Here are the Fantasy Cricket Predictions and Betting Tips for Gulf Cricket T20 Championship Qatar matches which will be played on 18th of September at the West End Park International Cricket Stadium, Doha.

Top Tournament Stats – Gulf Cricket T20 Championship Qatar, 2023

Top Batter – Runs Scored

Top Bowler – Wickets Taken

Points Table

Fixtures Schedule and Results

Match 7- September 18: Kuwait vs Qatar (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 107 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Kuwait in the competition is Aslam Nawfer with 3 scalps under his belt.
Kuwait have won their previous match against Bahrain by 8 wickets.

Bahrain batted first and they posted a total of 123 for 9 in 20 overs. Umer Toor and Imran Ali Butt played well and adored 27 and 20 runs respectively. The middle order struggled and couldn’t really capitalise on the start they got. Muhammad Rizwan Butt played a nice cameo of 34 runs in 13 balls to take Bahrain past the 120 run mark to finish at 123 in 20 overs of play.

During the chase, Kuwait lost 2 wickets for 2 runs and looked to be in deep waters. This is when Meet Bhavsar and Usman Ghani came together and took the responsibility of taking Kuwait over the line. Bhavsar made 76 off 49 balls while Ghani scored 43 runs as Kuwait chased the total in the 14th over with 8 wickets in hand.

Current Form Qatar:

Qatar are placed at the 4th position on points table with 1 victory to their name.

The top run scorer for Qatar in the competition is Saqlain Arshad with 51 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Qatar in the competition is Muhammad Jabir Ajmir Khan with 6 scalps under his belt.

Qatar have lost their previous match against Oman 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:

Qatar: Adnan Mirza, Himanshu Rathod, Jassim Khan, Muhammad Jabir, Saqlain Arshad, Imal Liyanage (wicket-keeper), Uzair Amir (wicket-keeper), Mirza Mohammed Baig, Amir Farooq, Mohammed Irshad, Bipin Kumar, Muhammad Ikramullah, Muhammad Murad, Bukhari Munchummal

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?–  Kuwait

Top Batter (Runs Scored) – Usman Ghani (Kuwait), Imal Liyanage (Qatar)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) – Shiraz Khan (Kuwait), Mirza Mohammed Baig (Qatar)

Most Sixes – Usman Ghani (Kuwait), Imal Liyanage (Qatar)

Player of the Match– Usman Ghani (Kuwait)

Team Scores Batting first –Kuwait 145+, Qatar 135+

Match Handicap: Kuwait

Match 8- September 18: Bahrain vs Saudi Arabia (West End Park International Cricket Stadium, Doha)

Current Form Saudi Arabia:

Saudi Arabia are currently placed at the 5th position on points table with 0 win under their belt.

The top run scorer for Saudi Arabia in the competition is Faisal Khan with 62 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Saudi Arabia in the competition is Zain ul Abidin with 3 scalps under his belt.

Saudi Arabia have lost their previous match against UAE 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.

Current Form Bahrain:

Bahrain are currently placed at the bottom most position on points table with 0 win to their credit.

The top run scorer for Bahrain in the competition is Muhammad Rizwan Butt with 40 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Bahrain in the competition is Ali Dawood with 3 scalps under his belt.
Bahrain have lost their previous match against Kuwait by 8 wickets.

Bahrain batted first and they posted a total of 123 for 9 in 20 overs. Umer Toor and Imran Ali Butt played well and adored 27 and 20 runs respectively. The middle order struggled and couldn’t really capitalise on the start they got. Muhammad Rizwan Butt played a nice cameo of 34 runs in 13 balls to take Bahrain past the 120 run mark to finish at 123 in 20 overs of play.

During the chase, Kuwait lost 2 wickets for 2 runs and looked to be in deep waters. This is when Meet Bhavsar and Usman Ghani came together and took the responsibility of taking Kuwait over the line. Bhavsar made 76 off 49 balls while Ghani scored 43 runs as Kuwait chased the total in the 14th over with 8 wickets in hand.

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

Saudi Arabia: Abdul Waheed, Faisal Khan, Muhammad Ahmad Raza, Umair Sharif, Usman Najeeb, Zain Ul Abidin, Haseeb Ghafoor (wicket-keeper), Zeeshan Butt (wicket-keeper), Kashif Abbas, Mohsin Shabbirrajput, Abdul Manan Ali, Atif Ur Rehman, Mohammed Hisham Shaikh, Saad Khan, Zuhair Zuhair, Abdul Wahid, Ishtiaq Ahmad, Waqar Ul Hassan, Mohammed Khalander Mustafa

Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* – PrePlay

Who will win the toss? – Bahrain

Who will win?–  Saudi Arabia

Top Batter (Runs Scored) – Umer Toor (Bahrain), Abdul Waheed (Saudi Arabia)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) – Ali Dawood (Bahrain), Zain ul Abidin (Saudi Arabia)

Most Sixes – Umer Toor (Bahrain), Abdul Waheed (Saudi Arabia)

Player of the Match– Zain ul Abidin (Saudi Arabia)

Team Scores Batting first – Bahrain 120+, Saudi Arabia 130+

Match Handicap: Saudi Arabia

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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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