Dubai Capitals and Abu Dhabi Knight Riders meet in the ILT20 2025-26 Eliminator in Dubai. Abu Dhabi come in confident after a must-win result against Gulf Giants, in which Phil Salt and Michael Pepper added 131 for the opening wicket, Pepper making 83 and Salt 72. Salt has 212 runs this season at a strike rate of 128.48, and Alex Hales has 218 at 135.40. Liam Livingstone has been the standout batter with 218 runs at 148.29.
Andre Russell remains Abu Dhabi’s biggest match-winner, with 153 runs at an average of 51 and a strike rate of 161.05 plus 10 wickets. He made a half-century and took two wickets the last time these teams met. Jason Holder has 12 wickets at an economy of 6.73, Ajay Kumar leads the wicket chart with 15, and Piyush Chawla has eight.
The Capitals have had a mixed campaign. Shayan Jahangir has scored 302 runs at a strike rate of 130.73, and Jordan Cox leads the side with 311. Rovman Powell has hammered 257 runs at 159.62, and Mohammad Nabi has nine wickets at an economy of 6.12. Waqar Salamkheil has 17 wickets, including seven against Abu Dhabi, with Mustafizur Rahman on 15 and Haider Ali on nine at 5.60.
With little between the sides, we expect a tight contest decided in the final overs.