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CLAIM NOWToss Winner - Sharjah Warriors won the toss and choose to bowl first
Sharjah Warriorz won by 6 wkts
The in-form Warriorz face an inconsistent MI Emirates
Sharjah Warriorz to win
Tournament: | International League T20, 2025 |
Format: | t20 |
Venue: | Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
Toss Prediction: | To Bowl |
Weather: | 28.4°C|Sunny |
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MI Emirates will take on Sharjah Warriorz in the Eliminator match of the ILT20 2025 at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi. Both teams have been in fine touch in recent games with the Emirates scoring consistently with the bat.
However, the Warriorz have looked threatening with the ball as well. Both teams have met twice in this season so far and have won once each. In the first encounter, the Emirates chased down 177 runs with 9 wickets in hand.
Whereas, in the second head-to-head game, Sharjah Warriors came out on top chasing down 174 with 8 wickets in hand. MI Emirates have conceded 170+ runs while bowling first in their last two matches.
That will be a concern for the side that features Fazalhaq Farooqi, Alzarri Joseph, and Akean Hossein in the bowling attack. Quite a few young bowlers are making their mark on the big stage in the Emirates squad.
Left-arm fast bowler Muhammad Rohid Khan will be one to watch out for. For Sharjah Warriors, there is plenty of experience in every department. Johnson Charles, Jason Roy, and Matthew Wade are some of the big guns in the batting lineup.
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The MI Emirates pack a strong punch as far as their squad strength is concerned. Though the bowling attack may seem a bit inexperienced considering the many young Afghans in the squad, they are all supremely talented and have shown great promise so far.
The 23-year-old left-arm wrist spin Waqar Salamkheil is a key figure alongside the left-arm fast Muhammad Rohid Khan. The pace returned figures of 3 for 24 against Desert Vipers while Salamkheil picked up 1 for 23 in the next game.
The key wicket-takers in this side are Fazalhaq Farooqi and Alzarri Joseph. While there are also the likes of Akeal Hossein and Romario Shepherd in this bowling attack, not a lot of them have been consistent wicket-takers for the Emirates.
In the batting lineup, there is no dearth of experience. Muhammad Waseem and Andre Fletcher open the innings while Tom Banton comes in at number 3. There is plenty of firepower in the top order for MI.
The real strength of this batting lineup lies in the middle and lower middle order. Kusal Perera, Nicholas Pooran, and Romario Shepherd make it tough for the opposition to just get through the batting order.
There are many match-winning batsmen in this lineup. We expect the MI Emirates to continue their batting form and post another highly competitive total in this game.
Andre Fletcher, Muhammad Waseem, Tom Banton, Kusal Perera, Nicholas Pooran (c & wk), Bevon Jacobs, Romario Shepherd, Muhammad Rohid Khan, Akeal Hosein, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Alzarri Joseph
Zahoor Khan, Muhammad Rohid Khan, Akeal Hosein, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Alzarri Joseph, Tom Banton, Andre Fletcher, Romario Shepherd, Kusal Perera, Bevon Jacobs, Nicholas Pooran, Will Jacks
Sharjah Warriorz will be confident coming into this game with 3 consecutive wins including one against the Emirates. The batters are in great form with the top 4 making significant contributions consistently.
Johnson Charles and Tom Kohler-Cadmore are the key batters in the top order to watch out for. They are in fine touch and scoring big almost every game. In the middle order, Jason Roy and Matthew Wade are packing a lot of experience and also looking in good rhythm.
While there is Tim Seifert and Rohan Mustafa to follow in this batting order, the top 4 need to score big and set the stage for a big finish. Seifert can deliver a big finish but after there is not much in the lower order.
We don’t expect a lot from Mustafa and the rest haven’t shown any promise. As such it all comes down to the top 4 batters in this lineup. Nonetheless, Sharjah Warriorz have a strong bowling attack that has been the driving force behind their wins.
Tim Southee, Adam Milne, and Dilshan Madhushanka are the key frontline bowlers in this setup. There are two spinners in this bowling attack Adam Zampa and Ashton Agar.
While this bowling combination has been quite successful so far and each of these big names has lived up to the expectations, ideally, we’d like to see more variety. While Agar is in the side as a bowling all-rounder, we haven’t seen much from him as a batter.
There isn’t much variety in this squad and in case of a collapse, we don’t think they would find anyone in the lower order stepping up to deliver big. The same goes for the bowling attack where the skipper doesn’t have the luxury of a variety of options.
Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Johnson Charles, Jason Roy, Matthew Wade, Tim Seifert (wk), Rohan Mustafa, Ashton Agar, Tim Southee (c), Adam Milne, Dilshan Madushanka, Adam Zampa
Harmeet Singh, Ethan D'Souza, Rohan Mustafa, Tom Kohler Cadmore, Jason Roy, Matthew Wade, Adam Milne, Dilshan Madushanka, Tim Southee, Ashton Agar, Tim Seifert, Johnson Charles
It will be partly cloudy in Abu Dhabi with a high of 27 degrees Celsius on the match day. There are no indications of rain during the game and we should expect a complete and exciting game of T20 cricket.
Pitch Condition
Batting Conditions
Pace Bowling
Spin Bowling
It is a batting-friendly pitch at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi. The average 1st innings score in the last 10 T20s at this venue is 176 runs. Batting gets easier in the second innings in the evening at this venue and chasing a big total isn’t as challenging. The team batting first will need to score at least 185-190+ runs to be in a competitive position in this match.
Teams bowling first have won 4 of the last 5 matches of ILT20 played at this venue. Two of the three losses for MI Emirates on this ground came while batting first. Whereas, Sharjah Warriors won their last outing here bowling first. Both teams have a strong batting lineup, especially the Emirates with great depth in their batting order. It will be a great option to bowl first and chase down a target in this match.
MI Emirates have great depth in the batting order. That is their biggest strength. They can chase down any target on a batting-friendly pitch here. Sharjah Warriorz have some experienced players in their bowling attack and an in-form batting lineup with their top-order players delivering consistently. It is a tough call between the two well-matched teams, but we reckon Sharjah Warriorz will start with a slight edge in this contest and hence, are our favorites to win.
Sharjah Warriorz to win
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