Desert Vipers won by 5 wickets (with 5 balls remaining)
Desert Vipers vs MI Emirates lineups
Predicted XIs: each side's last XI until the toss confirms them
Desert VipersXI from 4 Jan v MI Emirates
Fakhar Zaman Batsman, left hand bat, slow left arm orthodox
2
Max Holden Bowler, left hand bat, right arm offbreak
3
Sam Curran (c) Allrounder, left hand bat, left arm fast medium
4
Daniel Lawrence Allrounder, right hand bat, right arm offbreak
5
K
Khuzaima Tanveer Bowler, right hand bat, right arm fast
MI EmiratesXI from 4 Jan v Desert Vipers
Muhammad Waseem Batsman, right hand bat, right arm fast medium
2
Andre Fletcher Wicketkeeper, right hand bat, legbreak
3
Tom Banton (wk)Batsman, right hand bat
4
Kieron Pollard (c) Allrounder, right hand bat, right arm fast medium
5
Romario Shepherd Bowling Allrounder, right hand bat, right arm fast medium
6
AM Ghazanfar Bowler, right hand bat, right arm offbreak
7
Muhammad Rohid Khan Bowler, left hand bat, left arm fast medium
8
Fazalhaq Farooqi Bowler, right hand bat, left arm fast medium
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.