Dubai Capitals vs MI Emirates, ILT 2023, Today Match Prediction 05 February 2023

dcp vs mie Match Prediction & Analysis

International league T20 is coming to the business end with last 3-4 matches remaining in the league stages. MI Emirates have already qualified for the next stages and will look to boost their confidence with a victory in their last league game before heading into the knockouts. Dubai Capitals have a chance to qualify for the semi finals if they manage to win this match and Sharjah Warriors lose their remaining matches. They will hope to give themselves the best chance ignoring the outside factors.

TEAMS PREVIEW

Dubai Capitals Preview

Dubai Capitals lost their last game against Desert Vipers failing to chase a stiff target of 183 runs. Robin Uthappa (30 runs), Sikander Raza (41 runs), and Rovman Powell (32 runs) played good cameos but neither of them failed to convert their start into a big score to lead them to victory. George Munsey and Dasun Shanaka too are in good form with good knocks recently.

Their bowlers failed as a combined unit as they gave away 182 runs in their 20 overs. Fred Klassen was the pick of the bowlers with 3 wickets. Adam Zampa, Yusuf Pathan, and Chamika Karunaratune chipped in with a wicket each but Zampa was the only economical bowler in their team last night .

Key players: Sikander Raza, Adam Zampa, Rovman Powell

Dubai Capitals Predicted Playing XI:

Robin Uthappa, George Munsey, Sikander Raza, Rovman Powell, Dasun Shanaka, Chamika Karunaratune, Niroshan Dickwella, Adam Zampa, Akif Raza, Fred Klassen, Hazrat Lugman

Dubai Capitals Actual Playing XI:

Raja Akifullah Khan , Sikandar Raza, George Munsey, Adam Zampa, RV Uthappa, Yusuf Pathan, Dasun Shanaka, Rovman Powell, Fred Klaassen, Jake Ball, Luqman Hazrat

MI Emirates Preview

MI Emirates posted a big score of 180 runs in their last game. Muhammad Waseem lead their batting with 60 runs at the top while Andre Fletcher (22 runs) and Lorcan Tucker (33 runs) provided good support at the other end. Skipper Kieron Pollard then took on the opposition with 43 runs off just 17 balls to end their innings with a flourish.

Their bowlers restricted the opposition to just 162-10 in 19.2 overs to win by 18 runs. DJ Bravo (3/37), Zahoor Khan (2/32), and Imran Tahir (2/20) took wickets regularly and never allowed any momentum to the batters. Trent Boult, Fazalhaq Farooqi, and Dan Mousey chipped in with a wicket each in the last game.

Key players: DJ Bravo, Kieran Pollard, Muhammad Waseem

MI Emirates Predicted Playing XI:

Muhammad Waseem, Andre Fletcher, Lorcan Tucker, Kieron Pollard, DJ Bravo, Zahoor Khan, Imran Tahir, Trent Boult, Fazalhaq Farooqi,Dan Mousey, Nicholas Pooran

MI Emirates Actual Playing XI:

Mohammad Waseem, Lorcan Tucker, Zahir Khan, Craig Overton, Nicholas Pooran, Dan Mousley, Zahoor Khan, Bas de Leede, ADS Fletcher, Bradley Wheal, Jordan Thompson

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

Dubai is batting friendly pitch with slowness expected as the match progresses and variable bounce might aid the bowlers. Dubai will have hot and humid weather with dew expected in the match.

Venue Details

Dubai will be good venue with decent boundary sizes and some assistance for bowlers in the batting friendly conditions. We expect the teams to score in the range of 170-180 runs in the match.

Toss: To Bat

Both skippers will look to bat first as the pitch might slow down as the match progresses owing to the used nature.