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

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

1. R Sandaruwan (C)
2. Adnan Idrees
3. Clinto Velookkara Anto
4. Ilyas Ahmed
5. Shahrukh Quddus
6. Bilal Tahir
7. Shiraz Khan
8. Usman Ghani
9. Meet Bhavsar (WK)
10. Mohammed Shafeeq
11. Sayed Monib

Kuwait Team News

• Any update will be added.

KUW Key Players

Adnan Idrees’s Stats in T20Is

Ravija Sandaruwan’s Stats in T20Is

SAU Playing 11

1. Kashif Abbas
2. Abdul Waheed Ghaffar (C)
3. Usman Najeeb
4. Hisham Sheikh
5. Saad Khan-II
6. Faisal Khan
7. Abdul Wahid
8. Haseeb Ghafoor (WK)
9. Ishtiaq Ahmad
10. Zain-ul-Abidin
11. Atif-Ur-Rehman

Saudi Arabia Team News

• Any update will be added.

SAU Key Players

Abdul Waheed’s Stats in T20Is

Faisal Khan’s Stats in 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.