Abu Dhabi Knight Riders (ABD) will take on the Gulf Giants (GUL) in the 16th match of the International League T20 2024 on Wednesday (January 31) at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi. Knight Riders have won two out of five matches so far and are ranked in second-last position in the points tally. The Giants have won and lost two matches each and are in third place.
The 16th match of ILT20 2024 will be played between Abu Dhabi Knight Riders (ABD) and Gulf Giants (GUL). The Abu Dhabi Knight Riders team was defeated by MI Emirates by 8 wickets in their previous match. Batting first after losing the toss, the Abu Dhabi Knight Riders team scored after scoring 188 runs at the loss of 5 wickets. Andre Russell played a stormy innings of 46 runs in 17 balls in which he hit 6 sixes.
When the MI Emirates team came out to chase the target, they started attacking. For the first wicket, Mohammad Wasim and Kushal Perera shared a 110-run partnership in 9.5 overs. Muhammad Wasim scored 87 runs in 61 balls with the help of 8 fours and 3 sixes. Nicholas Puran, who came to bat at number three, also maintained the rhythm of runs and scored 33 runs in 19 balls. The target of 189 runs was achieved by MI Emirates in 19 overs.
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders vs Gulf Giants Match Info
Match: Abu Dhabi Knight Riders vs Gulf Giants Match No. 16
Venue: Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Date and Time: Wednesday, January 31, 8:00 PM IST
Probable PlayingXI
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders
A Sharafu, SR Hain, LJ Evans, IM Wasim, AD Russell, SP Narine(C), DJ Willey, JM Clarke, MS Pepper, Matiullah Khan, M de Lange
BENCH: RS Bopara, C Asalanka, Ali Khan, JB Lintott, J Little, Adhitya Shetty, B McMullen, Sabir Ali, AGS Gous, Sagar Kalyan
Gulf Giants
JL Smith, JM Vince(C), Shimron Hetmyer, Usman Khan, CR Brathwaite, Zohaib Zubair, Jordan Cox, DC Drakes, CJ Jordan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, RJ Gleeson
BENCH: CA Lynn, Gerhard Erasmus, Aayan Afzal Khan, R Ahmed, Usman Shinwari, J Overton, Karim Janat, Sanchit Sharma, SN Netravalkar, B Muzarabani
ABD vs GUL Dream11 Team:
Wicketkeepers: Jordan Cox, Joe Clarke
Batters: Alishan Sharafu, Chris Lynn, James Vince
All-rounders: Andre Russell, David Willey, Carlos Brathwaite, Sunil Narine
Bowlers: Chris Jordan, Dominic Drakes
Captain: Chris Lynn, Vice-Captain: Andre Russell
