International League T20 - 2025-26

MI Emirates Vs Gulf Giants - T20 3rd Match Cricket Scorecard

Venue: Dubai International Cricket Stadium
Date & Time: Thu, 04 Dec, 20:00
Status: Giants won by 6 wickets (with 32 balls remaining)

MI Emirates Innings

163 ( 20 ) / 6

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Waseem Muhammad c & b Thushara	1	2	0	0	50
Jonny Bairstow c & b Thushara	11	13	1	0	84.61
Tom Banton b Azmatullah Omarzai	6	8	1	0	75
Nicholas Pooran c Rahmanullah Gurbaz b Haider Razzaq	46	39	3	2	117.94
Tajinder Singh st Rahmanullah Gurbaz b Ali	15	19	1	0	78.94
Kieron Pollard c sub (SR Dickson) b Azmatullah Omarzai	50	33	0	4	151.51
Romario Shepherd NOT OUT	18	6	2	1	300
Rashid Khan NOT OUT	6	1	0	1	600

Extras	10 (B 0, LB 2, NB 1, WB , P 7)
Total	163 ( 20 )Ovr, (6 Wickets), (CRR)

Bowlers	O	R	W
Nuwan Thushara	4	41	2
Matthew Forde	4	24	0
Azmatullah Omarzai	4	32	2
Haider Razzaq	4	28	1
Moeen Ali	2	13	1
Tabraiz Shamsi	2	23	0

Gulf Giants Innings

164 ( 14.4 ) / 4

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Pathum Nissanka c & b Ghazanfar	81	42	6	4	192.85
Rahmanullah Gurbaz c Banton b Woakes	6	3	0	1	200
Gerhard Erasmus b Woakes	1	5	0	0	20
Moeen Ali run out (Tajinder Singh)	26	21	1	2	123.8
Azmatullah Omarzai NOT OUT	39	16	1	4	243.75
Tom Moores NOT OUT	1	1	0	0	100

Extras	10 (B 1, LB 0, NB 0, WB , P 9)
Total	164 ( 14.4 )Ovr, (4 Wickets), (CRR)

Bowlers	O	M	R	W
Chris Woakes	4	0	49	2
Muhammad Rohid	2	0	20	0
Fazalhaq Farooqi	3	1	32	0
Rashid Khan	3	0	44	0
AM Ghazanfar	2.4	0	18	1

Match Information:

Series:	International League T20 - 2025-26
Match:	MI Emirates Vs Gulf Giants - T20 3rd Match
Date:	Thu, Dec 04, 2025
Time:	14:30 GMT Fri, 05 Dec, 20:00 IST
Toss:	Gulf Giants, elected to bowl first
Venue:	Dubai International Cricket Stadium
Match Raferee:
MI Emirates Playing XI:	Muhammad Waseem, JM Bairstow, T Banton, N Pooran, Tajinder Singh, KA Pollard, R Shepherd, Rashid Khan, Muhammad Rohid, CR Woakes, AM Ghazanfar, Fazalhaq Farooqi
Gulf Giants Paying XI:	P Nissanka, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, MG Erasmus, MM Ali, Azmatullah Omarzai, TJ Moores, Asif Khan, Haider Razzaq, MW Forde, T Shamsi, LA Dawson, N Thushara

Nissanka and Omarzai lift Gulf Giants to six-wicket victory over MI Emirates (Scorecard)

The Gulf Giants opened their DP World ILT20 Season 4 campaign with an emphatic six-wicket win over MI Emirates, led by a powerful 81 from Pathum Nissanka and a match-winning all-round performance by Azmatullah Omarzai. Despite strong contributions from Nicholas Pooran and Kieron Pollard, MI Emirates could only set 163/6, which the Giants chased down in 14.4 overs.