Preview
England Under 19 and the United Arab Emirates Under 19 will be playing the 16th match of the ICC Under 19 World Cup 2021/22. England Under 19 have won both of their group stage games against Bangladesh Under 19 and Canada Under 19. The Young Lions would be hoping to continue the dominant run in this game as well.
It will be the second game of the tournament for the United Arab Emirates Under 19 team. They played well in the first game against Canada Under 19 and won the match by 49 runs. The United Arab Emirates Under 19 made 248 runs for the loss of seven wickets. In reply, Canada Under 19 could make only 235 runs before getting all-out in 46.4 overs.
Match Details
England Under 19 vs United Arab Emirates Under 19, Group A, Match 16
Venue: Warner Park, Basseterre, St Kitts
Date & Time: 20th January at 6:30 PM IST and 09:00 AM Local Time
Live Streaming: Sony Sports Network and Disney+Hotstar
Pitch Report
In the 18 ODIs that Warner Park has hosted, teams have managed to score above 300 runs on eight occasions. The batters are likely to get special assistance from this pitch. It might even provide some help to the bowlers in the second half. The team winning the toss should look to bat.
Probable Playing XIs for EN-U19 vs UAE-U19
England Under 19
Jacob Bethell, George Thomas, James Rew, Tom Prest (c), George Bell, William Luxton, James Sales, Alex Horton (wk), Fateh Singh, Thomas Aspinwall, Joshua Boyden
United Arab Emirates Under 19
Kai Smith, Aryansh Sharma (wk), Alishan Sharafu (c), Dhruv Parashar, Nilansh Keswani, Punya Mehra, Aayan Afzal Khan, Ali Naseer, Jash Giyanani, Adhitya Shetty, Vijaya Raghavan
Top Picks for EN-U19 vs UAE-U19 Dream11 Match
Top Picks – England Under 19
Tom Prest has scored 97 runs in two matches at an average of 48.50 and a strike rate of 88.99. He scored 93 runs against Canada and won the player of the match award for this performance.
Joshua Boyden is the leading wicket-taker for England Under 19 team. He has taken eight wickets in two matches at an average of 7.5, an economy of 3.15, and a strike rate of 14.2. Boyden has picked four wickets each in the first two matches.
Top Picks – United Arab Emirates Under 19
Ali Naseer made 73 runs off just 50 balls in the first game against Bangladesh Under 19 team. He hit five boundaries and four sixes in that match. Naseer won the player of the match award for this performance.
Punya Mehra is an integral part of the United Arab Emirates middle-order. He scored 71 runs off 76 balls in the first match and took the team’s total to 284 runs.
Suggested Playing XI No.1 for EN-U19 vs UAE-U19 Dream11 Fantasy Cricket
James Rew, Ali Naseer, George Thomas, Punya Mehra, William Luxton, Nilansh Keshwani, Jacob Bethell (VC), Tom Prest (C), Josh Boyden, Fateh Singh, Adithya Shetty
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for EN-U19 vs UAE-U19 Dream11 Fantasy Cricket
Kai Smith, Aryansh Sharma, Alishan Sharafu, Ali Naseer, George Thomas (VC), Punya Mehra, Jacob Bethell, Tom Prest, Josh Boyden (C), Tom Aspinwall, Fateh Singh
Today’s EN-U19 vs UAE-U19 Probable Winners
England Under 19 are likely to win this match.
