Kuggeleijn to Muhammad Waseem, SIX, shot! Fractionally overpitched on off, Muhammad Waseem strides ahead and smokes it over long-on for a maximum. That will give him confidence

Kuggeleijn to Muhammad Waseem, 2 runs, in the air... but safe! Full ball in line of the stumps, shaping away a touch, Muhammad Waseem closes the bat face early on the flick and gets a leading edge over extra cover. Rovman Powell tracks back but it lands well in front of him

Kuggeleijn to Muhammad Waseem, no run, pitched up ball on off, Muhammad Waseem walks down the track and eases it towards mid-off

Kuggeleijn to Muhammad Waseem, no run, fuller length ball outside off, Muhammad Waseem leans ahead and strokes it to extra cover

Muhammad Waseem and Kusal Perera are at the crease. Muhammad Waseem is on strike. Kuggeleijn will open the attack

The players and the umpires make their way out to the middle. Time for the National Anthem of UAE. The dignitaries of ILT20 are shaking hands with all the players. We are almost ready to roll. The Capitals are in a huddle and Sikandar Raza is giving them a pep talk. Scott Kuggeleijn to begin the proceedings with the new ball. Off go the fireworks at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. A slip in place. Here we go...

Pitch Report | Natalie Germanos and Danny Morrison: In the first game at this venue, this pitch which is pitch No. 5 was used and it hasn’t been used after that. The average first innings score is 163 and if the team batting first gets 170, it would be challenging. There’s a bit of grass on this surface. I wonder how dry it’s going to be batting first and the dew might play a role later. There's not a lot of breeze and the conditions are kind of muggy.

Teams:

Dubai Capitals (Playing XI): Leus du Plooy, Tom Abell, Sam Billings(w/c), Rovman Powell, Sikandar Raza, Scott Kuggeleijn, Jason Holder, Rahul Chopra, Olly Stone, Haider Ali, Zahir Khan

MI Emirates (Playing XI): Muhammad Waseem, Andre Fletcher, Nicholas Pooran(w/c), Dwayne Bravo, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Kusal Perera, Kieron Pollard, Akeal Hosein, Trent Boult, Muhammad Rohid Khan, Waqar Salamkheil

Nicholas Pooran | MI Emirates captain: Happy to bat first, if we had won the toss we would have batted first. Looks like a good pitch, runs on the board will be important. I feel the guys have taken their responsibilities. One change, Bhanuka Rajapaksa is in for Tim David.

Sam Billings | Dubai Capitals captain: We are gonna have a bowl, we played MI in the first game of our season here on this pitch and it hasn't been used after that, it's hot and there has been dew. One of the main thing was how positive everyone was when things were not going good and stepped up. We are going with the same team.

Dubai Capitals have won the toss and have opted to field

The Capitals won both their league stage encounters against MI. And their last clash which took place a week back resulted in the Capitals almost sealing their playoff spot. After that, the Warriors lost their final league game and that confirmed Capitals' playoff spot. The Capitals then breezed past the Knight Riders in the Eliminator and then brushed aside the Gulf Giants in Qualifier 2. Talking about the recently concluded SA20, Pretoria Capitals made it to the finale but couldnt take the last leap. Just a reminder that the Capitals franchise doesnt have a single trophy in their kitty yet. Will the Dubai Capitals rise to the occasion and bring joy to their franchise? Meanwhile, the MI franchise already has five IPL titles, and the inaugral WPL and MLC trophies. It will all boil down to who keeps their calm under testing circumstances. Stick around as toss and team lineups are around the corner...

17:30 Local Time, 13:30 GMT, 19:00 IST: Hello folks! After 33 encounters, it’s time for the finale of the second season of ILT20. The Dubai International Cricket Stadium is set to host this high-octane clash. MI Emirates finished as the table toppers with 6 wins in ten matches. After that, they notched up a dominant win against the Gulf Giants in Qualifier 1 here at the same venue. They have shaped up nicely and will be confident coming into this all-important clash. Their opponents, Dubai Capitals, weren’t at the top of their game in the league stage but they have peaked at the business end. The Capitals have won four matches on the trot and that augurs really well for them.

Squads: