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Saudi Arabia are favorites to win
Maldives will take on Saudi Arabia at the West End Park International Cricket Stadium, Doha. This match gets underway at 14:00 local time on Thursday 28th September, 2023.
Both teams will hope to post a score of 155+ if they bat first in this game. Spin bowlers will get turn from a dry surface in Doha.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds, and match prediction for Maldives vs Saudi Arabia, T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier
After not playing in the Gulf Cricket T20I Championship, Maldives could well take a few overs to become accustomed to the surface in Doha. They have taken on Saudi Arabia twice before in this format but were beaten both times by 6 wickets and by 7 wickets.
Skipper Umar Adam is one of Maldives’ best ever batters and we can expect him to bat in the top three for his team in this game. In his last T20I, he hit four sixes and two fours in an impressive 50 runs from 29 balls against Malaysia, his second half-century in this format.
The experienced right-arm medium fast bowler Ibrahim Hassan can expect to lead the Maldives bowling attack in this T20I. He has already taken 20 wickets in this format, including a 5-wicket haul and will be backed up by left-arm pace bowler Ameel Mauroof.
Maldives have beaten only Thailand in their last five T20Is.
Umar Adam (C), Azyan Farhath, Savindra Amaradasa, Mohamed Azzam (wk), Ibrahim Hassan, Chandana Liyanage, Wedage Malinda, Ameel Mauroof, Ibrahim Nashath, Mohamed Rishwan, Ibrahim Rizan
Although they have plenty of recent experience on this surface in Doha, the Gulf Championship was not an enjoyable experience for Saudi Arabia who lost all five matches. However, Maldives are weaker than all the teams they faced earlier this month and they will be confident of picking up a win on Thursday.
In a tough tournament, Abdul Waheed was the only player in Saudi Arabia’s batting line-up who was able to hit over 100 runs. He has a much stronger technique than all of his team-mates and made two scores of 46 on this pitch earlier in the month.
On a pitch which does turn for the spinners, we can expect to see Zain Ul Abidin being a real threat for Saudi Arabia in this game. Not only was he his team’s top wicket taker in the Gulf Championship but he also picked up a 2-wicket haul in two matches on this surface.
Saudi Arabia have lost each of their last five T20Is.
Abdul Waheed, Faisal Khan, Mohsin Shabbir Rajput, Usman Najeeb, Zain UI Abidin, Abdul Manan Ali, Atif Ur Rehman, Mohammed Hisham Shaykh (C), Saad Khan (Wk), Ishtiaq Ahmed, Mohammed Khalander Mustafa
Both teams will consider this a winnable fixture and, with games against Qatar and Kuwait still to come in Group A, this could be their best chance of getting a victory in this tournament. Saudi Arabia are in poor form but do have more talent with bat and ball. Our prediction is for Saudi Arabia to win.
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