Muhammad Waseem and Kusal Perera are at the crease. Muhammad Waseem is on strike. Woakes will open the attack
Ready for action!
Pitch report: 61m and 73m side boundaries. Never seen grass here and I have been coming here for about 30 years. I think this will start coming on to the bat batter. Pitch looks a belter - opines Waqar Younis
Teams:
MI Emirates (Playing XI): Muhammad Waseem, Kusal Perera, Nicholas Pooran(w/c), Andre Fletcher, Tim David, Dwayne Bravo, Akeal Hosein, Trent Boult, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Waqar Salamkheil, Muhammad Rohid Khan
Sharjah Warriors (Playing XI): Johnson Charles, Joe Denly, Tom Kohler-Cadmore(c), Niroshan Dickwella(w), Lewis Gregory, Basil Hameed, Daniel Sams, Chris Woakes, Muhammad Jawadullah, Maheesh Theekshana, Dilshan Madushanka
Nic Pooran: We are prepared to bat first. We have a long way to go
Tom Kohler-Cadmore: We are going to bowl first. Stats here tell you bowling first in UAE gives you a bit of advantage. It's the most grass I have ever seen here. Hopefully we will be able to get some early wickets. Early in the tournament so we are trying to find the combination. Qais Ahmed out for Denly.
Sharjah Warriors have won the toss and have opted to field
Welcome to Match 9 of ILT20 season two. It's table-toppers MI Emirates vs the Sharjah Warriors, who are keen for two points to climb up the ladder. The Emirates lost the first game but picked up pace in the next two
Squads :
MI Emirates Squad: Muhammad Waseem, Kusal Perera, Nicholas Pooran(w/c), Andre Fletcher, Tim David, Dwayne Bravo, Akeal Hosein, Trent Boult, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Waqar Salamkheil, Muhammad Rohid Khan, Will Smeed, Ambati Rayudu, Asif Khan, Corey Anderson, Odean Smith, Zahoor Khan, Jordan Thompson, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, Nosthush Kenjige, Dan Mousley, McKenny Clarke
Sharjah Warriors Squad: Martin Guptill, Johnson Charles, Tom Kohler-Cadmore(c), Niroshan Dickwella(w), Lewis Gregory, Basil Hameed, Daniel Sams, Chris Woakes, Muhammad Jawadullah, Maheesh Theekshana, Dilshan Madushanka, Qais Ahmad, Christopher Sole, Junaid Siddique, James Fuller, Nilansh Keswani, Mark Watt, Joe Denly