ILT20 2026 · Match 23 · Tue 8 Dec, 6:30 pm GST (8:00 pm IST)

Dubai Capitals vs Sharjah Warriorz match prediction and playing 11

Dubai Capitals play Sharjah Warriorz in match 23 of the ILT20 on Tue 8 Dec at 6:30 pm GST (8:00 pm IST), Dubai International Stadium. Dubai Capitals and Sharjah Warriorz have met 4 times in the ILT20: 2–2. Our fantasy pick for captain is Mohammad Nabi, with Usman Najeeb 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 · 1

Batters · 3

All-rounders · 3

Bowlers · 4

  • Option 2: Tom Moores in for Matthew Potts (334 expected points, against 335)
  • Option 3: Faf du Plessis in for Matthew Potts (333 expected points, against 335)

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Captain and vice-captain picks

Who to make captain and vice-captain, and why

CaptainMohammad Nabi SWExpected 32 points, so about 65 as captain (2×)Top scorer of this XI in 12% of 4,000 simulated matchesTop scorer of the match in 5 of 65 T20s (1 of 10 in the ILT20)
Vice-captainUsman Najeeb DCExpected 30 points, so about 45 as vice-captain (1.5×)In the XI's top two in 35% of 4,000 simulated matchesSecond-top scorer of the match in 0 of 3 T20s
  • 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
Mohammad Nabi SWC25 recent T20s3212%20%8%5/655%3/65
Usman Najeeb DCVC3 recent T20s3019%35%33%1/30%0/3
James Vince SW25 recent T20s2912%22%11%13/1179%10/117
Logan van Beek SW25 recent T20s2812%28%7%2/2924%7/29
George Linde SW25 recent T20s276%16%7%5/749%7/74
Craig Overton SW25 recent T20s276%10%4%2/472%1/47
  • 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

Sharjah Warriorz predicted playing 11

PlayerExp. ptsLast 5 games
Ali Aamer NaseerAR · 25+ T20s15225-32
Tanish SuriWK · 18 T20s163617846
Mohammad NabiAR · 25+ T20s32318317436
Waqar SalamkheilBOWL · 25+ T20s1217-4-2120
Logan van BeekBOWL · 25+ T20s283734631035
James VincecaptainBAT · 25+ T20s29204393113
George LindeAR · 25+ T20s27285264650
Craig OvertonBOWL · 25+ T20s272789231623
James RewBAT · 25+ T20s20-2-3181811
Sikandar RazaAR · 25+ T20s24253435163
George DockrellBAT · 25+ T20s231924414241
Rest of the squad (11)
Adil RashidBOWL · 25+ T20s16312142214
Paul WalterBAT · 25+ T20s22615371912
Richard GleesonBOWL · 25+ T20s1922126864
Brandon McMullenBAT · 25+ T20s1720141518-2
Adam MilneBOWL · 25+ T20s16-3216188
Tom BantonWK · 25+ T20s16243110-3
Junaid SiddiqueBAT · 17 T20s1816282870
Fareed MalikRole unknown · no T20 record in our data12—
Sarafuddin AshrafRole unknown · no T20 record in our data12—
Arunraj SelvarajRole unknown · no T20 record in our data12—
Mohammad SaqibRole unknown · no T20 record in our data12—

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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