ILT20 2023 Cricket Free Tips | Dubai Capitals vs Gulf Giants: 5th Match

Dubai Capitals vs Gulf Giants Match Details  

Match: Dubai Capitals vs Gulf Giants, Match 05 | ILT20 2023

Date: Monday, 16 January 2023

Time: 19:00 (GMT+5) / 19:30 (GMT+5.5) / 20:00 (GMT+6)

Format: T20

Venue: Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai

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Dubai Capitals vs Gulf Giants Preview

• The penultimate game saw Dubai Capitals defeat Abu Dhabi Knight Riders by a score of 73 runs.
• In the opening game of the competition, Gulf Giants defeated Abu Dhabi Knight Riders by six wickets.
• In their respective initial matches, both bowling units held the same opposition to a score of 114/9.

 

On January 16 at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai, Dubai Capitals, and Gulf Giants will play in the fifth International League T20 match.

The batsmen for Dubai Capitals set a lofty goal of 187/6 in their 20 overs. The tone was established by the opening pair of Joe Root and Robin Uthappa, who combined for 43 runs. After switching up their approaches, Rovman Powell (48 runs) and Sikander Raza (26 runs) raised their team’s total in the middle overs.

Gulf Giants won the match by six wickets after chasing down 115 runs in just 14.1 overs. In their 75-run partnership, Ollie Pope (18 runs) and James Vince (65 runs off 46 balls, 4 boundaries, 4 sixes) gave each other solid assistance from the other end. After three fast wickets late in the game, Shimron Hetmyer guided his team to victory.

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Dubai Capitals vs Gulf Giants Weather Report, Toss Prediction, and Pitch Report 

The match will likely be played in humid, sweltering weather in Dubai.

In all three of the games that have been played so far, team captains have chosen to bowl first, and the teams that batted first have won two of the games. But we anticipate that the trend of chasing will also persist in this match.

Dubai has a pitch that is somewhat favourable for batting, particularly for pacers. As the game goes on, the pitch may become slower.

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Dubai Capitals Team News & Probable Playing XIs

The Dubai Capitals’ batting lineup performed as well as could have been expected in the last game, but it does not mean there aren’t any flaws. Because they no longer play nearly enough top-notch T20 cricket, guys like Uthappa and Pathan remain a source of concern for us.

Recent form – W

Dubai Capitals’ Probable XI

Robin Uthappa, Rovman Powell, Sikander Raza, Ravi Bopara, Joe Root, Akif Raja, Isuru Udana, Mujeeb Ur Rehman, Hazrat Lugman, Yusuf Pathan, Bhanuka Rajapaksa

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Gulf Giants Team News & Probable Playing XIs

We believe the Gulf Giants have a minor advantage over the Dubai Capitals in this regard because of the bowling unit’s inclusion of Richard Gleeson, Liam Dawson, Rehan Ahmed, and David Wiese. The Gulf Giants have a strong lineup at the plate. The team’s primary batters will be Shimron Hetmyer, David Wiese, James Vince, and Olli Pope.

Recent form – W

Gulf Giants’ Probable XI

Rehan Ahmed, James Vince, Erasmus, Ollie Pope, Chris Jordan, David Wiese, Shimron Hetmyer, Sanjit Sharma, Richard Gleeson, Liam Dawson, Afzal Khan   

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Dubai Capitals vs Gulf Giants Head-to-Head Stats (Last 5 matches)

Team	Won	Lost
Dubai Capitals	0	0
Gulf Giants	0	0

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Dubai Capitals vs Gulf Giants Prediction

Winning the toss

• Dubai Capitals

Top batsman

• Dubai Capitals – Rovman Powell
• Gulf Giants – James Vince

Top bowler

• Dubai Capitals – Mujeeb Ur Rehman 
• Gulf Giants – Chris Jordan

Most sixes

• Dubai Capitals – Rovman Powell
• Gulf Giants – James Vince

Player of the Match

• Dubai Capitals – Rovman Powell 

Team Scores Batting First

• Dubai Capitals – 190+
• Gulf Giants – 180+

Dubai Capitals is the favourite to win this match.

 

With a convincing win in each of their respective opening games, both clubs have momentum and form on their side. In their most recent game, the Dubai Capitals showed off their batting prowess, while their bowlers never tried to help the opponents in the chase. The batters for the Gulf Giants pursued the low score with a few hiccups in the final frame of the game. Dubai Capitals are predicted to prevail in this game.