Kuwait vs Bahrain, ACC Men's Premier Cup 2023, Today Match Prediction 22 April 2023

ku vs bhr Match Prediction & Analysis

ACC Premier league 2023 is a multi-nation tournament where 10 teams are split into two groups of 5 teams. Each team is set to play against the remining 4 teams in their group and the top 2 teams qualify for semi-finals. Kuwait lost their opening match and will be eager to get their first points in this match as a loss might will put them in a tough situation hoping for the results of the other teams to qualify. Bahrain got a great start winning their opening match against Singapore comfortably.

TEAMS PREVIEW

Kuwait Preview

Kuwait was bowled out for 228 runs in their pursuit to chase a mammoth 372 runs in the match. Parvinder Kumar (53 runs) and Sayed Monib (68 runs) played fighting knocks to keep their scoreboard moving. They lost 4 wickets inside 6 overs and never threatened the chase from thereon in the match.

Their bowlers took 3 quick wickets and stumbled the opposition to 24/3 but lost their way as the opposition batters made a huge comeback with 274-run partnership to end up at 371/6 in 50 overs. Yasin Patel (10-2-32-1) and Mohammed Aslam (10-0-48-0) were their most economical bowlers. Shahrukh Quddus (2 wickets), Parvinder Kuamr (2 wickets), and Sayed Monib (1 wicket) took wickets but leaked runs at a high rate.

Key players: Parvinder Kumar, Sayed Monib, Yasin Patel

Kuwait Predicted Playing XI:

Mohammed Aslam (c), Mohammad Amin, Parvinder Kumar, Usmangani Ibrahim (wk), Bilal Tahir, Yasin Patel, Ravija Sandaruwan, Meet Bhavsar, Shiraz Khan, Shahrukh Quddus, Sayed Monib

Bahrain Preview

Bahrain posted a good score of 286/8 in their 50 overs in the last game. Shahbaz Badar (76 runs) and Fiaz Ahmed (79 runs) played superb knocks to lead their batting innings with the trio of Sohail Ahmed (46 runs), Haider Butt (29 runs), and Muhammed Younis (23 runs) played vital cameos to build partnerships. Their lower order collapsed from 262/4 to 286/8 in short time.

Their bowlers bundled out Singapore for just 154 runs. Imran Anwar (4/24) and Rizwan Butt (3/42) kept taking wickets regularly and never allowed any momentum to the opposition. Ali Dawood 97-1-14-1) and Abdul Masjid (10-2-23-2) never allowed any easy runs and kept the run flow in check. They bowled 3 to 4 bowlers to fill up the fifth bowler`s quota of overs effectively.

Key players: Fiaz Ahmed, Rizwan Butt, Abdul Masjid

Bahrain Predicted Playing XI:

Haider Butt (c), Muhammad Younis, David Mathias, Rizwan Butt, Shahbaz Badar (wk), Sohail Ahmed, Junaid Aziz, Fiaz Ahmed, Ali Dawood, Abdul Majid Abbasi, Imran Anwar

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

Kathmandu is a slow pitch where the ball will not come onto the bat and batters must apply themselves to score effectively in this pitch. And we expect bright and sunny weather in the match day with no weather interruptions expected.

Venue Details

Kathmandu will be tough to score, and teams have not posted 250+ total at this venue so far. Only twice in six innings have 200+ runs been breached on this pitch. Any score above 240 runs will be tough to chase here.

Toss: To Bowl

Both teams will be looking to chase the total in this match as 2 out of 3 matches played here were won by teams by chasing teams so far.