The 26th match of the ILT20 League will be played between the Gulf Giants (GG) & MI Emirates (MIE) at Dubai International Cricket Stadium. On the points table, the Gulf Giants are placed at the 5th spot with 3 wins in 8 games and have a slight chance to make it to the playoffs. While their opponents MI Emirates are sitting handsomely at the 2nd position with 4 wins and 4 losses in 8 games with a healthy net run rate and are almost confirmed to book a spot for playoffs. When these two sides clashed against each other last time the Gulf Giants ended up as the winners of that game by 2 wickets
Day & Date: Friday, 31st January 2025
Venue: Dubai International Stadium, Dubai
Time: 8:00 PM
Total Matches Played: 7
Gulf Giants: won 3 matches
MI Emirates: won 3 matches
No Result: 1
The pitch at the Dubai International Stadium in Dubai is slowish, especially in the first innings, its tackiness ensures that batting first is not an ideal option on this pitch, batting second becomes a better option as dew comes in. The team that wins the toss will look to bowl first on this pitch.
The weather in Dubai will be sunny for playing Cricket. This match has no rain chances, and the temperatures will hover around 23°C.
MI Emirates have a better chance of winning this match against the Gulf Giants
Gulf Giants (GG): James Vince (c), Tom Alsop, Jordan Cox (wk), Gerhard Erasmus, Shimron Hetmyer, Tim David, Tom Curran, Mark Adair, Aayan Afzal Khan, Chris Jordan, Muhammad Zuhaib
MI Emirates (MIE): Kusal Perera, Muhammad Waseem, Andre Fletcher, Tom Banton, Nicholas Pooran (c & wk), Dan Mousley, Kieron Pollard, Romario Shepherd, Muhammad Rohid Khan, Alzarri Joseph, Fazalhaq Farooqi
Gulf Giants (GG): James Vince & Chris Jordan
MI Emirates (MIE): Tom Banton & Fazalhaq Farooqi
Player Name | Team Name | Fantasy Points | Innings |
---|---|---|---|
Tom Banton | MI Emirates | 611.0 | 8 |
FazalHaq Farooqi | MI Emirates | 582.0 | 8 |
Mark Adair | Gulf Giants | 490.0 | 8 |
Alzarri Joseph | MI Emirates | 457.0 | 8 |
Blessing Muzarabani | Gulf Giants | 426.0 | 8 |
Nicholas Pooran | MI Emirates | 405.0 | 8 |
Aayan Afzal Khan | Gulf Giants | 338.0 | 8 |
Kieron Pollard | MI Emirates | 308.0 | 8 |
James Vince | Gulf Giants | 282.0 | 8 |
Jordan Cox | Gulf Giants | 276.0 | 8 |
Player Name | Team Name | Runs | Innings |
---|---|---|---|
Tom Banton | MI Emirates | 369 | 8 |
Nicholas Pooran | MI Emirates | 193 | 8 |
Kieron Pollard | MI Emirates | 182 | 8 |
James Vince | Gulf Giants | 167 | 8 |
Jordan Cox | Gulf Giants | 166 | 8 |
Gerhard Merwe Erasmus | Gulf Giants | 154 | 8 |
Shimron Hetmyer | Gulf Giants | 146 | 8 |
Kusal Perera | MI Emirates | 142 | 8 |
Tom Alsop | Gulf Giants | 136 | 4 |
Waseem Muhammad | MI Emirates | 136 | 8 |
Player Name | Team Name | Wickets | Innings |
---|---|---|---|
FazalHaq Farooqi | MI Emirates | 18 | 8 |
Alzarri Joseph | MI Emirates | 15 | 8 |
Blessing Muzarabani | Gulf Giants | 14 | 8 |
Mark Adair | Gulf Giants | 11 | 8 |
Aayan Afzal Khan | Gulf Giants | 8 | 8 |
Dan Mousley | MI Emirates | 5 | 8 |
Waqar Salamkheil | MI Emirates | 5 | 8 |
Zahoor Khan | MI Emirates | 5 | 8 |
Muhammad Bangash Rohid-Khan | MI Emirates | 5 | 8 |
Daniel Worrall | Gulf Giants | 4 | 8 |