Desert Vipers will lock horns against Dubai in the qualifier of the ongoing season of the ILT20 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai on Wednesday.
When these two teams met earlier in the season, Dubai Capitals won on both occasions. We look at the current form, head-to-head, players to look out for, and squads of both teams in our match preview.
Current form of Dubai Capitals: W W L W W
Dubai Capitals have won four of their last five matches and they would look to keep the winning impetus going in the tournament. The Capitals registered a convincing nine-wicket win against Desert Vipers on Monday after Qais Ahmad returned with impressive figures of 4-25.
Current form of Desert Vipers: L W L W W
Desert Vipers have lost two out of their last three games and they seemed to have veered off the track a bit. The Vipers were skittled out for only 137 runs against the Capitals and thus must come up with an improved batting show.
Head to Head: Matches: 4, Won by Dubai Capitals: 4, Won by Desert Vipers: 0.
Players to look out for: Sam Curran, Daniel Lawrence, Fakhar Zaman, Alex Hales, Lockie Ferguson, Mohammad Amir, and Wanindu Hasaranga will be the crucial players for Desert Vipers.
David Warner, Gulbadin Naib, Shai Hope, Sikandar Raza, Brandon McMullen, Dasun Shanaka, and Obed McCoy will be the crucial players for Dubai Capitals.
Dubai Capitals: Adam Rossington, Brandon McMullen, Garuka Sanketh, Gulbadin Naib, Jeffrey Vandersay, Joe Burns, Joe Weatherley, Najibullah Zadran, Obed McCoy, Scott Kuggeleijn, Sharafuddin Ashraf and Shai Hope, Dasun Shanaka, David Warner, Dushmantha Chameera, Haider Ali, Raja Akif, Rovman Powell, Sam Billings, Sikandar Raza, Zahir Khan, Jake Fraser-McGurk and Oliver Stone
Desert Vipers Squad: Fakhar Zaman, Alex Hales, Daniel Lawrence, Sam Curran, Sherfane Rutherford, Tanish Suri(w), Ali Naseer, Lockie Ferguson(c), Nathan Sowter, Luke Wood, Mohammad Amir, Max Holden, Azam Khan, Michael Jones, David Payne, Adam Hose, Wanindu Hasaranga, Kushal Malla, Dhruv Parashar, Khuzaima Tanveer
