Recent Match
International League T20, 2025, 7th Match, , Jan 16th, 2025

Desert Vipers

(19.1 ov) 161/5

MI Emirates

(19.6 ov) 159/6

complete Desert Vipers won by 5 wkts

Player of Match: Fakhar Zaman

0.1
Wood to Kusal Perera, no run, Wood starts with an outswinging yorker! Brilliant ball. Late shape away from the left-hander
Kusal Perera and Muhammad Waseem are at the crease. Kusal Perera is on strike. Wood will open the attack
It's action time. Luke Wood has the new ball in his hand.
Pitch Report | Wasim Akram: "A brand new surface. It's drier than the other pitches, so less seam but there'll be some swing. Good batting deck, it might grip a bit."
MI Emirates Impact subs: Aryan Lakra, Muhammad Rohid, Thomas Draca, Nosthush Kenjige, Alzarri Joseph, Dan Mousley, Andre Fletcher
Lockie Ferguson: We would have had a bowl. Nice to get underway. Games come thick and fast, nice to get a couple of wins, a tough one today against MI. It's a great group, the support staff has been fantastic. Looking forward to this match. This pitch looks different, it's about adjusting. Amir is out and Payne comes in. 
MI Emirates Impact subs: Aryan Lakra, Muhammad Rohid, Thomas Draca, Nosthush Kenjige, Alzarri Joseph, Dan Mousley, Andre Fletcher
Nicholas Pooran: We are gonna have a bat first. Looks like a good wicket, hopefully we can put something on the board to defend. It's a new surface, I'm not sure what's the best decision. Runs on the board is always pressure. Very similar (team).
MI Emirates Impact subs: Aryan Lakra, Muhammad Rohid, Thomas Draca, Nosthush Kenjige, Alzarri Joseph, Dan Mousley, Andre Fletcher
Desert Vipers Impact subs: Dhruv Parashar, Khuzaima Tanveer, Kushal Malla, Michael Jones, Nathan Sowter, Azam Khan, Mohammad Amir
Teams:
MI Emirates (Playing XI): Kusal Perera, Muhammad Waseem, Tom Banton, Nicholas Pooran(w/c), Kieron Pollard, Romario Shepherd, Akeal Hosein, Zahoor Khan, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Waqar Salamkheil, AM Ghazanfar
Desert Vipers (Playing XI): Fakhar Zaman, Alex Hales, Daniel Lawrence, Sam Curran, Sherfane Rutherford, Tanish Suri(w), David Payne, Wanindu Hasaranga, Ali Naseer, Lockie Ferguson(c), Luke Wood
MI Emirates have won the toss and have opted to bat
17:30 Local Time, 13:30 GMT, 19:00 IST: Hello everyone! It's still early days but it's the top of the table clash. Desert Vipers are the only unbeaten side this season having won both their matches, both while chasing. They have a potent line-up that can adapt to different conditions/situations quickly. They are up against the defending champions who are coming off a win. After agonisingly losing the first match of the season by 1 run, MI Emirates got their revenge quickly with a convincing 26-run win over Dubai Capitals. The century stand between Tom Banton and skipper Pooran powered them to a competitive total and their bowlers got the job done even though they were a bit sloppy in the powerplay. Dubai is the battleground today which has already hosted a couple of last-ball thrillers. Let's hope for something similar tonight as well. Stick around, toss and team updates coming up in half an hour...
Squads:
MI Emirates Squad: Kusal Perera, Muhammad Waseem, Tom Banton, Nicholas Pooran(w/c), Kieron Pollard, Romario Shepherd, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Zahoor Khan, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Waqar Salamkheil, AM Ghazanfar, Andre Fletcher, Aryan Lakra, Muhammad Rohid Khan, Thomas Draca, Nosthush Kenjige, Dan Mousley, Dwayne Bravo, Fareed Ahmad Malik, Jordan Thompson, Ben Charlesworth
Desert Vipers Squad: Fakhar Zaman, Alex Hales, Daniel Lawrence, Sam Curran, Azam Khan, Sherfane Rutherford, Tanish Suri(w), Wanindu Hasaranga, Ali Naseer, Lockie Ferguson(c), Mohammad Amir, Luke Wood, Max Holden, Michael Jones, David Payne, Adam Hose, Kushal Malla, Nathan Sowter, Dhruv Parashar, Khuzaima Tanveer