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CLAIM NOWToss Winner - Desert Vipers won the toss and choose to bowl first
Desert Vipers beat Abu Dhabi Knight Riders by 8 wickets
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders & Desert Vipers look to find their balance in their fight for maiden title
Abi Dhabi Knight Riders will win the match!
Tournament: | International League T20, 2025 |
Format: | t20 |
Venue: | Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
Toss Prediction: | To Bowl |
Weather: | 25.2°C|Partly cloudy |
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International League T20 is the premier T20 event in the UAE cricketing fraternity. Six teams participate, and the mega event takes place in the UAE. Desert Vipers finished runners-up in the first season but finished their last season in 5th position. Abu Dhabi Knight Riders finished their last season in 4th position after losing in the eliminator. They had the wooden spoon in the inaugural season. We expect both teams to work their way to find the best combination.
Abu Dhabi Knight riders will be led by their premier all-rounder Sunil Narine. Andries Gous and Joe Clarke will open the batting. Their all-rounders Andre Russell, David Willey, Roston Chase and Charith Asalanka will be their middle order, with Laurie Evans and Ali Sharafu as backup batters in the squad.
They have a quality pace attack with the likes of Ali Khan, Andre Russell, and David Willey in their squad. Sunil Narine, Gudakesh Motie, Roston Chase, and Charith Asalanka will provide excellent variety in their spin department despite Allah Ghazanfar being transferred to MI Emirates.
Key players: Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, David Willey
Andries Gous is coming off a superb campaign in the recently concluded Nepal Premier League, where he smashed 224 runs in 6 matches. In 2024 Gous has scored 306 runs in 14 matches averaging 30.6 in franchise cricket. Given his recent form and consistency, we back him to score over 19.5 runs in today's match.
Andries Gous, Joe Clarke, Andre Russell, David Willey, Roston Chase, Charith Asalanka, Sunil Narine, Gudakesh Motie, Ali Khan, Laurie Evans, Michael Pepper
Laurie Evans, Alishan Sharafu, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, David Willey, Joe Clarke, Michael Pepper, Ali Khan, Philip Salt, Jason Holder, Kyle Mayers, Shahid Bhutta
Desert Vipers will open the batting with Alex Hales and Fakhar Zaman at the top. They have a very experienced middle order with the likes of Bas De Leede, Sherfane Rutherford, Azam Khan and Dan Lawrence in their starting XI probably. Azam Khan will be their first-choice keeper in the squad.
They have a good pace attack with Lockie Ferguson, Muhammed Amir, Luke Wood, and David Payne in their ranks. Bas De Leedw is expected to be their all-rounder pacer. However, they are very thin on spin resources, with only Wanindu Hasaranga and Nathan Sowter in their squad.
Key players: Wanindu Hasaranga, Alex Hales, Sherfane Rutherford
Fakhar Zaman averaged 24.3 runs per innings in T20's in 2024, where he has amassed 316 runs in 13 matches. He is coming into this tournament on the back of a some good performances and we back him to start his campaign on a positive note and score over 20.5 runs against the Knight Riders.
Alex Hales, Fakhar Zaman, Bas De Leede, Sherfane Rutherford, Azam Khan, Dan Lawrence, Wanindu Hasaranga, Lockie Ferguson, Muhammed Amir, Nathan Sowter, David Payne
Alex Hales, Fakhar Zaman, Dan Lawrence, Ali Naseer, Tanish Suri, Mohammad Amir, Nathan Sowter, Luke Wood, Sherfane Rutherford, Lockie Ferguson, Sam Curran
Abu Dhabi is a hot and humid place with dew expected in the late time. We expect no weather interruptions in this match.
Sheikh Zayed Stadium is a slightly slow surface usually but this is the first match so we expect a fresh pitch with good pace and carry. We expect the average scores to be in the range of 150-160 runs in this match.
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders are 2-0 in coin tosses against the Desert Vipers, we predict the luck to be in favour of the home team to win the coin toss.
The pitch at Abu Dhabi offers a balanced track where a score for 160-165 is a par score for teams batting first. Last season the average total match score at this venue is 295.18. We predict the total match score in this fixture to be under 328.5 runs considering the pitch conditions.
Both teams will look to chase the total as they will be unaware of the playing conditions on offer.
Desert Vipers have a solid batting line up and are struggling for consistency with the bat in the middle order. Their bowling unit lacks experience and relies heavily on Hasaranga in the spin department. Abu Dhabi Knight Riders has a lot of quality batters in their playing XI. They also have quality bowlers who take derail the opposition effectively. We expect Abu Dhabi Knight Riders to win this match.
Abi Dhabi Knight Riders will win the match!
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