The International League T20 2025 continues with a crucial clash as Sharjah Warriorz meet Desert Vipers in Match 28. Read predictions and match analysis.

Here are the Cricket Predictions for the International League T20 2025 – 28th Match – Sharjah Warriorz vs Desert Vipers, to be played on the 26th of December at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah.

Points Table

28th Match – Sharjah Warriorz vs Desert Vipers (Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah)

Current Form Sharjah Warriorz:

Sharjah Warriorz are currently placed at the bottom most position on points table with 3 wins and 5 losses to their credit.

The top run scorer for Sharjah Warriorz in International League T20 is Johnson Charles with 201 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Sharjah Warriorz in International League T20 is Adil Rashid with 11 scalps under his belt.

Sharjah Warriorz have lost their previous match against Dubai Capitals by 6 wickets.

Sharjah Warriorz batted first and they posted a total of 134 for 8 in 20 overs. Johnson Charles and Monank Patel started off very well for Sharjah Warriorz. They scored 43 and 24 runs respectively. The middle order simply collapsed and Sharjah Warriorz looked in all sorts of bother. Haider Ali and Waqar Salamkheil picked up 2 wickets each to break the back of the Sharjah Warriorz innings as they were restricted to a small total of 134 in 20 overs of play.

During the chase, Dubai Capitals lost the key wicket of Sediqullah Atal early on in the innings. Shayan Jahangir and Jordan Cox then took over. Jahangir made 51 runs in 39 balls while Cox made 61 off 50 deliveries. They sealed the deal in favor of Dubai Capitals. Cox stayed not out and steered Dubai Capitals home in the 20th over with 6 wickets in hand.

Current Form Desert Vipers:
Desert Vipers are currently placed at the 1st position on points table with 7 wins and 2 losses to their credit.

The top run scorer for Desert Vipers in International League T20 is Sam Curran with 260 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Desert Vipers in International League T20 is Khuzaima Tanveer with 13 scalps under his belt.

Desert Vipers have lost their previous match against MI Emirates 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.

Batting Stats T20

Let’s have a look at the squads:

Desert Vipers

Andries Gous, Bilal Tahir, Dan Lawrence, David Payne, Fakhar Zaman, Faridoon Dawoodzai, Faisal Khan, Hasan Nawaz, Khuzaima Bin Tanveer, Lockie Ferguson, Leus de Plooy, Matiullah Khan, Max Holden, Naseem Shah, Qais Ahmad, Sam Curran, Sanjay Pahal, Shimron Hetmyer, Tawanda Muyeye, Tom Bruce, Vriitya Aravind and Noor Ahmad.

Sharjah Warriors

Abdul Salam Khan, Adil Rashid, Dinesh Karthik, Dwaine Pretorius, Ethan D’Souza, Harmeet Singh, James Rew, Jayden Seales, Johnson Charles, Junaid Siddique, Mohamed Nawfer Mohamed Aslam, Nathan Sowter, Raees Ahmad, Richard Ngarava, Shubham Ranjane, Sikandar Raza, Saurabh Netravalkar, Taskin Ahmed, Tim David, Tim Southee, Tom Abell, Tom Kohler-Cadmore and Wasim Akram.

Match Prediction – Sharjah Warriorz v Desert Vipers

Cricket Match Predictions* – PrePlay

Who will win the toss? – Sharjah Warriorz

Who will win?-  Sharjah Warriorz

Top Batter (Runs Scored) – Tom Abell (Sharjah Warriorz), Hasan Nawaz (Desert Vipers)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) – Harmeet Singh (Sharjah Warriorz), David Payne (Desert Vipers)

Most Sixes – Sikandar Raza (Sharjah Warriorz), Fakhar Zaman (Desert Vipers)

Player of the Match – Harmeet Singh (Sharjah Warriorz)

Team Scores Batting first – Sharjah Warriorz 155+, Desert Vipers 145+

Match Handicap : Sharjah Warriorz

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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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