The 24th match of the International League 2023 is scheduled to play between Gulf Giants and MI Emirates on Wednesday, 1st February 2023 at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi.

The previous two matches of Gulf Giants had been abandoned without a ball being bowled due to rain even no toss happened. Earlier they were beaten by Sharjah Warriors in their most recent completed match by the margin of 21 runs after winning four matches in a row. They are a strong team and we are hoping that they will perform well in this match. The bowling unit of the Gulf Giants performed well and leaked 151 runs in 20 overs. Chris Jordan was the most successful and highest wicket-taker from their side with three wickets to his name in four overs against just 25 runs.

Richard Gleeson, Sanchit Sharma, David Wiese, and Rehan Ahmed picked one wicket each in the previous match while Liam Dawson was the only bowler who failed to pick any wicket. Gulf Giants lost the previous match due to the worst performance by their batting order. They failed to chase the target of 152 runs and their full team came back to the pavilion with a total of 130 runs in 19.4 overs. Chris Jordan was the most successful and highest run-scorer from their side. He scored 37 runs on just 26 balls with the help of two boundaries and the same huge sixes. David Wiese also performed well and scored 35 runs on 29 balls with the help of three boundaries and one huge six.

The MI Emirates exposed the strength of Desert Vipers in their previous match where they won with a huge margin of 154 runs. The way how their batting order performed in the previous match was just outstanding. They scored 241 runs in 20 overs. Muhammad Waseem was the most successful and highest run-scorer from their side with 86 runs to his name on just 44 balls with the help of 11 boundaries and four huge sixes. The skipper, Kieron Pollard also had an outstanding performance in the previous match and scored 50 runs on just 19 balls. He smashed four boundaries and the same huge sixes.

Andre Fletcher was the other batsman who put some runs on the board in the previous match. He scored 50 runs while Dan Mousley scored 31 runs. The bowling unit of MI Emirates also performed well and defended the target of 242 runs. They leaked just 84 runs and send the full team of Desert Vipers back to the pavilion in 12.1 overs. Almost all bowlers from their side performed well and picked wickets. Fazalhaq Farooqi was the most successful and highest wicket-taker from their side. He picked up three wickets in three overs against 13 runs. Imran Tahir also had an outstanding performance in the previous match and picked two wickets in 3.1 overs while he was charged with 18 runs. Zahoor Khan also picked two wickets while Trent Boult, Dwayne Bravo, and Dan Mousley picked one wicket each.

MI Emirates is a strong team and has strong batting and bowling departments. As per the 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 has a strong batting order which is in good form
• MI Emirates also has an experienced bowling unit
• Gulf Giants had performed well in this tournament
• Gulf Giants have a strong batting and bowling unit
• The key players of MI Emirates are in superb form

MI Emirates is overall a strong team than Gulf Giants. 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 54% chance to win this match
Gulf Giants has a 46% 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 24th match of IL T20, 2023 is going to be held at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi. 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 Abu Dhabi 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.

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, Andre Fletcher, Lorcan Tucker (wk), Kieron Pollard (c), Najibullah Zadran, Dan Mousley, Dwayne Bravo, Trent Boult, Imran Tahir, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Zahoor Khan.

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• Date: Wednesday, 1st February 2023
• Time: 02:00 PM GMT / 06:00 PM LOCAL / 07:30 PM IST

• Stadium: Sheikh Zayed Stadium
• Location: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
• Opened: 2004
• Capacity: 20,000
• Known as: President His Highness Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan
• Ends: North End, Pavilion End
• Time Zone: UTC +04:00
• Home to: United Arab Emirates
• Floodlights: Yes

• Total matches: 72
• Matches won batting first: 34
• Matches won bowling first: 38
• Average 1st Inns scores: 137
• Average 2nd Inns scores: 125
• Highest total recorded: 225/7 (20 Ov) by IRE vs AFG
• Lowest total recorded: 77/10 (19.3 Ov) by SCOW vs BANW
• The highest score chased: 167/5 (19 Ov) by NZ vs ENG
• The lowest score defended: 93/8 (20 Ov) by THAIW vs PNGW

Gerhard Erasmus, Jamie Overton, Ashwanth Chidambaram, Ollie Pope, Tom Helm, Qais Ahmad, Dominic Drakes, Chundangapoyil Rizwan, 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.