Desert Vipers won by 5 wickets (with 5 balls remaining)
Desert Vipers vs MI Emirates Scorecard, ILT20 2025
Top performers
The Statz MVP, the top bat and the top bowl
Updated 16 January 2025
MI Emirates batting
1st innings, run rate 7.95
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  Kusal Pererac Sherfane Rutherford b Daniel Lawrence |
33 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 113.8 |
 Muhammad Waseemlbw b Wanindu Hasaranga |
18 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 105.9 |
 Tom Bantonrun out (Wanindu Hasaranga) |
15 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 88.2 |
 Nicholas Pooran (c) (wk)c Daniel Lawrence b Lockie Ferguson |
15 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 136.4 |
 Kieron Pollardc Luke Wood b Lockie Ferguson |
36 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 156.5 |
 Dan Mousleyc Daniel Lawrence b David Payne |
15 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 107.1 |
 Romario Shepherdnot out |
16* | 8 | 0 | 2 | 200.0 |
 Akeal Hoseinnot out |
4* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 400.0 |
| Extras | 7 (b 1, lb 1, w 5) | ||||
| Total | 159/6 (20 ov) | ||||
1-48 Muhammad Waseem 6.1 ov, 2-64 Kusal Perera 9.3 ov, 3-86 Nicholas Pooran 12.2 ov, 4-86 Tom Banton 12.3 ov, 5-123 Dan Mousley 17.2 ov, 6-139 Kieron Pollard 18.6 ov
Did not batAM Ghazanfar, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Waqar Salamkheil, Zahoor Khan
Desert Vipers bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  Luke Wood1 wd |
3 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 7.67 |
 David Payne2 wd |
4 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 9.75 |
 Sam Curran2 wd |
3 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 9.33 |
 Lockie Ferguson |
4 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 6.25 |
 Wanindu Hasaranga |
3 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 7.00 |
 Daniel Lawrence |
3 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 7.00 |
Desert Vipers batting
2nd innings, run rate 8.40
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Fakhar Zamanb Zahoor Khan |
67 | 52 | 5 | 4 | 128.8 |
 Alex Halesb Waqar Salamkheil |
34 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 154.5 |
| Daniel Lawrencec & b Dan Mousley |
5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 |
 Azam Khanc & b Dan Mousley |
2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.7 |
| Sam Curranc Kieron Pollard b Zahoor Khan |
28 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 121.7 |
 Sherfane Rutherfordnot out |
21* | 8 | 3 | 1 | 262.5 |
| Wanindu Hasaranganot out |
2* | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
| Extras | 2 (w 2) | ||||
| Total | 161/5 (19.1 ov) | ||||
1-62 Alex Hales 7.1 ov, 2-69 Daniel Lawrence 8.3 ov, 3-71 Azam Khan 10.1 ov, 4-136 Fakhar Zaman 16.6 ov, 5-147 Sam Curran 18.1 ov
Did not batAli Naseer, David Payne, Lockie Ferguson, Luke Wood, Tanish Suri
MI Emirates bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Fazalhaq Farooqi2 wd |
4 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 10.00 |
| Akeal Hosein |
2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 9.00 |
 AM Ghazanfar |
2.1 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 10.62 |
 Zahoor Khan |
3 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 8.00 |
 Waqar Salamkheil |
4 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 7.25 |
| Dan Mousley |
4 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 6.75 |
Match details
- Player of the match
- Fakhar Zaman 67 (52)
- Toss
- Emirates, bat
- Start
- Thu 16 Jan, 14:30 UK
- Competition
- ILT20 2025
- Next meeting
- Vipers v EmiratesSat 21 Nov, 14:30 GMT
Desert Vipers vs MI Emirates Questions
When is Desert Vipers vs MI Emirates?
Desert Vipers vs MI Emirates starts at 14:30 UK time (20:00 in India) on Thursday 16 January 2025, at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, part of ILT20 2025; this page has the form, the head to head, the ground and the projections for the match.
What is the Desert Vipers vs MI Emirates head to head?
Desert Vipers lead the Desert Vipers vs MI Emirates head to head at 6-4 from 10 T20 meetings, and the latest, on 4 January 2026 at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, was won by Desert Vipers.
What is Desert Vipers's recent form?
Desert Vipers have won 4 and lost 1 of their last 5 T20 matches, newest first W W W L W; most recently they beat MI Emirates on 04 Jan, 182/4 to 136.
What is MI Emirates's recent form?
MI Emirates have won 3 and lost 2 of their last 5 T20 matches, newest first L W L W W; most recently they lost to Desert Vipers on 04 Jan, 136 to 182/4.
What is a good score at Dubai International Cricket Stadium?
A good first-innings score at Dubai International Cricket Stadium is around 156, the average over its last 30 T20 matches, and the side batting first has won 40% of them, so chasing has had the edge there.