Here are the Fantasy Cricket Predictions and Betting Tips for ICC T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier A matches to be played on the 12th of June at the Roma Cricket Ground and Simar Cricket Ground, Rome, Italy.
Points Table
Match 9- Italy v Isle of Man (Roma Cricket Ground, Rome)
Current Form Italy:
Italy are currently placed at the first position in Group A points table with 2 wins to their credit.
The top run scorer for Italy in the competition is Harry Manenti with 95 runs to his name.
The top wicket taker for Italy in the competition is Crishan Kalugamage with 5 scalps under his belt.
Italy have won their previous match against France by 5 wickets. France batted first and they posted a total of 116 before being bowled out. Hamza Niaz started off well and scored 28 runs in 18 balls. Despite the start he gave, the middle order failed to capitalise on it and kept throwing away their wicket when it mattered the most. They were eventually bowled out for a low total of 116. For Italy, Crishan Kalugamage picked up 4 wickets for just 17 runs in his spell of 4 overs.
During the chase, Italy lost 3 early wickets including the prized scalp of Joe Burns. Just when things looked worrisome for Italy, Harry Manenti used all his experience and smashed 65 runs off 51 balls to take Italy home in the 19th over with 5 wickets in hand.
Current Form Isle of Man:
Isle of Man are currently placed at the 2nd position in Group A points table with 1 win and 1 loss to their credit.
The top run scorer for Isle of Man in the Qualifiers is George Burrows with 52 runs to his name.
The top wicket taker for Isle of Man in the Qualifiers is Joe Burrows with 3 scalps under his belt.
Isle of Man have won their previous match against Turkey by 81 runs.
Isle of Man batted first and they posted a total of 182 for 7 in 20 overs. Ollie Webster played a thrilling knock of 48 runs in 27 balls. He hit 4 fours and 3 huge sixes during this innings. A couple of wickets fell in quick succession in the middle order but George Burrows at number 5 scored 52 runs and took Isle of Man to a massive total of 182 in 20 overs of play.
During the chase, Turkey got off to a stable but a very slow start. Abdullah Lodhi scored 30 runs but took as many balls for that knock. Consuming too many deliveries up front meant that Turkey were left with a tough task to achieve in order to win. Joe Burrows picked up 3 wickets for just 10 runs and detailed the Turkish innings and helped restrict them to 101 for 9, as Isle of Man won the match by 81 runs.
Let’s have a look at the squads:
Isle of Man
Oliver Webster (c), Matthew Ansell, Samuel Barnett, Edward Beard, George Burrows, Joseph Burrows, Kieran Cawte, Spencer Clarke, Carl Hartmann (wk), Chris Langford, Corbin Liebenberg, Harry McAleer (wk), Adam McAuley, Luke Ward
Italy
Gareth Berg (c), Zain Ali, Joe Burns, Marcus Campopiano, Stefano di Bartolomeo, Thomas Draca, Damith Kosala, Harry Manenti, Gian-Piero Meade (wk), Anthony Mosca, Justin Mosca, Syed Naqvi, Jaspreet Singh, Aidan Wheeler
Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* – PrePlay
Who will win the toss? – Isle of Man
Who will win?– Italy
Top Batter (Runs Scored) – Joe Burns (Italy), George Burrows (Isle of Man)
Top Bowler (Wickets taken) – Harry Manenti (Italy), Matthew Ansel (Isle of Man)
Most Sixes – Joe Burns (Italy), George Burrows (Isle of Man)
Player of the Match– Joe Burns (Italy)
Team Scores Batting first – Italy 135+, Isle of Man 120+
Match Handicap: Italy
Batting Stats T20I
Match 10- Portugal v Austria (Simar Cricket Ground, Rome)
Current Form Portugal:
Portugal are currently placed at the 3rd position in Group B points table with 1 win to their credit.
The top run scorer for Portugal in the Qualifiers is Jalpesh Vijay with 67 runs to his name.
The top wicket taker for Portugal in the Qualifiers is Juan Henri with 3 scalps under his belt.
Portugal have lost thier previous match against Romania by 6 wickets.
Portugal batted first and they posted a total of 142 before being bowled out. Azher Andani and Jalpesh Vijay scored 29 and 25 runs at the top of the order but got out at a wrong time. Post their dismissals, the middle order collapsed and Portugal were bowled out for 142. For Romania, Adrian Lascu picked up 5 wickets for 21 runs.
During the chase, Romanian openers Taranjeet Singh and Adrian Lascu played like champions and smashed 62 and 35 runs respectively. Muhammad Moiz also contributed well and scored 25 runs off 15 balls to help take Romania home with 6 wickets in hand.
