UAE T10 LEAGUE, 2022

Match 26- DB vs CB

Preview

The clash between DB and CB will be the 26th match of the UAE T10 League 2022. The league stage is about to end and both teams are in the bottom half of the points table. 

Delhi is in the last position with just one win, one draw and four losses in this year’s league season. On the other side, the Chennai-based franchise has two wins in six games and has occupied the sixth spot in the points table.

Both teams meet in their last league fixture in the hopes of fetching a win and landing miraculously in the spots of the elimination rounds. Both the teams are coming from losses in their last matches and have not yet displayed comprehensive victories in the league so far. 

An optimistic approach will be noticeable from both ends as this may not help them to seal a spot in the elimination rounds but a win will be in their mind for the two important points and for the possibility of lessening the humiliation.

Match Details

Match:  DB vs CB, 26th Match, T10 League 2022

Date: Friday, December 02, 2022,

Time: 05:30 PM

Venue: Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi 

Pitch and Weather Report

In recent times, there have been a lot of tournaments happening in Dubai. When it comes to T20I cricket, there have been a total of 63 matches at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium. The team batting second has won 35 games out of the total. 

In the T10 format of the game, it is important to get a high-scoring target on the board. Batters play a greater role than the bowling department in this game. This is because a bowler gets only 2 overs which is comparatively lesser than other formats and it is tough to execute their plans within such a short span. Hence, the captains winning the toss might prefer to bat first and score maximum runs. This will pressure the chasing team and restrict the flow of runs. 

The average run at this venue is 135 runs and the average per over is approx 7 runs in T20I cricket. However, it would definitely change in the T10 League games.

December will be slightly cooler as compared to the previous month. The maximum temperature here in Abu Dhabi can reach up to 28 degrees Celsius and the lowest can be around 19 degrees Celsius. 

Squads

DB: Tom Banton (wk), Dwayne Bravo (c), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Rilee Rossouw, Tim David, Najibullah Zadran, Imad Wasim, Ayaan Khan, Richard Gleeson, Shiraz Ahmed, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Jordan Cox, Asif Khan, Mohammad Zahid, Mitchell Stanley, Dominic Drakes, Khushdil Shah, Keemo Paul, Waqas Maqsood, Rahkeem Cornwall, Harbhajan Singh

CB: Sikandar Raza (c), Vriitya Aravind (wk), Daniel Lawrence, Dawid Malan, Carlos Brathwaite, Ross Whiteley, James Fuller, Patrick Dooley, Olly Stone, Sam Cook, Adhitya Shetty, Sabir Rao, Kobe Herft, Karthik Meiyappan, Michael-Kyle Pepper, Henry Brookes, Obed McCoy, Ben Duckett, Adam Rossington, Laurie Evans

Probable Playing XIs

DB: Tom Banton (wk), Rilee Rossouw, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Dwayne Bravo (c), Tim David, Imad Wasim, Richard Gleeson, Ayaan Khan, Shiraz Ahmed, Najibullah Zadran, Fazalhaq Farooqi

CB: Daniel Lawrence, Dawid Malan, Carlos Brathwaite, James Fuller, Sikandar Raza (c), Ross Whiteley, Vriitya Aravind (wk), Olly Stone, Sam Cook, Adhitya Shetty, Patrick Dooley

Match Prediction

Both the teams are in a very difficult situation and have almost no hope left for qualification for the next round. They would only fight for their glory in the contest. CB is our fantasy pick for this match as the squad depth of their side is slightly more than that of DB. 

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