ABD vs DB Match Preview
Team Abu Dhabi had finished third on the points table last year, but had a disappointing start to its latest campaign, losing the opening encounter against the defending champions Deccan Gladiators.
Philip Salt was the top scorer for the team last season, and will once again be the player to watch out for. Supporting him will be the new entrants, Chris Lynn and Brandon King, both of whom have a pretty good record. Mustafizur Rahman, Andrew Tye, and Naveen ul-Haq will lead the pace attack, while Adil Rasheed is expected to join the squad at a later stage.
The Bulls made a perfect start to the tournament, defeating the Northern Warriors in a closely fought game. The top-order batsmen, especially Tim David and Tom Banton played well to take the Bulls to a total of 119.
The management has brought in some T20 specialists like Tom Banton and Tim David. Dwayne Bravo is once again leading the team. Another notable inclusion in the squad is Harbhajan Singh, who is playing his first season in the T10 League. Dominic Drakes was the leading wicket-taker for the team and will be hoping to put up a similar performance.
Weather Report
The temperature will be in the late 20s, and there will be some humidity in the air.
Pitch Report
The ground offers a flat pitch which has a good and consistent bounce. Batsmen will enjoy playing their shots as the ball comes nicely onto the bat. The spinners will find some assistance as the match progresses.
Notable stats
Tom Banton's Explosive Batting
The youngster from England has scored 2166 runs in 97 T20s, hitting 2 centuries and 12 half-centuries.
Dominic Drakes’ Consistent Bowling
Dominic Drakes has picked up 17 wickets in the last. 7 matches, at a strike rate of 6.
Team News
Both teams have fully fit squads at their disposal and are likely to field an unchanged eleven.
ABD vs DB Probable 11
ABD Playing 11
- Alex Hales
- Brandon King
- Chris Lynn (C)
- Alishan Sharafu
- James Vince (Wk)
- Fabian Allen
- Andrew Tye
- Abid Ali
- Mustafizur Rahman
- Naveen ul-Haq
- Peter Hatzoglou
DB Playing 11
- Rilee Rossouw
- Jordan Cox
- Tim David
- Tom Banton (Wk)
- Imad Wasim
- Dwayne Bravo (C)
- Dominic Drakes
- Waqas Maqsood
- Richard Gleeson
- Shiraz Ahmed
- Asif Khan
Dream11 Prediction
Delhi Bulls have a good combination of all-rounders as well as specialist bowlers and batsmen. The players are in good form and should have no problems in defeating Team Abu Dhabi who seem to be struggling to find the right combination. We are therefore predicting a win for the Bulls.
Top Picks
Shiraz Ahmed: Ahmed bowled an excellent last over under pressure in the previous game. Having just 7 runs to defend. He gave away just 2 runs, which included a leg bye, and picked up 3 wickets in the process.
Phil Salt: Salt is in excellent form of late. He has scored 243 runs in the last 8 matches at a strike rate of 261 and an average of more than 30. We are likely to see some big hitting from him in this game.
Dwayne Bravo: He is an indispensable part of any team due to his all-round capabilities. He has achieved great success in the shortest format and has contributed immensely to the success of teams like CSK in the IPL. He has picked up more than 600 wickets in T20s and has scored close to 7000 runs.
ABD vs DB Dream11 Team 1
Keeper: T Banton
Batters: R Rossouw, C Lynn, A Hales, T David
All-rounders: F Allen (C), I Wasim, D Drakes
Bowlers: D Bravo (VC), M Rahman, Naveen-ul-Haq
