On Sunday, January 15, the Abu Dhabi Knight Riders (ABD) will face the Gulf Giants (GUL) in the third match of the International League (ILT20) 2023 at the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi
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On Sunday, January 15, the Abu Dhabi Knight Riders (ABD) will face the Gulf Giants (GUL) in the third match of the International League (ILT20) 2023 at the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi. The hosts will be trying to avenge their loss to the Dubai Capitals in their previous encounter. The Knight Riders were annihilated by the Capitals by a whopping 73 runs in the opener, and the massive loss has had an impact on their team’s overall net run rate. They are presently ranked second in the points standings, with a poor NRR of -3.650.
The Playing XI can have a maximum of nine overseas players followed by at least one UAE local and one Associate player. All the matches in the tournament will take place in a round-robin format before the playoffs will decide the eventual champions. The six teams which will be participating are Abu Dhabi Knight Riders, Gulf Giants, MI Emirates, Dubai Capitals, Sharjah Warriors and Desert Vipers. The tournament will see all the international players taking part in it and promises to be very entertaining along with some high-octane drama.
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The International League T20 will be broadcast live on ZEE’s 10 linear channels in English, Hindi, and Tamil as well as on its OTT platform ZEE5. The live broadcast will be available on Zee Cinema (SD & HD), Zee Anmol Cinema, Zee Thirai, Zee Bangla Cinema, Zee Zest (SD & HD), & Pictures HD, &Flix (SD & HD) channels. ZEE5 app and website will live stream the matches in India.
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders: Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Jonny Bairstow, Paul Stirling, Lahiru Kumara, Charith Asalanka, Colin Ingram, Akeal Hosein, Seekkuge Prasanna, Ravi Rampaul, Raymond Reifer, Kennar Lewis, Ali Khan, Brandon Glover
Gulf Giants: Shimron Hetmyer, Chris Jordan, Chris Lynn, Tom Banton, Dominic Drakes, David Wiese, Jamie Overton, Richard Gleeson, Rehan Ahmed, Wayne Madsen, Liam Dawson, James Vince, Qais Ahmad, Ollie Pope
