Here are the Predictions for the ICC Mens T20 World Cup East Asia Pacific Qualifier 2025, 18th Match – UAE vs Japan and 19th Match – Qatar vs Samoa on the 16th of October at the Al Amerat Cricket Ground Oman Cricket (Ministry Turf 1), Al Amarat.
Match Prediction – United Arab Emirates v Japan
LIVE SCORES – 18th Match – UAE vs Japan (Ministry Turf 1), Al Amarat)
Current Form Japan:
Japan are currently placed at the 4th position in Super Six stages with 1 win and 2 losses to their credit.
The top run scorer for Japan in the ICC Mens T20 World Cup East Asia Pacific Qualifier 2025 is Eesam Rahman with 165 runs to his name.
The top wicket taker for Japan in the ICC Mens T20 World Cup East Asia Pacific Qualifier 2025 is Declan Suzuki with 8 scalps under his belt.
Japan have lost their previous match against Qatar by 3 wickets.
Japan batted first and they posted a total of 139 for 4 in 20 overs. Kendel Kadowaki Fleming got out without troubling the scorers much. After his dismissal, Abhishek Anand played a patient knock of a run a ball 25. It didn’t help the team’s cause much though. Eesam Rahman in the middle order continued his sublime form with the bat and smashed 60 runs in just 47 balls, hitting 1 four and 3 sixes. On the back of his brilliance with the bat, Japan got to a competitive total of 139 on a tough surface to bat on.
During the chase, Qatar lost their premier batters Imal Liyanage and Zubair Ali quite early into their innings. Shariq Munir then played a superb knock of 41 runs in 29 balls to bring Qatar back into the game. There were healthy contributions from the middle and lower middle order as well and Qatar got home in the last over with 3 wickets in hand.
Current Form UAE:
UAE are currently placed at the 3rd position in Super Six stages with 2 wins and 2 losses to their credit.
The top run scorer for UAE in the ICC Mens T20 World Cup East Asia Pacific Qualifier 2025 is Alishan Sharafu with 237 runs to his name.
The top wicket taker for UAE in the ICC Mens T20 World Cup East Asia Pacific Qualifier 2025 is Dhruv Parashar with 5 scalps under his belt.
UAE have won their previous match against Samoa by a big margin of 77 runs.
UAE batted first and they posted a huge total of 225 for 4 in 20 overs. Alishan Sharafu was simply sensational at the top of the order. He smashed 86 runs in just 51 balls, hitting 4 fours and 7 sixes. He laid the foundation for a big total. Rahul Chopra and Harshit Kaushik also followed up on the momentum gained and they scored quickfire 62 and 42 runs respectively to help UAE get to 225 in 20 overs of play.
During the chase, Samoa lost their way right from the word go. They were reduced to 13 for 2 in the 2nd over itself and looked in deep waters. Benjamin Mailata then tried his best to bring Samoa back into the game. He scored 39 runs off 32 balls but got out at a wrong time. After his dismissal, there was a regular flow of wickets and Samoa couldn’t stage a comeback after that. They were eventually restricted to 148 for 8, losing the match by 77 runs.
Let’s have a look at the squads:
UAE
Muhammad Waseem (c), Haider Ali, Zahid Ali, Basil Hameed, Rahul Chopra (wk), Muhammad Farooq, Jonathan Figy, Muhammad Irfan, Harshit Kaushik, Dhruv Parashar, Muhammad Rohid, Alishan Sharafu, Aryansh Sharma (wk), Junaid Siddique, Simranjeet Singh
Japan
Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming (c), Abdul Samad, Abhishek Anand, Charles Hinze, Benjamin Ito-Davis, Wataru Miyauchi (wk), Esam Rahman, Sabaorish Ravichandran, Reo Sakurano-Thomas, Alexander Shirai-Patmore (wk), Shoma Sugaya-Slater, Declan Suzuki-McComb, Ibrahim Takahashi, Makoto Taniyama, Lachlan Yamamoto-Lake
Cricket Match Predictions* – PrePlay
Who will win the toss? – UAE
Who will win?- UAE
Top Batter (Runs Scored) – Rahul Chopra (UAE), Abhishek Anand (Japan)
Top Bowler (Wickets taken) – Junaid Siddique (UAE), Benjamin Ito (Japan)
Most Sixes – Harshit Kaushik (UAE), Eesam Rahman (Japan)
Player of the Match- Rahul Chopra (UAE)
Team Scores Batting first – Japan 135+, UAE 165+
Match Handicap : UAE
Match Prediction – Qatar v Samoa
LIVE SCORES – 19th Match – Qatar vs Samoa (Al Amerat Cricket Ground Oman Cricket (Ministry Turf 1), Al Amarat)
Current Form Samoa:
Samoa are currently placed at the bottom most position in Super Six stages with 3 losses to their credit.
