ILT 20 Match 3 DES vs ABD Dream11 Prediction: The 3rd match of the second edition of ILT20 will also be the first afternoon-game of the season, and will see the two remaining teams, Desert Vipers and Abu Dhabi Knight Riders face off to kick their tournament off right.
ILT20 Match 3 DV vs AD Dream11: Preview
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders had a rotten inaugural season of the ILT20. The franchise, partly owned by Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, lost eight and won only one match last season and finished last in the league. The Knight Riders will at least be looking to make it to the playoffs this season.
Desert Vipers, on the other hand, had a great season. They finished second in the league and became the first team to qualify for the finals, only to lose that final to the Gulf Giants. The Vipers will be looking to one-up their result from the last tournament and win it all.
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ILT20 Match 3 DV vs AD Dream11: Match Details
- Date: January 21, 2024
- Time: 4:00 PM (IST)
- Stadium: Dubai International Stadium, Dubai
ILT20 Match 3 DV vs AD Dream11: Squads
Desert Vipers Squad
Alex Hales, Colin Munro (C), Adam Hose, Michael Jones, Sherfane Rutherford, Dan Lawrence, Azam Khan (wk), Dinesh Chandimal (wk), Tanish Suri (wk), Shadab Khan, Wanindu Hasaranda, Bas de Leede, Tom Curran, Ali Naseer, Aryan Lakra, Rohan Mustafa, Nathan Sowter, Karthik Meiyappan, Shaheen Afridi, Matheesha Pathirana, Mohammad Amir, Luke Wood, Sheldon Cottrell, Tymal Mills
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders Squad
Charith Asalanka, Alishan Sharafu, Laurie Evans, San Hain, Sagar Kalyan, Joe Clarke, Andries Gous, Michael Pepper, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine (C), Imad Wasim, Ravi Bopara, David Willey, Brandon McMullen, Adithya Shetty, Jake Lintott, Josh Little, Marchant de Lange, Ali Khan, Matiullah Khan, Sabir Ali
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ILT20 Match 3 DV vs AD Dream11: Pitch Report
The pitches of the Dubai International Stadium are surprisingly not batter-friendly, with the average T20 score being around 130. The boundaries too aren’t the smallest here, with it being over 70m down the ground.
The pace support provided by this pitch makes it much more difficult to score big runs. But history has shown that if the side batting first gets to a big score, the sides chasing usually capitulate under pressure.
ILT20 Match 3 DV vs AD Dream11: Expected Playing XI
Desert Vipers
- Rohan Mustafa
- Alex Hales
- Colin Munro (C)
- Sherfane Rutherford
- Azam Khan (wk)
- Shadab Khan
- Bas de Leede
- Wanindu Hasaranga
- Shaheen Afridi
- Karthik Meiyappan
- Matheesha Pathirana
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders
- Charith Asalanka
- Joe Clarke
- Michael Pepper (wk)
- Sam Hain
- Ravi Bopara
- Andre Russell
- Sunil Narine (C)
- David Willey
- Adhitya Shetty
- Josh Little
- Sabir Khan
ILT 20 Match 3 DES vs ABD Dream11 Prediction: Who Will Win The Match
Despite making several additions to their team compared to the 2023 squad that heavily disappointed, the Abu Dhabi Knight Riders squad looks fresh, but it still lacks in almost every department compared to the Desert Vipers, on paper anyway.
We have not seen these teams play this season, so cannot comment on how these teams and players are playing and gelling together. So any prediction made now can only be done on paper. With that being said –
DV vs AD Dream11 Match Prediction: Desert Vipers will defeat Abu Dhabi Knight Riders in the 3rd Match of ILT20 2024.
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