KUW vs SAU Dream11 Prediction Gulf Cricket T20I Championship 2023 Match 1: Playing 11, Pitch Report, Fantasy Cricket Tips for Kuwait vs Saudi Arabia Dream11 Team

KUW vs SAU Dream11 Prediction: Kuwait will square off against Saudi Arabia in the first game of the Gulf Cricket T20I Championship 2023 on Friday. The game will be played at the West End Park International Cricket Stadium in Doha at 6:30 PM IST.

Kuwait vs Saudi Arabia – Match 1 of Gulf Cricket T20I Championship 2023
15 September, 6:30 PM IST
West End Park International Cricket Stadium, Doha

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KUW vs SAU Preview

Kuwait and Saudi Arabia are equally well-stacked in terms of quality but Saudi Arabia holds an edge with two wins and a single loss against Kuwait in the earlier three meetings. Meanwhile, both teams are coming to the tournament with wins over Bahrain in their respective previous fixture. It is a new multi-nation event and hence, every game will be vital. Both teams would want to begin on a positive note with a win here.

Form Guide

Kuwait – W L L L W
Saudi Arabia – W W L L L

West End Park International Cricket Stadium Pitch Report

The wicket will have some help for the spinners as the surface is on the slower side. However, the wicket might play better under the lights.

Last result at the venue

Kuwait (126/9 in 20 overs) lost to Qatar (127/8 in 11.5 overs) by 2 wickets – 29th October 2021

KUW Playing 11

R Sandaruwan (C)
Adnan Idrees
Clinto Velookkara Anto
Ilyas Ahmed
Shahrukh Quddus
Bilal Tahir
Shiraz Khan
Usman Ghani
Meet Bhavsar (WK)
Mohammed Shafeeq
Sayed Monib

Kuwait Team News

Any update will be added.

KUW Key Players

Adnan Idrees’s Stats in T20Is

Last 5 Performances in T20Is	Total Runs and Wickets in T20Is	Captain or Vice-Captain Choice
15, 18, 9, 13, 4 and 1/26, 1/30, 1/16, 2/15, 0/19	442 runs and 16 wickets in 21 T20Is	✅

Ravija Sandaruwan’s Stats in T20Is

Last 5 Performances in T20Is	Total Runs T20Is	Captain or Vice-Captain Choice
37, 30, 12, 1, 28	970 runs and 31 T20Is	❌

SAU Playing 11

Kashif Abbas
Abdul Waheed Ghaffar (C)
Usman Najeeb
Hisham Sheikh
Saad Khan-II
Faisal Khan
Abdul Wahid
Haseeb Ghafoor (WK)
Ishtiaq Ahmad
Zain-ul-Abidin
Atif-Ur-Rehman

Saudi Arabia Team News

Any update will be added.

SAU Key Players

Abdul Waheed’s Stats in T20Is

Last 5 Performances in T20Is	Total Runs and Wickets in T20Is	Captain or Vice-Captain Choice
19, 20*, 5, 10, 7 and 2/11 & 1/2	214 runs and 3 wickets in 14 T20Is	✅

Faisal Khan’s Stats in T20Is

Last 5 Performances in T20Is	Total Runs T20Is	Captain or Vice-Captain Choice
0, 81*, 7, 16, 1	443 runs in 18 T20Is	❌

Who will win today match between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia?

Both sides are almost equally stacked in terms of the talent they have at their disposal. However, Saudi Arabia have won two of the three meetings between these two sides, including a win in the last game. They will carry that confidence to this game as well. As per our prediction, Saudi Arabia are expected to win this game.

KUW vs SAU Dream11 Prediction

Wicket-keepers: U Ghani

Batsmen: M Bhavsar, R Sandaruwan, F Khan

All-rounder: A Idrees (VC), M Hisham, U Najeeb, A Nawfer, A Waheed (C)

Bowlers: S Monib, I Ahmad

Who are Best Captain Options for KUW vs SAU Dream11 Team

For Small League, Head to Head contest: Faisal Khan and Adnan Idrees are reliable captaincy options.

For Grand League, Mega Contest: Abdul Wahhed and Ravija Sandaruwan could be the gamechangers in the GLs.

What are KUW vs SAU Fantasy Tips?

The wicket is on the slower side and it is not expected to be a very high-scoring game. Hence, pick more all-rounders and bowlers in your sides.
It is the first game of the tournament and hence, rely more on the all-rounders in your SL sides.

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