Desert Vipers set to face Gulf Giants in match No. 8 of the International League T20 (ILT20) 2025-2026 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, in Dubai, on Monday, December 8.
Preview
In the 8th T20 match of the ILT20 2025-26, Desert Vipers (DV) are set to face the Gulf Giants (GG). Desert Vipers made a strong start to the season by winning two games in a row. They won the last game by 2 wickets against Abu Dhabi Knight Riders. The hero of the first match was Shimron Hetmyer, who scored 48 runs in 25 balls. Moreover, Dan Lawrence and Khuzaima Tanveer also played well. While Noor Ahmed and Qais Ahmed took two wickets each.
On the other hand, the Gulf Giants also made a great start to this season and won both games so far. They performed well in the last game and won by 4 wickets against the Dubai Capitals. Pathum Nissanka performed brilliantly in the last game and scored 67 runs in 4l31 balls with a strike rate of 216, while James Vince also scored a brilliant fifty. Moreover, Azmatullah Omarzai also performed well, scored 14 runs and took 3 wickets as well.
Match Information- DV vs GG Fantasy 11 Prediction
Probable PlayingXI
Desert Vipers
FK Zaman, H Nawaz, MDE Holden, Shimron Hetmyer, DW Lawrence, SM Curran(C), AGS Gous, Khuzaima Bin Tanvir, Qais Ahmad, Matiullah Khan, Noor Ahmad
Bench: V Aravind, Faisal Khan, LH Ferguson, Tawanda Muyeye, Bilal Tahir, W Hasaranga, TC Bruce, Faridoon Dawoodzai, David Payne, Naseem Shah, S Pahal
Gulf Giants
Gerhard Erasmus, Pathum Nissanka, Azmatullah Omarzai, LA Dawson, MM Ali(C), Haider Razzaq, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, TJ Moores, Aayan Afzal Khan, MR Adair, N Thushara
Bench: L Tucker, Asif Khan, JM Vince, Ishtiaq Ahmad, SR Dickson, Kyle Mayers, Meet Bhavsar, B Muzarabani, CP Wood, Fred Klaassen, Matthew Forde, Muhammad Zuhaib, Ramon Simmonds, T Shamsi, Zohaib Zubair
Pitch Report- DV vs GG
Pathum Nissanka GG | bat
Pathum Nissanka is one of Sri Lanka’s best current T20 batters, having helped his team win many outstanding innings with the bat. Moreover, he also played a brilliant innings of 67 runs in 31 balls with a strike rate of 216 in the last game against the Dubai Capitals.
Azmatullah Omarzai GG | all
Afghanistan all-rounder Azmatullah Omarzai has been in excellent form. He scored 14 runs and took three wickets as well in the previous match against the Dubai Capitals. He will definitely be a key player for the Gulf Giants this season.
Hasan Nawaz- DV | BAT- 6
Matiullah Khan- DV | BOWL
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