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MI Emirates vs Gulf Giants Prediction: ILT20 Season 5 Match 22

Match preview · By the ILT20 Web Desk · Published 29 October 2026, 9:38 pm GST (10:38 pm PKT)

Match preview. Last updated: 31 October 2026.

MI Emirates vs Gulf Giants Prediction is the note for ILT20 Season 5 Match 22, a League game on Monday 7 December 2026 at Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium. 6:30 pm GST. Our one-line opinion sits in the prediction section and is not a result. The full list of dates is the ILT20 Season 5 schedule. Last updated: 31 October 2026.

MI Emirates vs Gulf Giants Match 22: Date, Time and Venue

Match 22 is on Monday 7 December 2026 in Abu Dhabi. This is meeting number 2 between these sides in the Season 5 fixture list. Eleven matches, including Qualifier 1 on 16 December. Abu Dhabi's first game is on 26 November. Add it from the schedule if you want a reminder. MI Emirates pages sit with the MI Emirates team guide and Gulf Giants with the Gulf Giants team guide.

Kickoff clocks for this match: 6:30 pm GST. GST is the default on the page. The buttons move PKT, IST and UTC together.

MI Emirates vs Gulf Giants Head-to-Head Record in ILT20

A full league head-to-head between MI Emirates and Gulf Giants was not in the sources checked on 30 October 2026. The table lists finals only. Zero rows means these two have not met in an ILT20 final in the record used here. That is not the same as zero league games in past seasons. Those meetings are to be announced as a compiled count, not guessed. This page is for meeting 2 of these two clubs on the Season 5 list.

MI Emirates Form and Team News

For Match 22, MI Emirates meet Gulf Giants on Monday 7 December 2026 in Abu Dhabi. Nicholas Pooran is captain and Mark Boucher is head coach. Titles on this record: 2024. Runners-up in January, now coached by Mark Boucher and holders of the record auction bid. Established names on the current list include Nicholas Pooran, Jonny Bairstow, Rashid Khan, Romario Shepherd. The reported fee was USD 380,000 to MI Emirates, via auction. This tournament has not started, so there is no Season 5 streak to quote. Injuries and call-ups are to be announced, not guessed from a surname.

Gulf Giants Form and Team News

For Match 22, Gulf Giants meet MI Emirates on Monday 7 December 2026 in Abu Dhabi. Jos Buttler is captain and Simon Helmot is head coach. Titles on this record: 2023. The inaugural champions loaded the top order with Buttler, Klaasen, Miller and Livingstone. Established names on the current list include Jos Buttler, David Miller, Heinrich Klaasen, Liam Livingstone. The reported fee was USD 350,000 to Gulf Giants, via auction. This tournament has not started, so there is no Season 5 streak to quote. Injuries and call-ups are to be announced, not guessed from a surname.

MI Emirates vs Gulf Giants Probable Playing 11

MI Emirates predicted XI

This is a predicted group from the published MI Emirates squad, not a confirmed playing XI. Nicholas Pooran is the listed captain, so the name is first. The other ten places are not knowable from an October list. Injuries and international call-ups are to be announced.

1. Nicholas Pooran (predicted)
2. Jonny Bairstow (predicted)
3. Rashid Khan (predicted)
4. Romario Shepherd (predicted)
5. Sherfane Rutherford (predicted)
6. Muhammad Waseem (predicted)
7. Kusal Perera (predicted)
8. Chris Jordan (predicted)
9. Lizaad Williams (predicted)
10. Fazalhaq Farooqi (predicted)
11. Allah Ghazanfar (predicted)

Gulf Giants predicted XI

This is a predicted group from the published Gulf Giants squad, not a confirmed playing XI. Jos Buttler is the listed captain, so the name is first. The other ten places are not knowable from an October list. Injuries and international call-ups are to be announced.

1. Jos Buttler (predicted)
2. David Miller (predicted)
3. Heinrich Klaasen (predicted)
4. Liam Livingstone (predicted)
5. Curtis Campher (predicted)
6. Rahmanullah Gurbaz (predicted)
7. Ibrahim Zadran (predicted)
8. Azmatullah Omarzai (predicted)
9. David Wiese (predicted)
10. Alzarri Joseph (predicted)
11. Shamar Joseph (predicted)

Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium Pitch Report and Conditions

Match 22, MI Emirates against Gulf Giants on Monday 7 December 2026, is at Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium. Eleven matches, including Qualifier 1 on 16 December. Abu Dhabi's first game is on 26 November. Capacity on the list used here is 20,000. Often shortened to Zayed Cricket Stadium. An average first-innings score for this Season 5 date is to be announced. This page does not paste an old sample and call it new. Sharjah has a reputation for shorter boundaries. Abu Dhabi has often played slower in day games in past winters. Dubai hosts both the opener and the final. Those are reputations, not a toss rule for Match 22. Weather for this date is to be announced.

Key Players to Watch in MI Emirates vs Gulf Giants

Nicholas Pooran

Nicholas Pooran is the wicketkeeper to watch for MI Emirates against Gulf Giants in Match 22. No auction price is listed for this player because we could not verify one in the reports we checked. A squad place is still not a confirmed start.

Jonny Bairstow

Jonny Bairstow is the wicketkeeper to watch for MI Emirates against Gulf Giants in Match 22. No auction price is listed for this player because we could not verify one in the reports we checked. A squad place is still not a confirmed start.

Rashid Khan

Rashid Khan is the bowler to watch for MI Emirates against Gulf Giants in Match 22. No auction price is listed for this player because we could not verify one in the reports we checked. A squad place is still not a confirmed start.

Jos Buttler

Jos Buttler is the wicketkeeper to watch for Gulf Giants in this Match 22 meeting with MI Emirates. No auction price is listed for this player because we could not verify one in the reports we checked. Form from Season 5 is to be announced.

David Miller

David Miller is the batter to watch for Gulf Giants in this Match 22 meeting with MI Emirates. The league highlighted this name as a pre-auction signing on 11 August 2026. Form from Season 5 is to be announced.

Heinrich Klaasen

Heinrich Klaasen is the wicketkeeper to watch for Gulf Giants in this Match 22 meeting with MI Emirates. The league highlighted this name as a pre-auction signing on 11 August 2026. Form from Season 5 is to be announced.

MI Emirates vs Gulf Giants Match Prediction: Who Will Win?

Our opinion, not a model and not a guarantee: the lean is MI Emirates. The reasons are public and narrow. Runners-up in January, now coached by Mark Boucher and holders of the record auction bid. The other side still has Jos Buttler as captain and a full squad list. A toss, a dew note and an injury can reverse a sentence written in October. There is no win percentage on this page, because we did not run one.

Read the MI Emirates squad and the Gulf Giants squad before you treat any name as locked. The MI Emirates vs Gulf Giants Prediction above is a pre-season lean for Match 22. Check the sheet on the day. Source note: the season compilation on Wikipedia's 2026 ILT20 page and the reports cited on the auction page. Checked 30 October 2026.

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