Gulf Giants will lock horns against MI Emirates in the 26th match of the ongoing ILT20 2025 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai on Friday. It will be crucial for both these teams to bring their best at this junction of the tournament as the playoffs race is heating up.
When these two teams met earlier in the season, the Gulf Giants registered a thrilling two-wicket win. 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 MI Emirates: W L L W W
MI Emirates have managed three wins and two losses in their last five games and they would aim to be more consistent with their performances. They registered a comprehensive 154-run win against table-toppers Desert Vipers in their last game after Tom Banton and Andre Fletcher scored 105 and 96 runs respectively.
Current form of Gulf Giants: L W W L L
Gulf Giants have managed two wins and three losses in their last five games. The Giants suffered a five-wicket loss against Desert Vipers in their previous game as they could only manage 129 runs on the board. Ergo, they must pull up their socks with the bat.
Head to Head: Matches: 4, Won by Gulf Giants: 2, Won by MI Emirates: 2.
Players to watch out for: Tom Banton, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Akeal Hossein, Alzarri Joseph, Kusal Perera, Nicholas Pooran, and Kieron Pollard will be the key players for MI Emirates.
James Vince, Shimron Hetmyer, Blessing Muzarabani, and Tom Curran will hold the key for Gulf Giants.
MI Emirates: Romario Shepherd, Tom Banton, Fareed Ahmad, Thomas Jack Draca, Ben Charlesworth, Akeal Hosein, Andre Fletcher, Daniel Mousley, Dwayne Bravo, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Jordan Thompson, Kieron Pollard, Kusal Perera, Muhammad Rohid Khan, Muhammad Waseem, Nicholas Pooran, Nosthush Kenjige, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth and Waqar Salamkheil
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
