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Dubai Capitals
Desert Vipers
We are in the middle of a thrilling International League T20 season and the 17th fixture, Dubai Capitals will be hosting Desert Vipers on Thursday at Dubai International Stadium. Both teams are in close competition with a differential of 2 points.
Dubai Capitals witnessed a loss in their previous fixture and now they stand at the 4th spot with 2 wins and a net run rate of -0.135.
Desert Vipers are having the worst season this year as they stand at the bottom of the point table with a single win and a net run rate of -0.575.
Chameera is the highest wicket-taker in the team and 5th highest in the tournament with 7 wickets in 5 matches at an economy of 7.50.
The betting tip is...
Dushmantha Chameera to pick more than 1.5 wickets
71 %
29 %
Dubai CapitalsDesert VipersDubai Capitals witnessed an embarrassing loss in the previous fixture against Sharjah Warriors on Monday. It was an unexpected loss where the batting unit was a complete disappointment.
The start from the Capitals was not good and the first four wickets of the team fell for a small score of 44 runs. It was Sikandar Raza (22 off 25) in the middle order and Roelof van der Merwe (21 off 14) who took the score beyond 100 runs.
The bowlers were clearly under pressure to perform because it was a low-scoring game. It was because of that unsaid pressure, that the bowling unit was helpless and couldn't stop the opposition from completing the chase. Only Haider Ali was successful in scalping a single wicket and there was no contribution from the rest of the bowlers.
The Capitals have good depth in their batting unit and runs will be expected from David Warner, Rovman Powell, and Sikandar Raza.
Predicted Lineup: Rovman Powell, Sam Billings, Akif Raja, Roelof Van Der Merwe, David Warner, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Dushmantha Chameera, Sikandar Raza, Ben Dunk, Rahul Chopra, Jason Holder, Kane Richardson
Desert Vipers are in big trouble as they are losing fixtures consecutively and shifting away from the top spots in the point table. The franchise would have never expected that the team would stand at the bottom of the point table at this stage of the league.
The primary reason for the Vipersβ not being able to win matches is that the experienced players are not able to perform well enough and the team chemistry is not good.
Adam Hose is the teamβs highest scorer with 103 runs at an average of 25.75 and a strike rate of 119.77 in 4 matches. Alex Hales is following him with just 93 runs in 4 matches at an average of 23.25 and a strike rate of 130.99.
On the bowling front, Wanindu Hasaranga is their highest wicket-taker with 6 wickets in 4 matches at an economy of 6.63. Shaheen Afridi is following him with 4 wickets in 3 fixtures at an economy of 7.25.
Alex Hales, Wanindu Hasaranga, and Shaheen Afridi are the key players for the team.
Predicted Lineup: Colin Munro (c), Adam Hose, Wanindu Hasaranga, Azam Khan (wk), Shadab Khan, Sherfane Rutherford, Shaheen Afridi, Aryan Lakra, Rohan Mustafa, Luke Wood, Matheesha Pathirana
Desert Vipers have their strength in the bowling unit with experienced names like Hasaranga and Afridi. However, the duo canβt do anything on their own if the rest of the team has been a failure.
The Vipers have an experienced batting unit with Warner, Hales, and Raza in the team. Their bowling unit has performed fairly well and hence we predict a win for Dubai Capitals on Thursday.
