International T20 League 2024
Eliminator: ADKR vs DC

Preview

The Eliminator of the International T20 League 2024 will be played between Abu Dhabi Knight Riders and Dubai Capitals on February 13 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi.

ADKR lost their previous match by 3 runs against the Gulf Giants. GG while batting first posted a total of 166 runs for a loss of 6 wickets. In the 2nd innings of the game, ADKR lost an early wicket in the form of Kyle Pepper. Later on, Jason Roy committed to taking his team over the boundary line. He smashed 47 runs off just 31 balls to power the innings. Abu Dhabi seemed to be a bit lost in the game, they kept throwing away wickets and eventually lost the game by just 3 runs. 

DC, on the other hand, won their previous game by a margin of 19 runs against MI Emirates. The Capitals batted first in the game and drafted a total of 147 runs losing 9 wickets in 20 overs. Max Holden and Tom Banton scored 51 and 37 runs respectively to keep leading their team to a great start. Yet in the middle overs, they played under par, lost wickets in bunches and were restricted to 147 runs. The run chase seemed to be easy but the Emirates failed to stop the fall of wickets resulting them in facing a 19-run loss. 

Match Details

Match: ADKR vs DC, Eliminator, ILT20, 2024

Date: February 13, 2024 

Time: 08:00 PM

Venue: Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai

Pitch and Weather Report

The ground at the Dubai International Stadium assists both the batting and the bowling departments. The captain winning the toss shall choose to bat first. The pitch suits the seamers at the initial stage of the game, also the spinners will come in handy in the middle overs. This surface is more of batters-friendly which means the batters will play their role in every portion of the game. Therefore we will certainly witness a high-scoring encounter as both sides consist of impactful power-hitters. 

The weather forecast for the matchday on 13th February 2024 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium is expected to be sunny with patches of clouds surrounding the sky. The maximum and minimum temperatures will be 24 and 19 degrees Celsius with 66% humidity and an 18 kmph wind rate.

ADKR vs DC Squads

ADKR: Michael-Kyle Pepper (wk), Sunil Narine (c), Jason Roy, Joe Clarke, Alishan Sharafu, Laurie Evans, Imad Wasim, Fabian Allen, Sagar Kalyan, David Willey, Joshua Little, Ali Khan, Ravi Bopara, Marchant de Lange, Sam Hain, Andries Gous, Jake Lintott, Adhitya Shetty, Sabir Ali, Matiullah Khan

DC: Sam Billings (c & wk), Tom Banton, Max Holden, Leus du Plooy, Sikandar Raza, Ben Dunk, Dasun Shanaka, Scott Kuggeleijn, Olly Stone, Akif Raja, Haider Ali, Zahir Khan, Roelof van der Merwe, Kane Richardson, Paul van Meekeren, Richard Ngarava, Rovman Powell, Vriitya Aravind, Rahul Chopra, Abdul Ghaffar

ADKR vs DC Probable Playing XIs

ADKR: Alishan Sharafu, Sagar Kalyan, Ali Khan, Fabian Allen, David Willey, Imad Wasim, Josh Little, Laurie Evans, Michael Pepper (wk), Jason Roy, Sunil Narine (c)

DC: Tom Banton, Max Holden, Ben Dunk, Leus du Plooy, Sam Billings (c & wk), Dasun Shanaka, Sikandar Raza, Scott Kuggeleijn, Akif Raja, Olly Stone, Haider Ali

Match Prediction

Dubai Capitals had an upper hand over Abu Dhabi Knight Riders whenever they clashed. Also, they have got two straight wins in their previous matches. This is ought to be a close contest and also the Knight Riders are expected to give a tough fight but we assume the Capitals to come out on top at the end.

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