United Arab Emirates U19 vs Japan U19, ACCU19AC, Today Match Prediction 30 November 2024

UAEU19 vs JPNU19 Match Prediction & Analysis

The host nation, the United Arab Emirates U-19, will face Japan U-19 in Group A, Match 4 on November 30, 2024. The match is scheduled to be played at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium, starting at 10:30 AM IST.

The UAE U-19 team has won three of their last matches, while Japan U-19 is on a five-match losing streak. In their two previous head-to-head matches, the UAE U-19 team won by significant margins of 107 runs and 253 runs. Their recent success in the tri-series against Pakistan U-19 at the same venues gives the UAE U-19 team a significant advantage over Japan, especially considering Japan's lack of experience playing on spin-friendly pitches.

RECENT PERFORMANCE

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HEAD TO HEAD

TEAMS PREVIEW

United Arab Emirates U19 Preview

In the last edition of the Asia Cup, the UAE won two of the three matches, defeating Sri Lanka by two wickets and Japan by 107 runs. They then shocked the dominant Pakistan team in the semi-finals by 11 runs, overcoming a low total of 194. However, they succumbed to Bangladesh in the finals, losing by a significant margin of 195 runs.

This will be the first match for the runners-up this season, and they will aim to secure a resounding victory against a relatively weak team to kickstart their campaign. In the last edition of the Asia Cup, Aayan Afzal Khan was the leading run-scorer for the UAE, amassing 163 runs and claiming 4 wickets. He will strive to replicate this performance.

Akshat Rai, a top-order batter, scored 39 runs in the previous edition across four matches. Yayin Rai is another batter capable of scoring big runs and will be a player to watch. Aryan Saxena, the captain of the UAE team in the recently concluded tri-series against Pakistan U-19 and Afghanistan U-19, scored 40 runs and 9 runs. 

Uddish Suri, with scores of 40, 11, and 32 in his last three Youth ODI matches and two wickets to his name, will be a key player with both bat and ball in the middle overs. In the bowling department, Noor Ayobi, Ali Ashgar Shams, and Aayan Khan will be the bowlers who can exploit the pitch and trouble the Japanese batters.

United Arab Emirates U19 Predicted Playing XI:

Akshat Rai, Yayin Rai, Karan Dhiman, Aryan Saxena (C), Rayan Khan, Ethan D’Zouza, Ayan Afzal Khan, Mudit Agarwal (wk), Uddish Suri, Harsh Desai, Rachit Ghosh

United Arab Emirates U19 Actual Playing XI:

Yayin Rai, Uddish Suri, Akshat Rai, Ethan D'Souza, Aryan Saxena, Aayan Khan, Harsh Desai, Ali Asgar Shums , Mudit Agarwal, Noorullah Ayobi, Muhammad Rayan Khan

Japan U19 Preview

Japan U-19, led by Koji Hardgrave Abe, who scored 91 runs in the 2023 ACC Asia Cup and 69 runs in the last match against the UAE, will be a key player to watch. Aditya Phadke scored 22 runs in three matches, Keifer Yamamoto Lake scored 58 runs and took three wickets in three matches, and Kazuma Kaffo Stafford scored 43 runs and took two wickets in three matches. Aarav Tiwari picked up two wickets, and Nihar Parmar scored 43 runs.

Although Japan U-19 lost their last three matches in the previous edition, they displayed great fight and resilience. With a stronger squad and more experience, they aim to turn things around and have a more successful tournament this time.

Aditya Phadke and Nihar Parmar will open the innings, followed by Kazuma Kodze at number three. Koji Abe, who scored 69 runs in the last match against the UAE, will be a key batter in the middle order. All-rounders Charles Hinze and Yamamoto Lake can contribute with both bat and ball. In the bowling department, Aarav Tiwari is a key bowler who can provide early breakthroughs.

Japan U19 Predicted Playing XI:

Adithya Phadke, Nihar Parmar, Kazuma-Kato Stafford, Koji Abe, Charles Hinze, Keifer Yamamoto-Lake, Aarav Tiwari, Daniel Panckhurst(w), Timothy Moore, Yuto Yageta, Hugo Kelly

Japan U19 Actual Playing XI:

Koji Hardgrave Abe, Daniel Panckhurst, Aditya Phadke, Aarav Tiwari, Kiefer Lake, Kazuma Stafford, Nihar Parmar, Charlie Hinze, Hugo Kelly , Timothy Moore, Kai Wall

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

The weather at Sharjah International Stadium is expected to be sunny on match day, with temperatures ranging between 25-27 degrees Celsius. Winds will blow from the southeast at 21-24 km/h. It is known for producing balanced tracks with assistance to both the batters & bowlers. 

UAEU19 vs JPNU19 Pitch Report

The pitch at Sharjah is a balanced track where it offers assistance to both the batters & bowlers, in most ODI games the pitch will be dry and hard where seamers come are highly impactful and the uneven bounce sometimes can be the undoing of the batters. The average first innings score is around the 225-235 run mark and in yesterday's game Sri Lanka scored 233 runs & defended it successfully and spinners have been more successful where they picked up 13 of the 20 wickets. 

Toss: To Bat

Teams batting first have won 54.4% of the matches at this venue in ODI's. In YODI's out of the 12 matches the team batting first won nine matches, as it is a day game the pitch tends to slow down as the game progresses and we predict the team that wins the toss will opt to bat first.