ILT20 Cricket Match Prediction 2024 | Match 1 | Sharjah Warriors vs Gulf Giants – Let’s see who will win this battle. | Jan 19

Sharjah Warriors vs Gulf Giants Match Analysis

At the Sharjah Cricket Stadium in Sharjah, the defending champion Gulf Giants and the Sharjah Warriors will square off to kick off the second season of the International League T20. The host team is looking to get off to a good start after making a lot of changes to their lineup. The head-to-head winning ratio between the two teams was 1-1 in the previous season.

The addition of Qais Ahmed from the Gulf Giants to the Warriors for the current campaign is one of the biggest roster moves. The Sharjah Warriors have only kept two of their important bowlers, compared to the Giants’ three. Chris Waokes is still an all-rounder in their lineup, though, so the captain should feel confident in the bowling assault. The Sharjah Warriors’ batting lineup appears to have significantly increased in strength this season.

Sharjah Warriors vs Gulf Giants Team Preview & Squads

Sharjah Warriors

In Dubai, the Sharjah Warriors overcame the Gulf Giants by 21 runs while holding them to a subpar total of 151 runs. Additionally, they were bowled out for 107 runs while batting first against the Giants in their home game in Sharjah.

Only Denly will be staying with the team this season out of these four batters. Martin Guptill has been added, and he will probably start the inning for the Warriors. Additionally, Johnson Charles and Kusal Mendis have taken the places of Gurbaz and Chris Benjamin, with Tom Kohler-Cadmore remaining. Charles might be the first choice, and Mendis could be the third.

Daniel Sams is a possible match-finisher for the Sharjah Warriors in the lower order. From the bowling attack of the previous year, Chris Woakes and Junaid Siddique are still in the lineup. In terms of pace, James Fuller and Dilshan Madhushanka will be joining them.

Sharjah Warriors Squads

Sharjah Warriors

Joe Denly (c), Kusal Mendis (wk), James Fuller, Junaid Siddique, Chris Woakes, Qais Ahmed, Martin Guptill, Dilshan Madhushanka, Johnson Charles, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, and Daniel Sams.

Gulf Giants

The Warriors are a team that the Gulf Giants defeated handily both times they played them last year, so they will be hoping to start the season strong against them. Last season, the Giants were chasing a modest target of 152 runs, and their batting performance was what let them down.

Gulf Giants have kept the majority of their important players, unlike their opponents. They will be motivated to return to this location with a more potent batting display. The Giants have released wicket-keepers Tom Banton and Ollie Pope, while James Vince, Chris Lynn, and Shimron Hetmyer are still in the lineup. The department of wicket-keepers has been entirely replaced by Usman Khan, Jordan Cox, and Jamie Smith.

The Giants will have plenty of alternatives for bowling. But they lost David Wiese, one of the best all-rounders from the previous campaign. The Gulf Giants’ bowling offense will be spearheaded by Chris Jordan and Dominic Drakes.The right-arm off-break Mujeeb Ur Rahman and American Saurabh Netravalkar join them. This surface in Sharjah can be helpful to the spinners, so they should be cautious.

Gulf Giants Squads

Gulf Giants

James Vince (c), Jordan Cox (wk), Chris Jordan, Dominic Drake, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Usman Khan, Gerhard Erasmus, Chris Lynn, Richard Gleeson, Carlos Brathwaite, and Shimron Hetmyer.

Sharjah Warriors vs Gulf Giants outfield report

Sharjah Cricket Stadium

At this stadium, teams batting second have won 46 of the 72 domestic Twenty20 matches. The pursuing team should have little trouble pushing the scoring rate at any time during the inning given the magnitude of the boundaries here. On the day of the match, the temperature will reach a high of 25 degrees Celsius with partial cloud cover.

We anticipate a new wicket being set up for this match, which will result in a higher first innings total. The team batting first should aim for at least 180+ runs in the first innings to be competitive in the game, even though the average score in this instance is 156 runs.

Sharjah Warriors vs Gulf Giants Prediction

Winning the toss

• Gulf Giants

Player of the Match

• Gulf Giants – James Vince

Most runs

• Sharjah Warriors – Martin Guptill
• Gulf Giants – James Vince

Most wickets

• Sharjah Warriors – Daniel Sams
• Gulf Giants – Mujeeb Ur Rahman

Most sixes

• Sharjah Warriors – Martin Guptill
• Gulf Giants – James Vince

Team Scores Batting First

• Sharjah Warriors – 170+
• Gulf Giants – 180+

According to cricket analysts, Gulf Giants has a 52.6% chance of winning.

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