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MI Emirates vs Desert Vipers Scorecard, 9th Match
158/9 (20 ov)
159/4 (20 ov)
Desert Vipers won by 1 run
MI Emirates won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Started
- Tue, 9 Dec, 20:00 IST
- Venue
- Sheikh Zayed Stadium
- Data checked
- 05:51:43 IST
Match summary
Desert Vipers won by 1 run.
9th Match · International League T20 · Sheikh Zayed Stadium · 9 Dec 2025
MI Emirates won the toss and elected to bowl.
Desert Vipers: 159/4 (20 ov)
Top score: Max Holden, 42 off 37 balls
Best bowling: AM Ghazanfar, 2 for 32 in 4 overs
MI Emirates: 158/9 (20 ov)
Top score: Tom Banton, 34 off 29 balls
Best bowling: David Payne, 4 for 29 in 4 overs
Player of the match: David Payne (Desert Vipers)
Compiled from the official match data supplied by Sportmonks. Facts only: no commentary, ratings or predictions.
Scorecard
Desert Vipers innings159/4 (20 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fakhar Zamanc Banton b Ghazanfar | 35 | 31 | 112.9 | ||
| Andries Gousnot out | 21 | 15 | 140.0 | ||
| Max Holdenretired | 42 | 37 | 113.5 | ||
| Sam Curranc Banton b Ghazanfar | 19 | 19 | 100.0 | ||
| Shimron Hetmyerc Banton b Farooqi | 15 | 9 | 166.7 | ||
| Daniel Lawrencenot out | 15 | 8 | 187.5 | ||
| Hasan Nawaznot out | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | ||
| Extras | 11 (w 10, nb 0, b 1, lb 0) | ||||
| Total | 159/4 (20 ov) | ||||
Fall of wickets
90-1 (Fakhar Zaman, 11.1 ov) · 136-2 (Sam Curran, 17.4 ov) · 157-3 (Shimron Hetmyer, 19.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Woakes | 3 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 7.33 | ||
| Fazalhaq Farooqi | 3 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 9.00 | ||
| AM Ghazanfar | 4 | 0 | 32 | 2 | 8.00 | ||
| Romario Shepherd | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 8.00 | ||
| Tajinder Singh | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 5.50 | ||
| Zahoor Khan | 4 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 9.25 | ||
| Rashid Khan | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 6.50 |
MI Emirates innings158/9 (20 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muhammad Waseemb Tanveer | 24 | 21 | 114.3 | ||
| Jonny Bairstowc Hetmyer b Tanveer | 8 | 7 | 114.3 | ||
| Tom Bantonc Nawaz b Payne | 34 | 29 | 117.2 | ||
| Nicholas Pooranc Hetmyer b Curran | 31 | 29 | 106.9 | ||
| Kieron Pollardc Nawaz b Payne | 23 | 13 | 176.9 | ||
| Tajinder Singhc Curran b Ferguson | 17 | 7 | 242.9 | ||
| Romario Shepherdc Nawaz b Payne | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | ||
| Rashid Khannot out | 13 | 8 | 162.5 | ||
| Chris Woakesb Payne | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||
| AM Ghazanfarrun out (Aravind) | 0 | 0 | – | ||
| Extras | 7 (w 6, nb 0, b 0, lb 1) | ||||
| Total | 158/9 (20 ov) | ||||
Fall of wickets
14-1 (Jonny Bairstow, 1.6 ov) · 56-2 (Muhammad Waseem, 7.1 ov) · 98-3 (Nicholas Pooran, 13.5 ov) · 101-4 (Tom Banton, 14.5 ov) · 142-5 (Tajinder Singh, 17.3 ov) · 143-6 (Romario Shepherd, 18.1 ov) · 144-7 (Kieron Pollard, 18.4 ov) · 144-8 (Chris Woakes, 18.6 ov) · 158-9 (AM Ghazanfar, 19.6 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Payne | 4 | 0 | 29 | 4 | 7.25 | ||
| Khuzaima Tanveer | 4 | 0 | 34 | 2 | 8.50 | ||
| Lockie Ferguson | 4 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 5.75 | ||
| Sam Curran | 3 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 10.67 | ||
| Noor Ahmad | 4 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 7.75 | ||
| Daniel Lawrence | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8.00 |
Line-ups
MI Emirates
- Muhammad Waseem
- Nicholas Pooran(wk)
- Tom Banton
- Kieron Pollard(c)
- Tajinder Singh
- Romario Shepherd
- Chris Woakes
- Rashid Khan
- AM Ghazanfar
- Fazalhaq Farooqi
- Zahoor Khan
Substitutes: Muhammad Rohid Khan, Usman Khan Shinwari, Nosthush Kenjige, Andre Fletcher, Jonny Bairstow, Shakib Al Hasan, Naveen ul Haq
Desert Vipers
- Fakhar Zaman
- Andries Gous(wk)
- Max Holden
- Sam Curran
- Daniel Lawrence
- Shimron Hetmyer
- Hasan Nawaz
- Vriitya Aravind
- Lockie Ferguson(c)
- Khuzaima Tanveer
- Noor Ahmad
Substitutes: Sanjay Pahal, Matiullah Khan, Tom Bruce, David Payne, Naseem Shah, Qais Ahmad, Faridoon Dawoodzai
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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