ILT20 2023, MI-E vs GG: Preview, Pitch Report, Probable XIs and Prediction

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It is the battle between two of the best sides in MI Emirates and Gulf Giants at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi in the International League T20 2023.

The Gulf side are handsomely placed at the top of the table with four wins from seven games as two of their games were washed out. Conversely, on the other hand, Emirates have played and succeeded in same number of games as their counterparts but with one abandoned match.

Previously, MI decimated Desert Vipers by a gigantic margin of 157 runs after posting 241 on the board. On the flip side, Giants tasted defeat at the hands of Sharjah Warriors in their last completed encounter as couldn't chase down 152.

Match Details

Date and Time: February 1, 07:30 PM IST
Venue: Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Live Streaming & Broadcast: ZEE Network and ZEE5

Pitch Report: One of the friendliest batting wickets, scores could be expected to be in the range of 170-180. There is a high chance that teams winning the toss could be prompted to bowl first as chasing teams has a better record on this ground.

Probable XIs

MI Emirates: Muhammad Waseem, Andre Fletcher, Lorcan Tucker (wk), Kieron Pollard (c), Najibullah Zadran, Dan Mousley, Dwayne Bravo, Trent Boult, Imran Tahir, Fazalhaq Farooqi and Zahoor Khan

Gulf Giants: Tom Banton (wk), James Vince (c), Chris Lynn, Rehan Ahmed, Shimron Hetmyer, David Wiese, Liam Dawson, Aayan Afzal Khan, Chris Jordan, Sanchit Sharma and Richard Gleeson

Prediction

Both these sides look decent and are equally capable of claiming a victory here. However, The MI Emirates were magnificent in their previous game and should could their winning run.

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