MI Emirates are set to face the Gulf Giants in match No. 26 of the International League T20 (ILT20) 2025-26 at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi, on Tuesday, December 23.
Preview
In the 26th T20 match of the ILT20 2025-26, MI Emirates (MIE) are set to face the Gulf Giants (GG). MI Emirates performed well, winning five out of eight games. Moreover, they won by 4 wickets against the Desert Vipers in the previous game. In batting, Kieron Pollard performed well and scored 17 runs off 15 balls in the last game. Shakib Al Hasan also did well, scoring 17 runs and taking two wickets as well.
On the other hand, the Gulf Giants are out of form, winning just three games out of their last eight and placed at 4th in the point table. However, they lost the previous game against Dubai Capitals by 6 wickets. Azmatullah Omarzai played well and scored 43 runs off 26 balls and took two wickets as well, while James Vince also scored 36 runs.
Match Information
MI Emirates vs Gulf Giants, Match 26
International League T20, 23 Dec 2025, Tue, 8:00 PM IST ,Abu Dhabi
Probable PlayingXI
MI Emirates
T Banton, JM Bairstow, A Gul, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Waseem Muhammad, Shakib Al Hasan, Kieron Pollard(C), Nicholas Pooran, Sanjay Krishnamurthi, Allah Mohammad, Zahoor Khan
Bench: Ackeem Auguste, ADS Fletcher, Tajinder Singh, Chris Woakes, JA Thompson, PHKD Mendis, Romario Shepherd, Mohamed Shafeeq, MD Rohid Khan, Naveen-ul-Haq, NP Kenjige, Zain-ul-Abidin, U K Shinwari, Rashid Khan
Gulf Giants
Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Kyle Mayers, JM Vince, Azmatullah Omarzai, MM Ali(C), Haider Razzaq, L Tucker, MR Adair, Aayan Afzal Khan, Fred Klaassen, T Shamsi
Bench: TJ Moores, Asif Khan, Ishtiaq Ahmad, SR Dickson, Gerhard Erasmus, LA Dawson, Meet Bhavsar, B Muzarabani, CP Wood, Matthew Forde, Ramon Simmonds, N Thushara, Pathum Nissanka, Zohaib Zubair
Pitch Report
Nicholas Pooran MIE | wk
West Indies’ top-order batter Nicholas Pooran has been consistently delivering good performances. He scored 113 runs in the last 4 games. Moreover, he also scored 17 runs in the previous game against the Vipers.- 8.5
Rahmanullah Gurbaz GG | WICKETKEEPER
Afghanistan top-order batter Gurbaz has been in outstanding form. He scored 25 runs off 11 balls in his previous game against the Dubai Capitals. He will undoubtedly be a vital player for the Gulf Giants this season.
Arab Gul- MIE | BOWLER- 8
Asif Khan- GG | BAT
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