MI Emirates won by 35 runs
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders vs MI Emirates Scorecard, ILT20 2025
Top performers
The Statz MVP, the top bat and the top bowl
Updated 20 December 2025
MI Emirates batting
1st innings, run rate 9.35
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  Muhammad Waseemc Liam Livingstone b Piyush Chawla |
37 | 36 | 3 | 1 | 102.8 |
 Jonny Bairstowlbw b Ajay Kumar |
38 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 237.5 |
 Tom Bantonc Sunil Narine b Ajay Kumar |
38 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 135.7 |
 Nicholas Pooran (wk)not out |
40* | 24 | 2 | 2 | 166.7 |
 Kieron Pollard (c)c Olly Stone b Jason Holder |
28 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 175.0 |
 Romario Shepherdnot out |
1* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
| Extras | 5 (lb 2, w 2, nb 1) | ||||
| Total | 187/4 (20 ov) | ||||
1-47 Jonny Bairstow 4.3 ov, 2-97 Muhammad Waseem 11.4 ov, 3-121 Tom Banton 14.1 ov, 4-183 Kieron Pollard 19.2 ov
Did not batAM Ghazanfar, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Sanjay Krishnamurthi, Shakib Al Hasan, Zahoor Khan
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  Jason Holder |
4 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 6.25 |
| AK Ajay Kumar |
4 | 0 | 42 | 2 | 10.50 |
 Olly Stone |
4 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 11.50 |
 Sunil Narine |
4 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 7.25 |
 Piyush Chawla |
3 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 8.00 |
 Sherfane Rutherford2 wd, 1 nb |
1 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 19.00 |
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders batting
2nd innings, run rate 7.60
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Philip Salt (wk)b AM Ghazanfar |
6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 150.0 |
 Alex Halesc Sanjay Krishnamurthi b Arab Gul |
40 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 148.1 |
 Brandon McMullennot out |
64* | 49 | 4 | 2 | 130.6 |
| Sherfane Rutherfordc Sanjay Krishnamurthi b Zahoor Khan |
5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 55.6 |
 Liam Livingstonec Kieron Pollard b Zahoor Khan |
1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.3 |
 Andre Russellb Arab Gul |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Sunil Narineb Zahoor Khan |
6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 |
| Jason Holder (c)c Tom Banton b Fazalhaq Farooqi |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
 Alishan Sharafunot out |
15* | 10 | 2 | 0 | 150.0 |
| Extras | 11 (lb 1, w 9, nb 1) | ||||
| Total | 152/7 (20 ov) | ||||
1-14 Philip Salt 1.1 ov, 2-96 Alex Hales 9.6 ov, 3-106 Sherfane Rutherford 12.1 ov, 4-108 Liam Livingstone 12.5 ov, 5-109 Andre Russell 13.3 ov, 6-120 Sunil Narine 16.3 ov, 7-128 Jason Holder 17.4 ov
Did not batMI Emirates bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Fazalhaq Farooqi1 wd |
4 | 0 | 40 | 1 | 10.00 |
 AM Ghazanfar |
3 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 8.00 |
 Shakib Al Hasan |
2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 10.00 |
| Romario Shepherd6 wd |
4 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 8.00 |
| AG Arab Gul1 nb |
3 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 6.33 |
 Zahoor Khan2 wd |
4 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 4.00 |
Match details
- Toss
- Riders, bowl
- Start
- Sat 20 Dec, 10:00 UK
- Competition
- ILT20 2025
- Next meeting
- Riders v EmiratesThu 26 Nov, 14:30 GMT
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders vs MI Emirates Questions
When is Abu Dhabi Knight Riders vs MI Emirates?
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders vs MI Emirates starts at 10:00 UK time (15:30 in India) on Saturday 20 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 Abu Dhabi Knight Riders vs MI Emirates head to head?
MI Emirates lead the Abu Dhabi Knight Riders vs MI Emirates head to head at 8-1 from 9 T20 meetings, and the latest, on 2 January 2026 at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, was won by MI Emirates.
What is Abu Dhabi Knight Riders's recent form?
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders have won 2 and lost 3 of their last 5 T20 matches, newest first L W W L L; most recently they lost to MI Emirates on 02 Jan, 120/8 to 121/3.
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 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.