Current Form Austria:
Austria are currently placed at the 2nd position on Group B points table with 1 win to their credit.
The top run scorer for Austria in the Qualifiers is Aqib Iqbal with 52 runs to his name.
The top wicket taker for Austria in the Qualifiers is Waqar Zalmai with 3 scalps under his belt.
Austria have won their previous match against Israel by 7 wickets.
Israel batted first and they posted a total of 107 for 9 in 20 overs. The top order struggled right from the word go. They kept losing wickets in regular succession and it was unto the lower order to eedcue Israel. Josh Evans played according to the situation, scored 42 runs and helped Israel get past the 100 run mark to finish at 107 in 20 overs of play.
During the chase, Austria lost Imran Asif and Karanbir Singh early on in the innings. Aqib Iqbal emerged as a match winner. He scored 52 runs and stayed not out to take Austria home with 7 wickets in hand.
Let’s have a look at the squads:
Austria
Armaan Randhawa, Karanbir Singh, Zeshan Arif, Abdullah Akbarjan, Aqib Iqbal, Baseer Khan, Bilal Zalmai, Imran Asif, Kumud Jha, Shadnan Khan, Abrar Bilal (wk), Amar Naeem (wk), Arsalan Arif (wk), Mehar Cheema (wk), Adeel Tariq, Itibarshah Deedar, Umair Tariq, Waqar Zalmai
Portugal
Najjam Shahzad (c), Azhar Andani, Syed Maisam Ali, Anthony Chambers, Suman Ghimire, Adnan Gondal, Juan Henri, Sirajullah Khadim, Junaid Khan, Miguel Machado, Amandeep Singh, Francoise Stoman (wk), Jalpesh Vijay, Amir Zaib
Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* – PrePlay
Who will win the toss? – Portugal
Who will win?– Austria
Top Batter (Runs Scored) – Jalpesh Vijay (Portugal), Bilal Zalmai (Austria)
Top Bowler (Wickets taken) – Najjam Shahzad (Portugal), Waqar Zalmai (Austria)
Most Sixes – Jalpesh Vijay (Portugal), Bilal Zalmai (Austria)
Player of the Match– Bilal Zalmai (Austria)
Team Scores Batting first – Austria 140+, Portugal 125+
Match Handicap: Austria
Wicket Takers T20I
Match 11- Luxembourg v Turkey (Roma Cricket Ground, Rome)
Current Form Luxembourg:
Luxembourg are currently placed at the 4th position on Group A points table with 1 loss to their credit.
The top run scorer for Luxembourg in the Qualifiers is Timothy Baker with 27 runs to his name.
The top wicket taker for Luxembourg in the Qualifiers is Vikram Vijh with 2 scalps under his belt.
Luxembourg have lost their previous match against Italy by 77 runs.
Italy batted first and they posted a total of 166 for 7 in 20 overs. Justin Mosca and Joe Burns batted exceptionally well and scored 28 and 58 runs respectively in the top order. Marcus Campopiano also contributed with a knock of 26 runs in 18 balls to take Italy to a decent total of 166 in 20 overs of play.
During the chase, Luxembourg’s top order struggled right from the word go. They lost 5 wickets for just 29 runs as Harry Manenti and Gareth Berg ran through them with great bowling. Berg picked up 3 wickets for just 16 runs as Luxembourg eventually fell short by 77 runs.
Current Form Turkey:
Turkey are currently placed at the bottom most position on Group A points table with 1 loss to their credit.
The top run scorer for Turkey in the Qualifiers is Abdullah Lodhi with 30 runs to his name.
The top wicket taker for Turkey in the Qualifiers is Mecit Ozturk with 2 scalps under his belt.
Turkey have lost their previous match against Isle of Man by 81 runs.
Isle of Man batted first and they posted a total of 182 for 7 in 20 overs. Ollie Webster played a thrilling knock of 48 runs in 27 balls. He hit 4 fours and 3 huge sixes during this innings. A couple of wickets fell in quick succession in the middle order but George Burrows at number 5 scored 52 runs and took Isle of Man to a massive total of 182 in 20 overs of play.
During the chase, Turkey got off to a stable but a very slow start. Abdullah Lodhi scored 30 runs but took as many balls for that knock. Consuming too many deliveries up front meant that Turkey were left with a tough task to achieve in order to win. Joe Burrows picked up 3 wickets for just 10 runs and detailed the Turkish innings and helped restrict them to 101 for 9, as Isle of Man won the match by 81 runs.
