Gulf Giants vs MI Emirates, 3rd Match
Regular Season 2025/2026 · T20 · · Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Gulf Giants won by 6 wickets (with 32 balls remaining) (Gulf Giants 164/4, MI Emirates 163/6).
- Gulf Giants: 164/4 (14.4 ov)
- MI Emirates: 163/6 (20 ov)
Match report
Gulf Giants (GG) faced MI Emirates (MIE) in the 3rd Match of Regular Season 2025/2026, a T20 match, at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai. Play began on Thursday, 4 December 2025 at 14:30 UTC. Each side bats for up to 20 overs, so a full match takes about three hours.
Gulf Giants won the toss and chose to bowl. The on-field umpires were Aasif Iqbal and Wayne Knights, with Roshan Mahanama as match referee.
MI Emirates made 163/6 in 20 overs, with Kieron Pollard top-scoring on 50 from 33 balls. Azmatullah Omarzai was the pick of the bowlers with 2 for 32. Gulf Giants made 164/4 in 14.4 overs, with Pathum Nissanka top-scoring on 81 from 42 balls. Chris Woakes was the pick of the bowlers with 2 for 49.
Result: Gulf Giants won by 6 wickets (with 32 balls remaining). Pathum Nissanka was named player of the match.
The full scorecard, fall of wickets and every ball of the commentary are on the Scorecard and Commentary tabs, and the Crease Cam replays each delivery as an animation.
MI Emirates · 1st innings: 163/6 (20 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muhammad Waseem | c & b Nuwan Thushara | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Jonny Bairstow | c & b Nuwan Thushara | 11 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 84.62 |
| Tom Banton | b Azmatullah Omarzai | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 75 |
| Nicholas Pooran | c sub b Haider Razzaq | 46 | 39 | 3 | 2 | 117.95 |
| Tajinder Singh Dhillon | st Rahmanullah Gurbaz b Moeen Ali | 15 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 78.95 |
| Kieron Pollard | c Sean Dickson b Azmatullah Omarzai | 50 | 33 | 0 | 4 | 151.52 |
| Romario Shepherd | not out | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 300 |
| Rashid Khan | not out | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 600 |
Extras: 10 · Did not bat: Muhammad Rohid Khan, Chris Woakes, AM Ghazanfar
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuwan Thushara | 4 | 0 | 41 | 2 | 10.25 |
| Matthew Forde | 4 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 6 |
| Azmatullah Omarzai | 4 | 0 | 32 | 2 | 8 |
| Haider Razzaq | 4 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 7 |
| Moeen Ali | 2 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 6.5 |
| Tabraiz Shamsi | 2 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 11.5 |
Gulf Giants · 1st innings: 164/4 (14.4 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pathum Nissanka | c & b AM Ghazanfar | 81 | 42 | 6 | 4 | 192.86 |
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz | c Tom Banton b Chris Woakes | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 200 |
| Gerhard Erasmus | b Chris Woakes | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Moeen Ali | run out | 26 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 123.81 |
| Azmatullah Omarzai | not out | 39 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 243.75 |
| Tom Moores | not out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
Extras: 10 · Did not bat: Asif Khan, Haider Razzaq, Matthew Forde, Tabraiz Shamsi, Liam Dawson, Nuwan Thushara
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Woakes | 4 | 0 | 49 | 2 | 12.25 |
| Muhammad Rohid Khan | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 10 |
| Fazalhaq Farooqi | 3 | 1 | 32 | 0 | 10.67 |
| Rashid Khan | 3 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 14.67 |
| AM Ghazanfar | 2.4 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 6.75 |
Latest overs
- Over 15 (GG, AM Ghazanfar): 7 runs, 163/4 – 4wd 1 1 W •
- Over 14 (GG, Chris Woakes): 19 runs, 156/3 – • 1 4 4 6 4
- Over 13 (GG, Fazalhaq Farooqi): 17 runs, 137/3 – 6 1 6 wd 2 • 1
- Over 12 (GG, Rashid Khan): 23 runs, 120/3 – 1 6 6 • 6 4
- Over 11 (GG, Muhammad Rohid Khan): 12 runs, 97/3 – 2 6 2 • 1 1
- Over 10 (GG, AM Ghazanfar): 5 runs, 85/3 – 1 1 1 1 1 •