MI Emirates are set to face the Dubai Capitals in match No. 29 of the International League T20 (ILT20) 2025-26 at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi, on Saturday, December 27.
Preview
In the 29th T20 match of the ILT20 2025-26, MI Emirates (MIE) are set to face the Dubai Capitals (DCP). MI Emirates performed well, winning six out of nine games and already qualified for the play-offs round. Moreover, they won by 8 wickets against the Gulf Giants in the previous game. In which Muhammad Waseem and Nicholas Pooran performed well with the bat and scored 59 and 69 runs, respectively. While Romario Shepherd and Fazalhaq Farooqi also did well in bowling and took two wickets each.
On the other hand, the Dubai Capitals have performed decently in this season so far. They won five games out of the nine and placed at the 3rd position in the points table. The Capitals also qualified for the play-offs. Moreover, they won the last game by 6 wickets against the Sharjah Warriorz. In which Shayan Jahangir and Jordan Cox played well, scoring 51 and 61 runs, respectively. In bowling, Hasan Ali did well and took two wickets.
Match Information
MI Emirates vs Dubai Capitals, Match 29
International League T20, 27 Dec 2025, Sat, 8:00 PM IST ,Abu Dhabi
Probable PlayingXI
MI Emirates
T Banton, A Gul, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Waseem Muhammad, Romario Shepherd, Kieron Pollard(C), Shakib Al Hasan, Nicholas Pooran, Sanjay Krishnamurthi, Allah Mohammad, Zahoor Khan
Bench: JM Bairstow, Ackeem Auguste, ADS Fletcher, Tajinder Singh, Chris Woakes, JA Thompson, PHKD Mendis, Mohamed Shafeeq, MD Rohid Khan, Naveen-ul-Haq, NP Kenjige, Zain-ul-Abidin, U K Shinwari, Rashid Khan, Dan Mousley
Dubai Capitals
Jordan Cox, Mustafizur Rahman, JL du Plooy, Sediqullah Atal, Shayan Jahangir, Muhammad Jawad Ullah, DJ Willey, James Neesham, Mohammad Nabi(C), H Ali-I, Waqar Salamkheil
Bench: Toby Albert, Rovman Powell, Navin Bidaisee, Gulbadin Naib, Usman Najeeb, D Shanaka, Farhan Khan, Anudeep – C, Muhammad Farooq, Scott Currie, TS Mills, D Chameera, R Ugarkar
Injury News – (Will be added when there is an update)
Pitch Report
Captains
Nicholas Pooran MIE | wk – 99
West Indies’ top-order batter Nicholas Pooran has been consistently delivering good performances. He scored 182 runs in the last 5 games. Moreover, he also scored 69 runs in the previous game against the Gulf Giants.
Shayan Jahangir DCP | bat – 8
The USA top-order batter Jahangir has been consistently delivering good performances. He scored 298 runs in the last 9 games. Moreover, he also scored 51 runs in the previous game against the Sharjah Warriorz.
Top
Fazalhaq Farooqi MIE | BOWLER – 7.5
Fazalhaq Farooqi is a great T20 bowler from Afghanistan. He has taken 10 wickets in the last 8 games and two wickets in the previous game as well.
Mohammad Nabi DCP | ALL – 7
Mohammad Nabi is a great T20 all-rounder and is currently in excellent form. This season, he took 9 wickets and scored 108 runs in eight innings. Moreover, he also took a wicket in the last game.
Budget
Waseem Muhammad MIE | bat – 8.5
UAE’s top-order batter Muhammad Waseem is an aggressive batsman. He also scored 265 runs in the last 8 innings. Moreover, he also scored 59 runs in the previous game against the Gulf Giants.
Jordan Cox DCP | WICKETKEEPER – 8
Jordan Cox is an excellent T20 batter, having helped his team win many crucial matches. He scored 298 runs in the last 9 games. Moreover, Cox scored 61 runs in the previous game.
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Zahoor Khan – MIE | BOWL – 7.5
Arab Gul – MIE | BOWLER – 5
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