GGT vs MIE Match Prediction & Betting Tips - Feb 01, 2023

GGT vs MIE Match Prediction - Feb 01, 2023

After registering a huge win against the Desert Vipers in their last match, the MI Emirates will be looking to continue with the winning momentum as they take on the Gulf Giants on Wednesday in the International League T20.

Both teams are separated by just 1 point on the table. The Emirates will be hoping to win here to overtake the Giants, while the latter will be hoping to move to the number 1 spot. 

 

GGT vs MIE Team Previews

Gulf Giants

It has been a long wait for the Gulf Giants as it has been more than a week since they played a game this season. Since then, two consecutive matches have been washed away due to unfavorable weather, and the Giants were forced to share points with their opponents.

Nevertheless, they are second in the points table, with the same points as the toppers, the Desert Vipers, and a win here will take them to the top.

Buoyed by a superb batting performance by James Vince, who has scored 3 half-centuries in 5 innings, Giants won each of their opening 4 matches quite convincingly. The other batsmen however haven’t been so consistent and that remains an area of concern for the Giants. Shimron Hetmeyer and Chris Lynn played a couple of good innings but have failed to make an impact in other matches.

The Giants’ bowling attack is heavily reliant on the quicker bowlers. Chris Jordan has been the best among the lot, picking up 10 wickets, and has received good support from the likes of David Weise, Richard Gleeson, and Sanchit Sharma. The team does however lack a bit in the spin department as Rehan Ahmed is the only spinner to have made an impact so far.

Going forward, more batsmen will need to take up the scoring responsibilities and the team will also have to groom a couple of good spinners. 

 

Gulf Giants Playing 11

Rehan Ahmed, James Vince, Chris Lynn, Tom Banton, Shimron Hetmyer, Aayan Khan, David Wiese, Gerhard Erasmus, Chris Jordan, Dominic Drakes, Sanchit Sharma.


MI Emirates

After losing 2 consecutive matches, the MI Emirates massacred the Desert Vipers in their latest outing to clinch a memorable victory. Asked to bat first, the MI Emirates played positive cricket from the word go, as the opening pair of Muhammad Waseem and Andre Fletcher put up a 141-run opening stand in just 12.3 overs.

Fletcher was the first to depart after scoring a half-century and Waseem soon followed after well made 86 of just 44 deliveries. Kieron Pollard and Dan Mousley went berserk in the final few overs as the former scored a 50 of just 19 deliveries to lead the Emirates to a mammoth score of 241. The bowlers followed up with an equally good performance, bundling the opposition for just 84 runs in the 13th over. 

Fazalhaq Farooqi picked up 3 wickets to take his total tally for the season to 8 wickets, while Imran Tahir is close behind with 7. Zahoor Khan too bowled pretty well, removing the dangerous Sam Billings and Sherfane Rutherford in the same over.

With this performance, the Emirates has now established itself as a serious contender to lift the inaugural ILT20 title. 

MI Emirates Playing 11

ADS Fletcher, Mohammad Waseem, Nicholas Pooran, Najibullah Zadran, Kieron Pollard, Dwayne Bravo, Jordan Thompson, Trent Boult, Basil Hameed, Imran Tahir, Fazalhaq Farooqi.

GGT vs MIE Toss Prediction

The team winning the toss will likely opt to field first here. 

 

Read our guide on toss predictions to learn how we analyze and come up with our tips.

Pitch and Conditions

The Abu Dhabi pitch is an excellent surface to bat on, thanks to some even and consistent bounce. There is very little assistance for the bowlers and they will need to be very disciplined in line and length to put a leash on the batsmen.

The team batting first will be looking to score over 180 to give their bowlers a fighting chance.

Since this is a D/N game, dew will be an important factor in the second innings, making it difficult for the bowlers to get a good grip. The weather is expected to be breezy with no chance of rain and temperatures remaining below 23 degrees Celsius. 

 

GGT vs MIE Betting Tips

Both teams are commanding similar odds for a win in this match and there is little separating the two in terms of the ability to win. However, since the Giants haven’t played a game in a while and will be feeling a bit rusty as they take on the field.

On the other hand, the Emirates are in red-hot form and their team will be raring to go ahead on the points table.

Bet on the MI Emirates to win.<br />  

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James Vince is in excellent form this season, having scored 3 half-centuries in 5 innings. And has been the top batsman for his team in each of those matches. Given the fact that the track at Abu Dhabi is good to bat on, we can surely expect him to come up with another big inning.

Today Match Prediction

MI Emirates To Win the Match, 1.91

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Who will win GGT vs MIE

Gulf Giants 67.1% (110)
MI Emirates 32.9% (54)
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