ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Qualifier 2019: Group B, Match 13, Hong Kong vs Oman – Dream11 Fantasy Cricket Tips – Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Update

Match Details:

The 13th game of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Qualifiers, 2019 in Group B will be played between Hong Kong and Oman at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi.

The match starts at 2:10 PM local time (10:10 AM GMT) (3:40 PM IST).

This game can be live on Star Sports 3 in India and live streaming is available on Hotstar.

Preview:

The recent performances of Oman do give a hint of them becoming a superpower among Asian associate nations. The completely won the Pentangular T20I series which they hosted this month. Oman defeated all the other four teams which participated in that competition. Hong Kong was one of them whom Oman will face off on Sunday in their 2nd game in the Qualifier tournament for the 2020 ICC T20 World Cup.

Oman started the tournament with a huge win over the hosts United Arab Emirates on Friday. A collective bowling performance saw them restricting U.A.E to 108/9 which was chased down for the loss of three wickets only. On the other hand, Hong Kong posted a decent total of 153/5 against Ireland thanks to Kinchit Shah’s 54-ball 79. The score was too less for Ireland who chased it down in only 17.2 overs.

Weather Condition/Report:

The weather forecast predicts clear and sunny conditions at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium for the game between Hong Kong and Oman.

Pitch Condition/Report:

The good performance from the chasing teams here at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium continued during the afternoon matches. Ireland chased down 155 on Friday comfortably but Nigeria failed to 185 against Jersey on Saturday. In the last seven T20Is played at this venue in the afternoon, only twice the team batting first won. The total was over 180 on both occasions.

Average first innings score: 149 (Last 7 T20I matches played in the afternoon)

Record of chasing teams: Won – 5, Lost – 2

Team News:

(Will be added when there is an update)

Probable Playing XIs:

Hong Kong:

Aizaz Khan (C), Nizakat Khan, Kinchit Shah, Waqas Barkat, Simandeep Singh, Haroon Arshed, Scott McKechnie (WK), Shahid Wasif, Ehsan Khan, Kyle Christie, Nasrulla Rana.

Bench – Waqas Khan, Ahsan Abbasi, Mohammad Ghazanfar, Aarush Bhagwat, Raag Kapur, Ninad Shah.

Oman:

Jatinder Singh, Khawar Ali, Aqib Ilyas, Amir Kaleem, Zeeshan Maqsood (C), Khurram Nawaz Khan, Suraj Kumar (WK), Mohammad Nadeem, Sandeep Goud, Fayyaz Butt, Bilal Khan.

Bench – Jay Odedara, Kaleemullah, Mehran Khan, Sufyan Mahmood, Naseem Khushi.

Top Picks:

The core of Hong Kong relies upon their top three of Nizakat Khan, Aizaz Khan and Kinchit Shah. While Nizakat is the most consistent batsman from Hong Kong, Kinchit isn’t far behind and add value with the ball. Skipper is Aizaz is more of a surprise package who can produce madness with both bat and ball. However, he is quite inconsistent at the same time. Zeeshan Maqsood and Khawar Ali are good at dual roles for Oman.

Captain and Vice-Captain Selection:

Captain – Kinchit Shah, Aizaz Khan, Zeeshan Maqsood, Khawar Ali.

Vice-Captain – Nizakat Khan, Aqib Ilyas, Khurram Nawaz, Ehsan Khan.

Kinchit Shah bats at no.3 and opens the bowling for Hong Kong. He will be a perfect choice for multiplier roles.

Suggested Playing XI No.1 for Fantasy Cricket:

Keeper – Suraj Kumar

Batters – Nizakat Khan, Aqib Ilyas (VC), Simandeep Singh

All-Rounders – Zeeshan Maqsood, Kinchit Shah (C), Amir Kaleem, Aizaz Khan

Bowlers – Ahmed Fayyaz Butt, Nasrulla Rana, Bilal Khan

Suggested Playing XI No.2 for Fantasy Cricket:

Keeper – Suraj Kumar

Batters – Khurram Nawaz, Nizakat Khan, Shahid Wasif

All-Rounders – Khawar Ali, Zeeshan Maqsood (VC), Kinchit Shah, Aizaz Khan (C)

Bowlers – Ahmed Fayyaz Butt, Ehsan Khan, Kyle Christie

Expert Advice:

Zeeshan Maqsood, Aizaz Khan and Kinchit Shah will be crucial in the all-rounders’ category. The other spot can be picked around Khawar Ali, Waqas Barkat, Amir Kaleem and Haroon Arshed. Among these four Khawar is the best as he opens the batting. He will be a better choice but tends to register low scores more often.

Probable Winners:

In current form, it will be tough for Hong Kong to beat Oman.

*Disclaimer: This team is based on the understanding, analysis and instinct of the author. While selecting your team, consider the points mentioned and make your own decision.