Dubai Capitals will face Abu Dhabi Knight Riders in the eliminator International T20 League. The DCP vs ADKR match preview provides today’s match details for the upcoming match, which happens to be the tournament eliminator.
DCP vs ADKR Match Preview – ILT20 2025-26, Eliminator:
Date and place:
The DCP vs ADKR match will be played on January 1 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. The game will begin at 8:00 p.m. IST.
Squads:
Dubai Capitals
Dasun Shanaka, Dushmantha Chameera, Gulbadin Naib, Rovman Powell, Shai Hope, Luke Wood, Waqar Salamkheil, Muhammad Jawadullah, David Willey, Leus de Plooy, Muhammad Farooq, Tymal Mills, Scott Currie, Mohammad Nabi (c), Farhan Khan, Anudeep Chenthamara, Usman Najeeb, Ritesh Mallikarjuna Grandhi, Shayan Jahangir, Rushil Ugarkar, Naveen Bidiasee, Toby Albert, Akshay Wakhare.
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Abu Dhabi Knights
Jason Holder (c), Andre Russell, Alishan Sharafu, Charith Asalanka, Philip Salt, Sunil Narine, Alex Hales, Liam Livingstone, Sherfane Rutherford, Usman Tariq, Michael Pepper, George Garton, Brandon McMullen, Ibrar Ahmed, Ajay Kumar, Adnan Idrees Muhammad, Abdul Manan Ali, Mayank Chowdary, Khary Pierre, Shadley Van Schalkwyk, Unmukt Chand
DCP vs ADKR Key Battles:
Jordan Cox vs. Jason Holder
England slugger Jordan Cox will be tasked with putting up a strong performance in the Eliminator of the fourth edition of ILT20 against Abu Dhabi Knight Riders.
Cox will face the challenge of ADKR captain Jason Holder, who returns after a good outing against the Gulf Giants and would look to build on that.
Mohammad Nabi vs. Sunil Narine
DCP captain Mohammad Nabi will be supported by the team management to lead from the front and create pressure on the ADKR bowlers while batting in the middle order.
Nabi will have to tackle the bowling of Sunil Narine, who like Holder had a good outing in the previous match picking up a few wickets, and would look to continue the same form in the next match.
Philip Salt vs. David Willey
Opening batter Philip Salt would like his team to get off to a good start while playing offensively at the top of the order against Abu Dhabi Knight Riders.
Salt will face a challenge from David Willey, who will look to make a strong comeback after coming up short in the last game against the Gulf Giants.
Liam Livingstone vs. Mohammad Nabi
Experienced batter Liam Livingston will be hoping to control things in the middle overs by taking the aggressive route against the spinners in this particular phase of the innings of the upcoming match.
Livingstone will face Mohamad Nabi, who will look to keep the batter under control after the power play.
Key players DCP vs ADKR:
DCP-Sediqullah Atal, Jordan Cox, James Neesham, Mohammad Nabi, David Willey
ADKR-Philip Salt, Michael Pepper, Liam Livingstone, Jason Holder, Sunil Narine
DCP vs ADKR weather report:
There is no risk of rain during the match in Dubai, with a maximum temperature of 23°C and a minimum of 16°C.
Conclusion
Both Dubai Capitals and Abu Dhabi Knight Riders would aim to win the match in question in order to qualify for the second qualifier and take a step closer to winning the title in the fourth season of ILT20.
