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CLAIM NOWToss Winner - Gulf Giants won the toss and choose to bowl first
MI Emirates won by 45 runs
At the end of this game we will have the name of one of our finalists, it's time for the Qualifier 1!
We are backing Gulf Giants to win!
Tournament: | International League T20, 2024 |
Format: | t20 |
Venue: | Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
Toss Prediction: | To Bowl |
Weather: | 27.0°C|Partly cloudy |
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As franchise group stages go, the 2024 ILT20 was very tight and ended with all six teams separated by only four points. Ultimately though, we have to bid farewell to Desert Vipers and Sharjah Warriors who both finished on eight points, two points adrift of the top four.
MI Emirates were four points ahead of Gulf Giants approaching the end of the group stage but the teams come into this Qualifier as equals after both took 12 points from the group stage.
Some would call this game a potential final, others a dead-rubber with the more wordsmiths describing it as the first bite of the cherry. Let's put it in plain English - the winner of this game will advance immediately to the final!
166/3 in 20.0 8.3
163/9 in 20.0 8.15
It was another defeat for MI Emirates in their final group stage game against Dubai Capitals as they went down by 19 runs leaving the top placed side with plenty of work ahead of this game.
Funnily enough, the bowling department looks well stocked after the six bowlers used all picked up at least one wicket against the Capitals. We expect Trent Boult to be the main bowling threat in this game.
With the bat, Andre Fletcher looks in good nick after hitting 45 runs from 38 balls on Saturday.
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Timothy David, Nicholas Pooran, Akeal Hosein, Mohammad Waseem, Andre Fletcher, Dwayne Bravo, Kieron Pollard, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, Trent Boult, Muhammad Rohid Khan, Waqar Salamkheil, Kusal Perera
Any team with James Vince and Jordan Cox making half-centuries at the top of the order will be hard to beat and when you add in that the Giants have won their last four games it gives you an idea of what a tough task MI Emirates have in this match.
And if the batters don't get you, then the bowlers will!
Jamie Overton comes into this match after taking the Player of the Match Award with 3/32 in the last game. The ever-green Chris Jordan took 2/22 from his four overs and he looks like a man ready to make an impact in the knockout stages!
James Vince (c), Jordan Cox, Shimron Hetmyer, Jamie Smith (wk), Aayan Afzal Khan, Zuhaib Zubair, Gerhard Erasmus, Jamie Overton, Blessing Muzarabani, Jamie Overton, Chris Jordan
Usman Khan, Zubair Zuhaib, Jamie Overton, Chris Lynn, James Vince, Jamie Smith, Jordan Cox, Chris Jordan, Shimron Hetmyer, Blessing Muzarabani, Daniel Worrall, Liam Dawson
Although there was some rain across the UAE on Sunday, it should all have cleared up ahead of this game on Tuesday. There could be the odd cloud earlier in the day but by the evening you can expect clear skies with the temperature in the mid-twenties throughout.
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Batting Conditions
Pace Bowling
Spin Bowling
We have seen consistent totals coming out of this pitch with a par score likely to be somewhere around 170. Bowlers tend to have some joy and beat the bat at this venue but overall it is the batters who will be most excited about batting here.
Although the last game in Dubai was won by the team batting first, we expect both teams to want to field first ahead of this knockout fixture on Tuesday.
MI Emirates will be hoping that they can snap straight back into form in this knockout game but that will be far easier said than done against this Gulf Giants side. The Giants will have made it five wins in a row if they get the victory in this match and we are predicting them to do so!
We are backing Gulf Giants to win!
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