Points Table

Current Form Gulf Giants:

Gulf Giants are currently placed at the 3rd position on points table with 3 wins and 4 losses to their credit.

The top run scorer for Gulf Giants in International League T20 is Pathum Nissanka with 243 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Gulf Giants in International League T20 is Azmatullah Omarzai with 9 scalps under his belt.

Gulf Giants have lost their previous match against Abu Dhabi Knight Riders by 4 wickets.

Gulf Giants batted first and they posted a total of 165 for 7 in 20 overs. Pathum Nissanka and Rahmanullah Gurbaz collected 40 runs for the 1st wicket partnership. Gurbaz went on to make 72 runs in just 45 balls, hitting 4 fours and 5 sixes. The rest of the batters simply failed as Piyush Chawla bowled exceptionally well. He picked up 4 wickets for just 27 runs to help restrict Gulf Giants to a moderate total of 165 in 20 overs of play.

During the chase, Abu Dhabi Knight Riders started off very well. Phil Salt and Alex Hales collected 61 runs for the 1st wicket partnership. Salt made 35 while Hales scored 46 runs to instill hopes for a successful chase. Sherfane Rutherford and Andre Russell also played an important role in the run chase. They scored 30 and 21 runs respectively to help Abu Dhabi Knight Riders get home in the last over with 4 wickets in hand.

Batting Stats T20

Current Form Dubai Capitals:

Dubai Capitals are currently placed at the 2nd position on points table with 3 wins and 4 losses to their credit.

The top run scorer for Dubai Capitals in International League T20 is Jordan Cox with 237 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Dubai Capitals in International League T20 is Waqar Salamkheil with 15 scalps under his belt.

Dubai Capitals have lost their previous match against MI Emirates by a small margin of 7 runs.

MI Emirates batted first and they posted a total of 137 for 8 in 20 overs. Jonny Bairstow played well again and scored 67 off 40 balls, hitting 8 fours and 3 sixes. However, he didn't get any support from the other batters as wickets kept falling in regular succession at the other end. Mustafizur Rahman picked up 3 wickets and triggered the collapse. MI Emirates couldn't stage a comeback after that and were eventually restricted to a small total of 137 in their innings.

During the chase, Dubai Capitals lost the key wicket of Leus du Plooy early on in the innings. After his dismissal, Shayan Jahangir and Jordan Cox then batted to their potential and smashed 34 and 46 runs respectively. Just when things looked sorted, both these batters got out. After their dismissals, the middle and lower order simply collapsed and Dubai Capitals eventually fell short by just 7 runs.

Wicket Takers T20

Let's have a look at the squads:

Dubai Capitals

Akshay Wakhare, Anudeep Chenthamara, David Willey, Farhan Khan, Gulbadin Naib, Haider Ali, Jimmy Neesham, Jordan Matthew Cox, Mohammad Nabi, Muhammad Farooq, Muhammad Jawadullah, Naveen Bidiasee, Ritesh Mallikarjuna Grandhi, Rovman Powell, Rushil Ugarkar, Scott Currie, Sediqullah Atal, Shayan Jahangir, Tymal Mills, Toby Albert, Usman Najeeb and Waqar Salamkheil.

Gulf Giants

Aayan Afzal Khan, Asif Khan, Azmatullah Omarzai, Blessing Muzarabani, Chris Wood, Fred Klaassen, Gerhard Erasmus, Haider Razzaq, Ishtiaq Ahmad, James Vince, Kyle Mayers, Liam Dawson, Matthew Forde, Lorcan Tucker, Mark Adair, Meet Bhavsar, Moeen Ali, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ramon Simmonds, Sean Dickson, Tabraiz Shamsi, Tom Moores and Zuhaib Zubair

Match Prediction - Gulf Giants v Dubai Capitals

Cricket Match Predictions* - PrePlay

Who will win the toss?

- Dubai Capitals

Who will win?-  Gulf Giants

Top Batter (Runs Scored) - Leus du Plooy (Dubai Capitals), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (Gulf Giants)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Mustafizur Rahman (Dubai Capitals), Matthew Forde (Gulf Giants)

Most Sixes – Rovman Powell (Dubai Capitals),  Azmatullah Omarzai (Gulf Giants)

Player of the Match - Azmatullah Omarzai (Gulf Giants)

Team Scores Batting first - Gulf Giants 180+, Dubai Capitals 170+

Match Handicap : Gulf Giants

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