The grand finale of ILT20 between Desert Vipers and MI Emirates will be most exciting to watch out because both the teams are at peak and playing good quality cricket. Desert Vipers have lost only 2 matches and reaches to final. On the other hand, MI Emirates is also a destructive team and can challenge any team on the given day. It will be interesting match to watch out. Following is the preview of this exciting match.
Pitch Condition
The final between these two sides will play at Dubai International Stadium. Dubai pitch is always on slow side and had something for spinners. Although good batting sides can also put big and challenging totals. In my opinion, batting second should be adopted because Dubai stadium is favourable for chasing sides. So it will be interesting to see how teams manage to understand pitch conditions and make decision on the given day.
Desert Viper's In-Form Players
Desert Vipers have only lost 2 matches in the whole tournament and the players like Naseem Shah, Sam Curran, Andries Gous are playing really good cricket and performing consistently. The players like Usman Tariq, Dan Lawrence, Khuzaima Tanveer are backbone of Desert Vipers. They all are playing as a unit and performing well. It will be interested to see how these players will perform in the final.
MI Emirates Strength
MI Emirates is looking very dangerous specially in their batting line-up. Players like Kieron Pollard, Romario Shepherd, Tom Banton are very aggressive and power hitters. These players can change the context of game in few seconds by hitting sixes and boundaries in no time. MI Emirates have also good bowling line-up which includes Rashid Khan, who is a world class spinner. So both the teams are looking brilliant and in good touch, we can expect a thrilling final.
Desert Vipers and MI Emirates Batting Comparison
In Desert Vipers, batters like Fakhar Zaman, Andries Gous, Dan Lawrence, Hassan Nawaz are aggressive and performing well in the whole tournament. Fakhar Zaman have recently scored a good fifty in qualifier 1 and Andries Gous also scored a brilliant century off just 52 balls. Hassan Nawaz is also in good touch and can hit long sixes. Dan Lawrence and Max Holden are performing consistently in the whole tournament. Captain Sam Curran also performing well with the bat and making an impact to win the match.
On the other hand, MI Emirate's batting lineup is very dangerous with players like Romario Shepherd, Andre Fletcher, Muhammad Waseem. Tom Banton is looking in good touch and he can steal the game on the given day by hitting long. Muhammad Waseem is also having runs which is good for team innings build up. Players like Romario Shepherd and Kieron Pollard can make the match one sided because of their power hitting ability. So both teams in batting department are looking consistent and aggressive, will be a good match between these two sides.
Desert Vipers and MI Emirates Bowling Comparison
Desert Viper's bowling lineup is very reliable. Naseem Shah is in very good touch making a match winning impact in almost every match. Khuzaima Tanveer is also very good with the new bowl and lethal in death bowling. Spin department is also very good with the inclusion of Usman Tariq. Usman's mystery bowling action challenge batsmen's patience. Qais Ahmad is also consistent in taking wickets. Usman Tariq can take crucial wickets because of his abilities and unique action.
On the other hand, MI Emirate's bowling line-up is also reliable and trust-worthy. They have brilliance in spin department. Rashid Khan is a world class spinner and can win the match single handily. Fazal Haq Farooqi is also making an match winning impact with taking wickets at crucial time. Overall, this bowling lineup can defend any target and restrict opponents at low target.
Conclusion
In Desert Viper's team, players like Fakhar Zaman, Hassan Nawaz, Andries Gous, Naseem Shah, Usman Tariq will be interested to see how they will perform on big day and handle pressure. From MI Emirates, players like Rashid Khan, Kieron Pollard, Andre Fletcher will be exciting to watch out. So we can expect an interesting and thrilling match which all cricket fans likes to watch.
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