Abu Dhabi Knight Riders will play against the Desert Vipers in the second match of the ILT20 2025 at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi.
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Get the match between the ADKR vs DV Fantasy 11 Prediction, Cricket Tips, Playing XI, Pitch Report, & Injury Updates for ILT20 2025, Match 2. The ILT20 is all set for its third edition, promising another thrilling season of action-packed cricket in 2025. Abu Dhabi Knight Riders (ADKR) are all set to take on Desert Vipers (DV) in the second game of the International League T20, slated to take place on January 12 at Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium. The two teams are playing their first game of the tournament and aim to kick off their journey with a thrilling win to bolster their rankings since the start of the showpiece event.
Notably, the Abu Dhabi Knight Riders had a stellar season back in 2024 before the side suffered an 85-run loss against the Dubai Capitals in the playoffs. Sunil Narine and his men finished at the third spot of the points table with five wins and five losses. The side will be looking to maintain their dominating form heading into the new season.
On the other hand, VIP had a horrendous season in 2024. They failed to make it to the playoffs after finishing at the fifth spot of the points table. Colin Munro and his men were just able to win four matches and suffered defeat in the six matches. However, the side will be looking to mark their comeback in the 2025 season.
Match Information- ADKR vs DV Fantasy 11 Prediction
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders vs Desert Vipers, Match 2
International League T20, 12 Jan 2025, Sun, 3:30 PM IST ,Abu Dhabi
Probable PlayingXI
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders
A Sharafu, Kyle Mayers, AD Russell, Jason Holder, Roston Chase, SP Narine(C), JM Clarke, MS Pepper, AGS Gous, PD Salt, G Moti-Kanhai
Bench: LJ Evans, C Asalanka, DJ Willey, I A Shah, Ali Khan, Adhitya Shetty, MS Iqbal Bhutta, T Hinds, Sufyan Moqim, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth
Desert Vipers
AJ Hose, AD Hales(C), MA Jones, FK Zaman, Sherfane Rutherford, DW Lawrence, SM Curran, Azam Khan, L Wood, Mohammad Amir, David Payne
Bench: Tanish Suri, MDE Holden, A Naseer, W Hasaranga, Dhruv Parashar, NA Sowter, Khuzaima Bin Tanvir, LH Ferguson, Kushal Malla
Injury News- will be added when there is an update
Weather Report- Clear Sky
Win Prediction- Abu Dhabi Knight Riders
Pitch Condition- Balanced
Avg 1st Inning Score- 161
Pitch Report
Captains- 9
Fakhar Zaman DV | bat
The Desert Vipers star batter will be looking to give the great start to the side in this game. He can be your captaincy pick in your Dream 11 team.
Michael-Kyle Pepper ADKR | wk
The Abu Dhabi star batter has made has a great batting strike rate in the last nine ILT20 match. He can be your captaincy pick in your Dream 11 team.
Avoid Player Message- 7.5
Muhammad Shahid Iqbal Bhutta- ADKR | BOWL- 8
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