Here are the Cricket Predictions for the International League T20 2025 – 4th Match – Desert Vipers vs Abu Dhabi Knight Riders, to be played on the 5th of December at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah.
Match Prediction – Desert Vipers v Abu Dhabi Knight Riders
LIVE SCORES – 4th Match – Desert Vipers vs Abu Dhabi Knight Riders (Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah)
Current Form Abu Dhabi Knight Riders:
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders are currently placed at the 1st position on points table with 1 win to their credit.
The top run scorer for Abu Dhabi Knight Riders in International League T20 is Liam Livingstone with 82 runs to his name.
The top wicket taker for Abu Dhabi Knight Riders in International League T20 is Olly Stone with 2 scalps under his belt.
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders have won their previous match against Sharjah Warriorz by 39 runs.
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders batted first and they posted a huge total of 233 for 4 in 20 overs. Michael Kyle Pepper and Alex Hales started off very well for Abu Dhabi Knight Riders. Hales made 32 off 19 balls, hitting 2 fours and 3 sixes. A real match winning knock was played by Liam Livingstone, who smashed 82 runs off just 38 balls. He hit 2 fours and 8 massive sixes. On the back of his brilliance with the bat, Abu Dhabi Knight Riders got to a tall total of 233 in 20 overs of play.
During the chase, Sharjah Warriorz couldn’t get off to an ideal start. They lost 3 wickets for 54 runs and looked to be in deep waters right from the outset. Tim David and Dwaine Pretorius fought hard. David made 60 off 24 balls while Pretorius scored 39 quick runs but they failed to take Warriorz over the line as they eventually fell short by 39 runs in the end.
Current Form Desert Vipers:
Desert Vipers are currently placed at the 2nd position on points table with 1 win to their credit
The top run scorer for Desert Vipers in International League T20 is Andries Gous with 58 runs to his name.
The top wicket taker for Desert Vipers in International League T20 is Noor Ahmad with 2 scalps under his belt.
Desert Vipers have won their previous match against Dubai Capitals by 4 wickets.
Dubai Capitals batted first and they posted a total of 150 for 8 in 20 overs. Sediqullah Atal and Shayan Jahangir made 16 and 19 runs respectively at the top of the order. Their innings was so slow paced that it didn’t help the team. The middle order failed to convert the starts they got. It was Rovman Powell, who smashed 39 runs in just 22 balls to help Dubai Capitals reach the 150 run mark.
During the chase, Desert Vipers got off to a flying start with Fakhar Zaman and Andries Gous smashing the bowlers to all parts. Zaman made 26 while Gous scored 58 runs in 36 balls, hitting 6 fours and 3 sixes. They laid the foundation for a successful chase. A couple of wickets fell in quick succession in the middle overs but Khuzaima Tanveer held his nerves, scored valuable 12 runs and won the game for Desert Vipers in the 19th over with 4 wickets in hand.
Batting Stats T20
Let’s have a look at the squads:
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders
Abdul Manan Ali, Adnan Idrees Muhammad, Ajay Kumar, Alex Hales, Alishan Sharafu, Andre Russell, Brandon McMullen, George Garton, Ibrar Ahmed, Jason Holder, Khary Pierre, Liam Livingstone, Mayank Chowdary, Michael Pepper, Olly Stone, Phil Salt, Piyush Chawla, Shadley Van Schalkwyk, Sherfane Rutherford, Sunil Narine and Unmukt Chand.
Desert Vipers
Andries Gous, Bilal Tahir, Dan Lawrence, David Payne, Fakhar Zaman, Faridoon Dawoodzai, Faisal Khan, Hasan Nawaz, Khuzaima Bin Tanveer, Lockie Ferguson, Leus de Plooy, Matiullah Khan, Max Holden, Naseem Shah, Qais Ahmad, Sam Curran, Sanjay Pahal, Shimron Hetmyer, Tawanda Muyeye, Tom Bruce, Vriitya Aravind and Noor Ahmad.
Cricket Match Predictions* – PrePlay
Who will win the toss? – Desert Vipers
Who will win?- Abu Dhabi Knight Riders
Top Batter (Runs Scored) – Fakhar Zaman (Desert Vipers), Alishan Sharafu (Abu Dhabi Knight Riders)
Top Bowler (Wickets taken) – Noor Ahmad (Desert Vipers), Sunil Narine (Abu Dhabi Knight Riders)
Most Sixes – Shimron Hetmyer (Desert Vipers), Liam Livingstone (Abu Dhabi Knight Riders)
Player of the Match – Sunil Narine (Abu Dhabi Knight Riders)
Team Scores Batting first – Abu Dhabi Knight Riders 160+, Desert Vipers 150+
Match Handicap : Abu Dhabi Knight Riders
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*NB these predictions may be changed nearer the start of the match once the final starting teams have been announced and we will be running ‘In-Play’ features, so stay tuned.
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