Let’s have a look at the squads:
Luxembourg
Anoop Orsu, James Barker, Thomas Martin, Timothy Barker, Shiv Gill, Vikram Vijh, William Cope, Advyth Manepalli (wk), Joost Mees (wk), Ankush Nanda, Marcus Cope, Milad Momand, Pankaj Malav, Saransh Kulshrestha
Turkey
Adam Mcauley, Edward Beard, Luke Ward, Oliver Webster, Samuel Barnett, Chris Langford, Corbin Liebenberg, Harry Mcaleer, Joseph Burrows, Carl Hartmann (wk), George Burrows (wk), Kieran Cawte, Matthew Ansell, Spencer Clarke
Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* – PrePlay
Who will win the toss? – Turkey
Who will win?– Turkey
Top Batter (Runs Scored) – Vikram Vijh (Luxembourg), Ali Turkmen (Turkey)
Top Bowler (Wickets taken) – Ankush Nanda (Luxembourg), Mecit Ozturk (Turkey)
Most Sixes – Vikram Vijh (Luxembourg), Ali Turkmen (Turkey)
Player of the Match– Mecit Ozturk (Turkey)
Team Scores Batting first – Turkey 130+, Luxembourg 115+
Match Handicap: Turkey
Most 6’s T20I
Match 12 – Hungary V Israel (Simar Cricket Ground, Rome)
Current Form Hungary:
Hungary are currently placed at the 4th position on Group B points table with 1 loss to their credit.
The top run scorer for Hungary in the Qualifiers is Vinoth Ravindran with 57 runs to his name.
The top wicket taker for Hungary in the Qualifiers is Sheikh Rasik with 3 scalps under his belt.
Hungary have lost their previous match against Portugal by 15 runs.
Portugal batted first and they posted a total of 147 for 9 in 20 overs. Jalpesh Vijay at the top of the order scored 42 runs in 33 balls to give a screamer of a start to Portugal. Anthony Chambers in the middle order played a fine knock of 33 runs to solidify their position even further. On the back of these two amazing batting knocks, Portugal managed to get to 147 in 20 overs of play.
During the chase, Vinoth Ravindran started off very well, scoring 57 runs off just 46 balls. The rest of the batters failed to provide any impetus into the innings and got out when it mattered the most. Mohammad Siraj Nipo picked up 2 wickets for 20 runs in his spell as Hungary were restricted to 132 for 5, losing the match by 15 runs.
Current Form Israel:
Israel are currently placed at the bottom most position on Group B points table with 1 loss to their credit.
The top run scorer for Israel in the Qualifiers is Josh Evans with 42 runs to his name.
The top wicket taker for Israel in the Qualifiers is Niv Nagavkar with 1 scalp under his belt.
Israel have lost their previous match against Austria by 7 wickets.
Israel batted first and they posted a total of 107 for 9 in 20 overs. The top order struggled right from the word go. They kept losing wickets in regular succession and it was unto the lower order to eedcue Israel. Josh Evans played according to the situation, scored 42 runs and helped Israel get past the 100 run mark to finish at 107 in 20 overs of play.
During the chase, Austria lost Imran Asif and Karanbir Singh early on in the innings. Aqib Iqbal emerged as a match winner. He scored 52 runs and stayed not out to take Austria home with 7 wickets in hand.
Let’s have a look at the squads:
Israel
Eshkol Solomon (c), Josh Evans (vc), Shailesh Bangera (wk), Eyal Bhonkar, Yarden Divekar, Tomer Kahamker, Virendra Kumar, Sithira Lekamwasam, Niv Nagavkar, Yair Nagavkar, Yogev Nagavkar, Warna Narayana, Elan Talker, Aviel Warsulkar
Hungary
Abbas Ghani, Abhijeet Deepak Ahuja, Ali Farasat, Sheikh Rasik, Vinoth Ravindran, Ali Hassan, Harsh Mandhyan, Mark Des Fontaine, Muhammad Burhan, Abhishek Ahuja (wk), Danyal Akbar (wk), Adam Gall, Amal Jacob, Kamran Wahid, Sandeep Mohandas
Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* – PrePlay
Who will win the toss? – Hungary
Who will win?– Hungary
Top Batter (Runs Scored) – Vinoth Ravindran (Hungary), Warna Kumara (Israel)
Top Bowler (Wickets taken) – Muhammad Burhan (Hungary), Josh Evans (Israel)
Most Sixes – Vinoth Ravindran (Hungary), Warna Kumara (Israel)
Player of the Match – Muhammad Burhan (Hungary)
Team Scores Batting first – Hungary 150+, Israel 100+
Match Handicap: Hungary
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