SJH vs GUL Dream11 Prediction, ILT20 Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Updates For Match 1 of ILT20 2024

This is the second edition of the tournament.

By CricTracker Staff

Updated - 19 Jan 2024, 16:28 IST

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Preview

Sharjah Warriors (SJH) will face Gulf Giants (GUL) in the first match of the ILT20 2024 on Friday (January 19) at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium in Sharjah. This is the second edition of the tournament.

The Warriors managed to win three out of 10 matches last season and finished in fifth place in the points table. One of their wins came against the Giants, their opponents for this game. They retained six players from the previous season and released players like Moeen Ali. He was the skipper of the side last season and has been replaced by Tom Kohler-Cadmore.

The Giants won the first edition of the tournament and defeated the Desert Vipers in the final. They chased down the target of 147 runs in 18.4 overs with seven wickets in hand. James Vince will be back as the skipper of the side for this season and will partner with Chris Lynn at the top.

Match Information

Sharjah Warriors vs Gulf Giants, 1st Match

International League T20, 19 Jan 2024, Fri, 8:00 PM IST ,Sharjah Cricket Stadium

pitch

Broadcast

Zee Network

pitch

Live Stream

Zee5

Weather Report

Sharjah Cricket Stadium

Clouds

35.5°C

29% (Humidity)

Team Form (Last 5 matches)

Sharjah Warriors

L
L
L
W
T

Gulf Giants

W
W
L
W
W

Players Stats in current Series

1

James Vince

GG - bat

356 Runs

12 Matches

2

Chris Lynn

GG - bat

284 Runs

10 Matches

232 Runs

8 Matches

228 Runs

12 Matches

5

Jordan Cox

GG - wk

215 Runs

12 Matches

6

Usman Khan

GG - bat

164 Runs

8 Matches

177.78

2 Matches

151.49

9 Matches

3

Chris Jordan

GG - bowl

143.42

11 Matches

141.94

5 Matches

141.61

12 Matches

6

136.71

10 Matches

1

Daniel Sams

SWR - all

12 Wkts

10 Matches

11 Wkts

8 Matches

3

Zohaib Zubair

GG - all

11 Wkts

8 Matches

4

Chris Jordan

GG - bowl

11 Wkts

11 Matches

5

Muhammad Jawadullah

SWR - bat

10 Wkts

9 Matches

6

10 Wkts

10 Matches

1

Adil Rashid

SWR - bowl

4.89

3 Matches

6.00

2 Matches

3

Liam Dawson

GG - all

6.67

2 Matches

4

Aayan Afzal Khan

GG - bowl

6.83

8 Matches

6.86

8 Matches

6.90

5 Matches

Probable Playing XI

Sharjah Warriors

MJ Guptill, Johnson Charles, K Mendis (wk), T Kohler-Cadmore (C), Joe Denly, DR Sams, Chris Woakes, JK Fuller, Junaid Siddique, Muhammad Jawadullah, D Madushanka

Bench : Basil Hameed, M Deyal, SC Williams, L Gregory, Nilansh Keswani, CB Sole, M Theekshana, MRJ Watt, Qais Ahmad

Gulf Giants

CA Lynn, JM Vince (C), Jordan Cox (wk), Usman Khan, Shimron Hetmyer, Zohaib Zubair, CR Brathwaite, CJ Jordan, DC Drakes, Aayan Afzal Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman

Bench : JL Smith, Gerhard Erasmus, R Ahmed, Usman Shinwari, J Overton, Karim Janat, RJ Gleeson, Sanchit Sharma, SN Netravalkar

Injury and availability news

(Will be added when there is an update)

Pitch Report

The surface at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium will likely have a decent amount of offerings for both bowlers and batters. The average first innings total in the last 10 T20 matches at this venue has been 144 runs. The team winning the toss might look to chase.

72%

Pace Bowling

28%

Spin Bowling

50%

Batting Pitch

144

Average Score

50%

Bowling Pitch

Player Picks

9
C

Daniel Sams SWR | ALL

He recently participated in the Big Bash League and played for the Sydney Thunder. He took 12 wickets in nine matches at an average of 20.91 and scored 102 runs as well.

7.5
C

Usman Khan GG | BAT

The 28-year-old batter has played 21 T20 matches so far and has scored 613 runs at a strike rate of 143.55. He has hit two centuries and two half-centuries.

8.5
C

Chris Lynn GG | BAT

He had a great outing in the BBL 2023-24 with the Adelaide Strikers. The right-handed batter scored 304 runs at a strike rate of 164.32. He was the second-highest run-scorer for the franchise last season.

8

Johnson Charles SWR | WK

The 35-year-old wicketkeeper-batter has played over 200 T20 matches so far. He has amassed a total of 5889 runs at a strike rate of 130.14.

9

Chris Jordan GG | BOWL

He was the leading wicket-taker in the last edition of the tournament and took 20 wickets in 10 matches at an average of 13.80, an economy of 7.39, and a strike rate of 11.20.

9

James Vince GG | BAT

He had a successful outing in the BBL recently with the Sydney Sixers and scored 244 runs in nine outings at a strike rate of 124.48. Vince was the leading run-scorer for the Giants last season.

8.5

Junaid Siddique SWR | BOWL

He was the leading wicket-taker for the Warriors last season and picked a total of 11 wickets in 10 matches at an average of 20.90.

8.5

Mujeeb Ur Rahman GG | BOWL

He picked five wickets in five matches at an average of 32.80, an economy of 9.64, and a strike rate of 20.40 last season.

9

Kusal Mendis SWR | WK

The Lankan skipper had a decent outing in the Abu Dhabi T10 League last month. He scored 116 runs in seven innings at a huge strike rate of 196.61.

Avoid Having These Players In Your Fantasy Sports Team

6

Zohaib Zubair

GG | ALL

He has not performed well in his recent outings in domestic tournaments and can be left out of fantasy teams.

9

Aayan Afzal Khan

GG | BOWL

He played four matches in the Abu Dhabi T10 League last month and managed to pick a single wicket.

Last Updated On - Jan 19 2024 4:28 PM

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