Jan 19, 2024
20:00 IST / 14:30 GMT
Sharjah Cricket Stadium - Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
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Gulf Giants are favorites to win
Sharjah Warriors and Gulf Giants will clash in the opening match of the ILT20 season 2. The match will be played at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium in Sharjah and will start at 8:00 PM IST on January 19.
Shahrjah Warriors did not have a great season last year as they finished fifth after winning just 3 out of the 10 games. However, they did beat Gulf Giants in one of the games where they managed to defend 151.
The team has released players like Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Dawid Malan and Moeen Ali. Gurbaz has been replaced by Martin Guptill while they have also got destructive players like Johnson Charles and Tom Kohler Cadmore. They have the experienced Sean Williams in the middle order. Daniel Sams, Chris Woakes and Junaid Siddique are some of the top bowling options.
Gulf Giants, on the other hand, had a brilliant tournament and went on to win the title. They topped the group stage and won seven games before losing to Desert Vipers in Qualifier 1. However, they defeated MI Emirates in Qualifier 2 and Desert Vipers in final to win the title.
Gulf Giants have retained most of the players. The trio of James Vince, Chris Lynn, and Shimron Hetmyer continues to be part of the squad but the Giants have released wicket-keepers Tom Banton and Ollie Pope. Carlos Bratwait and Karim Janat add a lot of depth to the batting while Dominic Drakes, Mujeeb ur Rahman and Richard Gleeson are some of the good bowling options.
TV channels: ZEE has the broadcast rights in India and the matches can be watched on ZEE Cinema, ZEE Anmol Cinema, ZEE Thirai, ZEE Bangla Cinema, ZEE Zest. In Pakistan, Geo Sports will broadcast the matches while Willow Sports is the official broadcaster in the US.
Live Streaming: Live streaming of the matches will be available on Zee 5 app.
Both teams will be keen to bat first and put runs on the board as chasing can get tough. However, if there is dew, teams will bowl first.
The pitch will be flat and good for batting. It will be interesting to see if there is dew as it can make batting a lot easier and bowlers will be under huge pressure.
The weather will be clear and the temperature will be around 16 degrees in the evening which will be pleasant conditions for players to have a game of cricket.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds, and match prediction for Sharjah Warriors vs Gulf Giants, ILT20 2024
Sharjah Warrior released players like Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Dawid Malan and Moeen Ali while they got Martin Guptill, Johnson Charles and Tom Kohler-Cadmore. The team will be eyeing a better show this season.
Warriors did not have a great season last year as they failed to reach the playoffs after winning just three games.
Martin Guptill, Johnson Charles, Kusal Mendis (wk), Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Joe Denly (c), Daniel Sams, Chris Woakes, James Fuller, Junaid Siddique, Qais Ahmed, Dilshan Madhushanka
James Vince, Chris Lynn, and Shimron Hetmyer were retained by the Giants but they let go of Tom Banton and Ollie Pope. Having retained most of the players, Giants will be looking to a successful title defence.
Giants come into the tournament after winning the title last year and they will be eyeing a good start to the campaign.
Chris Lynn, James Vince (c), Jordan Cox (wk), Usman Khan, Shimron Hetmyer, Gerhard Erasmus, Carlos Brathwaite, Chris Jordan, Dominic Drake, Richard Gleeson, Mujeeb Ur Rahman
Sharjah Warriors and Gulf Giants met twice last season where both teams managed to win one game. Sharjah Warriors defeated Gulf Giants by 21 runs while defending 151 runs in Dubai while they were bowled out for 107 in the other game.
| Matches Played | SJH Won | GUL Won | Tie | No Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Last 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gulf Giants are getting the favourites tag on the betting platforms. Giants are the defending champs and they have retained most of the players for the current season. Having played a season together, the team will be more settled.
We suggest backing Gulf Giants to win. Giants had a great run last year and they managed to win the title. While both teams have some quality, most of the Giants players played together last year thus they will be more settled. Warriors, on the other hand, made a handful of changes in the squad. Also, the depth in batting and quality in bowling looks to be slightly better for the Giants.
Martin Guptill, Johnson Charles and Tom Kohler-Cadmore will be key batters for the Warriors. Guptill comes into the tournament after some decent performance in Super Smash while Charles and Cadmore bring in brute power in batting.
Chris Lynn, James Vince and Shimron Hetmyer will be main batters for the Giants. Vince scored over 400 runs last season while Lynn and Hetmyer are also match winners on their day.
Chris Woakes, Qais Ahmed and Dilshan Madushanka will be main bowlers. Woakes will bring sheer pace to the bowling for Warriors while Qais will be handy on spin friendly wickets. Madushanka had a great World Cup and also bagged an IPL contact with MI. He will look for fine performance in the ILT20.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Chris Jordan and Dominic Drake will be main bowlers for the Giants. Mujeeb in these conditions will be ace for Giants while Jordan is a T20 specialist bowler. Dominic Drake will also look out for some fine performances.
Gulf Giants will start the match as favourites. Giants enter the match as defending champs and they would like to make a statement in the first game itself. They have retained most of the squad from the last season and seem to have more depth in batting and quality in bowling. While Warriors are also strong on paper, Giants look slightly better. So we are backing Gulf Giants to win.
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