The 29th match of the International League 2023 is scheduled to play between Dubai Capitals and MI Emirates on Sunday, 5th February 2023 at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai.

Dubai Capitals had totally failed to give the best performance and they are currently the second-worst-performing team in this tournament right now. They had won just three out of nine matches played. They had lost five matches while their one match was not decided. They are laying at the second position from the bottom of the points table. On the other hand, MI Emirates performed well in this tournament. They had also played nine matches with five wins to their name. They had lost three matches while their one match came without any result. They are holding the third position on the ladder.

Dubai Capitals had lost their most recent match against Desert Vipers by the margin of 22 runs where they won the toss and decided to field first. The performance of their bowling unit was not much impressive and they leaked 182 runs in 20 overs. Fred Klaassen was the most successful and highest wicket-taker from their side with three wickets to his name in four overs against 34 runs. Yusuf Pathan, C Karunaratne, and Adam Zampa picked one wicket each while Hazrat Luqman, Akif Raja, and Sikandar Raza were the bowlers who failed to pick any wicket.

The batting order of Dubai Capitals performed well in the previous match but failed to chase the target of 183 runs and scored 160 runs in 20 overs. Sikandar Raza was the most successful and highest run-scorer from their side with 41 runs to his name on 32 balls with the help of one boundary and two huge sixes. The skipper, Rovman Powell also had an outstanding performance with the bat in the previous match. He scored 33 runs while he faced 25 balls and smashed three boundaries and two huge sixes. Robin Uthappa was the other batsman who put some runs on the board. He scored 30 runs on 21 balls with the help of five boundaries.

Almost all matches of MI Emirates had been very interesting in this season of the International League. They had won their most recent match against Abu Dhabi Knight Riders by a margin of 18 runs. The performance of their batting order was very good and they scored 180 runs in 20 overs. Almost all batsmen from their side put some runs on the board. Muhammad Waseem was the most successful and highest run-scorer from their side. He scored 60 runs on 43 balls with the help of one boundary and six huge sixes. The skipper, Kieron Pollard also had an outstanding performance with the bat.

Kieron Pollard scored 43 runs on just 17 balls and smashed four boundaries and three huge sixes. Lorcan Tucker was the other batsman who put some runs on the board. He scored 33 runs on 23 balls with the help of three boundaries and one huge six. Andre Fletcher scored 22 runs. The bowling unit of MI Emirates also performed well in the previous match and leaked 162 runs while defending the target of 183 runs. They send the full team of Abu Dhabi Knight Riders back to the pavilion in 19.2 overs. Dwayne Bravo was the highest wicket-taker with three wickets to his name in four overs against 37 runs. Imran Tahir and Zahoor Khan picked two wickets each while Trent Boult, Fazalhaq Farooqi, and Dan Mousley picked one wicket each in the previous match.

MI Emirates is a strong team and has strong batting and bowling departments. As per cricket match prediction, MI Emirates is the favorite team who will win this match. There are many factors that make MI Emirates a favorite team to win this match. Some key factors are mentioned as under:

• MI Emirates had won five out of eight completed matches
• The batting order of MI Emirates is very strong
• Dubai Capitals had not performed well in this tournament
• Dubai Capitals have a strong batting order but had failed to perform well
• The key players of MI Emirates are performing well

MI Emirates is overall a strong team than Dubai Capitals. They have the best players in the t20 format of cricket. The batting order of this team is also strong and some well-known hitters of the t20 format are part of the squad of this team, so the winning chances of today’s match for the MI Emirates have been increased. The equation of who will win today’s cricket match prediction is mentioned as under.

MI Emirates has a 58% chance to win this match
Dubai Capitals has a 42% chance to win this match

The toss is going to play an important in the result of each and every match of IL 2023. According to the toss prediction, the team who will win the toss will elect to field first as defending had been difficult in the conditions of the United Arab Emirates.

The 29th match of IL T20, 2023 is going to be held at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai. We had observed in the most recent matches played here that the pitch here at this venue is good for batting especially in early overs. The track has a good amount of pace and bounce which allows the batsmen to the good cricketing shorts but this ground also has big boundaries which can be a plus point for the bowlers. The dew will play a major part in the second inning. A score of 180 plus seems to be a par score on this venue.

The weather forecast for Dubai is good for this cricket match. There are almost no chances of rain in the region and the weather will be good at night as we know that the nights are cooler in UAE in the winter season.

Dubai Capitals: George Munsey, Robin Uthappa (wk), Sikandar Raza, Rovman Powell (c), Dasun Shanaka, Yusuf Pathan, Chamika Karunaratne, Hazrat Luqman, Adam Zampa, Akif Raja, Fred Klaassen.

MI Emirates: Andre Fletcher, Muhammad Waseem, Nicholas Pooran, Lorcan Tucker (wk), Kieron Pollard (c), Dwayne Bravo, Dan Mousley, Trent Boult, Imran Tahir, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Zahoor Khan.

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• Date: Sunday, 5th February 2023
• Time: 02:00 PM GMT / 06:00 PM LOCAL / 07:30 PM IST

• Stadium: Dubai International Cricket Stadium
• Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
• Capacity: 25,000
• Known as: Dubai Sports City Cricket Stadium
• Ends: Emirates Road End, Dubai Sports City End
• Time Zone: UTC +04:00
• Home to: United Arab Emirates
• Floodlights: Yes

• Total matches: 85
• Matches won batting first: 39
• Matches won bowling first: 45
• Average 1st Inns scores: 144
• Average 2nd Inns scores: 127
• Highest total recorded: 212/2 (20 Ov) by IND vs AFG
• Lowest total recorded: 55/10 (14.2 Ov) by WI vs ENG
• The highest score chased: 184/8 (19.2 Ov) by SL vs BAN
• The lowest score defended: 134/7 (20 Ov) by OMAN vs HK

Niroshan Dickwella, Ravi Bopara, Isuru Udana, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Jake Ball, Fabian Allen, Chirag Suri, Daniel Lawrence, Ollie White, Jash Giyanani, George Munsey, Robin Uthappa (wk), Sikandar Raza, Rovman Powell (c), Dasun Shanaka, Yusuf Pathan, Chamika Karunaratne, Hazrat Luqman, Adam Zampa, Akif Raja, Fred Klaassen.