shoaib Khan, Naseem Khushi, Kashyap Prajapati, Mehran Khan, Mohammad Nadeem, Rafiullah, Samay Shrivastava, Sandeep Goud, Wasim Ali, Muzahir Raza, Fayaz Butt, Jay Odedara, Kaleemullah, Shakeel Ahmad, Bilal Khan

Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay

Who will win the toss? – Oman

Who will win?- Oman

Top Batter (Runs Scored) – Aaqib Ilyas (Oman), Imran Ali Butt (Bahrain)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Ayan Khan (Oman), Ali Dawood (Bahrain)

Most Sixes – Aaqib Ilyas (Oman), Imran Ali Butt (Bahrain)

Player of the Match- Aaqib Ilyas (Oman)

Team Scores Batting first – Bahrain 125+, Oman 135+

Match Handicap: Oman

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