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ILT20 2024: Gulf Giants to confront MI Emirates

The 26th match of the ongoing ILT20 tournament will witness the showdown between Gulf Giants and MI Emirates on Thursday at Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai. Gulf Giants will be confident after winning their last game against Dubai Capitals.
In the last match, Gulf Giants recorded their 19-run win. James Vince and Shimron Hetmyer scored (32) and (34) runs to help the side reach a modest total of (126). Defending the target, Gulf Giants bowled out Dubai Capitals for (107) in (18.3) overs.
MI Emirates are also coming off their win from their last game against Desert Vipers, wherein they recorded their 30-run win. Going into this contest, both teams will be quite confident and hope to pose a tough fight to each other.
In the points table, MI Emirates are on the top position with six victories from their eight games, having only suffered two defeats. They have 12 points along with the positive NRR of +2.055. Gulf Giants, on the other hand, are sitting on the third position in the points table with four victories and four losses, carrying eight points and the positive NRR of +0.434.
Gulf Giants Probable XI: James Vince (c), Jamie Smith (wk), Chris Lynn, Jordan Cox, Shimron Hetmyer, Gerhard Erasmus, Jamie Overton, Chris Jordan, Dominic Drakes, Aayan Afzal Khan, Zuhaib Zubair
MI Emirates Probable XI: Muhammad Waseem, Kusal Perera, Andre Fletcher, Nicholas Pooran (c&wk), Ambati Rayudu, Tim David, Akeal Hosein, Odean Smith, Trent Boult, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Muhammad Rohid Khan, Waqar Salamkheil
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