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Desert Vipers vs Sharjah Warriorz Predictions - Hales to hauls Vipers into the final

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Alex Hales hit six sixes in his 67 off 32 balls against the Dubai Capitals.
Tom Kohler-Cadmore has scored 39-plus in six of his nine innings.
The Vipers topped the League table with seven wins from 10.

Alex Hales hits out in the Pakistan Super League. (credit: Arif Ali / Getty Images)

Desert Vipers vs Sharjah Warriorz Predictions

The Vipers won seven of their 10 group matches but have lost three of their last four matches, including the Qualifier against the Dubai Capitals. Their batting is strong and their top order are making runs, so I think they should have the beating of the Warriorz in their Qualifier 2 clash.

Desert Vipers’ Alex Hales has scored 58, 34, 23*, 77* & 67 in his last 8 innings.
Desert Vipers’ Max Holden has scored 68, 24, 70* & 36 in his last 4 innings.
Sharjah Warriorz’s Tom Kohler-Cadmore top scores this season have been 83*, 54* & 91*.
Sharjah Warriorz’s Johnson Charles has scored 30, 71, 65 & 36 in his last 5 innings.

Head-to-Head

The Vipers have won their last three matches against the Warriorz by big winning margins of six, 10 and eight wickets.

Desert Vipers Form

After a great League season, the Vipers have lost three of their last four matches, including Qualifier 1 against Dubai Capital.

Alex Hales (67 off 32 balls) led a strong middle-order performance that saw the Vipers post 189/7 off their 20 overs.

The Capitals chased superbly to win off the last ball with five wickets in hand. Lockie Ferguson (2/32) was the pick of the Vipers bowlers.

Desert Vipers Team News

The Vipers have a powerful squad and I’m confident they will hit the winning groove in this key playoff match.

Sharjah Warriorz Form

After slipping into the playoffs with a win in their last group match, the Warriorz continued their late winning form by pulling off their fourth victory in a row when they won the Eliminator against MI Emirates.

A superb bowling performance from the Warriorz attack - led by Tim Southee (2/24, econ) - restricted the Emirates to 146/8 off their 20 overs.

Tom Kohler-Cadmore (40) and Johnson Charles (36 off 20) got the innings off to a solid start. The Emirates bowlers put the squeeze on the Warriorz batters, but Tim Seifert (40 off 20 balls) pulled his side through to a six-wicket win with seven balls in hand.

Sharjah Warriorz Team News

The Warriorz have hit a wonderful purple patch of form, but I don’t think they have the strength in their squad to overpower the Vipers.

Verdict

Desert Vipers v Sharjah Warriorz

I am backing Desert Vipers to win. I am also backing Alex Hales to top score for Desert Vipers.

Tom Kohler-Cadmore is a good bet to top score for the Sharjah Warriorz.

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