SL vs UAE Match Prediction & Betting Tips - Oct 18, 2022
Sri Lanka's fans will be disappointed after a shocking first defeat to Namibia but they will still be reasonably confident of going through to the Super 12 stage. That is because the other teams in the group, UAE and the Netherlands, are a fair bit weaker.
The cricket betting sites have Sri Lanka as the clear favorite and that is certainly expected. Is there a chance for another upset, though?
Match prediction and cricket betting tips for Sri Lanka vs UAE T20 World Cup 2022. The match will be played at the Simonds Stadium, Geelong on the 18th of October 2022.
SL vs UAE Team Previews
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka lost its match against Namibia was 55 runs. That was the third biggest defeat inflicted on a Test-playing nation by an associate country in T20 history. Fair to say that Sri Lanka would be shocked but keep in mind they also started the Asia Cup slowly.
Sri Lanka actually had Namibia in a fair bit of trouble with the ball before losing the plot in the second half. Dushmanth Chameera and Wanindu Hasaranga bowled well and none of the others were particularly poor either. Conceding 163 was not a problem at all.
The real issue was with the batting. Sri Lanka went hard and lost wickets regularly. This is not uncommon and can happen. Maybe the shot selection can be a bit better but the intent was not wrong. Sri Lanka is not going to be tested in the same manner against the UAE and should end up dominating it quite easily.
Sri Lanka Playing 11
Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis, Dhananjaya de Silva, Charith Asalanka, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Dasun Shanaka, Wanidu Hasaranga, Chamika Karunaratne, PVD Chameera, Pramod Madushan, Maheesh Theekshana.
United Arab Emirates
The UAE has regressed in recent months as a T20 team. Robin Singh as the coach has made some astounding choices and sidelined some of its best players. The conditions are also not to its liking at all and that was clear to see in the previous match.
The UAE batters will get a lot of short stuff in this match and we don't think they have the skills to counter that. Chriag Suri, Muhammad Waseem, and Vriitya Aravind are perhaps their best three batters and none of them are particularly impressive.
The bowling lacks pace and although Junaid Siddique is head and shoulders the best bowler for his team, he is not someone that any of the other Test playing nations will lose sleep over. We don't see the UAE making much of a mark in this contest.
United Arab Emirates Playing 11
Mohammad Waseem, Chundangapoyil Rizwan, Aryan Lakra, Vriitya Aravind, Chirag Suri, Basil Hameed, Kashif Daud, Aayan Khan, Karthik Meiyappan, Junaid Siddique, Zahoor Khan.
SL vs UAE Toss Prediction
The toss could be interesting. We think the UAE will look to bat first and Sri Lanka may want to chase.
Read our guide on toss predictions to learn how we analyze and come up with our tips.
Pitch and Conditions
The conditions in Geelong are forecast to be good on match day. There is a small chance of rain and we should not have too many interruptions. The pitch in Geelong was a bit tricky to bat on. The ball did not come on to the bat and the bounce was a bit spongy. This is unlikely to be dramatically different from what teams will face in the upcoming match.
A score of around 150-160 should be quite hard to chase.
SL vs UAE Betting Tips
We are going to back Sri Lanka to win. Just because Sri Lanka suffered a rare upset in the previous match should not cloud your judgment. In fact, Sri Lanka has a stellar record against associate nations and often inflicts heavy defeats. The value may not be there and we will look for some other more rewarding markets but Sri Lanka is the team to back in this contest.
Bet on Sri Lanka to win.
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Match Predictions
Cricket Betting Tips
- Total wickets to fall - Under 13.5 (1.92) and 2 more GT vs DC betting tips
- The top batter in this game to be from the Pakistan team. - 1.75 and 3 more PAKW vs WIW betting tips
- Mumbai Indians Opening partnership - Over 39.5 (2.650) and 2 more PBKS vs MI betting tips
- Total wickets - Over 13.5 (2.20) and 2 more LSG vs CSK betting tips
- Rishabh Pant to be top batter in the match - 3.60 and 4 more DC vs SRH betting tips
- Highest opening partnership - Pakistan (1.76) and 2 more PAK vs NZ betting tips
- You can expect the top batter in the contest to be from Pakistan. - 1.80 and 3 more PAKW vs WIW betting tips
- Punjab Kings to win the toss - 1.90 and 4 more PBKS vs GT betting tips
We are eager to know what you think of our match predictions, if there is anything we can do better or if you want to let us know your own predictions for the match.