Sri Lanka vs UAE Prediction: Sri Lanka are on the right path

The match between Sri Lanka and the UAE in the third round of qualification for the ICC World Cup will take place at the Queens Sports Club. While the Sri Lankan team is having a fantastic performance, the United Arab Emirates team was outplayed by the West Indies in their second-round matchup. 

After experiencing the humiliation of finishing tenth in the first and only ICC World Cup Super League, Sri Lanka lost automatic qualifying for the 2023 ODI World Cup by a margin of two victories. The proud Lions were forced to rue slip-ups against both Zimbabwe and Afghanistan, as well as Bangladesh. After losing two-thirds of their 21 completed Super League ODIs despite a very easy draw, the proud Lions surely cannot complain about the situation in which they find themselves. It implies that they will have to compete in as many as eight ODIs over a period of three weeks in order to qualify for a flight to India. It would be an unprecedented failure on their part if they were unable to advance from Group B, in which they are competing against four other nations placed 12th or lower in the ICC's ODI classification. Additionally, in a long tournament where inconsistency cannot be afforded, they will be delighted to have gotten their worst performance out of the way early. 

The UAE team might be a little anxious about their upcoming match against an ICC full member after losing to the West Indies four times in two weeks, including a 0-3 ODI series loss in Sharjah and a 114-run loss in their second warm-up game on Thursday. They had to work hard to get to this event. A few months ago, they beat the U.S. in the qualifier play-off after coming in second-to-last in the second-tier World Cup Super League 2, far behind Group B teams Scotland and Oman. Because of this, many people think they have the least chance of moving on to the next round of this qualifier. However, a good result against Sri Lanka could be the start of a great run, which is not expected to be an easy one as they are heavy underdogs here. 

I was not shocked that UAE were defeated by West Indies on Thursday, given that they are one of the two worst teams in this tournament along with Oman, despite the fact that they pulled off an upset in the first match of the qualifier against Nepal. In the meantime, Sri Lanka has proven themselves to be a formidable force in previous matches, and this team appears to be prepared to take on any opponent. Even though the oddsmakers are significantly supporting Sri Lanka's side in this match, I still anticipate that they will win by a margin of at least four runs.