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ILT20 2024: Abu Dhabi Knight Riders to face Sharjah Warriors

Wednesday, 07-Feb-2024
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Abu Dhabi Knight Riders will be facing Sharjah Warriors in the 25th match of the ongoing ILT20 tournament on Wednesday at Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi. Abu Dhabi Knight Riders have registered a successful journey in the tournament so far with five victories from their eight outings. They have experienced defeats in three games. They are placed on the second position in the points table with 10 points and the positive NRR of +0.269. 

On the other hand, Sharjah Warriors are having contrasting results to that of Knight Riders. Warriors are languishing at the bottom in the points table with three victories from their eight games. They have suffered defeats in five games. They have six points along with the negative NRR of -2.019

Both teams had their last game against each other in the 23rd game of the tournament. Abu Dhabi kept the upper hand in that series with their 7-wicket win. It will be really crucial for Sharjah Warriors to return to winning ways after having encountered five defeats. 

Abu Dhabi Probable XI: Michael-Kyle Pepper (wk), Alishan Sharafu, Sam Hain, Laurie Evans, Ravi Bopara, Andre Russell (c), Imad Wasim, David Willey, Joshua Little, Adhitya Shetty, Ali Khan

Sharjah Warriors Probable XI: Niroshan Dickwella (wk), Johnson Charles, Joe Denly, Tom Kohler-Cadmore (c), Liam Livingstone, Sean Williams, Daniel Sams, Maheesh Theekshana, Muhammad Jawadullah, Adil Rashid, Junaid Siddique

 

 

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