ILT20 2025: MIE vs GG Playing 11 Prediction, Fantasy Tips, Pitch Report, Live Streaming
ILT20 2025 MIE vs GG [Source: @MIEmirates, @GulfGiants/x]
Defending champions MI Emirates (MIE) and cellar-dwellers Gulf Giants (GG) will be squaring off in match number 19 of the ILT20 2025 season on Saturday, January 25. The match marks the seventh respective outing of the season for the Emirates, and the sixth match of the tournament for the Giants.
MIE vs GG Match 19: Match Details & Live Streaming
Information | Details |
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Venue | Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi |
Date | Saturday, January 25, 2025 |
Time | 7:30 PM IST, 6:00 PM GST |
Live Broadcast And Streaming | India - Zee Network, Zee 5, FanCode App and Website Afghanistan – Ariana Radio and TV Network Caribbean – RUSH Sports Europe – Samsung TV Plus and Rakuten TV Middle East and North Africa – Abu Dhabi TV, Dubai TV, MYCO and ILT20 Official YouTube Nepal – Styx Sports Pakistan – TAPMAD United Arab Emirates – Talk FM Radio 100.3 ‘ILT20 on Zee’ – YouTube – Rest of the world |
MIE vs GG: Match 19 Preview
MI Emirates
The MI Emirates franchise has registered three wins and three defeats this ILT0 2025 season from six matches. Despite their topsy-turvy campaign, the Emirates’ NRR reads a commendable 0.189 and they are currently ranked at number two on the ILT20 2025 points table.
Tom Banton and captain Nicholas Pooran continue to remains MI Emirates’ most formidable and prolific batters this season, considering both cricketers have tallied over 150 runs. With the ball, Afghanistan fast bowler Fazalhaq Farooqi is still the highest wicket-taker of ILT20 2025 with 13 scalps from just six innings.
Gulf Giants
The Gulf Giants franchise is languishing at the bottom of the ILT20 2025 points table for securing just a solitary win so far from five attempts. At the moment, the Giants’ NRR reads a dismal -0.540 and they have accumulated just two points.
Another loss at this stage of the tournament will pretty much dash all their hopes of qualifying for the next stage. Amidst their collective struggles, Jordan Cox and captain James Vince have managed to compound crucial runs for the Gulf Giants off late. Left-arm spinner Aayan Afzal Khan and Ireland fast bowler Mark Adair, on the other hand, have claimed the highest number of wickets in ILT20 2025 among all Giants bowlers.
MIE vs GG: Sheikh Zayed Stadium Abu Dhabi Pitch Report
The surface at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi has proven to be a high-scoring one this ILT20 2025 season for batters. The average first innings total here after the first five matches of the tournament has amounted to a staggering 176.
The ball will be expected to come onto the bat nicely at a good bounce, thus making it easier for batters to unleash their strokes. Fast bowlers can also create an early impact with the new ball. The captain winning the toss might to bat first, since the teams batting first have won four of the five matches played here this season.
MIE vs GG: Probable XIs
MI Emirates: Muhammad Waseem, Tom Banton, Nicholas Pooran (c & wk), Kieron Pollard, Dan Mousley, Romario Shepherd, Akeal Hosein, Zahoor Khan, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Alzarri Joseph and Waqar Salamkheil.
Gulf Giants: James Vince (c), Ibrahim Zadran, Jordan Cox (wk), Gerhard Erasmus, Shimron Hetmyer, Mark Adair, Aayan Afzal Khan, Tom Alsop, Muhammad Zuhaib, Dominic Drakes and Blessing Muzarabani.
MIE vs GG: Fantasy Cricket Tips
The pitch report at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi indicates that teams must select explosive top-order and middle-order batters in their playing XI, along with at least a couple of quality wicket-taking options with the new ball.
For the MI Emirates, in-form players like Tom Banton, Nicholas Pooran and Kieron Pollard are instant picks in the line-up, along with the leading wicket-taker of the ILT20 2025 season, Fazalhaq Farooqi.
Similarly, batters like James Vince, Jordan Cox and Shimron Hetmyer will start out as crucial players for the Gulf Giants bunch. Moreover, fast bowler Mark Adair needs to come up clutch against the Emirates on the Abu Dhabi surface.
MIE vs GG: Winner Prediction
Defending champions MI Emirates will be expected to overpower a struggling Gulf Giants unit in match number 19 of the ILT20 2025 season.