Here are the Fantasy Cricket Predictions and Betting Tips for ICC T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier A matches to be played on the 13th of June at the Roma Cricket Ground and Simar Cricket Ground, Rome, Italy
Points Table
Match 13- Hungary v Romania (Roma Cricket Ground, Rome)
Current Form Hungary:
Hungary are currently placed at the 3rd position in Group B points table with 1 win to their credit.
The top run scorer for Hungary in the competition is Vinoth Ravindran with 61 runs to his name.
The top wicket taker for Hungary in the competition is Muhammad Burhan with 5 scalps under his belt.
Hungary have won their previous thriller of a match against Israel by just 1 wicket.
Israel batted first and they posted a total of 122 for 8 in 20 overs. Eshkol Solomon played well and scored 40 runs off 38 balls. The rest of the batting order failed terribly. They were eventually restricted to a low total of 122 in 20 overs of play.
During the chase, Abbas Ghani took the responsibility of taking his team over the line. He scored 36 off 29 balls but the other batters simply didn’t respond to his desire. The top order simply got out cheaply. Mark Fontaine played a match winning innings of 24 not out to take Hungary home with 1 wicket in hand.
Current Form Romania:
Romania are currently placed at the 2nd position in Group B points table with 1 win to their credit.
The top run scorer for Romania in the Qualifiers is Taranjeet Singh with 62 runs to his name.
The top wicket taker for Romania in the Qualifiers is Adrian Lascu with 5 scalps under his belt.
Romania have won their previous match against Portugal 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.
Let’s have a look at the squads:
Romania
Ali Hussain, Muhammad Moiz, Sivakumar Periyalwar, Adrian Lascu, Cosmin Zavoiu, Pratham Hingorani, Rameez Khan, Ravindra Athapaththu, Taranjeet Singh, Vasu Saini, Abdul Shakoor (wk), Anand Rajshekara (wk), Satwik Nadigotla (wk), Aftab Kayani, Luca Petre, Manmeet Koli, Shantanu Vashisht, Sukhkaran Sahi
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? – Romania
Who will win?– Hungary
Top Batter (Runs Scored) – Adrian Lascu (Romania), Vinoth Ravindran (Hungary)
Top Bowler (Wickets taken) – Vasu Saini (Romania), Shiekh Rasikh (Hungary)
Most Sixes – Adrian Lascu (Romania), Vinoth Ravindran (Hungary)
Player of the Match– Shiekh Rasikh (Hungary)
Team Scores Batting first – Hungary 135+, Romania 130+
Match Handicap: Hungary
Batting Stats T20I
Match 14- Luxembourg v France (Simar Cricket Ground, Rome)
Current Form Luxembourg:
Luxembourg are currently placed at the 3rd position in Group A points table with 1 win to their credit.
The top run scorer for Luxembourg in the Qualifiers is Timothy Barker with 86 runs to his name.
The top wicket taker for Luxembourg in the Qualifiers is Vikram Vijh with 5 scalps under his belt.
Luxembourg have won their previous match against Turkey by 73 runs.
Luxembourg batted first and they posted a total of 147 for 9 in 20 overs. Timothy Barker smashed 59 runs off just 40 balls to take Luxembourg off to a flier. The rest of the batters couldn’t really capitalise on the start they got and kept losing wickets in regular succession, causing Luxembourg to post only 147, when at one point they looked like achieving 150+.
During the chase, Abdullah Lodhi fought hard but he didn’t get enough support at the other end. The other top order batters simply surrendered to Vikram Vijh, who took 3 wickets for just 9 runs and derailed Turkish innings. They were eventually bowled out for 74, losing the match by 73 runs.
Current Form France:
France are currently placed at the 4th position on Group B points table with 1 loss to their credit.
The top run scorer for France in the Qualifiers is Hamza Niaz with 28 runs to his name.
The top wicket taker for France in the Qualifiers is Zaheer Zahiri with 2 scalps under his belt.
France have lost their previous match against Italy 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.
Let’s have a look at the squads:
France
Gustav Mckeon (c), Zain Ahmad, Dawood Ahmadzai, Kamran Ahmadzai, Noman Amjad, Lingeswaran Canessane, Mukhtar Ghulami, Ikbal Hossain, Hevit Jackson (wk), Usman Khan, Hamza Niaz, Christian Roberts, Sajad Stanikzay, Zaheer Zahiri.
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
Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* – PrePlay
Who will win the toss? – France
Who will win?– France
Top Batter (Runs Scored) – Hamza Niaz (France), Joost Mees (Luxembourg)
Top Bowler (Wickets taken) – Zaheer Zahiri (France), Vikram Vijh (Luxembourg)
Most Sixes – Hamza Niaz (France), Joost Mees (Luxembourg)
Player of the Match– Hamza Niaz (France)
Team Scores Batting first – France 130+, Luxembourg 120+
Match Handicap: France
Wicket Takers T20I
Match 15- Israel v Portugal (Roma Cricket Ground, Rome)
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 Eshkol Solomon with 46 runs to his name.
