T20 kit The Gulf Giants is a professional franchise cricket team that participates in the DP World International League T20.
[1] The Gulf Giants became the inaugural champions of the ILT20 after they beat Desert Vipers by 7 wickets in the final at the Dubai International Stadium.
The Giants are captained by English batter, James Vince,[2] while Andy Flower[3] serves as the head coach.
The Gulf Giants retained most of their core team ahead of the second season of the ILT20, and added other T20 stars such as Jamie Smith, Jordan Cox, and Usman Khan to their roster.
The teams for the competition, representing 6 different regions of the United Arab Emirates, including Dubai, were put up for auction in UAE in September 2022.
Contributions from Usman Khan and Jordan Cox helped Gulf Giants post 198.
[9] Gulf Giants began their season with a match-up against Abu Dhabi Knight Riders.
Thanks to Sanchit Sharma's spell of 3/9 and Chris Jordan's 3/28, Giants were able to restrict Knight Riders to a low total of 114/9 in their 20 overs.
In the second innings, Chris Lynn smashed an unbeaten 72 off 50 deliveries to help the team win the match and the tournament.