The top run scorer for Samoa in the ICC Mens T20 World Cup East Asia Pacific Qualifier 2025 is Sean Solia with 115 runs to his name.
The top wicket taker for Samoa in the ICC Mens T20 World Cup East Asia Pacific Qualifier 2025 is Solomon Nash with 7 scalps under his belt.
Samoa have lost their previous thriller of a match against UAE by a huge margin of 77 runs.
UAE batted first and they posted a huge total of 225 for 4 in 20 overs. Alishan Sharafu was simply sensational at the top of the order. He smashed 86 runs in just 51 balls, hitting 4 fours and 7 sixes. He laid the foundation for a big total. Rahul Chopra and Harshit Kaushik also followed up on the momentum gained and they scored quickfire 62 and 42 runs respectively to help UAE get to 225 in 20 overs of play.
During the chase, Samoa lost their way right from the word go. They were reduced to 13 for 2 in the 2nd over itself and looked in deep waters. Benjamin Mailata then tried his best to bring Samoa back into the game. He scored 39 runs off 32 balls but got out at a wrong time. After his dismissal, there was a regular flow of wickets and Samoa couldn’t stage a comeback after that. They were eventually restricted to 148 for 8, losing the match by 77 runs.
Current Form Qatar:
Qatar are currently placed at the 5th position in Super Six stages with 1 win and 3 losses to their credit.
The top run scorer for Qatar in the ICC Mens T20 World Cup East Asia Pacific Qualifier 2025 is Zubair Ali with 139 runs to his name.
The top wicket taker for Qatar in the ICC Mens T20 World Cup East Asia Pacific Qualifier 2025 is Mirza Mohammed Baig with 14 scalps under his belt.
Qatar have won their previous match against Japan by 3 wickets.
Japan batted first and they posted a total of 139 for 4 in 20 overs. Kendel Kadowaki Fleming got out without troubling the scorers much. After his dismissal, Abhishek Anand played a patient knock of a run a ball 25. It didn’t help the team’s cause much though. Eesam Rahman in the middle order continued his sublime form with the bat and smashed 60 runs in just 47 balls, hitting 1 four and 3 sixes. On the back of his brilliance with the bat, Japan got to a competitive total of 139 on a tough surface to bat on.
During the chase, Qatar lost their premier batters Imal Liyanage and Zubair Ali quite early into their innings. Shariq Munir then played a superb knock of 41 runs in 29 balls to bring Qatar back into the game. There were healthy contributions from the middle and lower middle order as well and Qatar got home in the last over with 3 wickets in hand.
Let’s have a look at the squads:
Samoa
Caleb Jasmat (c), Daniel Burgess, Douglas Finau, Samuel French (wk), Kurtis Hynam-Nyberg, Benjamin Mailata, Noah Mead, Solomon Nash, Samson Sola, Sean Solia, Fereti Suluoto (wk), Ross Taylor, Saumani Tiai, Ili Tugaga, Darius Visser
Qatar
Mirza Mohammed Baig (c), Owais Ahmed, Zubair Ali, Saqlain Arshad, Muhammad Asim, Shariq Azam, Amir Farooq, Shahzaib Jamil, Ikramullah Khan, Daniel Louis, Imal Liyanage (wk), Muhammad Murad, Mujeeb-ur-Rehman, Muhammad Tanveer, Arif Nasir Uddin
Cricket Match Predictions* – PrePlay
Who will win the toss? – Samoa
Who will win?- Qatar
Top Batter (Runs Scored) – Shariq Munir (Qatar), Benjamin Mailata (Samoa)
Top Bowler (Wickets taken) – Mirza Mohammed Baig (Qatar), Saumani Tiai (Samoa)
Most Sixes – Mirza Mohammed Baig (Qatar), Samuel French (Samoa)
Player of the Match – Mirza Mohammed Baig (Qatar)
Team Scores Batting first – Samoa 150+, Qatar 160+
Match Handicap : Qatar
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