ILT20 2023 Final Fantasy Cricket: Desert Vipers vs Gulf Giants Preview, Live Streaming Details, Pitch Report, Weather Forecast, Squads, Probable XIs, And Dream11 Prediction
ILT20 2023 Final Fantasy Cricket: The final of the International League T20 (ILT20) 2023 will see the Desert Vipers take on the Gulf Giants at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai. Both sides are the deserving finalists and expect a cracking contest on Sunday.
Desert Vipers finished the league stages at the second position. They faced the Gulf Giants in the first qualifier and beat them to qualify directly for the final. After being asked to bat first, contributions from their batters helped the Vipers post 178 on the board. Tom Curran and Wanindu Hasaranga picked up four and three wickets respectively as they knocked the Giants on 159 to win the game by 19 runs. They will look to repeat their performance against the same opposition on the big day.
Gulf Giants, on the other hand, finished the league stages at the top of the table. They lost to the Desert Vipers in the first qualifier but bounced back to beat MI Emirates in the second qualifier to seal a berth in the final. Bowling first, the Giants did a fine job of restricting the Emirates to 167. James Vince, opening the batting, remained unbeaten on 83 to guide his side across the line in the penultimate over. They will be looking to fire in unison against the Vipers in the final of the ILT20 2023.
Desert Vipers vs Gulf Giants Match Details:
| Match | Desert Vipers vs Gulf Giants, Final, ILT20 2023 |
| Date and Time | February 12th, 2023, Sunday, 07:30 PM IST |
| Venue | Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai |
| Live Streaming | Zee Network and Zee5 App |
| Topic | ILT20 2023 Final Fantasy Cricket |
Desert Vipers vs Gulf Giants Pitch Report
The pitch at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium is a wonderful track to bat on. The batters can hit through the line right from the start of their innings and the bowlers will have to be on their toes.
Desert Vipers vs Gulf Giants Weather Forecast
The temperature in Dubai is expected to hover between 17 to 28 degrees Celsius.
Desert Vipers vs Gulf Giants Squads
Desert Vipers
Rohan Mustafa, Alex Hales, Colin Munro (c), Sam Billings (wk), Sherfane Rutherford, Wanindu Hasaranga, Tom Curran, Luke Wood, Gus Atkinson, Sheldon Cottrell, Shiraz Ahmed, Benny Howell, Jake Lintott, Matheesha Pathirana, Adam Lyth, Ali Naseer, Ruben Trumpelmann, Ronak Panoly, Mark Watt
Gulf Giants
James Vince, Chris Lynn (c), Shimron Hetmyer, Gerhard Erasmus (wk), Colin de Grandhomme, David Wiese, Carlos Brathwaite, Aayan Afzal Khan, Chris Jordan, Sanchit Sharma, Qais Ahmad, Tom Banton, Jamie Overton, Tom Helm, Richard Gleeson, Chundangapoyil Rizwan, Ashwanth Chidambaram, Dominic Drakes
Desert Vipers vs Gulf Giants Probable XIs
Desert Vipers
Rohan Mustafa, Alex Hales, Colin Munro (c), Sam Billings (wk), Sherfane Rutherford, Wanindu Hasaranga, Tom Curran, Luke Wood, Gus Atkinson, Sheldon Cottrell, Shiraz Ahmed
Gulf Giants
James Vince, Chris Lynn (c), Shimron Hetmyer, Gerhard Erasmus (wk), Colin de Grandhomme, David Wiese, Carlos Brathwaite, Aayan Afzal Khan, Chris Jordan, Sanchit Sharma, Qais Ahmad
Desert Vipers vs Gulf Giants Match Prediction
Both Desert Vipers and Gulf Giants will lock horns in the final on Sunday. Both are the deserving finalists and fans expect an exciting contest.
Desert Vipers have a good balance to their side and expect them to win the ILT20 2023.
ILT20 Fantasy Cricket Prediction: Desert Vipers to win this encounter. They are the strongest side in the tournament so far. Unless Giants, Vipers are more powerful, smart and skilful to achieve the trophy of ILT20 2023 in Dubai.
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| IPLT20 | www.IPL.ae |
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