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MI Emirates vs Gulf Giants Scorecard, 26th Match
MI EmiratesWon
142/2 (16.3 ov)
141/6 (20 ov)
MI Emirates won by 8 wickets (with 21 balls remaining)
MI Emirates won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Started
- Tue, 23 Dec, 20:00 IST
- Venue
- Sheikh Zayed Stadium
- Data checked
- 05:51:43 IST
Match summary
MI Emirates won by 8 wickets (with 21 balls remaining).
26th Match · International League T20 · Sheikh Zayed Stadium · 23 Dec 2025
MI Emirates won the toss and elected to bowl.
Gulf Giants: 141/6 (20 ov)
Top score: Moeen Ali, 51 off 48 balls
Best bowling: Fazalhaq Farooqi, 2 for 17 in 4 overs
MI Emirates: 142/2 (16.3 ov)
Top score: Nicholas Pooran, 69 not out off 49 balls
Best bowling: Azmatullah Omarzai, 1 for 20 in 3 overs
Player of the match: Muhammad Waseem (MI Emirates)
Compiled from the official match data supplied by Sportmonks. Facts only: no commentary, ratings or predictions.
Scorecard
Gulf Giants innings141/6 (20 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rahmanullah Gurbazb Farooqi | 11 | 10 | 110.0 | ||
| James Vinceb Shepherd | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | ||
| Asif Khanc Krishnamurthi b Shepherd | 12 | 8 | 150.0 | ||
| Moeen Alic Banton b Khan | 51 | 48 | 106.3 | ||
| Lorcan Tuckerlbw b Gul | 13 | 13 | 100.0 | ||
| Azmatullah Omarzaic Banton b Farooqi | 14 | 19 | 73.7 | ||
| Kyle Mayersnot out | 28 | 18 | 155.6 | ||
| Extras | 9 (w 6, nb 0, b 2, lb 1) | ||||
| Total | 141/6 (20 ov) | ||||
Fall of wickets
10-1 (James Vince, 1.3 ov) · 16-2 (Rahmanullah Gurbaz, 2.5 ov) · 27-3 (Asif Khan, 3.5 ov) · 49-4 (Lorcan Tucker, 8.3 ov) · 89-5 (Azmatullah Omarzai, 14.1 ov) · 141-6 (Moeen Ali, 19.6 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shakib Al Hasan | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 5.00 | ||
| Romario Shepherd | 4 | 0 | 36 | 2 | 9.00 | ||
| Fazalhaq Farooqi | 4 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 4.25 | ||
| AM Ghazanfar | 3 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 6.67 | ||
| Zahoor Khan | 4 | 0 | 40 | 1 | 10.00 | ||
| Arab Gul | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 5.50 | ||
| Kieron Pollard | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4.00 |
MI Emirates innings142/2 (16.3 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muhammad Waseemnot out | 59 | 42 | 140.5 | ||
| Jonny Bairstowlbw b Adair | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | ||
| Tom Bantonc Vince b Omarzai | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | ||
| Nicholas Poorannot out | 69 | 49 | 140.8 | ||
| Extras | 14 (w 7, nb 0, b 0, lb 7) | ||||
| Total | 142/2 (16.3 ov) | ||||
Fall of wickets
1-1 (Jonny Bairstow, 0.4 ov) · 2-2 (Tom Banton, 1.4 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Adair | 3.3 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 8.57 | ||
| Azmatullah Omarzai | 3 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 6.67 | ||
| Frederick Klaassen | 3 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 10.00 | ||
| Haider Razzaq | 3 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 6.00 | ||
| Kyle Mayers | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 11.00 | ||
| Tabraiz Shamsi | 3 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 8.67 |
Line-ups
MI Emirates
- Muhammad Waseem
- Tom Banton
- Sanjay Krishnamurthi
- Nicholas Pooran(wk)
- Kieron Pollard(c)
- Shakib Al Hasan
- Romario Shepherd
- Arab Gul
- AM Ghazanfar
- Zahoor Khan
- Fazalhaq Farooqi
Substitutes: Andre Fletcher, Jonny Bairstow, Usman Khan, Chris Woakes, Muhammad Rohid Khan, Nosthush Kenjige
Gulf Giants
- Rahmanullah Gurbaz(wk)
- James Vince(c)
- Kyle Mayers
- Moeen Ali
- Azmatullah Omarzai
- Lorcan Tucker
- Asif Khan
- Mark Adair
- Haider Razzaq
- Frederick Klaassen
- Tabraiz Shamsi
Substitutes: Sean Dickson, Liam Dawson, Aayan Khan, Muhammad Zuhaib Zubair, Ali Khan, Matthew Forde
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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