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Sharjah Warriors are favorites to win
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders will take on Sharjah Warriors at the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi. Match 28 of the 2022-23 ILT20 gets underway at 18:00 local time on Saturday 4th February.
Friday saw yet another defeat for Abu Dhabi Knight Riders who were bowled out for 162 with four balls remaining when chasing 181 for victory against MI Emirates. They have now lost eight of their nine games and this will be their final opportunity to win a match in the tournament.
Seven of Abu Dhabi Knight Riders’ batters made double figure scores on Friday but it was only the experienced Andre Russell (42 runs from 22 balls) who went past 22. Opener Joe Clarke continued his strong form and has 74 runs from his last two innings.
Only three wickets were taken in Abu Dhabi by the bowling attack who must find a way through Sharjah Warriors’ batters if they are to succeed in this clash. Marchant de Lange, Sunil Narine and Sabir Ali took a wicket each in the last game.
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders have struggled throughout the tournament and are still winless coming into the final group stage game.
After winning three from four games towards the end of January, Sharjah Warriors ended the month with a 22 run defeat to Desert Vipers. The victories had seen the Warriors move up the table and they will come into this game in the final play-off position.
None of Sharjah Warriors’ batters scored more than 27 in the defeat to Desert Vipers in Sharjah on Tuesday and the top order, which saw scores of between 1 and 17 from the top five, need to deliver a better start for the team in this game.
There were two wickets each for Muhammad Jawadullah and Noor Ahmad with the experienced Afghanistan all-rounder Mohammad Nabi also dismissing one batter. Left arm medium pacer Paul Walter picked up two wickets in the last game against the Knight Riders.
Sharjah Warriors have lost only one game from their previous five in the competition.
The match will be played at the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi. The ball grips on the surface on this pitch which is useful for the spin bowlers and the quicks with off and leg cutter variations.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, match odds, and prediction for Abu Dhabi Knight Riders vs Sharjah Warriors, ILT20 2023
Paul Stirling, Brandon King, Charith Asalanka, Joe Clarke (wk), Andre Russell, Sunil Narine (c), Akeal Hosein, Sabir Ali Rao, Matiullah Khan, Connor Esterhuizen, Marchant de Lange
Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Joe Denly (c), Marcus Stoinis, Adam Hose, Paul Walter, Mohammad Nabi, Noor Ahmad, Naveen-ul-Haq, Junaid Siddique, Muhammad Jawadullah
A win in this game will go a long way to confirming Sharjah Warriors’ place in the semi-final and we expect them to have little trouble in doing so. Abu Dhabi Knight Riders may suddenly find they play with freedom in this final match but we have not seen enough quality from them across the competition. Our prediction is for Sharjah Warriors to win.
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