Here are the Cricket Predictions for the International League T20 2025 – 26th Match – MI Emirates vs Gulf Giants, to be played on the 23rd of December at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi.
Match Prediction – MI Emirates v Gulf Giants
LIVE SCORES – 26th Match – MI Emirates vs Gulf Giants (Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi)
Current Form MI Emirates:
MI Emirates are currently placed at the 2nd position on points table with 5 wins and 3 losses to their credit.
The top run scorer for MI Emirates in International League T20 is Jonny Bairstow with 246 runs to his name.
The top wicket taker for MI Emirates in International League T20 is Allah Ghazanfar with 8 scalps under his belt.
MI Emirates have won their previous match against Desert Vipers by 4 wickets.
Desert Vipers batted first and they posted a total of 124 for 7 in 20 overs. Fakhar Zaman and Max Holden started off very slow. Zaman consumed 13 deliveries for making 13 runs. Hasan Nawaz also disappointed and scored only 13 off 19 balls he faced. Dan Lawrence then tried to stabilize the innings. He scored 35 runs in 34 balls but due to lack of support from the other end, he couldn’t take his team to a respectable total as they were restricted to just 124 in 20 overs of play.
During the chase, MI Emirates lost 2 early wickets and looked to be in deep waters. Nicholas Pooran then hit 2 huge sixes and announced his arrival but he also got out at a wrong time. Despite the hiccups, Kieron Pollard held his nerves, smashed 26 off 15 balls and helped MI Emirates win the game in the 18th over with 4 wickets in hand.
Current Form Gulf Giants:
Gulf Giants are currently placed at the 4th position on points table with 3 wins and 5 losses to their credit.
The top run scorer for Gulf Giants in International League T20 is Pathum Nissanka with 243 runs to his name.
The top wicket taker for Gulf Giants in International League T20 is Azmatullah Omarzai with 11 scalps under his belt.
Gulf Giants have lost their previous match against Dubai Capitals by 6 wickets.
Gulf Giants batted first and they posted a total of 156 before being bowled out. Rahmanullah Gurbaz and James Vince started off very well for Gulf Giants, collecting 39 runs for the 1st wicket partnership. After the first wicket fell, Moeen Ali and Lorcan Tucker got out cheaply. Azmatullah Omarzai in the middle order played well and scored 43 off just 26 balls. On the back of his brilliance with the bat, Gulf Giants managed to reach 156 at the end of their innings.
During the chase, Dubai Capitals lost the key wickets of Sediqullah Atal and Jordan Cox early on in the innings. After their dismissals, Shayan Jahangir took the responsibility of taking Capitals over the line. He made 48 runs off just 44 deliveries. Rovman Powell also contributed healthily in the middle order as Capitals achieved the target in the last over with 6 wickets in hand.
Batting Stats T20
Let’s have a look at the squads:
Gulf Giants
Aayan Afzal Khan, Asif Khan, Azmatullah Omarzai, Blessing Muzarabani, Chris Wood, Fred Klaassen, Gerhard Erasmus, Haider Razzaq, Ishtiaq Ahmad, James Vince, Kyle Mayers, Liam Dawson, Matthew Forde, Lorcan Tucker, Mark Adair, Meet Bhavsar, Moeen Ali, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ramon Simmonds, Sean Dickson, Tabraiz Shamsi, Tom Moores and Zuhaib Zubair.
MI Emirates
Ackeem Auguste, AM Ghazanfar, Andre Fletcher, Arab Gul, Chris Woakes, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Jonny Bairstow, Jordan Thompson, Kamindu Mendis, Muhammad Rohid, Muhammad Waseem, Naveen-ul-Haq, Nosthush Kenjige, Romario Shepherd, Shakib Al Hasan, Tajinder Dhillon, Tom Banton, Usman Khan, Zahoor Khan, Zain Ul Abidin and Mohamed Shafeeq
Cricket Match Predictions* – PrePlay
Who will win the toss? – Gulf Giants
Who will win?- MI Emirates
Top Batter (Runs Scored) – Lorcan Tucker (Gulf Giants), Nicholas Pooran (MI Emirates)
Top Bowler (Wickets taken) – Fred Klaasen (Gulf Giants), Shakib Al Hasan (MI Emirates)
Most Sixes – Azmatullah Omarzai (Gulf Giants), Nicholas Pooran (MI Emirates)
Player of the Match – Nicholas Pooran (MI Emirates)
Team Scores Batting first – MI Emirates 175+, Gulf Giants 160+
Match Handicap : MI Emirates
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*NB these predictions may be changed nearer the start of the match once the final starting teams have been announced and we will be running ‘In-Play’ features, so stay tuned.
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