GUL vs EMI Prediction: Gulf Giants will take on MI Emirates in the qualifier 2 game of the International League T20, 2023 on Friday at Dubai International Cricket Stadium. MI Emirates stormed into qualifier 2 after beating Dubai Capitals by 8 wickets in the Eliminator match.
They were brilliant both with the bat as well as with the ball. Trent Boult was superb in the important encounter as he picked two crucial wickets for Uthappa and Sikandar Raza while conceding only 2 wickets. Rashid Khan, on the other hand, also returned with stellar figures of 2 for 20 in 4 overs. DJ Bravo conceded 35 runs while picking 1 wicket in his 4 overs. Thanks to those vital contributions, they managed to restrict the Capitals to just 151 runs.
Heading into the next game, the onus of picking the wickets will, once again, fall on the shoulders of Dwayne Bravo, Rashid Khan, and Trent Boult. In the second innings, Andre Fletcher and Nicholas Pooran wreaked havoc with the bat. Fletcher smashed 68 runs in 45 balls, while Pooran too played a terrific knock of 66 runs in just 36 deliveries.
Emirates won the game in 16.4 overs
As a result of that, MI Emirates chased down the score in just 16.4 overs. The Emirates are in red hot form and are likely to pose a strong challenge to Gulf Giants in the qualifier 2 encounter. The Giants lost to Desert Vipers in the qualifier 1 encounter but will be getting one more chance to redeem themselves. The Giants finished at the top of the charts at the end of the league stage and one defeat wouldn’t have shattered their confidence.
They would be keen to fight back and book their place in the final. In the last game, none of the batters could play a big knock with the bat. The onus would be on the shoulders of Vince, Lynn, and Colin de Grandhomme Hetmyer to help the team get to a strong total.
The Giants have a strong batting lineup and would be rearing to go out and smash every ball out of the park. The bowler is their weaker link. It will be interesting to see how Chris Jordan, D Drakes, and Wiese perform with the ball.
GUL vs EMI Playing 11 (Probable):
Gulf Giants: James Vince (c), Chris Lynn, Shimron Hetmyer, Colin de Grandhomme, Carlos Brathwaite, David Wiese, Aayan Afzal Khan, Dominic Drakes, Chris Jordan, Sanchit Sharma, Tom Banton (wk)
MI Emirates: Andre Fletcher, Muhammad Waseem, Lorcan Tucker (wk), Nicholas Pooran, Kieron Pollard (c), Dan Mousley, Dwayne Bravo, Rashid Khan, Trent Boult, Zahoor Khan, Fazalhaq Farooqi
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