Desert Vipers won by 8 wickets (with 19 balls remaining)
Gulf Giants vs Desert Vipers lineups
Predicted XIs: each side's last XI until the toss confirms them
Gulf GiantsXI from 28 Dec v Abu Dhabi Knight Riders
Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk)Wicketkeeper, right hand bat
2
James Vince (c) Batsman, right hand bat, right arm fast medium
3
B
Ben Kellaway Allrounder, right hand bat, right arm offbreak
4
Moeen Ali Allrounder, left hand bat, right arm offbreak
5
Azmatullah Omarzai Allrounder, right hand bat, right arm fast medium
6
Kyle Mayers Batting Allrounder, left hand bat, right arm fast medium
7
Mark Adair Bowler, right hand bat, right arm fast
8
Aayan Khan Allrounder, right hand bat, slow left arm orthodox
9
Ali Khan Bowler, right hand bat, right arm fast medium
10
M
Muhammad Zuhaib Zubair Bowler, right hand bat, legbreak googly
11
Tabraiz Shamsi Bowler, right hand bat, slow left arm orthodox
Desert VipersXI from 4 Jan v MI Emirates
Fakhar Zaman Batsman, left hand bat, slow left arm orthodox
2
Jason Roy Batsman, right hand bat
3
Max Holden Bowler, left hand bat, right arm offbreak
4
Sam Curran (c) Allrounder, left hand bat, left arm fast medium
5
Daniel Lawrence Allrounder, right hand bat, right arm offbreak
6
Tom Bruce (wk)Top Order Batter, right hand bat, right arm offbreak
7
H
Hasan Nawaz Top Order Batter, right hand bat, right arm fast medium
8
Vriitya Aravind Wicketkeeper
9
K
Khuzaima Tanveer Bowler, right hand bat, right arm fast
10
Naseem Shah Bowler, right hand bat, right arm fast
11
Usman Tariq Bowler, right hand bat, right arm offbreak
Gulf Giants vs Desert Vipers Questions
When is Gulf Giants vs Desert Vipers?
Gulf Giants vs Desert Vipers starts at 14:30 UK time (20:00 in India) on Friday 12 December 2025, at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, part of ILT20 2025; this page has the form, the head to head, the ground and the projections for the match.
What is the Gulf Giants vs Desert Vipers head to head?
Desert Vipers lead the Gulf Giants vs Desert Vipers head to head at 7-3 from 10 T20 meetings, and the latest, on 12 December 2025 at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, was won by Desert Vipers.
What is Gulf Giants's recent form?
Gulf Giants have won 0 and lost 5 of their last 5 T20 matches, newest first L L L L L; most recently they lost to Abu Dhabi Knight Riders on 28 Dec, 147/9 to 179/1.
What is Desert Vipers's recent form?
Desert Vipers have won 4 and lost 1 of their last 5 T20 matches, newest first W W W L W; most recently they beat MI Emirates on 04 Jan, 182/4 to 136.
What is a good score at Dubai International Cricket Stadium?
A good first-innings score at Dubai International Cricket Stadium is around 156, the average over its last 30 T20 matches, and the side batting first has won 40% of them, so chasing has had the edge there.