Morrisville Samp Army vs Delhi Bulls, ABDT10, Today Match Prediction 03 December 2023

MSA vs DB Match Prediction & Analysis

The games keep coming thick and fast in this year's Abu Dhabi T10 and Delhi Bulls want nothing to slow their momentum which currently sees them two points clear at the top of the table. Morrisville Samp Army are not a team to take lightly though and they won by a comfortable 35 run margin in Match 10 against Team Abu Dhabi on Friday.

Although this will be Match 15 of the competition, only two points separate Delhi Bulls at the top and The Chennai Braves in sixth. Tournament organisers will be hoping the teams remain as tightly congested in the table coming into the second week and can build into some big clashes towards the end of the group stage.

Will Morrisville have enough bowling firepower and control to tame the Delhi Bulls? That is they key question ahead of this match.

RECENT PERFORMANCE

MSA

W W L

MSA

118/5 in 10.0 11.8

ABDT10

Morrisville Samp Army beat Team Abu Dhabi by 35 runs 01 Dec 2023

TADH

83/8 in 10.0 8.3

MSA

99/3 in 9.5 10.07

ABDT10

Morrisville Samp Army beat The Chennai Braves by 8 wickets 30 Nov 2023

TCB

97/7 in 10.0 9.7

NRW

103/5 in 10.0 10.3

ABDT10

Northern Warriors beat Morrisville Samp Army by 9 runs 28 Nov 2023

MSA

94/8 in 10.0 9.4

DB

W W W

DB

83/3 in 6.0 13.83

ABDT10

Delhi Bulls beat Bangla Tigers by 7 wickets 02 Dec 2023

BNT

81/7 in 10.0 8.1

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

HEAD TO HEAD

TEAMS PREVIEW

Morrisville Samp Army Preview

Morrisville Samp Army have quietly seen off The Chennai Braves by 7 wickets with 1 ball remaining and Team Abu Dhabi by 35 runs from their last two games to climb up the table to third place. Experienced players are in excellent form and there will be plenty of belief in their dressing room that they can become the first team to beat the Bulls in this year's tournament.

Four of Morrisville's top six batters returned strike-rates of 220+ in their last game with Faf du Plessis (29 runs from 11 balls) and Jason Holder (29 not out from 10 balls) the most impressive. du Plessis has been a fine white ball batter for many years and the opener will be a key part of the batting line-up once again in this match.

It's not just with the bat where Jason Holder is crucial to the success of the Samp Army! The West Indian produced a maiden and took 3 wickets across his 2 overs to finish with figures of 3-12. His skipper, Moeen Ali, is also perforing at the top level with the ball and took 3 wickets in four balls on Friday.

Morrisville Samp Army Predicted Playing XI:

Ibrahim Zadran, Faf du Plessis, Moeen Ali (c), Najibullah Zadran, Karim Janat, Jason Holder, Monank Patel, Peter Hatzoglou, Qais Ahmad, Muhammad Irfan, Salman Irshad

Morrisville Samp Army Actual Playing XI:

Faf du Plessis, Najibullah Zadran, Andries Gous, Peter Hatzoglou, Salman Irshad, Basil Hameed, Jason Holder, Karim Janat, Moeen Ali, Muhammad Irfan II, Qais Ahmad, Ibrahim Zadran

Delhi Bulls Preview

It is not just three wins from three games for Delhi Bulls but three convincing wins from three matches for the top of the table side so far. The key for the Bulls is the strength in depth they have in both the batting and the bowling which means there is never too much pressure for the batter on strike or the bowler about to begin an over as they know the amount of talent behind them.

With the bat, the opening pair of Quinton de Kock and Johnson Charles hit a combined 3 runs in the last game but quick runs from James Vince, Rilee Rossouw and skipper Rovman Powell were enough to seal victory with four overs remaining.

It was the turn of England international, Richard Gleeson (3-4), to stand out from the crowd with the ball for Delhi Bulls in the last match. Not far behind were Naveen-ul-Haq and Fazalhaq Farooqi who will both come into this match in top form.

Delhi Bulls Predicted Playing XI:

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

Delhi Bulls Actual Playing XI:

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

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

We'll begin with sunny conditions and after sundown there will be some cloud cover in Abu Dhabi. No rain is forecast with the temperature expected to be in the 20s.

MSA vs DB Pitch Report

We have not seen this pitch deteriorate much across the tournament so far although batting has become a touch harder but that is more due to the bowlers recognising the best place to bowl! We expect a par score between 120-130.

Toss: To Bowl

Both sides are in strong form and have experienced players who will point towards the pitch getting quicker across the game. As a result, we expect both skippers to choose to bowl first.