Abu Dhabi Knight Riders won by 4 wickets (with 4 balls remaining)
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders vs Gulf Giants lineups
Predicted XIs: each side's last XI until the toss confirms them
Abu Dhabi Knight RidersXI from 2 Jan v MI Emirates
Alex Hales Batsman, right hand bat, right arm fast medium
2

Michael Pepper (wk)Wicketkeeper, right hand bat
3

Brandon McMullen Allrounder, right hand bat, right arm fast medium
4

Liam Livingstone Allrounder, right hand bat, legbreak
5

Alishan Sharafu Batsman, right hand bat, right arm fast medium
6

Andre Russell Allrounder, right hand bat, right arm fast
7

Jason Holder (c) Bowling Allrounder, right hand bat, right arm fast medium
8

Sunil Narine Bowler, left hand bat, right arm offbreak
9

Unmukt Chand Batsman, right hand bat, right arm offbreak
10

Piyush Chawla Allrounder, left hand bat, legbreak
11
A
Ajay Kumar Bowler, left hand bat, left arm fast medium
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
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders vs Gulf Giants Questions
When is Abu Dhabi Knight Riders vs Gulf Giants?
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders vs Gulf Giants starts at 14:30 UK time (20:00 in India) on Thursday 18 December 2025, at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, part of ILT20 2025; this page has the form, the head to head, the ground and the projections for the match.
What is the Abu Dhabi Knight Riders vs Gulf Giants head to head?
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders lead the Abu Dhabi Knight Riders vs Gulf Giants head to head at 4-3 from 8 T20 meetings, with 1 no result, and the latest, on 28 December 2025 at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, was won by Abu Dhabi Knight Riders.
What is Abu Dhabi Knight Riders's recent form?
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders have won 2 and lost 3 of their last 5 T20 matches, newest first L W W L L; most recently they lost to MI Emirates on 02 Jan, 120/8 to 121/3.
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 a good score at Sheikh Zayed Stadium?
A good first-innings score at Sheikh Zayed Stadium is around 167, the average over its last 30 T20 matches, and the side batting first has won 50% of them, so neither batting first nor chasing has had the edge there.