ILT20 2026 · Match 25 · Thu 10 Dec, 6:30 pm GST (8:00 pm IST)

Dubai Capitals vs Gulf Giants match prediction and playing 11

Dubai Capitals play Gulf Giants in match 25 of the ILT20 on Thu 10 Dec at 6:30 pm GST (8:00 pm IST), Dubai International Stadium. Dubai Capitals and Gulf Giants have met 9 times in the ILT20: 3–6. Our fantasy pick for captain is Jos Buttler, with Liam Livingstone as vice-captain.

Suggested fantasy XI

Highest expected points from both probable XIs: 11 players, at most 7 from one side, 1–4 wicketkeepers, 3–6 batters, 1–4 all-rounders and 3–6 bowlers

Wicketkeepers · 4

Batters · 3

All-rounders · 1

Bowlers · 3

  • Option 2: Faf du Plessis in for Rahmanullah Gurbaz (343 expected points, against 345)
  • Option 3: Alzarri Joseph in for Rahmanullah Gurbaz (342 expected points, against 345)

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Suggestions are statistical estimates from past matches, not guarantees. CricketViz is not affiliated with the International League T20 or any fantasy sports app.

Captain and vice-captain picks

Who to make captain and vice-captain, and why

CaptainJos Buttler GGExpected 36 points, so about 73 as captain (2×)Top scorer of this XI in 14% of 4,000 simulated matchesTop scorer of the match in 12 of 123 T20s
Vice-captainLiam Livingstone GGExpected 35 points, so about 52 as vice-captain (1.5×)In the XI's top two in 23% of 4,000 simulated matchesSecond-top scorer of the match in 6 of 96 T20s (0 of 14 in the ILT20)

Close call: Jos Buttler and Liam Livingstone are only 1.7 expected points apart, so either is a sound captain. Liam Livingstone tops this XI more often in our simulations (15% against 14%). Captaining Liam Livingstone is a differential pick that fewer teams are likely to make.

  • The captain earns double and the vice-captain one and a half times their points, so these two picks swing a fantasy team more than any other. Put your two highest expected scorers there.
  • When expected points are close, prefer the player who tops the scoring more often (the simulated share and the record below), or pick the other one as a differential that fewer teams will have.
  • All-rounders and top-order batters are steadier picks: they can score with the bat, the ball and in the field.
Captaincy options from the suggested XI
PlayerExp. ptsTop scorerTop twoBest CBest VC
Jos Buttler GGC25 recent T20s3614%28%10%12/12311%14/123
Liam Livingstone GGVC25 recent T20s3515%23%10%10/966%6/96
Heinrich Klaasen GG25 recent T20s308%18%9%8/917%6/91
Usman Najeeb DC3 recent T20s3018%32%33%1/30%0/3
Azmatullah Omarzai GG25 recent T20s2512%21%9%5/567%4/56
Phil Salt DC25 recent T20s248%18%13%15/1185%6/118
  • Exp. pts: from the player's recent T20s (up to 25, shown under the name), newest counting most.
  • Top scorer / top two: how often the player scores the most (or is in the top two) in this XI, over 4,000 simulated matches.
  • Best C / VC: how often the player was the match's top (or second-top) fantasy scorer, across both teams, in their T20s of the last three years; not how many people picked them. How we calculate this

Dubai Capitals predicted playing 11

PlayerExp. ptsLast 5 games
Haider AliBOWL · 25+ T20s132461212
Zuhaib ZubairBOWL · 25+ T20s1774032-2
Sediqullah AtalBAT · 13 T20s1473607
Darwish RasooliBAT · 13 T20s18271218325
Usman NajeebBOWL · 3 T20s30751516
Faf du PlessiscaptainBAT · 25+ T20s2023044386
Phil SaltWK · 25+ T20s2428843560
Mustafizur RahmanBOWL · 25+ T20s17196122125
Dasun ShanakaBAT · 25+ T20s2344201394
Matthew PottsBOWL · 25+ T20s2281422419
Tom MooresWK · 25+ T20s21122684515
Rest of the squad (11)
Mark AdairBOWL · 25+ T20s20236264012
Max HoldenBAT · 25+ T20s19204442-2-3
Hassan KhanAR · 25+ T20s19-320203052
Marcus StoinisBAT · 25+ T20s1922572636
Aayan Afzal KhanBOWL · 25+ T20s160052104
Rovman PowellBAT · 25+ T20s145230-633
Anudeep ChenthamaraBOWL · 3 T20s202438-4
Karim JanatBAT · 25+ T20s1382180-4
Noor AhmadBOWL · 25+ T20s13-91041222
Luke WoodBOWL · 25+ T20s128-212126
Masood ul Rahman GurbazBAT · 2 T20s13310

Gulf Giants predicted playing 11

PlayerExp. ptsLast 5 games
Dhruv ParasharBOWL · 25+ T20s1413-44214
Matiullah KhanBAT · 18 T20s11222121422
Azmatullah OmarzaiAR · 25+ T20s251213523318
Rahmanullah GurbazWK · 25+ T20s232434461235
Shubham RanjaneBAT · 19 T20s22194440298
Jos ButtlercaptainWK · 25+ T20s365726631127
Liam LivingstoneBAT · 25+ T20s35304642480
Heinrich KlaasenWK · 25+ T20s302344371850
Tabraiz ShamsiBOWL · 25+ T20s2264017422
Blessing MuzarabaniBOWL · 25+ T20s181112121012
Alzarri JosephBOWL · 25+ T20s1922258268
Rest of the squad (12)
Meet BhavsarBAT · 9 T20s24926177832
David MillerBAT · 25+ T20s19291447134
Ibrahim ZadranBAT · 25+ T20s1776921613
Curtis CampherAR · 25+ T20s1718594620
Alick AthanazeBAT · 25+ T20s161239260
David WieseAR · 25+ T20s1524152619
Shamar JosephBOWL · 25+ T20s1518-4-2-4-6
Wahidullah ZadranBOWL · 2 T20s161212
Imran MirRole unknown · no T20 record in our data12—
Haider RarraqRole unknown · no T20 record in our data12—
Awais AhmadRole unknown · no T20 record in our data12—
Sagar KalyanBAT · 4 T20s94-362

Predicted playing 11s are our estimate from each squad: once a side has played this season, its last XI, otherwise the captain first, then recent fantasy points, experience and last season's selections (following the league rule of at least two UAE players, two from Afghanistan and one more from an Associate nation). They change when the teams are announced at the toss.

How the points are counted

Playing in the XI+2
Each run+0.5
Each four / six (bonus on top of the runs)+0.5 / +1
50 / 100 runs (highest milestone only)+4 / +8
Out for a duck−2
Strike rate (5+ balls): under 70 / 130 and over−2 to −6 / +2 to +6
Each wicket (not run outs); bowled or lbw bonus+10; +2
3 / 4 / 5 wickets (bonuses add up)+6 / +8 / +10
Maiden over+4
Economy (1+ over): under 6 / 10 and over+2 to +6 / −2 to −6
Catch; 3+ catches bonus+4; +4 to +8
Stumping / direct-hit run out+6
Other run outs (thrower and catcher not recorded)+3 each
Captain / vice-captain2× / 1.5×

Our summary of a common T20 fantasy scoring system; apps differ, so check the values in the one you use. How we calculate expected points and picks →

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