MI Emirates won by 7 wickets (with 23 balls remaining)
MI Emirates vs Abu Dhabi Knight Riders Scorecard, ILT20 2026
Top performers
The Statz MVP, the top bat and the top bowl
Updated 2 January 2026
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders batting
1st innings, run rate 6.00
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  Alex Halesc Muhammad Waseem b AM Ghazanfar |
29 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 80.6 |
 Michael Pepper (wk)run out (Andre Fletcher) |
1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25.0 |
 Brandon McMullenlbw b Muhammad Rohid Khan |
13 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 162.5 |
 Liam Livingstonec Tom Banton b Muhammad Rohid Khan |
4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 40.0 |
 Alishan Sharafunot out |
50* | 40 | 2 | 3 | 125.0 |
 Andre Russellc Romario Shepherd b Fazalhaq Farooqi |
3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 30.0 |
 Jason Holder (c)c Kieron Pollard b AM Ghazanfar |
1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 |
 Sunil Narinec Sanjay Krishnamurthi b AM Ghazanfar |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 133.3 |
 Unmukt Chandc Andre Fletcher b Fazalhaq Farooqi |
2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 |
 Piyush Chawlanot out |
3* | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
| Extras | 10 (lb 7, w 3) | ||||
| Total | 120/8 (20 ov) | ||||
1-2 Michael Pepper 1.1 ov, 2-17 Brandon McMullen 3.1 ov, 3-33 Liam Livingstone 6.4 ov, 4-80 Alex Hales 13.6 ov, 5-99 Andre Russell 16.5 ov, 6-100 Jason Holder 17.1 ov, 7-104 Sunil Narine 17.4 ov, 8-113 Unmukt Chand 18.4 ov
Did not batMI Emirates bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  Shakib Al Hasan |
4 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 5.00 |
 AM Ghazanfar |
4 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 6.00 |
 Muhammad Rohid Khan |
4 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 4.75 |
 Fazalhaq Farooqi2 wd |
4 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 7.50 |
| AG Arab Gul1 wd |
4 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 5.00 |
MI Emirates batting
2nd innings, run rate 7.48
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Muhammad Waseemlbw b Sunil Narine |
10 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 71.4 |
 Andre Fletcherc Olly Stone b Ajay Kumar |
5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 83.3 |
 Tom Banton (wk)not out |
63* | 53 | 6 | 1 | 118.9 |
| Shakib Al Hasanc Alishan Sharafu b Ajay Kumar |
38 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 158.3 |
 Sanjay Krishnamurthinot out |
0* | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Extras | 5 (lb 2, w 3) | ||||
| Total | 121/3 (16.1 ov) | ||||
1-6 Andre Fletcher 1.2 ov, 2-36 Muhammad Waseem 7.1 ov, 3-118 Shakib Al Hasan 15.6 ov
Did not batAM Ghazanfar, Arab Gul, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Kieron Pollard, Muhammad Rohid Khan, Romario Shepherd
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Holder1 wd |
3 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 8.33 |
| AK Ajay Kumar2 wd |
3 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 4.33 |
 Olly Stone |
2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 9.00 |
| Sunil Narine |
4 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 5.00 |
| Piyush Chawla |
2.1 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 9.23 |
| Liam Livingstone |
1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 17.00 |
| Andre Russell |
1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6.00 |
Match details
- Toss
- Emirates, bowl
- Ground
- Sharjah Cricket Stadium
- Start
- Fri 2 Jan, 14:30 UK
- Competition
- ILT20 2026
- Next meeting
- Riders v EmiratesThu 26 Nov, 14:30 GMT
MI Emirates vs Abu Dhabi Knight Riders Questions
When is MI Emirates vs Abu Dhabi Knight Riders?
MI Emirates vs Abu Dhabi Knight Riders starts at 14:30 UK time (20:00 in India) on Friday 2 January 2026, at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, part of ILT20 2026; this page has the form, the head to head, the ground and the projections for the match.
What is the MI Emirates vs Abu Dhabi Knight Riders head to head?
MI Emirates lead the MI Emirates vs Abu Dhabi Knight Riders 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 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 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 a good score at Sharjah Cricket Stadium?
A good first-innings score at Sharjah Cricket Stadium is around 168, the average over its last 30 T20 matches, and the side batting first has won 63% of them, so batting first has had the edge there.