ADKR vs GG — 18 Dec 2025 — Match Preview: Pitch Report, Playing XI, Key Players & Prediction

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Published - 16 Dec 2025, 08:00 PM

📍 Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi 🕒 08:00 PM IST Star Sports / JioCinema

ADKR vs GG Match Details: Thursday, December 18, 2025, 08:00 PM IST, Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi — Live Streaming

Match: ADKR vs GG, Match 19
Series: International League T20
Date: Thursday, December 18, 2025
Time: 08:00 PM IST
Venue: Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Live streaming: Jio Hotstar
TV: Star Sports Network

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Abu Dhabi Knight Riders vs Gulf Giants Fixture Snapshot

Date	Match	Result
28 Dec 2025	GG vs ADKR	Abu Dhabi Knight Riders won by 32 runs
18 Dec 2025	ADKR vs GG	Abu Dhabi Knight Riders won by 4 wickets

Why ADKR vs GG Match Matters in IPL 2025 Points Table

League positions and stats for both teams in this match. Numbers match the full IPL points table.

International League T20

N/R

PTS

Net RR

Last 5 Matches

Gulf Giants

-0.161

Opponent	Description	Date
MI Emirates (GG won by 6 wickets)	Match 3	4 Dec 2025
Dubai Capitals (GG won by 4 wickets)	Match 5	6 Dec 2025
Desert Vipers (DV won by superover)	Match 8	8 Dec 2025
Sharjah Warriors (GG won by 6 wickets)	Match 10	10 Dec 2025
Desert Vipers (DV won by 8 wickets)	Match 12	12 Dec 2025
Sharjah Warriors (Sharjah Warriorz won by 11 runs)	Match 16	15 Dec 2025
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders (ADKR won by 4 wickets)	Match 19	18 Dec 2025
Dubai Capitals (DC won by 6 wickets)	Match 23	21 Dec 2025
MI Emirates (MIE won by 8 wickets)	Match 26	23 Dec 2025
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders (ADKR won by 32 runs)	Match 30	28 Dec 2025

Abu Dhabi Knight Riders

-0.805

Opponent	Description	Date
Sharjah Warriors (ADKR won by 39 runs)	Match 2	3 Dec 2025
Desert Vipers (DV won by 2 wickets)	Match 4	5 Dec 2025
Dubai Capitals (DC won by 83 runs)	Match 7	7 Dec 2025
MI Emirates (MIE won by 7 wickets)	Match 11	11 Dec 2025
Dubai Capitals (DC won by 9 runs)	Match 13	13 Dec 2025
Desert Vipers (ADKR won by 1 run)	Match 17	16 Dec 2025
Gulf Giants (ADKR won by 4 wickets)	Match 19	18 Dec 2025
MI Emirates (MIE won by 35 runs)	Match 21	20 Dec 2025
Sharjah Warriors (Sharjah Warriorz won by 4 wickets)	Match 25	22 Dec 2025
Gulf Giants (ADKR won by 32 runs)	Match 30	28 Dec 2025
Dubai Capitals (ADKR won by 50 runs)	Eliminator	1 Jan 2026
MI Emirates (MIE won by 7 wickets)	Qualifier 2	2 Jan 2026

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ADKR vs GG Head-to-Head Record: Abu Dhabi Knight Riders vs Gulf Giants Stats

ADKR WINS 4

Total matches: 8

GG WINS 3

Team totals in ILT20 when these two have met:

ADKR totals

High 179

Low 114

GG totals

High 166

Low 115

Last meeting (28 Dec 2025)

ADKR 179 v GG 147

ADKR won

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ADKR vs GG Team Form: Recent Performance of Abu Dhabi Knight Riders & Gulf Giants

ADKR — last 5 (completed)

Date	Match	Result
02 Jan 2026	MIE vs ADKR	MI Emirates won by 7 wickets
01 Jan 2026	DC vs ADKR	Abu Dhabi Knight Riders won by 50 runs
28 Dec 2025	GG vs ADKR	Abu Dhabi Knight Riders won by 32 runs
22 Dec 2025	ADKR vs SWR	Sharjah Warriorz won by 4 wickets
20 Dec 2025	ADKR vs MIE	MI Emirates won by 35 runs

GG — last 5 (completed)

Date	Match	Result
28 Dec 2025	GG vs ADKR	Abu Dhabi Knight Riders won by 32 runs
23 Dec 2025	MIE vs GG	MI Emirates won by 8 wickets
21 Dec 2025	GG vs DC	Dubai Capitals won by 6 wickets
18 Dec 2025	ADKR vs GG	Abu Dhabi Knight Riders won by 4 wickets
15 Dec 2025	SWR vs GG	Sharjah Warriorz won by 11 runs

ADKR vs GG Player Stats: Top Performers and Key Numbers

Top Player Stats

(Based on recent match performances)

Moeen Ali GG

256 Runs

Philip Salt ADKR

255 Runs

Alishan Sharafu ADKR

253 Runs

Alex Hales ADKR

249 Runs

Rahmanullah Gurbaz GG

246 Runs

Pathum Nissanka GG

243 Runs

Liam Dawson GG

191.30 SR

Pathum Nissanka GG

186.92 SR

Fred Klaassen GG

166.67 SR

Tom Moores GG

155.56 SR

Jason Holder ADKR

154.17 SR

Michael-Kyle Pepper ADKR

150.86 SR

Ajay Kumar ADKR

17 Wkts

Jason Holder ADKR

16 Wkts

Azmatullah Omarzai GG

12 Wkts

Andre Russell ADKR

10 Wkts

Sunil Narine ADKR

10 Wkts

Piyush Chawla ADKR

7 Wkts

Sunil Narine ADKR

6.06 Econ

Jason Holder ADKR

6.80 Econ

Chris Wood GG

6.88 Econ

Aayan Afzal Khan GG

7.11 Econ

Moeen Ali GG

7.33 Econ

Ajay Kumar ADKR

7.77 Econ

ADKR vs GG Weather Report: Abu Dhabi Weather Forecast for Today's Match

ADKR vs GG Pitch Report: Sheikh Zayed Stadium Pitch Analysis & Stats

Sheikh Zayed Stadium Boundary Dimensions: Square and Straight Length

Based on last 5 completed T20 matches at Sheikh Zayed Stadium.

Sheikh Zayed Stadium Average Score and Wickets in T20 Matches

Sheikh Zayed Stadium · T20

Average score & wickets

5 matches

170

Avg score

Avg wickets

Sheikh Zayed Stadium Score Distribution: Low, Medium and High Totals

Score distribution (1st innings)

1 2 2

< 140 140-180 > 180

Sheikh Zayed Stadium Pitch Behaviour: Batting vs Bowling Analysis

Pitch Batting Friendly Par 158 - 182 Confidence Medium

Batting-friendly 2 Bowling-friendly 1 Neutral 2

Sheikh Zayed Stadium Toss Analysis: Batting First vs Chasing Advantage

Teams batting first have scored noticeably better.

Sheikh Zayed Stadium Records: Highest, Lowest and Defended Scores

Sheikh Zayed Stadium · T20

Scoring records

233

Highest team score

122

Lowest team score

183

Lowest score defended

Sheikh Zayed Stadium 1st vs 2nd Innings Stats: Batting and Chasing Analysis

Per innings: average team score, total fours/sixes in that innings (averaged across matches), and wickets. Based on the last 5 completed T20 matches at Sheikh Zayed Stadium.

1st Innings 2nd Innings

170 Avg score 156

13 Total 4s (avg) 12

6 Total 6s (avg) 7

5 Wickets (avg) 7

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