ITA vs UAE Dream11 Prediction, 15th Match, T20 WC Warm-up 2026

Italy will square off against United Arab Emirates in the 15th warm-up match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Warm up Matches 2026, scheduled to be played on Friday, 6th February at 3:00 PM IST. The match will take place at the Sinhalese Sports Club in Colombo. Check out the best Dream11 team tips, player stats, pitch report, top fantasy picks and dream11 prediction team for today’s ITA vs UAE clash.

Match Preview

Both Italy and United Arab Emirates come into this match after suffering defeats in their opening warm up games. Italy went down to Canada by 10 runs, while United Arab Emirates were beaten by Nepal by seven wickets.

With both sides yet to find their rhythm, this game presents an important opportunity for improvement ahead of the upcoming fixtures. Both teams will be eager to put in a stronger performance and regain some momentum.

JJ Smuts stands out as the top choice for the captaincy role after scoring 49 runs in the previous game and bringing valuable experience to the side. Sohaib Khan, who scored 38 runs and also offers an option with the ball, shapes up as the leading option for the vice captaincy role.

MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai Pitch Report

*The stats are based on the T20 matches played at MA Chidambaram Stadium.

Pitch type – Generally balanced / batter-friendly

Batting 1st Won – 6 matches

Batting 2nd Won – 3 matches

Average 1st innings score – 151 runs

ITA vs UAE Probable Playing XI

Italy: Anthony Mosca, Justin Mosca, JJ Smuts, Wayne Madsen(c), Harry Manenti, Gian Meade(w), Grant Stewart, Marcus Campopiano, Jaspreet Singh, Ali Hasan, Crishan Kalugamage, Ben Manenti, Syed Naqvi, Zain Ali, Thomas Draca

United Arab Emirates: Aryansh Sharma(w), Muhammad Waseem(c), Muhammad Zohaib, Alishan Sharafu, Harshit Kaushik, Mayank Kumar, Dhruv Parashar, Muhammad Arfan, Junaid Siddique, Muhammad Rohid Khan, Simranjeet Singh, Sohaib Khan, Muhammad Farooq, Muhammad Jawadullah