Akeal Hosein to Shai Hope, no run, shorter in length on off, Shai Hope cuts it with the spin to extra cover

Akeal Hosein to Shai Hope, no run, tossed up ball drifting in on off, Hope leans ahead and blocks it watchfully

Shai Hope and Rossington are at the crease. Shai Hope is on strike. Akeal Hosein will open the attack

Off go the fireworks and in come the players and the umpires.

The start of the match has been moved to 7.30pm local time which is about 15 minutes from now.

Pitch Report: Dew might well be a factor, especially with the later start. The temperature is around 28 degrees celsius. 79m straight boundary and the square boundaries are 70m each. The ball might dart around when the ball is new and as the innings progresses, it will get easier for batting, reckon Ian Smith and Rohan Gavaskar.

Teams:

MI Emirates (Playing XI): Muhammad Waseem, Tom Banton, Andre Fletcher, Nicholas Pooran(w/c), Kieron Pollard, Waqar Salamkheil, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Alzarri Joseph, AM Ghazanfar, Akeal Hosein, Zahoor Khan

Dubai Capitals (Playing XI): Adam Rossington, Rovman Powell, Shai Hope(w), Brandon McMullen, Gulbadin Naib, Sikandar Raza(c), Dasun Shanaka, Farhan Khan, Haider Ali, Obed McCoy, Olly Stone

Raza:

MI Emirates have won the toss and have opted to field

Nicholas Pooran: There's a lot of dew here so we are gonna bowl.

MI Emirates have won the toss and have opted to field

18:00 Local Time, 14:00 GMT, 19:30 IST: The ILT20 is set to kickstart with razzmatazz as last season’s finalists MI Emirates and Dubai Capitals are set to lock horns at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. The defending champions, MI Emirates, were dominant last season. Dubai Capitals also impressed last season but failed at the final hurdle after having conceded a score north of 200 and then crumbled under pressure. With Nicholas Pooran leading MI from the front and the likes of Alzarri Joseph, Romario Shepherd, Muhammad Waseem and Fazalhaq Farooqi in the thick of things, they are strong contenders for the title once again. As far as the Capitals are concerned, they will be led by Sikandar Raza until their regular skipper, David Warner (taking part in the BBL currently) returns. The likes of Shai Hope, Rovman Powell and Dasun Shanaka give a strong makeup to the Capital’s side. Both teams have a good mix of experience and youth. Should be a cracker! Stay tuned as there’s a grand ceremony lined up and it will be followed by the toss and team lineups...

Squads:

MI Emirates Squad: Tom Banton(w), Nicholas Pooran(c), Muhammad Waseem, Aryan Lakra, Andre Fletcher, Kieron Pollard, Kusal Perera, Dwayne Bravo, Waqar Salamkheil, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, Romario Shepherd, Akeal Hosein, Fareed Ahmad Malik, Alzarri Joseph, Zahoor Khan, Jordan Thompson, Ben Charlesworth, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Nosthush Kenjige, Dan Mousley, Muhammad Rohid Khan, Thomas Draca

Dubai Capitals Squad: Adam Rossington(w), Sam Billings, Dasun Shanaka, Sikandar Raza(c), Shai Hope, Brandon McMullen, Jeffrey Vandersay, Joe Burns, Gulbadin Naib, Najibullah Zadran, Dushmantha Chameera, Scott Kuggeleijn, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Joe Weatherley, Zahir Khan, Obed McCoy, Rovman Powell, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Akif Raja, Haider Ali, Garuka Sanketh, Olly Stone