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Gulf Giants vs MI Emirates Scorecard, 3rd Match
Gulf GiantsWon
164/4 (14.4 ov)
163/6 (20 ov)
Gulf Giants won by 6 wickets (with 32 balls remaining)
Gulf Giants won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Started
- Thu, 4 Dec, 20:00 IST
- Venue
- Dubai International Cricket Stadium
- Data checked
- 05:53:47 IST
Match summary
Gulf Giants won by 6 wickets (with 32 balls remaining).
3rd Match · International League T20 · Dubai International Cricket Stadium · 4 Dec 2025
Gulf Giants won the toss and elected to bowl.
MI Emirates: 163/6 (20 ov)
Top score: Kieron Pollard, 50 off 33 balls
Best bowling: Azmatullah Omarzai, 2 for 32 in 4 overs
Gulf Giants: 164/4 (14.4 ov)
Top score: Pathum Nissanka, 81 off 42 balls
Best bowling: Chris Woakes, 2 for 49 in 4 overs
Player of the match: Pathum Nissanka (Gulf Giants)
Compiled from the official match data supplied by Sportmonks. Facts only: no commentary, ratings or predictions.
Scorecard
MI Emirates innings163/6 (20 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muhammad Waseemc & b Thushara | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | ||
| Jonny Bairstowc & b Thushara | 11 | 13 | 84.6 | ||
| Tom Bantonb Omarzai | 6 | 8 | 75.0 | ||
| Nicholas Pooranc b Razzaq | 46 | 39 | 117.9 | ||
| Tajinder Singhst Gurbaz b Ali | 15 | 19 | 78.9 | ||
| Kieron Pollardc Dickson b Omarzai | 50 | 33 | 151.5 | ||
| Romario Shepherdnot out | 18 | 6 | 300.0 | ||
| Rashid Khannot out | 6 | 1 | 600.0 | ||
| Extras | 10 (w 7, nb 1, b 0, lb 2) | ||||
| Total | 163/6 (20 ov) | ||||
Fall of wickets
2-1 (Muhammad Waseem, 0.4 ov) · 17-2 (Tom Banton, 2.6 ov) · 30-3 (Jonny Bairstow, 4.6 ov) · 57-4 (Tajinder Singh, 9.5 ov) · 135-5 (Nicholas Pooran, 17.5 ov) · 157-6 (Kieron Pollard, 19.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuwan Thushara | 4 | 0 | 41 | 2 | 10.25 | ||
| Matthew Forde | 4 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 6.00 | ||
| Azmatullah Omarzai | 4 | 0 | 32 | 2 | 8.00 | ||
| Haider Razzaq | 4 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 7.00 | ||
| Moeen Ali | 2 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 6.50 | ||
| Tabraiz Shamsi | 2 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 11.50 |
Gulf Giants innings164/4 (14.4 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pathum Nissankac & b Ghazanfar | 81 | 42 | 192.9 | ||
| Rahmanullah Gurbazc Banton b Woakes | 6 | 3 | 200.0 | ||
| Gerhard Erasmusb Woakes | 1 | 5 | 20.0 | ||
| Moeen Alirun out (Singh) | 26 | 21 | 123.8 | ||
| Azmatullah Omarzainot out | 39 | 16 | 243.8 | ||
| Tom Mooresnot out | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | ||
| Extras | 10 (w 9, nb 0, b 1, lb 0) | ||||
| Total | 164/4 (14.4 ov) | ||||
Fall of wickets
8-1 (Rahmanullah Gurbaz, 0.5 ov) · 16-2 (Gerhard Erasmus, 2.2 ov) · 63-3 (Moeen Ali, 7.3 ov) · 157-4 (Pathum Nissanka, 14.2 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Woakes | 4 | 0 | 49 | 2 | 12.25 | ||
| Muhammad Rohid Khan | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 10.00 | ||
| Fazalhaq Farooqi | 3 | 1 | 32 | 0 | 10.67 | ||
| Rashid Khan | 3 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 14.67 | ||
| AM Ghazanfar | 2.4 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 6.75 |
Line-ups
Gulf Giants
- Rahmanullah Gurbaz(wk)
- Moeen Ali(c)
- Gerhard Erasmus
- Azmatullah Omarzai
- Asif Khan
- Haider Razzaq
- Matthew Forde
- Tabraiz Shamsi
- Liam Dawson
- Nuwan Thushara
- Pathum Nissanka
Substitutes: Aayan Khan, Muhammad Zuhaib Zubair, Frederick Klaassen, Mark Adair, Sean Dickson, Chris Wood, Tom Moores
MI Emirates
- Muhammad Waseem
- Jonny Bairstow
- Tom Banton
- Muhammad Rohid Khan
- Romario Shepherd
- Chris Woakes
- AM Ghazanfar
- Tajinder Singh
- Rashid Khan
- Kieron Pollard(c)
- Nicholas Pooran(wk)
Substitutes: Zahoor Khan, Nosthush Kenjige, Andre Fletcher, Shakib Al Hasan, Naveen ul Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Usman Khan Shinwari
The ground: Dubai International Cricket Stadium
FairPlay holds 60 completed matches in T20 and shorter formats at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai, with a median first-innings score of 152.
Of the matches with a winner, the side batting first won 45% and the toss winner won 60%.
Captains who won the toss chose to field 82% of the time.
Highest total: 217/4 by Dubai Capitals on 2 Feb 2025.
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