MI Emirates won by 4 wickets (with 15 balls remaining)
Desert Vipers vs MI Emirates Scorecard, ILT20 2025
Top performers
The Statz MVP, the top bat and the top bowl
Updated 21 December 2025
Desert Vipers batting
1st innings, run rate 6.20
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  Fakhar Zamanst Nicholas Pooran b Shakib Al Hasan |
13 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 |
 Max Holdenb AM Ghazanfar |
20 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 111.1 |
| HN Hasan Nawazc Tom Banton b Arab Gul |
13 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 68.4 |
 Sam Curranc & b Shakib Al Hasan |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
 Daniel Lawrencenot out |
35* | 34 | 1 | 1 | 102.9 |
 Jason Royrun out (Muhammad Waseem) |
14 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 77.8 |
 Tom Bruce (wk)c Tom Banton b Zahoor Khan |
12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 109.1 |
| SP Sanjay Pahalb Zahoor Khan |
4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 200.0 |
 Lockie Ferguson (c)not out |
1* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
| Extras | 8 (b 1, w 7) | ||||
| Total | 124/7 (20 ov) | ||||
1-31 Max Holden 4.3 ov, 2-40 Fakhar Zaman 6.6 ov, 3-48 Sam Curran 8.2 ov, 4-52 Hasan Nawaz 9.3 ov, 5-94 Jason Roy 16.1 ov, 6-118 Tom Bruce 19.2 ov, 7-122 Sanjay Pahal 19.4 ov
Did not batMI Emirates bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  Chris Woakes |
3 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 5.00 |
 Romario Shepherd2 wd |
2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 8.00 |
 AM Ghazanfar5 wd |
4 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 6.50 |
 Shakib Al Hasan |
4 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 3.50 |
 Kieron Pollard |
1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7.00 |
| AG Arab Gul |
3 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 6.33 |
 Sanjay Krishnamurthi |
1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9.00 |
 Zahoor Khan |
2 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 8.50 |
MI Emirates batting
2nd innings, run rate 7.31
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Muhammad Waseemc Hasan Nawaz b Lockie Ferguson |
18 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 138.5 |
 Jonny Bairstowc Sam Curran b David Payne |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
 Tom Bantonb Qais Ahmad |
10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 |
 Nicholas Pooran (wk)lbw b Daniel Lawrence |
17 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 100.0 |
| Sanjay Krishnamurthic Jason Roy b Matiullah Khan |
21 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 116.7 |
| Shakib Al Hasannot out |
17* | 25 | 1 | 0 | 68.0 |
| Kieron Pollard (c)c David Payne b Matiullah Khan |
26 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 173.3 |
| Romario Shepherdnot out |
6* | 3 | 0 | 1 | 200.0 |
| Extras | 8 (lb 1, w 6, nb 1) | ||||
| Total | 128/6 (17.3 ov) | ||||
1-21 Jonny Bairstow 2.2 ov, 2-26 Muhammad Waseem 3.5 ov, 3-51 Tom Banton 6.6 ov, 4-53 Nicholas Pooran 7.5 ov, 5-79 Sanjay Krishnamurthi 12.5 ov, 6-112 Kieron Pollard 15.6 ov
Did not batDesert Vipers bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 David Payne2 wd |
4 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 8.00 |
| SP Sanjay Pahal |
2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7.00 |
| Lockie Ferguson |
1.3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1.33 |
| Daniel Lawrence3 wd, 1 nb |
4 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 3.25 |
 Qais Ahmad |
3 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 13.67 |
| Fakhar Zaman |
0.3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14.00 |
| MK Matiullah Khan1 wd |
2.3 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 7.20 |
Match details
- Toss
- Emirates, bowl
- Start
- Sun 21 Dec, 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 Sunday 21 December 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.