Desert Vipers won by 1 run
MI Emirates vs Desert Vipers Scorecard, ILT20 2025
Top performers
The Statz MVP, the top bat and the top bowl
Updated 9 December 2025
Desert Vipers batting
1st innings, run rate 7.95
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  Fakhar Zamanc Tom Banton b AM Ghazanfar |
35 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 112.9 |
 Andries Gous (wk)retired hurt |
21* | 15 | 3 | 0 | 140.0 |
 Max Holdenretired out |
42 | 37 | 3 | 0 | 113.5 |
 Sam Curranc Tom Banton b AM Ghazanfar |
19 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 100.0 |
 Shimron Hetmyerc Tom Banton b Fazalhaq Farooqi |
15 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 166.7 |
 Daniel Lawrencenot out |
15* | 8 | 0 | 1 | 187.5 |
| HN Hasan Nawaznot out |
1* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
| Extras | 11 (b 1, w 10) | ||||
| Total | 159/4 (20 ov) | ||||
1-90 Fakhar Zaman 11.1 ov, 2-136 Sam Curran 17.4 ov, 3-157 Shimron Hetmyer 19.5 ov, Max Holden retired out
Did not batKhuzaima Tanveer, Lockie Ferguson, Noor Ahmad, Vriitya Aravind
MI Emirates bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  Chris Woakes5 wd |
3 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 7.33 |
 Fazalhaq Farooqi1 wd |
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 Khan3 wd |
4 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 9.25 |
 Rashid Khan1 wd |
2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 6.50 |
MI Emirates batting
2nd innings, run rate 7.90
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Muhammad Waseemb Khuzaima Tanveer |
24 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 114.3 |
 Jonny Bairstowc Shimron Hetmyer b Khuzaima Tanveer |
8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 114.3 |
 Tom Bantonc Hasan Nawaz b David Payne |
34 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 117.2 |
 Nicholas Pooran (wk)c Shimron Hetmyer b Sam Curran |
31 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 106.9 |
 Kieron Pollard (c)c Hasan Nawaz b David Payne |
23 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 176.9 |
| Tajinder Singhc Sam Curran b Lockie Ferguson |
17 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 242.9 |
| Romario Shepherdc Hasan Nawaz b David Payne |
1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25.0 |
| Rashid Khannot out |
13* | 8 | 1 | 1 | 162.5 |
| Chris Woakesb David Payne |
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| AM Ghazanfarrun out (Vriitya Aravind) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Extras | 7 (lb 1, w 6) | ||||
| Total | 158/9 (20 ov) | ||||
1-14 Jonny Bairstow 1.6 ov, 2-56 Muhammad Waseem 7.1 ov, 3-98 Nicholas Pooran 13.5 ov, 4-101 Tom Banton 14.5 ov, 5-142 Tajinder Singh 17.3 ov, 6-143 Romario Shepherd 18.1 ov, 7-144 Kieron Pollard 18.4 ov, 8-144 Chris Woakes 18.6 ov, 9-158 AM Ghazanfar 19.6 ov
Did not batDesert Vipers bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 David Payne1 wd |
4 | 0 | 29 | 4 | 7.25 |
| KT Khuzaima Tanveer2 wd |
4 | 0 | 34 | 2 | 8.50 |
 Lockie Ferguson1 wd |
4 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 5.75 |
| Sam Curran1 wd |
3 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 10.67 |
 Noor Ahmad1 wd |
4 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 7.75 |
| Daniel Lawrence |
1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8.00 |
Match details
- Toss
- Emirates, bowl
- Start
- Tue 9 Dec, 14:30 UK
- Competition
- ILT20 2025
- Next meeting
- Vipers v EmiratesSat 21 Nov, 14:30 GMT
MI Emirates vs Desert Vipers Questions
When is MI Emirates vs Desert Vipers?
MI Emirates vs Desert Vipers starts at 14:30 UK time (20:00 in India) on Tuesday 9 December 2025, at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, part of ILT20 2025; this page has the form, the head to head, the ground and the projections for the match.
What is the MI Emirates vs Desert Vipers head to head?
Desert Vipers lead the MI Emirates vs Desert Vipers 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 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 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 a good score at Sheikh Zayed Stadium?
A good first-innings score at Sheikh Zayed Stadium is around 167, the average over its last 30 T20 matches, and the side batting first has won 50% of them, so neither batting first nor chasing has had the edge there.