MI Emirates (EMI) will take on Abu Dhabi Knight Riders (ABD) in the 12th match of International League T20 2024 on Sunday (January 28) at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi. MI have won three out of four matches so far and are in first place. The Knight Riders have won and lost two matches each. They are fourth in the points table.

MI faced Sharjah Warriors in their last game, where the Warriors won the toss and elected to bowl. MI posted a total of 180 runs for the loss of seven wickets in 20 overs. Kusal Perera and Andre Fletcher scored 42 runs each and were the highest scorers. Muhammad Jawadullah was the pick of the bowlers and took three wickets for 31 runs in four overs. The Warriors were bundled out for just 74 runs and lost the match by 106 runs. Only three batters managed to make a double-digit score. Akeal Hosein played a crucial role with the ball for MI and took four wickets for 23 runs in four overs.

The Knight Riders faced Desert Vipers in their last match and elected to bowl after winning the toss. Colin Munro scored 50 runs off 44 deliveries and was the only batter who scored more than 30 runs. His innings helped the Vipers post a total of 154 runs for the loss of eight wickets in 20 overs. Imad Wasim and Andre Russell took two wickets each for the Knight Riders. Alishan Sharafu scored an unbeaten 82 runs off 47 deliveries and helped the Knight Riders chase down the target of 155 runs in 17.2 overs with six wickets in hand.

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The surface at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium will likely remain balanced throughout this match. The average first innings score in the last five T20 matches has been 147 runs. The team winning the toss might look to chase.