On Monday, January 16, the Gulf Giants won for the second time in the ILT20 2023 and moved to the top of the points table with a net run rate of 1.540. At the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, they won by five wickets over the Dubai Capitals. The Capitals posted a big score of 182 when they batted first thanks to Robin Uthappa’s 46-ball knock of 79, which included 10 fours and 2 sixes.
However, the Gulf Giants’ James Vince remained unbeaten with 83 runs off 56 balls, including seven fours and three sixes, while Gerhard Erasmus scored 52 runs off 28 balls. With one over remaining, the Giants went after the target. The Capitals fell to fourth in the table following the result.
International League T20 2023 Top 10 Scores :
| Player | RUNS | SR | 6s | 4s |
| 1. James Vince | 83 | 148.21 | 3 | 7 |
| 2. Alex Hales | 83 | 159.62 | 3 | 9 |
| 3. Robin Uthappa | 79 | 171.74 | 2 | 10 |
| 4. Waseem Muhammad | 71 | 182.05 | 5 | 5 |
| 5. James Vince | 65 | 147.73 | 4 | 4 |
| 6. Chris Woakes | 62 | 213.79 | 2 | 9 |
| 7. Paul Stirling | 54 | 142.11 | 2 | 5 |
| 8. Gerhard Erasmus | 52 | 185.71 | 2 | 5 |
| 9. Nicholas Pooran | 49 | 163.33 | 4 | 2 |
| 10. Sam Billings | 49 | 128.95 | 1 | 4 |
James Vince, captain of the Giants, has led his team from the front and is the tournament’s leading run-scorer. The right-handed batter has scored 148 runs in two games, with two half-centuries to show for his efforts and an average of 148 runs per game and a strike rate of 148. The only other batter in the championship who has scored more than 100 runs is the Capitals’ Robin Uthappa.
The veteran Indian batter has scored 122 runs in two games, batting at an average of 61 and striking out 154.43 times. Mujeeb Ur Rahman, a spinner for the Capitals, has taken the most wickets during the tournament. At an economy rate of 6.50, the offspinner has taken four wickets.
Mujeeb has bowled at a higher average of 13 than the other two Giants bowlers, Sanchit Sharma and Rehan Ahmed, who each have four wickets. In the T20 league, Imran Tahir, Rovman Powell, Sunil Narine, and four other bowlers have each taken three wickets.