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Desert Vipers vs MI Emirates Scorecard, ILT20 2026
Top performers
The Statz MVP, the top bat and the top bowl
Updated 4 January 2026
Desert Vipers batting
1st innings, run rate 9.10
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  Fakhar Zamanb Fazalhaq Farooqi |
20 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 133.3 |
 Jason Royc Tajinder Singh b Fazalhaq Farooqi |
11 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 157.1 |
 Max Holdenc Fazalhaq Farooqi b Arab Gul |
41 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 128.1 |
 Sam Curran (c)not out |
74* | 51 | 8 | 2 | 145.1 |
 Daniel Lawrencerun out (Tom Banton) |
23 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 153.3 |
| Extras | 13 (lb 2, w 11) | ||||
| Total | 182/4 (20 ov) | ||||
1-35 Jason Roy 3.2 ov, 2-36 Fakhar Zaman 3.5 ov, 3-125 Max Holden 14.3 ov, 4-182 Daniel Lawrence 19.6 ov
Did not batHasan Nawaz, Khuzaima Tanveer, Naseem Shah, Tom Bruce, Usman Tariq, Vriitya Aravind
MI Emirates bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  Shakib Al Hasan1 wd |
1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10.00 |
 AM Ghazanfar5 wd |
4 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 6.75 |
 Muhammad Rohid Khan2 wd |
2 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 11.50 |
 Fazalhaq Farooqi1 wd |
4 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 8.25 |
 Tajinder Singh |
3 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 9.00 |
 Romario Shepherd2 wd |
3 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 11.67 |
 Kieron Pollard |
1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 11.00 |
| AG Arab Gul |
2 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 7.00 |
MI Emirates batting
2nd innings, run rate 7.35
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Muhammad Waseemc Vriitya Aravind b Khuzaima Tanveer |
26 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 200.0 |
 Andre Fletcherc Hasan Nawaz b Naseem Shah |
10 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 90.9 |
 Tom Banton (wk)c & b Naseem Shah |
7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 116.7 |
| Shakib Al Hasanc Khuzaima Tanveer b Usman Tariq |
36 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 133.3 |
 Sanjay Krishnamurthic Hasan Nawaz b Usman Tariq |
2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 22.2 |
| Kieron Pollard (c)c Sanjay Pahal b Naseem Shah |
28 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 100.0 |
| Tajinder Singhc & b David Payne |
12 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 150.0 |
| Romario Shepherdc Hasan Nawaz b David Payne |
1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 |
| AM Ghazanfarc Jason Roy b David Payne |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| AG Arab Gulnot out |
5* | 2 | 1 | 0 | 250.0 |
| Muhammad Rohid Khanb Khuzaima Tanveer |
3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 75.0 |
| Extras | 6 (lb 4, w 2) | ||||
| Total | 136 (all out, 18.3 ov) | ||||
1-26 Andre Fletcher 2.6 ov, 2-40 Tom Banton 4.3 ov, 3-46 Muhammad Waseem 5.3 ov, 4-54 Sanjay Krishnamurthi 7.4 ov, 5-114 Shakib Al Hasan 15.1 ov, 6-122 Kieron Pollard 16.1 ov, 7-128 Tajinder Singh 17.1 ov, 8-128 AM Ghazanfar 17.2 ov, 9-129 Romario Shepherd 17.4 ov, 10-136 Muhammad Rohid Khan 18.3 ov
Did not batDesert Vipers bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 David Payne1 wd |
4 | 0 | 42 | 3 | 10.50 |
| KT Khuzaima Tanveer |
3.3 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 6.29 |
 Naseem Shah |
4 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 4.50 |
| Sam Curran |
2 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 12.00 |
| Daniel Lawrence |
1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6.00 |
 Usman Tariq1 wd |
4 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 5.00 |
Match details
- Player of the match
- Sam Curran 74* (51), 0/24
- Toss
- Emirates, bowl
- Start
- Sun 4 Jan, 14:30 UK
- Competition
- ILT20 2026
- 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 4 January 2026, at Dubai International 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 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.