Bahrain vs Kuwait Prediction: Bahrain are favourites to win

Bahrain and Kuwait are going head to head in the 12th and final group game of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Asia Qualifiers Final held at Mulpani Cricket Ground in Kathmandu on 2nd November. Bahrain have one hand in the semi final pot with an earlier win over Hong Kong. Who will win this game?

In their recent encounter, Bahrain faced off against Hong Kong after Hong Kong won the toss and opted to field. Bahrain's batting struggled as they lost their captain in the very first over, leading to a string of quick wickets and a total of 73/6. However, Bahrain's wicketkeeper, Imran Ali, played a crucial role with his impressive knock of 62, helping the team reach a decent total of 146. Hong Kong had a similar run in their innings but lacked a standout performance like Imran's, eventually getting bowled out for 126, resulting in a 20-run victory for Bahrain.

Junaid Aziz, Imran Ali BUtt (wk), Imran Javed, Haider Ali Butt, Umer Toor (C), Sohail Ahmed, Ali Dawood, S Veerapathiran, Muhammad Rizwan Butt, Abdul Majid, Sachin Kumar

In their recent match against the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait won the toss and chose to bat. Despite a decent start, Kuwait's innings took a sharp downturn as their batsmen struggled to stay at the crease for long. While their lower-order batsmen showed some resistance, Kuwait could only manage to reach a total of 88 runs. The United Arab Emirates began their chase strongly, with their opening partnership amassing 50 runs in just five overs. Although they lost a couple of wickets in the process, they remained in control of the chase and secured a comfortable five-wicket victory with five overs to spare.

Nimish Lathif, Meet Bhavsar, Usman Patel (wk), Shiraz Khan, R Sandaruwan, Mohammed Aslam (C), Mohammed Shafeeq, Sayed Monib, Bilal Tahir, Yasin Patel, D Xavierir

The pitch at the Mulpani Cricket Ground in Kathmandu offers a balanced contest between bowlers and batsmen. Pacers are anticipated to have a slight advantage on this track compared to spinners, and the batsmen will need to adapt to early ball movement and aim for substantial scores. Typically, teams winning the toss prefer to chase, with an average first-innings score of 140.

Considering that both teams are in a similar situation, we anticipate Bahrain to emerge as the victors in the game.