MIE have a very strong side for this edition.
Preview
In this prediction, we will analyze the DC vs MIE Fantasy 11 Prediction, Cricket Tips, Playing XI for Match 1 ILT20 (International League T20) 2025, Dubai Capitals will take on MI Emirates in the opening match of the International League T20. This match will be played at Dubai International Cricket Stadium. Each of the six teams will play each other twice in the league stage. The teams that finish in the top two of the table will play Qualifier 1, with the winner advancing to the final. The teams finishing third and fourth will participate in an Eliminator, a knockout fixture. The winner of the Eliminator will then play the losing team of Qualifier 1 to decide the second finalist. Dubai will host Qualifier 1 and the final, Abu Dhabi the eliminator while Qualifier 2 will take place in Sharjah.
The tournament will run till February 9 with a total of 34 games – 30 league games, two qualifiers, one eliminator and a final. This is the same as the last two seasons. Sharjah and Abu Dhabi are the other two venues. The last season was dominated by Emirates from start to finish. They topped the group stage and won the title. Pooran will lead the side.
Dubai Capitals will be led by David Warner but he is currently in BBL playing for Sydney Thunder and will join the team only after the end of the season. Rovman Powell might take over the captaincy temporarily till the main star arrives. They have a pretty good squad and will be keen to do well in this edition. This promises to be a blockbuster match to start the season.
Also Read: ILT20 2025: Match 1, DC vs MIE Match Prediction
Match Information- DC vs MIE Fantasy 11 Prediction
Dubai Capitals vs MI Emirates, Match 1
International League T20, 11 Jan 2025, Sat, 7:30 PM IST ,Dubai
Probable PlayingXI
Dubai Capitals
Rovman Powell(C), J Fraser-McGurk, Sikandar Raza, Gulbadin Naib, Scott Kuggeleijn, AM Rossington, Shai Hope, Akif Raja, H Ali-I, OC McCoy, Z Naseer Ahmed
Bench:Sam Billings, David Warner, Joe Burns, JJ Weatherley, Najibullah Zadran, D Shanaka, B McMullen, D Chameera, Zahir Khan, OP Stone, Garuka Sanketh, Farhan Khan, JF Vandersay, Sharafuddin Ashraf
MI Emirates
ADS Fletcher, Waseem Muhammad, Kieron Pollard(C), Aryan Lakra, Romario Shepherd, Nicholas Pooran, T Banton, Alzarri Joseph, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Waqar Salamkheil, Zahoor Khan
Bench:K Perera, Ben Charlesworth, Dan Mousley, JA Thompson, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, NP Kenjige, MD Rohid Khan, T Jack Draca, Farid Malik
Injury News- will be added when there is an update
Weather Report- Clear Sky
Win Prediction- MI Emirates
Pitch Condition- Balanced
Avg 1st Inning Score- 161
Pitch Report
Captains- 9
Nicholas Pooran EMI | wk
Pooran, who had a blockbuster 2024 finishing with 2331 runs in 74 T20 innings which included 170 sixes comfortably the most by any player. He will be an automatic choice.
Rovman Powell DUB | bat
Rovman Powell has scored 1747 runs in 91 T20I matches at a strike rate of more than 140. He will be a good captaincy pick.
Avoid Player Message- 8.5
Joe Burns- DUB | BAT- 9.5
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