Gulf Giants vs MI Emirates, ILT 2023, Today Match Prediction

ggt vs mie Match Prediction & Analysis

Gulf Giants will be playing a cricket match after quite a while as both their previous matches had been called off due to rain. They are currently second in the points table with 4 wins and only 1 loss. That one loss came in the last match that they played against the Sharjah Warriors. They lost by 21 runs. They will look to bounce back and rekindle their winning momentum against MI Emirates.

MI Emirates are third in the points table currently with 4 wins and 2 losses. They absolutely massacred the Desert Vipers by 157 runs in their previous match. MI Emirates scored 241 runs in 20 overs while losing only 3 wickets in the process. The bowlers then came to the party as they tumbled the Vipers batsmen for a meager 84 runs. This massive win will be a big boost heading into their next fixture against Gulf Giants.

TEAMS PREVIEW

Gulf Giants Preview

Gulf Giants will look to come back after a disappointing and rusty week which included one loss and two washouts. In their previous match against the Sharjah Warriors, they failed to chase down a below-par score of 152 runs as they were bundled out for 130 runs.

Not a single top-order batsman clicked and set the momentum as they lost wickets in regular intervals. Chris Jordan and David Wiese tried their best to pull the game back in their favor, unfortunately, which turned out to be too little too late as they fell short by 21 runs.

Chris Jordan scored 37 runs off 26 balls while David Wiese scored 35 off 29 balls down the order. In the bowling department, Jordan was the star performer again with figures of 3 for 25 in his quota of 4 overs. The giants will have to make a strong comeback if they want to seal a place in the top 2 of the group stages.

Key players: Chris Jordan, David Wiese, Chris Lynn

Gulf Giants Predicted Playing XI:

James Vince, Tom Banton, Rehan Ahmed, Chris Lynn, David Wiese, Aayan Khan, Chris Jordan, Shimron Hetmyer, Liam Dawson, Sanchit Sharma, Richard Gleeson.

Gulf Giants Actual Playing XI:

Chris Jordan, Shimron Hetmyer, David Wiese, Gerhard Erasmus, Sanchit Sharma, Chris Lynn, Rehan Ahmed, James Vince, Dominic Drakes, Tom Banton, Aayan Khan

MI Emirates Preview

MI Emirates destroyed the Desert Vipers in their previous match by a whopping 157-run margin. Losing the toss was a blessing in disguise for the Emirates as they put up a massive target of 241 runs on board in 20 overs. This inning included three half-centuries. Andre Fletcher and Muhammad Waseem stitched together a humongous 141-run opening stand in the process. This is one of the best starts in the tournament.

Fletcher scored 50 runs of 39 balls while Waseem scored 86 runs of 44 balls. This was followed by captain Kieron Pollard smashing a wonderful 50 runs off just 19 balls while remaining unbeaten. Fazalhaq Farooqi was the star with the bowl as he took 3 wickets while conceding only 13 runs. The Vipers have bowled out for 84 runs in the chase thanks to him.

MI Emirates will be riding on the back of this amazing one-sided victory as they face off against the Gulf Giants for the first time this season.

Key players:Kieron Pollard, Muhammad Waseem, Fazalhaq Farooqi.

MI Emirates Predicted Playing XI:

Kieron Pollard, Andre Fletcher, Muhammad Waseem, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Lorcan Tucker, Najibullah Zadran, Dan Mousley, Dwayne Bravo, Trent Boult, Imran Tahir, Zahoor Khan.

MI Emirates Actual Playing XI:

Dwayne Bravo, Imran Tahir, Mohammad Waseem, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Basil Hameed, Trent Boult, Kieron Pollard, Nicholas Pooran, ADS Fletcher, Jordan Thompson, Najibullah Zadran

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

 As mentioned earlier this pitch takes into account the dew factor. Because most T20 matches are played at night or during the day, the dew on the pitch makes it harder for bowlers to control the ball in the second innings.

The weather conditions seem perfect for a good game of cricket here in Abu Dhabi. There is very low chance of rainfall. The humidity is 58% with moderate winds. The average temperature during the match will be around 23 degrees Celsius.

Venue Details

The match will be played at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi.

Toss: To Bowl

The Sheikh Zayed wicket is a paradise for batsmen in general and no total is a secure one here. Due to the dew factor teams prefer chasing down totals in this ground. The team that wins the toss will choose to bowl first here.