ILT20 2023 - Gulf Giants vs Abu Dhabi Knight Riders Dream11 Match Prediction, Top Picks, Playing 11, Captain, Vice Captain, Player Stats, Pitch Report & Weather Update
Gulf Giants vs Abu Dhabi Knight Riders – ILT20 | |
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Date | 25th January 2023 |
Time | 7:30 PM IST, 2:00 PM GMT 6:00 PM LOCAL |
Venue | Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai |
The two teams are placed at opposite ends of the points table. Abu Dhabi Knight Riders are last on the table with no wins in five games. Meanwhile, Gulf Giants have won four of the five games. Their only loss came against Sharjah Warriors in the last game where they lost by 21 runs in a chase of 152. Abu Dhabi Knight Riders, on the other hand, lost to MI Emirates by five wickets in their previous game.
The wickets so far have been belters and heavy runs have been scored in the tournament. Once again a batting-friendly deck and a high scoring game can be on the cards.
Surprisingly, there is some rain expected in Dubai. There is almost 60 per cent chance of rain during the day.
Tom Banton (wk), James Vince (c), Chris Lynn, Rehan Ahmed, Shimron Hetmyer, David Wiese, Liam Dawson, Aayan Afzal Khan, Chris Jordan, Sanchit Sharma, Richard Gleeson
Brandon King, Kennar Lewis (wk), Dhananjaya de Silva, Charith Asalanka, Andre Russell, Raymon Reifer, Akeal Hosein, Sunil Narine (c), Zawar Farid, Lahiru Kumara, Sabir Ali Rao
We don’t think both teams will make changes to their combinations despite losing their previous games.
Wicketkeeper | Tom Banton |
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Batters | Chris Lynn (VC), Dhananjaya De Silva, James Vince |
All-rounders | Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, David Weise (C), Liam Dawson |
Bowlers | Akeal Hossain, Lahiru Kumara, Chris Jordan |
Chris Lynn is the one batter you need to watch out. With players like James Vince, Alex Hales doing well, a lot of people believe that Chris Lynn is too good a player to not make most of these batting-friendly conditions.
As mentioned, Vince has enjoyed a terrific run in the ILT20. He is the second-highest run scorer of the tournament with 229 runs in five games. Vince’s strike rate has also been over 150 which makes his knocks even more impactful.
DDJ scored 65 runs in the last game. He has been in good form of late and even had a good series against India. If there is one man who can be said to be in form from the Abu Dhabi side, it has to be Dhananjaya de Silva.
David Weise is a wonderful cricketer. He can bat, he can bowl and can do every other thing possible on a cricket field. Weise is the third-highest wicket-taker this season with 7 wickets in 5 games. He is also a handy option with the bat.
Sunil Narine is not the same bowler he used to be but he is still very effective and on his day can turn the game on his head.
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