ILT20 2025 Qualifier 1: Desert Vipers vs Dubai Capitals Prediction and Betting Tips

The Qualifier 1 of the International League T20 (ILT20) 2025 is set to be played between Desert Vipers and Dubai Capitals on February 05 at Dubai International Cricket Stadium. Vipers featuring players like Fakhar Zaman, Alex Hales, Sam Curran, Azam Khan, Wanindu Hasaranga, and Lockie Ferguson topped the league stage points table with seven victories in 10 matches. On the other hand, Capitals with names like Shai Hope, Gulbadin Naib, Haider Ali, Sikandar Raza, and Dasun Shanaka, showcased an amazing comeback in this season. After a struggling start to the tournament, the team bounced back hard to finish at 2nd with six wins in 10 games. Check out the Desert Vipers vs Dubai Capitals prediction.
ILT20 2025 Qualifier 1 Prediction: Dubai Capitals to win
Key Stats
- Desert Vipers won 3 out of their last 5 matches.
- Dubai Capitals won 4 out of their last 5 games.
- Capitals defeated the Vipers in all 4 encounters in ILT20.
Match Prediction: The match will be an exciting contest with both teams featuring match winners like Alex Halex, Sam Curran, Shai Hope, Gulbadin Naib, Wanindu Hasaranga, Mohammad Amir, Dushmantha Chameera, and Obed McCoy. However, the batting lineup and current form of the Dubai Capitals give them an edge in this match. Capitals have momentum while the Vipers are struggled recently.
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Most Recent H2H and Pitch Report
Winner | Won by | Date |
Dubai Capitals | 9 wickets | 03 Feb 2025 |
Dubai Capitals | 6 wickets | 20 Jan 2025 |
Dubai Capitals | 5 wickets | 09 Feb 2024 |
Dubai Capitals | 4 wickets | 01 Feb 2024 |
Pitch Report
The Qualifier 1 of the ILT20 2025, Desert Vipers vs Dubai Capitals is set to be played at Dubai International Cricket Stadium. The pitch here is often a decent batting surface. In a total of 149 T20 matches played at this venue, the batting first team won 58 while the chasing team emerged victorious 90 times.
Results of the last two T20 matches played at Dubai International Cricket Stadium
Dubai Capitals vs Abu Dhabi Knight Riders (Feb 02, 2025) – Dubai Capitals won by 26 runs
Dubai Capitals | 217/4 |
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders | 191/5 |
Gulf Giants vs MI Emirates (Jan 31, 2025) – MI Emirates won by 5 wickets
Gulf Giants | 173/6 |
MI Emirates | 174/5 |
Desert Vipers preview
Desert Vipers led by Lockie Ferguson features a strong squad including players like Azam Khan, Alex Hales, Sam Curran, Sherfane Rutherford, and Wanindu Hasaranga. However, the team struggled recently after a good start to the season. Halex and Curran performed amazingly with the bat for the team while Hasaranaga and Amir did their job with the ball.
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Predicted XI: Azam Khan, Alex Hales, Dan Lawrence, Sam Curran, Asam Hose, Sherfane Rutherford, Wanindu Hasaranga, Michael Jones, Ali Naseer, Lockie Ferguson, Khuzauma Tanveer
Dubai Capitals preview
Dubai Capitals led by Sam Billings feature a strong batting lineup including players like Adam Rossington, Shai Hope, Gulabadin Naib, Dasun Shanaka, and Sikandar Raza. Hope is currently the top scorer in the tournament and Gulnbadin also performed amazingly with the bat. Dushmantha Chameera and Obed McCoy did well with the ball.
Predicted XI: Asam Rossington, Shai Hope, Gulbadin Naib, Sam Billings, Sikandar Raza, Dasun Shanaka, Rovman Powell, Dushmantha Chameera, Farhan Khan, Haider Ali, Qais Ahmad
Player to watch: Shai Hope
Shai Hope is a key player for Dubai Capitals. The top-order batter is currently the highest run-getter in ILT20 2025, scoring 467 runs in 10 innings with an average of 66.71 and a strike rate of 126.90.