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.

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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 He was the skipper of the side last season and has been replaced by Tom Kohler-Cadmore.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
Broadcast
Zee Network
Live Stream
Zee5
Weather Report
Clouds
35.5°C
Team Form (Last 5 matches)
Sharjah Warriors
SWR
vs
GG
ILT20
ADKR
vs
SWR
ILT20
SWR
vs
DV
ILT20
SWR
vs
ADKR
ILT20
SWR
vs
DC
ILT20
Gulf Giants
DV
vs
GG
ILT20
GG
vs
MIE
ILT20
GG
vs
DV
ILT20
SWR
vs
GG
ILT20
GG
vs
DV
ILT20
Players Stats in current Series
James Vince
GG - bat
356 Runs
12 Matches
Chris Lynn
GG - bat
284 Runs
10 Matches
Johnson Charles
SWR - wk
232 Runs
8 Matches
Shimron Hetmyer
GG - bat
228 Runs
12 Matches
Jordan Cox
GG - wk
215 Runs
12 Matches
Usman Khan
GG - bat
164 Runs
8 Matches
Liam Livingstone
SWR - all
177.78
2 Matches
Tom Kohler-Cadmore
SWR - wk
151.49
9 Matches
Chris Jordan
GG - bowl
143.42
11 Matches
Gerhard Erasmus
GG - bat
141.94
5 Matches
Shimron Hetmyer
GG - bat
141.61
12 Matches
Jamie Overton
GG - all
136.71
10 Matches
Daniel Sams
SWR - all
12 Wkts
10 Matches
Maheesh Theekshana
SWR - bowl
11 Wkts
8 Matches
Zohaib Zubair
GG - all
11 Wkts
8 Matches
Chris Jordan
GG - bowl
11 Wkts
11 Matches
Muhammad Jawadullah
SWR - bat
10 Wkts
9 Matches
Jamie Overton
GG - all
10 Wkts
10 Matches
Adil Rashid
SWR - bowl
4.89
3 Matches
Liam Livingstone
SWR - all
6.00
2 Matches
Liam Dawson
GG - all
6.67
2 Matches
Aayan Afzal Khan
GG - bowl
6.83
8 Matches
Maheesh Theekshana
SWR - bowl
6.86
8 Matches
Gerhard Erasmus
GG - bat
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
Pitch Report
72%
Pace Bowling
28%
Spin Bowling
50%
Batting Pitch
144
Average Score
50%
Bowling Pitch
Player Picks
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
Zohaib Zubair
GG | ALL
He has not performed well in his recent outings in domestic tournaments and can be left out of fantasy teams.
Aayan Afzal Khan
GG | BOWL
He played four matches in the Abu Dhabi T10 League last month and managed to pick a single wicket.
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