Kuwait vs Hong Kong Prediction: Kuwait defeated Hong Kong twice

Kuwait are clashing with Hong Kong in the Finals of the KCC T20I Tri-Nations Cup 2024 at the Selangor Turf Club, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 27th August 2024. In this same tournament, Kuwait also defeated Hong Kong on two occasions. Who will win this game of cricket?

Kuwait form

Kuwait has played outstandingly well at the Malaysia T20I Tri-Nations Cup, winning three out of four matches and topping the pool with 6 points. The most consistent batsman has been Meet Bhavsar, who has scored 108 runs in 4 innings with an average of 27 and a strike rate of 116. Coming in close, the next player on the list is Bilal Tahir with 86 runs from 4 innings at an average of 28.66 and a strike rate of 153. Another player who can maintain strict eyes on is Ravija Sandaruwan, who has scored 68 runs in 4 innings but with a strike rate of 123.

Their bowling is strong, led by Adnan Idrees with 6 wickets, an average of 6.13; Yasin Patel has claimed 5 wickets, and Mohammed Aslam 4. All their bowlers have done well to keep things tight and were generally good at saving runs, something that might worry Hong Kong in the upcoming games.

Kuwait Predicted Playing XI

Ravija Sandaruwan, Clinto Anto, Meet Bhavsar, Usman Patel (wk), Mohammed Aslam (c), Yasin Patel, Shiraz Khan, Bilal Tahir, Muhammad Umar, Adnan Idrees, Mohamed Shafeeq

Hong Kong form

Hong Kong won two matches of this series, but Kuwait defeated them in their remaining games. Hong Kong would try to revenge in the upcoming matches. The Hong Kong captain, Nizakat Khan, would hope that he won the toss. Nizakat Khan is the leading run-scorer of the series thus far, having scored 196 runs in 4 innings with an average of 65.33, keeping the strike rate alive and finished at 123.27. Babar Hayat has been another indispensable member of the side considering the run-scoring abilities. He has got a total of 150 runs under his belt in 4 innings to his name. He has an average of 37.50 and his strike rate reads 151. The tournament has produced only these two players so far, while the rest somehow failed to click. This might eventually lead to further complications for Hong Kong in case Nizakat and Babar fail to come good. Bowling

Yasim Murtaza and Ehsan Khan turned up to become heroes at excellent economy rates, with 10 wickets each.

Hong Kong Predicted Playing 11

Martin Coetzee, Anshuman Rath, Nizakat Khan (c), Babar Hayat, Zeeshan Ali (wk), Yasim Murtaza, Rajab Hussain, Ehsan Khan, Ateeq Iqbal, Ayush Shukla, Adil Mehmood

Kuwait vs Hong Kong Expert Tips & Prediction

The Kuwaitis will stride in to this decider with big belief having turned in breathtaking performances in their last two games against Hong Kong. They have a very strong batting order and bowling setup well brought out to fit the prevailing conditions. By no means, Hong Kong can be thought of as softies and will definitely push Kuwait to the wall in this game. Their batters especially of the top order have it in them to cause real problems for the Kuwait team. Moreover, Hong Kong's bowling strength depends on two players. As for the recent form and talent from both sides, we have picked Kuwait as a winner in this final match. Our prediction is Kuwait will win the final match.