Desert Vipers will lock horns against Gulf Giants at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai in the 24th match of the ongoing ILT20 2025 on Wednesday. The Vipers have already qualified for the playoffs whereas Gulf Giants is currently in penultimate position in the standings.
When these two teams met earlier in the season, Desert Vipers registered a six-wicket win after Sam Curran delivered with both bat and ball. 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 Desert Vipers: L W W L W
The table toppers suffered a huge loss of 154 runs against MI Emirates in their last game on Monday. Their bowlers conceded a mammoth total of 228 whereas they were skittled out for a paltry score of 74 runs as they could not deliver with bat.
Current form of Gulf Giants: W W L L W
Gulf Giants registered a six-wicket win against Sharjah Warriorz as Tom Aslop scored a match-winning knock of 85 runs. The Giants will want to keep up the winning impetus against the Vipers.
Head to Head: Matches: 7, Won by Desert Vipers: 4, Won by Gulf Giants: 3.
Players to look out for: James Vince, Shimron Hetmyer, Blessing Muzarabani, Tom Aslop and Tom Curran will hold the key for Gulf Giants.
Sam Curran, Daniel Lawrence, Fakhar Zaman, Alex Hales, Lockie Ferguson, Mohammad Amir, and Wanindu Hasaranga will be the crucial players for the Desert Vipers.
Gulf Giants Squad: Adam Lyth, James Vince(c), Rehan Ahmed, Jordan Cox, Shimron Hetmyer, Oliver Robinson(w), Mark Adair, Saghir Khan, Aayan Afzal Khan, Daniel Worrall, Tymal Mills, Blessing Muzarabani, Gerhard Erasmus, Tom Curran, Dipendra Singh Airee, Ibrahim Zadran, Dominic Drakes, Jamie Smith, Dushan Hemantha, Muhammad Zuhaib, Wahidullah Zadran, Muhammad Uzair Khan
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
