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Abu Dhabi Knight Riders vs MI Emirates Scorecard, 21st Match
152/7 (20 ov)
MI EmiratesWon
187/4 (20 ov)
MI Emirates won by 35 runs
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Started
- Sat, 20 Dec, 15:30 IST
- Venue
- Sheikh Zayed Stadium
- Data checked
- 05:51:43 IST
Match summary
MI Emirates won by 35 runs.
21st Match · International League T20 · Sheikh Zayed Stadium · 20 Dec 2025
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders won the toss and elected to bowl.
MI Emirates: 187/4 (20 ov)
Top score: Nicholas Pooran, 40 not out off 24 balls
Best bowling: Ajay Kumar, 2 for 42 in 4 overs
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders: 152/7 (20 ov)
Top score: Brandon McMullen, 64 not out off 49 balls
Best bowling: Zahoor Khan, 3 for 16 in 4 overs
Player of the match: Zahoor Khan (MI Emirates)
Compiled from the official match data supplied by Sportmonks. Facts only: no commentary, ratings or predictions.
Scorecard
MI Emirates innings187/4 (20 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muhammad Waseemc Livingstone b Chawla | 37 | 36 | 102.8 | ||
| Jonny Bairstowlbw b Kumar | 38 | 16 | 237.5 | ||
| Tom Bantonc Narine b Kumar | 38 | 28 | 135.7 | ||
| Nicholas Poorannot out | 40 | 24 | 166.7 | ||
| Kieron Pollardc Stone b Holder | 28 | 16 | 175.0 | ||
| Romario Shepherdnot out | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | ||
| Extras | 5 (w 2, nb 1, b 0, lb 2) | ||||
| Total | 187/4 (20 ov) | ||||
Fall of wickets
47-1 (Jonny Bairstow, 4.3 ov) · 97-2 (Muhammad Waseem, 11.4 ov) · 121-3 (Tom Banton, 14.1 ov) · 183-4 (Kieron Pollard, 19.2 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Holder | 4 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 6.25 | ||
| Ajay Kumar | 4 | 0 | 42 | 2 | 10.50 | ||
| Olly Stone | 4 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 11.50 | ||
| Sunil Narine | 4 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 7.25 | ||
| Piyush Chawla | 3 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 8.00 | ||
| Sherfane Rutherford | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 19.00 |
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders innings152/7 (20 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philip Saltb Ghazanfar | 6 | 4 | 150.0 | ||
| Alex Halesc Krishnamurthi b Gul | 40 | 27 | 148.1 | ||
| Brandon McMullennot out | 64 | 49 | 130.6 | ||
| Sherfane Rutherfordc Krishnamurthi b Khan | 5 | 9 | 55.6 | ||
| Liam Livingstonec Pollard b Khan | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | ||
| Andre Russellb Gul | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | ||
| Sunil Narineb Khan | 6 | 12 | 50.0 | ||
| Jason Holderc Banton b Farooqi | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | ||
| Alishan Sharafunot out | 15 | 10 | 150.0 | ||
| Extras | 11 (w 9, nb 1, b 0, lb 1) | ||||
| Total | 152/7 (20 ov) | ||||
Fall of wickets
14-1 (Philip Salt, 1.1 ov) · 96-2 (Alex Hales, 9.6 ov) · 106-3 (Sherfane Rutherford, 12.1 ov) · 108-4 (Liam Livingstone, 12.5 ov) · 109-5 (Andre Russell, 13.3 ov) · 120-6 (Sunil Narine, 16.3 ov) · 128-7 (Jason Holder, 17.4 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fazalhaq Farooqi | 4 | 0 | 40 | 1 | 10.00 | ||
| AM Ghazanfar | 3 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 8.00 | ||
| Shakib Al Hasan | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 10.00 | ||
| Romario Shepherd | 4 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 8.00 | ||
| Arab Gul | 3 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 6.33 | ||
| Zahoor Khan | 4 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 4.00 |
Line-ups
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders
- Philip Salt(wk)
- Alishan Sharafu
- Liam Livingstone
- Brandon McMullen
- Sherfane Rutherford
- Andre Russell
- Sunil Narine
- Jason Holder(c)
- Piyush Chawla
- Ajay Kumar
- Olly Stone
Substitutes: Alex Hales
The ground: Sheikh Zayed Stadium
FairPlay holds 102 completed matches in T20 and shorter formats at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, with a median first-innings score of 123.
Of the matches with a winner, the side batting first won 46% and the toss winner won 56%.
Captains who won the toss chose to field 90% of the time.
Highest total: 233/1 by Desert Vipers on 30 Dec 2025.
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