In the 24th fixture of the International League T20, Dubai Capitals will be hosting Gulf Gianst at the Dubai International Stadium on Tuesday. In the previous encounter of both teams last week, Gulf Giants came out as the winners.
Dubai Capitals are currently at the second spot in the point table with 3 wins and a net run rate of -.102.
Gulf Gianst are currently at the fifth spot in the point table with two wins and a net run rate of -.049. The top bookmakers in India have superb odds with them for this series.Β
The Capitals have been unsuccessful with a good start in the previous fixtures and have lost early wickets.
The betting tip is...
Overs 0 to 6 - Dubai Capitals total less than 41.5.
In the previous encounter against the Giants, Dubai Capitals struggled with the bat and were vulnerable since the start of the game. They wonβt be expected to repeat the same mistakes on Tuesday.
Sikandar Raza is their highest scorer with 182 runs in 6 matches at an average of 36.40 and a strike rate of 137.88. The primary problem for the team is the failed opening partnership between Rahmanullah Gurbaz and David Warner. A good start will be expected from the duo.
On the bowling front, Dushmantha Chameera is their highest wicket-taker with 8 wickets in 6 matches at an economy of 7.59. The team will be dependent on him for a good start with the new ball. Sikandar Raza follows him with 6 wickets in 6 matches at an economy of 5.75.
Dushmantha Chameera, Sikandar Raza, and Sam Billings are the key players for the team
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, Scott Kuggeleijn
Gulf Giants have a good depth in their batting unit. However, their bowlers were the match-winners in the previous encounter with the Capitals and the team will be expecting a similar start from them on Tuesday.
Chris Lynn is a shining star for the team with the bat as he is the highest scorer with 167 runs in 3 matches at an average of 55.67. Skipper James Vince is following him with 137 runs at an average of 27.40.
In the bowling unit, the Giants have Richard Gleeson who is their highest wicket-taker with 5 wickets in 5 matches at an economy of 7.15. Chris Jordan has turned out to be an expensive option as he carries an economy of 10.33 in 4 matches with 5 wickets.
Chris Lynn, Richard Gleeson, and Mujeeb Ur Rahman are the key players for the team.
Predicted Lineup: Chris Lynn, James Vince, Shimron Hetmyer, Carlos Brathwaite, Jamie Smith, Jordan Cox, Usman Khan, Dominic Drakes, Zubair Zuhaib, Richard Gleeson, Jamie Overton, Mujeeb Ur Rahman
Dubai Capitals have their weakness in the top order. Their top order has failed to give a good start to the team and the pressure of scoring runs has come on the middle order in every fixture.
Gulf Giants have a good top order and overall have a good depth in batting. Their struggle lies in the bowling unit. The Giants have an advantage over the Capitals as they have already defeated the latter once. We predict a win for the Gulf Giants on Tuesday.