The top wicket taker for Israel in the Qualifiers is Josh Evans with 4 scalps under his belt.
Israel have lost their previous thriller of a match against Hungary by 1 wicket.
Israel batted first and they posted a total of 122 for 8 in 20 overs. Eshkol Solomon played well and scored 40 runs off 38 balls. The rest of the batting order failed terribly. They were eventually restricted to a low total of 122 in 20 overs of play.
During the chase, Abbas Ghani took the responsibility of taking his team over the line. He scored 36 off 29 balls but the other batters simply didn’t respond to his desire. The top order simply got out cheaply. Mark Fontaine played a match winning innings of 24 not out to take Hungary home with 1 wicket in hand.
Current Form Portugal:
Portugal are currently placed at the 4th position on Group B points table with 1 loss to their credit.
The top run scorer for Portugal in the Qualifiers is Jalpesh Vijay with 109 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 their previous match against Austria by 7 wickets.
Portugal batted first and they posted a total of 125 for 9 in 20 overs. Jalpesh Vijay got them off to a flier by scoring 42 runs off 35 balls. Apart from him, no other batter showed enough class and courage to take their team to a respectable total. Abdullah Akbarjan picked up 4 wickets for 11 runs as Portugal were restricted to an under par score of 125 in 20 overs of play.
During the chase, Karanbir Singh played a match winning knock of 51 runs in just 31 balls. The other top order batters also contributed well and took their team over the line in the 15th over 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
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?– Israel
Top Batter (Runs Scored) – Anthony Chambers (Portugal), Eshkol Solomon (Israel)
Top Bowler (Wickets taken) – Juan Henri (Portugal), Josh Evans (Israel)
Most Sixes – Anthony Chambers (Portugal), Eshkol Solomon (Israel)
Player of the Match– Josh Evans (Israel)
Team Scores Batting first – Israel 140+, Portugal 130+
Match Handicap: Israel
Most 6’s T20I
Match 16- Turkey v Italy (Simar Cricket Ground, Rome)
Current Form Turkey:
Turkey are currently placed at the bottom most position on Group A points table with 2 losses to their credit.
The top run scorer for Turkey in the Qualifiers is Abdullah Lodhi with 66 runs to his name.
The top wicket taker for Turkey in the Qualifiers is Gokhan Alta with 3 scalps under his belt.
Turkey have lost their previous match against Luxembourg by a big margin of 73 runs.
Luxembourg batted first and they posted a total of 147 for 9 in 20 overs. Timothy Barker smashed 59 runs off just 40 balls to take Luxembourg off to a flier. The rest of the batters couldn’t really capitalise on the start they got and kept losing wickets in regular succession, causing Luxembourg to post only 147, when at one point they looked like achieving 150+.
During the chase, Abdullah Lodhi fought hard but he didn’t get enough support at the other end. The other top order batters simply surrendered to Vikram Vijh, who took 3 wickets for just 9 runs and derailed Turkish innings. They were eventually bowled out for 74, losing the match by 73 runs.
Current Form Italy:
Italy are currently placed at the first position on Group A points table with 3 wins to their credit.
The top run scorer for Italy in the Qualifiers is Harry Manenti with 126 runs to his name.
The top wicket taker for Italy in the Qualifiers is Crishan Kalugamage with 7 scalps under his belt.
Italy have trumped Isle of Man in their previous match by 7 wickets.
Isle of Man batted first and they were bowled out for a small total of 85.
Ollie Webster got his team off to a flier by scoring 21 runs off 10 deliveries. However, the other batters simply failed to provide momentum into the innings and kept losing wickets in regular succession. Jaspreet Singh derailed the middle order of Isle of Man by picking up 4 wickets for just 9 runs. On the back of his bowling discipline, Isle of Man were bowled out for a paltry 85 on board.
During the chase, Italy lost Joe Burns and Justin Mosca early on. Post thier dismissals, Harry Manenti and Anthony Joseph Mosca took the responsibility of taking their team over the line. They scored 31 and 30 runs respectively to take Italy home with 7 wickets in hand.
Let’s have a look at the squads:
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
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? – Italy
Who will win?– Italy
Top Batter (Runs Scored) – Harry Manenti (Italy), Abdullah Lodhi (Turkey)
Top Bowler (Wickets taken) – Jaspreet Singh (Itaty), Mecit Ozturk (Turkey)
Most Sixes – Harry Manenti (Italy), Abdullah Lodhi (Turkey)
Player of the Match– Jaspreet Singh (Itaty)
Team Scores Batting first – Italy 150+, Turkey 90+
Match Handicap: Italy
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