MI Emirates won by 4 wickets (with 15 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
Jason Roy Batsman, right hand bat
3
Max Holden Bowler, left hand bat, right arm offbreak
4
Sam Curran (c) Allrounder, left hand bat, left arm fast medium
5
Daniel Lawrence Allrounder, right hand bat, right arm offbreak
6
Tom Bruce (wk)Top Order Batter, right hand bat, right arm offbreak
7
H
Hasan Nawaz Top Order Batter, right hand bat, right arm fast medium
8
Vriitya Aravind Wicketkeeper
9
K
Khuzaima Tanveer Bowler, right hand bat, right arm fast
10
Naseem Shah Bowler, right hand bat, right arm fast
11
Usman Tariq Bowler, right hand bat, right arm offbreak
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
Shakib Al Hasan Allrounder, left hand bat, slow left arm orthodox
5
Kieron Pollard (c) Allrounder, right hand bat, right arm fast medium
6
Tajinder Singh Allrounder, right hand bat, right arm offbreak
7
Romario Shepherd Bowling Allrounder, right hand bat, right arm fast medium
8
AM Ghazanfar Bowler, right hand bat, right arm offbreak
9
A
Arab Gul Bowler, right hand bat, legbreak googly
10
Muhammad Rohid Khan Bowler, left hand bat, left arm fast medium
11
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 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.