MI Emirates vs Desert Vipers, 9th Match
Regular Season 2025/2026 · T20 · · Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Desert Vipers won by 1 run (MI Emirates 158/9, Desert Vipers 159/4).
- MI Emirates: 158/9 (20 ov)
- Desert Vipers: 159/4 (20 ov)
Match report
MI Emirates (MIE) faced Desert Vipers (DV) in the 9th Match of Regular Season 2025/2026, a T20 match, at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi. Play began on Tuesday, 9 December 2025 at 14:30 UTC. Each side bats for up to 20 overs, so a full match takes about three hours.
MI Emirates won the toss and chose to bowl. The on-field umpires were Akbar Ali and Martin Saggers, with Roshan Mahanama as match referee.
Desert Vipers made 159/4 in 20 overs, with Max Holden top-scoring on 42 from 37 balls. AM Ghazanfar was the pick of the bowlers with 2 for 32. MI Emirates made 158/9 in 20 overs, with Tom Banton top-scoring on 34 from 29 balls. David Payne was the pick of the bowlers with 4 for 29.
Result: Desert Vipers won by 1 run. David Payne 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.
Desert Vipers · 1st innings: 159/4 (20 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fakhar Zaman | c Tom Banton b AM Ghazanfar | 35 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 112.9 |
| Andries Gous | not out | 21 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 140 |
| Max Holden | Retired Out | 42 | 37 | 3 | 0 | 113.51 |
| Sam Curran | c Tom Banton b AM Ghazanfar | 19 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 100 |
| Shimron Hetmyer | c Tom Banton b Fazalhaq Farooqi | 15 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 166.67 |
| Daniel Lawrence | not out | 15 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 187.5 |
| Hasan Nawaz | not out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
Extras: 11 · Did not bat: Vriitya Aravind, Lockie Ferguson, Khuzaima Tanveer, Noor Ahmad
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Woakes | 3 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 7.33 |
| Fazalhaq Farooqi | 3 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 9 |
| AM Ghazanfar | 4 | 0 | 32 | 2 | 8 |
| Romario Shepherd | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 8 |
| Tajinder Singh Dhillon | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 5.5 |
| Zahoor Khan | 4 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 9.25 |
| Rashid Khan | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 6.5 |
MI Emirates · 1st innings: 158/9 (20 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muhammad Waseem | b Khuzaima Tanveer | 24 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 114.29 |
| Jonny Bairstow | c Shimron Hetmyer b Khuzaima Tanveer | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 114.29 |
| Tom Banton | c Hasan Nawaz b David Payne | 34 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 117.24 |
| Nicholas Pooran | c Shimron Hetmyer b Sam Curran | 31 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 106.9 |
| Kieron Pollard | c Hasan Nawaz b David Payne | 23 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 176.92 |
| Tajinder Singh Dhillon | c Sam Curran b Lockie Ferguson | 17 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 242.86 |
| Romario Shepherd | c Hasan Nawaz b David Payne | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| Rashid Khan | not out | 13 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 162.5 |
| Chris Woakes | b David Payne | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AM Ghazanfar | run out | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Extras: 7 · Did not bat: Fazalhaq Farooqi, Zahoor Khan
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Payne | 4 | 0 | 29 | 4 | 7.25 |
| Khuzaima Tanveer | 4 | 0 | 34 | 2 | 8.5 |
| Lockie Ferguson | 4 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 5.75 |
| Sam Curran | 3 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 10.67 |
| Noor Ahmad | 4 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 7.75 |
| Daniel Lawrence | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
Latest overs
- Over 20 (MIE, Khuzaima Tanveer): 14 runs, 157/9 – W 4 6 2 wd • wd •
- Over 19 (MIE, David Payne): 1 runs, 143/8 – W • W 1 • W
- Over 18 (MIE, Lockie Ferguson): 7 runs, 142/5 – 1 • • W 1 4 wd
- Over 17 (MIE, Noor Ahmad): 11 runs, 135/4 – • • 1 4 6 •
- Over 16 (MIE, Sam Curran): 20 runs, 124/4 – 6 3 wd 1 6 1 2
- Over 15 (MIE, David Payne): 7 runs, 104/4 – 4 W • 1 • wd 1