International League T20 2025/26, Match 3

MI Emirates v Gulf Giants

MI Emirates 163/6 20 ov
Gulf Giants 164/4 14.4 ov

Gulf Giants won by 6 wickets

Venue
Dubai International Cricket Stadium
Date
Thu, 4 December 2025
Toss
Gulf Giants won the toss and chose to field
Player of the match
Pathum Nissanka

The match

Before a ball was bowled the model made MI Emirates 51% favourites, from the two XIs that took the field. They lost.

MI Emirates win

Gulf Giants win

MI Emirates batGulf Giants chase 164

Turning point +22 to MI Emirates. 7.3, the chase: AM Ghazanfar to Moeen Ali, wicket, 63/3, needing 101. MI Emirates went from 27% to 48%.

Moved it most Pathum Nissanka +57.3 · Azmatullah Omarzai +40.3 · Rashid Khan −35.8 · Merwe Erasmus −22.0

BattingRB4s6sSRWin
Waseem Muhammadc & b N Thushara120050.0−11.6
Jonny Bairstowc & b N Thushara11131084.6−10.3
Tom Bantonb Azmatullah Omarzai681075.0−7.2
Nicholas Pooranc Rahmanullah Gurbaz b Haider Razzaq463932117.9−4.2
Tajinder Singhst Rahmanullah Gurbaz b MM Ali15191078.9−8.8
Kieron Pollardc SR Dickson (sub) b Azmatullah Omarzai503304151.5+5.1
Romario Shepherdnot out18*621300.0+7.0
Rashid Khannot out6*101600.0+3.2
Extras lb 2, w 7, nb 110
Total 20 ov, 8.15 an over163/6

Did not bat Fazalhaq Farooqi, Muhammad Rohid, Chris Woakes, AM Ghazanfar

Fall of wickets 2-1 (Muhammad, 0.4), 17-2 (Banton, 3), 30-3 (Bairstow, 5), 57-4 (Singh, 9.5), 135-5 (Pooran, 17.5), 157-6 (Pollard, 19.5)

BowlingOMRWEconDotsWdNbWin
Nuwan Thushara4041210.25710+6.1
Matthew Forde402406.00951−0.9
Azmatullah Omarzai403228.001100+15.5
Haider Razzaq402817.00500−1.2
Moeen Ali201316.50300+3.5
Tabraiz Shamsi2023011.50510−7.9

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Ball by ball

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The balls that decided it