
MI Emirates set to face Desert Vipers in match No. 9 of the International League T20 (ILT20) 2025-2026 at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium, in Abu Dhabi, on Tuesday, December 9.
Preview
In the 9th T20 match of the ILT20 2025-26, MI Emirates (MIE) are set to face the Desert Vipers (DV). However, MI Emirates did not have a good start to the season, losing their first game. But they made a good comeback on the winning track in the last game. Moreover, they won by 4 runs against Sharjha Warriorz in the previous game. Muhammad Waseem and Jonny Bairstow batted well and scored 39 and 37 runs respectively. While Tom Banton and Romario Shepherd also do well in batting for them.
On the other hand, the Desert Vipers made a strong start to the season by winning three games in a row. They won the last game in a super over against the Gulf Giants. The hero of the last match was Dan Lawrence, who scored 56 runs in 31 balls. Moreover, Sam Curran also played well. While Noor Ahmed and Khuzaima Tanveer took two wickets each.
Match Information- MIE vs DV Fantasy 11 Prediction
MI Emirates vs Desert Vipers, Match 9
International League T20, 9 Dec 2025, Tue, 8:00 PM IST ,Abu Dhabi
Probable PlayingXI
MI Emirates
Waseem Muhammad, Tajinder Singh, Kieron Pollard(C), Romario Shepherd, Shakib Al Hasan, Chris Woakes, JM Bairstow, T Banton, Nicholas Pooran, Rashid Khan, Naveen-ul-Haq
Bench: Ackeem Auguste, ADS Fletcher, JA Thompson, PHKD Mendis, Allah Mohammad, A Gul, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Mohamed Shafeeq, MD Rohid Khan, NP Kenjige, Zahoor Khan, Zain-ul-Abidin, Usman Khan, U K Shinwari, L Tucker
Desert Vipers
FK Zaman, MDE Holden, Shimron Hetmyer, DW Lawrence, H Nawaz, SM Curran(C), AGS Gous, Khuzaima Bin Tanvir, Naseem Shah, Qais Ahmad, Noor Ahmad
Bench: V Aravind, Faisal Khan, W Hasaranga, TC Bruce, Tawanda Muyeye, Bilal Tahir, LH Ferguson, David Payne, Faridoon Dawoodzai, Matiullah Khan, S Pahal
Pitch Report- MIE vs DV
Tom Banton MIE | wk
Banton has been in excellent form for the last few games. He has scored 435 runs in the last 10 matches at an average of over 54, with a strike rate of close to 156. Moreover, he also scored 32 runs in the last game against the Sharjah Warriorz.
Sam Curran DV | all
English all-rounder Sam Curran has been consistently performing well. He has scored 299 runs in the last 10 matches at an average of 42.7 with a strike rate of over 141. Moreover, he scored 44 runs in the previous game against the Gulf Giants.
Tajinder Singh- MIE | BAT- 6
Hasan Nawaz- DV | BAT
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