CD vs DC, Preview । Central Districts and Dubai Capitals set to take on highly anticipated GSL 2025 opener

ByUmesh Sharma,SportsCafe Editor

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New Zealand’s Central Districts and UAE’s Dubai Capitals will be facing off each other in the much-awaited tournament opener of the Global Super League 2025. The game will be played at the Providence Stadium in Guyana. Both teams will aim to start their GSL 2025 campaign on a winning note.

The Super Smash Champions Central Districts will take on the International League T20 winners, Dubai Capitals, in the inaugural game of the Global Super League 2025 (GSL 2025). Both teams are coming off an impressive run of form in their respective franchise tournaments. Central Districts have won three games, alongside an abandoned and a ‘no result’ game in their last five games, including the 6-wicket win against Canterbury in the Super Smash 2025 Final.

On the other hand, Dubai Capitals have also been enjoying an amazing run of form, winning four games while losing only one in their last five matches in the International League T20 2025. It also includes their 4-wicket win against the Desert Vipers in the tournament’s summit clash.

Form Guide

CD: W A NR W W

DC: L W W W W

CD vs DC Head-to-Head in T20S

Central Districts and Dubai Capitals haven’t faced each other in the Global Super League as both teams are appearing for the first time in the tournament.

CD 40-60 DC

Pitch and Weather

The surface at the Providence Stadium in Guyana is a balanced deck, with a slight inclination towards the batters in the first innings. However, the bowlers (mostly pacers) might get going here in the second half of the game. The overall average score here has been 135 runs, while the average first-innings score is 150. So, the toss-winning skipper will look forward to batting first and defending the target in bowling-friendly conditions.

There will be a few clouds and chances of a few showers around the start of the game. The overall weather is expected to be cloudy throughout the entire course of the game, with the minimum temperature of 24 degrees Celsius and the maximum temperature of 30 degrees Celsius.

Team News

Both teams are playing their first game in the tournament’s second edition so, they will picking their first playing XI in the tournament, with a balanced bowling attack considering the weather and pitch conditions at Providence Stadium in Guyana.

CD Probable XI: Will Young, Dane Cleaver (WK), Curtis Heaphy, Dean Foxcroft, Tom Bruce, Josh Clarkson, William Clark, Angus Shaw, Ajaz Patel, Blair Tickner, and Jayden Lennox.

DC Probable XI: Seddiqullah Atal, Alishan Sharafu, Syed Haider (WK), Haider Ali, Bevon Jacobs, Rovman Powell, Kadeem Alleyne, Kaleem Sana, Dominic Drakes, Farhan Khan, and Zeeshan Naseer.