UAE vs Scotland

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The 81st match of the ICC Men’s World Cup League 2 will take place between UAE and Scotland on the 31st of May, 2022 at the Choice Moosa Stadium, Pearland, Houston, Texas, USA.

Live Scores – UAE vs Scotland- Match 81 – 31st May

Current Form Scotland:

Scotland have bounced back against USA and defeated them by 111 runs in the 80th match of the ICC Men’s World Cup League 2.

Scotland won the toss and elected to have a bat first. Matthew Cross looked in good touch as he smashed 74 off 93 balls. Kyle Coetzer and Calum Macleod failed to put on a show. Richie Berrington played a brilliant knock of 107 in the middle order to ensure that Scotland reached a dominating total. George Munsey gave him good support in the middle as he also scored valuable 51 runs. On the back of these brilliant batting performances, Scotland reached the total of 300 for 7 in 50 overs.

During the chase, Safyaan Sharif provided the early breakthroughs for Scotland. USA lost 2 wickets for 41 runs. Monank Patel played well for his knock of 36 in 40 balls. Aaron Jones also supported him well and scored 38 off 62 balls. Once this partnership was broken, USA lost wickets at regular intervals in the middle overs and never looked like they will chase down the total. They were bowled out in the 43rd over for 189. For Scotland, Chris Sole picked up 3 wickets for 40 runs.

Current Form UAE:

UAE cricket team have been in good form lately. They have won 4 out of the last 5 matches played.

Players to look forward to in UAE:

Vriitya Aravind- Averaging 29 in ODI cricket, Aravind is the future superstar for UAE. He holds the innings together in the middle overs and he can also hit the long ball. His form will be crucial for UAE in the upcoming matches.

Ahmed Raza- Skipper Ahmed Raza can bowl tight spells in the middle overs and can keep the batters quiet. The pressure he generates from his bowling end is usually fruitful for the other bowlers too.

Let’s have a look at the squads:

UAE

Ahmed Raza (C), Chirag Suri, Muhammad Waseem, C P Rizwaan, Vriitya Aravind, Asif Khan, Basil Hameed, Rohan Mustafa, Kashif Daud, Zahoor Khan, Junaid Siddique, Alishan Sharafu, Akif Raja, Aryan Lakra.

Scotland

Kyle Coetzer (captain), Richie Berrington, Dylan Budge, Matthew Cross, Olly Davidson, Chris Greaves, Michael Leask, Calum MacLeod, Gavin Main, George Munsey, Adrian Neill, Safyaan Sharif, Chris Sole, Hamza Tahir, Brad Currie (travelling reserve).

Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* – PrePlay

Who will win the toss?– UAE

Who will win? Scotland

Top Batsman (Runs Scored)?– Vriitya Aravind (UAE), Richie Berrington (Scotland)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken)?–Safyaan Sharif (Scotland), Ahmed Raza (UAE)

Most Sixes?– Vriitya Aravind (UAE), Richie Berrington (Scotland)

Player of the Match– Richie Berrington (Scotland)

Team Scores Batting first – Scotland 240+, UAE 200+

Match Handicap: Scotland

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*NB these predictions may be changed nearer the start of the match once the final starting teams have been announced and we will be running ‘In-Play’ features, so stay tuned.

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