DC vs DV Prediction, Match 1, ILT20 2025-26 Match Winner, Team, Playing XI and Pitch Report

Match 1 ILT20 2026 Prediction: Dubai Capitals (DC) vs Desert Vipers (DV). Defending champions DC take on last year's finalists DV in the season opener. Check Dubai Pitch Report (Batting-Friendly), key players like Sam Curran and Rovman Powell, and predicted Playing XI.

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Dubai Capitals will take on the Desert Vipers in the 1st match of the ILT20 2025-26 season at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, in Dubai, on Tuesday, December 2.

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In the ILT20 2025 season, the Desert Vipers secured the pole position in the league phase, winning seven games in 10 matches. Meanwhile, the Dubai Capitals secured the second rank with six wins from 10 matches to end the league phase at the second rank. Eventually, the Capitals went on to bag a four-wicket win over the Vipers in the grand finale.

DC vs DV, ILT20 2025-26, Match 1, Match Details

Match: Dubai Capitals vs Desert Vipers, ILT20 2025-26, Match 1

Time & Date: 8:00 PM IST, Tuesday, December 2

Venue: Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai

DC vs DV, ILT20 2025-26, Match 1 Pitch Report

The average first innings score at this venue is 140 in the shortest format of the game. We can expect batters and bowlers to have an equal share on this surface. Any score above 180 would be a tough ask for the chasing side.

DC vs DV, ILT20 2025-26, Match 1 Probable XIs

Dubai Capitals

Leus de Plooy, Dasun Shanaka (c), Rovman Powell, Gulbadin Naib, Mohammad Nabi, Dushmantha Chameera, Luke Wood, Waqar Salamkheil, Muhammad Jawadullah, David Willey, Tymal Mills.

Desert Vipers

Dan Lawrence, Fakhar Zaman, Vriitya Aravind, Hasan Nawaz, Shimron Hetmyer, Lockie Ferguson (c), Sam Curran, Wanindu Hasaranga, Andries Gous, Naseem Shah, Qais Ahmad.

DC vs DV, ILT20 2025-26, Match 1 Winner Prediction

Match Winner: Dubai Capitals.

Dubai Capitals stunned Desert Vipers in the grand finale of the ILT20 2025 season. While the Vipers secured seven wins in 10 games, the Capitals bagged six wins in 10 matches. On that note, we can expect the defending champions, the Capitals, to start the campaign on a winning note, thanks to their all-round strength.

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