Gulf Giants have won four games out of six and have eight points to their name. They lost to the Sharjah Warriors in their fifth fixture and didn’t have any chance to get back to winning ways as their game against the Abu Dhabi Knight Riders was washed out due to rain. They have nine points to their name. Now they will be hoping to grab their fifth win when they take on the Emirates on Friday.

MI Emirates, on the other hand, have played five games so far. They won their first three games but lost the next two, with their recent loss coming against the Desert Vipers. On the back of fifties from Nicholas Pooran (57) and Kieron Pollard (67*), the Emirates posted 169 on the board. The bowlers failed to pick up wickets as they were unsuccessful in defending the total. They will look to get back to winning ways in their next ILT20 clash.

Gulf Giants vs MI Emirates Match Details:

Match: Gulf Giants vs MI Emirates, Match 18, ILT20 2023
Date and Time: January 27th, 2022, Friday, 07:30 PM IST
Venue: Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Live Streaming: Zee Network and Zee5 App

The pitch at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium is balanced track. The bowlers may get some movement off the surface but it settles as the game progresses.

Gulf Giants vs MI Emirates Weather Forecast

The temperature in Dubai expected to hover between 17 to 20 degrees Celsius, with 60% chance of rain predicted on Friday.

Gulf Giants vs MI Emirates Squads

Gulf Giants

Shimron Hetmyer, Chris Lynn, James Vince (c), Chundangapoyil Rizwan, David Wiese, Aayan Afzal Khan, Gerhard Erasmus, Liam Dawson, Jamie Overton, Rehan Ahmed, Tom Banton, Ollie Pope, Ashwanth Chidambaram, Chris Jordan, Dominic Drakes, Qais Ahmad, Richard Gleeson, Sanchit Sharma, Tom Helm

MI Emirates

Will Smeed, Najibullah Zadran, Bas de Leede, Muhammad Waseem, Basil Hameed, Tom Lammonby, Kieron Pollard (c), Dwayne Bravo, Samit Patel, Jordan Thompson, Craig Overton, Nicholas Pooran, Andre Fletcher, Vriitya Aravind, Lorcan Tucker, Trent Boult, Imran Tahir, Zahir Khan, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Brad Wheal, Zahoor Khan, Dan Mousley, McKenny Clarke

Gulf Giants vs MI Emirates Probable XIs

Gulf Giants

Tom Banton (wk), James Vince (c), Chris Lynn, Rehan Ahmed, Shimron Hetmyer, David Wiese, Liam Dawson, Aayan Afzal Khan, Chris Jordan, Sanchit Sharma, Richard Gleeson

MI Emirates

Muhammad Waseem, Vriitya Aravind (wk), Nicholas Pooran, Andre Fletcher, Kieron Pollard (c), Najibullah Zadran, Samit Patel, Dwayne Bravo, Trent Boult, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Brad Wheal

Gulf Giants vs MI Emirates Match Prediction

The Emirates lost their last game and will be looking to fire in unison against the Giants whose previous fixture had been washed out due to rain. Gulf Giants looks a settled unit and expect them to come out on top.