SW vs GG Match 16 ILT20 Season 4: The 16th match of the 4th season of ILT20 will be played on December 15 between Sharjah Warriors and Gulf Giants at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium in Sharjah. The game will start at 6:30 PM. Tim Southee will be captaining the Sharjah Warriors, while Moeen Ali will be leading the Gulf Giants. In this article, we will discuss the head-to-head record, pitch report, weather forecast, match prediction, and probable XI of both teams.
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SW vs GG Match 16 ILT20 Season 4: Head-To-Head Record
In the last 3 seasons of ILT20, 7 matches have been played between the Sharjah Warriors and the Gulf Giants so far. Out of these, SW has won 2 matches, while GG has emerged victorious in 5 matches.
| SW vs GG Head-to-Head Record | |
| Match Played | 7 |
| Won by Sharjah Warriors | 2 |
| Won by Gulf Giants | 5 |
| Tied | 0 |
| No Result | 0 |
SW vs GG Match 16 ILT20 Season 4: Pitch Report of Sharjah Cricket Stadium
Today, the 16th match of ILT20 2025 will be played between the Sharjah Warriors and the Gulf Giants at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium in Sharjah. The pitch at Sharjah Cricket Stadium has small boundaries, but the pitch slows down as the match progresses. Teams target power-play overs to pile up quick runs early. The surface gets two-paced, making scoring tough in the middle overs today.
SW vs GG Match 16 ILT20 Season 4: Weather Forecast in Sharjah
Sharjah Warriors and Gulf Giants will lock horns at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium in Sharjah. According to the weather forecast, the weather is expected to be partly sunny with intervals of clouds. The temperature will be at 28°C with 39% humidity, which means no rain breaks. The climate is expected to remain clear during the match, with warm and pleasant conditions.
SW vs GG Match 16 ILT20 Season 4: Probable XI
| Sharjah Warriors | Gulf Giants |
| Tom Kohler-Cadmore | Pathum Nissanka |
| Raees Ahmad | Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk) |
| Tom Abell | James Vince |
| Tim David | Moeen Ali (c) |
| Sikandar Raza | Azmatullah Omarzai |
| Dinesh Karthik | Gerhard Erasmus |
| Tim Southee (c) | Mark Adair |
| Adil Rashid | Liam Dawson |
| Dwaine Pretorius | Haider Razzaq |
| Junaid Siddique | Nuwan Thushara |
| Saurabh Netravalkar | Muhammad Zuhaib |
SW vs GG Match 16 ILT20 Season 4: Full Squads of Sharjah Warriors and Gulf Giants
Sharjah Warriors Squad for ILT20 2025
Abdul Salam Khan, Adil Rashid, Dinesh Karthik, Dwaine Pretorius, Ethan D’Souza, Harmeet Singh, James Rew, Jayden Seales, Johnson Charles, Junaid Siddique, Mohamed Nawfer Mohamed Aslam, Nathan Sowter, Raees Ahmad, Richard Ngarava, Shubham Ranjane, Sikandar Raza, Saurabh Netravalkar, Taskin Ahmed, Tim David, Tim Southee, Tom Abell, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, and Wasim Akram.
Gulf Giants Squad for ILT20 2025
Asif Khan, Zuhaib Zubair, Sean Dickson, Tabraiz Shamsi, Liam Dawson, Fred Klaassen, Haider Razzaq, Meet Bhavsar, Ishtiaq Ahmad, Lorcan Tucker, Chris Wood, Tom Moores, Ramon Simmonds, James Vince, Aayan Afzal Khan, Blessing Muzarabani, Gerhard Erasmus, Mark Adair, Azmatullah Omarzai, Moeen Ali, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Kyle Mayers, and Matthew Forde.
SW vs GG Match 16 ILT20 Season 4: Toss Prediction
Advantages of Winning the Toss at the Venue
- In the last four T20 matches played at this venue, the teams that won the toss have opted to bowl and bat twice.
Advantages of Bowling First on This Pitch
- The team batting first at this venue has won 81 out of the total 183 matches played here, while the teams batting second have won 100 games.
SW vs GG Match 16 ILT20 Season 4: Today’s Match Scenario
Scenario 1
- Toss Winner: SW (opts to bowl first)
- Power-Play Score: 40-42
- SW Total: 165-175
- Match Winner: Sharjah Warriors
Scenario 2
- Toss Winner: GG (opts to bowl first)
- Power-Play Score: 38-42
- GG Total: 145-155
- Match Winner: Gulf Giants
SW vs GG Match 16 ILT20 Season 4: Key Players to Watch Out for in Today’s Match
Sharjah Warriors
- Dwaine Pretorius—Dwaine Pretorius has scored 252 runs in 14 innings this year, having averaged 25.2 and having struck at 145.66, and has been excellent with the ball, having taken 28 wickets in the year, at an average of 21.46 and having struck once every 14.7 balls.
- Adil Rashid – Bowling his leg-breaks, Adil Rashid has been in good form in 2025, having taken 31 wickets in 25 innings, averaging 23.93 per wicket, and has struck once every 17.3 balls.
Gulf Giants
- James Vince—James Vince is a brilliant batter who scored 246 runs in the last nine innings with a strike rate of 136. In the last game against the Desert Vipers, he scored 25 runs.
- Azmatullah Omarzai—Azmatullah Omarzai is in excellent form. In the 2025-26 ILT20 season, he recorded nine wickets in just three games. In the last game against the Desert Vipers, he scored 20 runs and took three wickets. He will definitely be a key player for the Gulf Giants this season.
Who will win today’s SW vs GG ILT20 match?
The Gulf Giants are ahead with four victories in their seven face-offs so far. Moreover, the GG is highly favored to win this game because they have a balanced set of players who are performing brilliantly in the tournament so far. Also, they have won the last match against the same opponent.