Delhi Bulls vs Bangla Tigers, ABDT10, Today Match Prediction 02 December 2023

DB vs BNT Match Prediction & Analysis

It has been a brilliant Abu Dhabi T10 tournament so far with Delhi Bulls the only team yet to experience defeat! Bangla Tigers were being written off after an 8 wicket defeat to the New York Strikers but they then got an easy win themselves and will not be wary of facing the top team in this match. The beautiful part of this competition over recent years has been the ability for all teams to beat the others, everything you want in a competitive tournament!

That said, Bangla Tigers have assembled a batting line-up which seems to combine strength, brutality, touch and class - an enviable mix which so far has delivered the required number of runs. Their bowling attack does not look quite as strong on paper but there is so much confidence in the squad that they are also coming up with the performance levels.

RECENT PERFORMANCE

DB

W W

DB

126/6 in 10.0 12.6

ABDT10

Delhi Bulls beat The Chennai Braves by 65 runs 01 Dec 2023

TCB

61/10 in 8.5 6.91

DB

122/1 in 8.3 14.35

ABDT10

Delhi Bulls beat Deccan Gladiators by 9 wickets 29 Nov 2023

DG

120/2 in 10.0 12

BNT

W L

DG

123/3 in 10.0 12.3

ABDT10

Bangla Tigers beat Deccan Gladiators by 20 runs 30 Nov 2023

BNT

143/4 in 10.0 14.3

BNT

101/7 in 10.0 10.1

ABDT10

New York Strikers beat Bangla Tigers by 8 wickets 29 Nov 2023

NYS

103/2 in 7.4 13.43

HEAD TO HEAD

TEAMS PREVIEW

Delhi Bulls Preview

Beating the 2022 Abu Dhabi T10 Champions, Deccan Gladiators, by 9 wickets in Match 3 was a big statement but to be able to follow it up with a 65 run win over The Chennai Braves has made everyone stand up and take notice of Delhi Bulls. 

Under the captaincy of Rovman Powell, who is missing West Indies' ODI series with England to lead the Bulls, there is a combination of intensity and clean hitting across the batting order. Any side with a batting line-up which includes Quinton de Kock, Rilee Rossouw, Johnson Charles and James Vince is always going to be dangerous and likely to get themselves into a winnable position.

Only one of Delhi Bulls' bowlers conceded over 10 runs per over in the last game and the experienced pair of Richard Gleeson and Dwayne Bravo conceded a combined 13 runs whilst taking 2 wickets in the last match.

Delhi Bulls Predicted Playing XI:

Quinton de Kock (wk), Johnson Charles, Rilee Rossouw, James Vince, Rovman Powell (c), Ravi Bopara, Usman Khan, Dwayne Bravo, Naveen-ul-Haq, Richard Gleeson, Fazalhaq Farooqi

Delhi Bulls Actual Playing XI:

Rilee Rossouw, Dwayne Bravo, Richard Gleeson, Johnson Charles, Quinton de Kock, James Vince, Rovman Powell, Ravi Bopara, Usman Khan, Naveen ul Haq, Muhammad Rohid Khan, Fazalhaq Farooqi

Bangla Tigers Preview

Most pundits took one look at Bangla Tigers squad and thought that Chris Lynn and David Miller would be key to big scores in this tournament. Well, they were wrong as proved in the last game when Lynn and Miller both found themselves dismissed without scoring and it was left to Jordan Cox to hit an unbeaten 90 not out which set the match up for a big victory.

It is all about variation in the bowling unit in T10 cricket and then within that the individual bowlers need to have ability to work around the crease as well as mystery slower balls. Bangla Tigers have all this in spades and we expect Irish pacer Josh Little and West Indian quick Dominic Drakes to both have key roles in this game.

Bangla Tigers are up and running and with Jordan Cox in such form, who knows how high they can go?

Bangla Tigers Predicted Playing XI:

Chris Lynn, Jordan Cox, Kusal Mendis (wk), David Miller, Daniel Sams, Dasun Shanuka, Carlos Brathwaite, Benny Howell (c), Haider Ali, Rohan Mustafa, Dominic Drakes

Bangla Tigers Actual Playing XI:

Jordan Cox, Dominic Drakes, Abdul Ghaffar, Chris Lynn, Kusal Mendis, David Miller, Daniel Sams, Carlos Brathwaite, Benny Howell, Dasun Shanaka, Rohan Mustafa, Joshua Little

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

The forecast is for clear skies, no rain and a moderate humidity level across this game in Abu Dhabi. The temperature will be at a pleasant 24 degrees in the fixture.

DB vs BNT Pitch Report

If bowlers just aim for pace on this pitch then the ball will fly back past them with even more speed on it. Variations are the key but even with an expert bowling attack, it is very tough to keep a team below 90 runs on this surface.

Toss: To Bat

Bangla Tigers got their win after batting first against Deccan Gladiators with Delhi Bulls also winning after batting first in the last game. We expect the winner of the toss in this game to choose to bat first.