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Dubai Capitals
MI Emirates
With the beginning of the new year, a new season of International League T20 is scheduled to take place. In the first fixture, Dubai Capitals will host MI Emirates on Saturday at Dubai International Stadium.
Dubai Capitals were the runners-up in the previous edition of the league as they lost the final game to MI Emirates. They finished the league stage at the 4th spot with 5 wins and 5 losses with a net run rate of -0.203. Englandβs Sam Billings was the top scorer for the team and Scott Kuggeleijn was the leading wicket-taker for the team last year.
MI Emirates are the defending champions this year as they won the league last year by defeating Dubai Capitals in the final game. They also finished the league stage by being at the top with 6 wins and 4 losses and their net run rate stood at +1.469. In the previous edition, Nicholas Pooran was the top scorer for the team and Fazalhaq Farooqi was the leading wicket-taker.
Fazalhaq Farooqi was the leading wicket-taker last and he is the 4th-highest wicket-taker in overall T20 format with 68 wickets in 46 fixtures at an economy of 7.37.
The betting tip is...
Fazalhaq Farooqi to pick above 2 wickets in the match.
52 %
48 %
Dubai CapitalsMI EmiratesDubai Capitals will be under the leadership of David Warner. The Australian legend will be available for the team, however, there is still no confirmation of him leaving the ongoing season of the Big Bash League.
Sam Billings is still part of the squad and he was the leading scorer for the team last year with 320 runs in 13 fixtures at an average of 32 with a strike rate of 140.35. Sikandar Raza came out as the 2nd highest scorer last year with 313 runs in 13 fixtures at an average of 31.30 with a strike rate of 134.33.
On the bowling front, Dubai Capitals will again depend on Scott Kuggeleijn. He scalped 13 wickets in 8 fixtures at an economy of 9.43 in the previous edition. Sikandar Raza was following him also with 13 wickets at an economy of 6.31 in 13 fixtures.
Sikandar Raza and Sam Billings are the key players in the team.
Predicted Lineup: Shai Hope, Dasun Shanaka, Dushmantha Chameera, Haider Ali, Raja Akif, Rovman Powell, Sam Billings, Sikandar Raza, Zahir Khan
The defending champions are coming to play a new season with the hope of continuing their dominance in the league. Nicholas Pooran will be the leading man for the team and he was also the 2nd highest scorer last year.
Pooran collected 354 runs in 10 fixtures at an average of 50.57 with a strike rate of 170.19. Kusal Perera was right below him with 335 runs in 10 fixtures at an average of 33.50 and a strike rate of 157.27.
On the bowling front, Fazalhaq Farooqi and Waqar Salamkheil will be the players to watch. They were the leading wicket-takers in the league last year and picked up 17 wickets each at an economy of 7.65 and 7.17 respectively.
Kusal Perera, Fazalhaq Farooqi, and Waqar Salamkheil are the key players for the team.
Predicted Lineup: Romario Shepherd, Tom Banton, Fareed Ahmad, Akeal Hosein, Andre Fletcher, Dwayne Bravo, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Kieron Pollard, Kusal Perera, Nicholas Pooran, Waqar Salamkheil
MI Emirates has done a good job while selecting its players for the new season of ILT20. They have retained most of their high-performing players and hence they are expected to dominate the league again.
Dubai Capitals are missing out on some key players because of their commitment to other leagues. Hence, we predict a win for MI Emirates who have their squad intact.
