Abu Dhabi Knight Riders are set to face the Gulf Giants in match No. 19 of the International League T20 (ILT20) 2025-26 at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi, on Thursday, December 18.
Preview
In the 19th T20 match of the ILT20 2025-26, Abu Dhabi Knight Riders (ADKR) are set to face the Gulf Giants (GG). Abu Dhabi Knight Riders made a good start to the season with a win. But they lost the last four matches in a row. However, they got back on the winning track in the previous game and won the game against the Desert Vipers by 1 run. Liam Livingstone performed brilliantly for them and scored 76 runs in 48 balls. While Alishan Sharafu also played well and scored 39 runs.
On the other hand, the Gulf Giants are in good form, winning 3 out of their last six matches; they are in second position on the points table. However, they lost the previous game against Sharjah Warriorz by 11 runs. Moeen Ali and Azmatullah Omarzai played well and scored 45 and 41 runs, respectively.
Match Information- ADKR vs GG
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders vs Gulf Giants, Match 19
International League T20, 18 Dec 2025, Thur, 8:00 PM IST ,Abu Dhabi
Probable PlayingXI
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders
LS Livingstone, Jason Holder(C), GHS Garton, OP Stone, A Sharafu, AD Hales, AD Russell, SP Narine, MS Pepper, PD Salt, A Kumar
Bench: Abdul Manan Ali, UBT Chand, Sherfane Rutherford, Adnan Idrees, B McMullen, SC van Schalkwyk, I A Shah, Khary Pierre, Piyush Chawla, M Chowdary
Gulf Giants
Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Kyle Mayers, LA Dawson, Pathum Nissanka, Asif Khan, JM Vince(C), Matthew Forde, Azmatullah Omarzai, MM Ali, Aayan Afzal Khan, Fred Klaassen
Bench: L Tucker, TJ Moores, Ishtiaq Ahmad, Gerhard Erasmus, SR Dickson, Meet Bhavsar, B Muzarabani, MR Adair, CP Wood, Haider Razzaq, Ramon Simmonds, T Shamsi, N Thushara, Zohaib Zubair
Pitch Report- ADKR vs GG Fantasy 11 Prediction
Andre Russell ADKR | all
West Indies’ all-rounder Andre Russell has been consistently delivering great performances. He is capable of turning the match in favour of his team with bat and ball at any time. Moreover, he also took two wickets in the last game against the Desert Vipers.- 9
Azmatullah Omarzai GG | all
Afghanistan all-rounder Azmatullah Omarzai has been in outstanding form. He took 9 wickets in 4 games of ILT20 2025-26. Moreover, he scored 41 runs in his previous game against the Sharjah Warriorz. He will undoubtedly be a vital player for the Gulf Giants this season.
Matthew Forde- GG | BAT- 8
Olly Stone- ADKR | BOWLER
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