- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR2.2 cleaned him up! Hard length ball attacking the stumps on middle-off, nipping back in just enough with extra bounce off the pitch, walks forward to play across the line of the ball, misses the line and length, inside edges and tickles off the lower part of the thigh pad and crashes onto the off stump. 23/13.1 squares him up! Length ball angling in and shaping back in on the stumps, Hales tries to negate the ball off the back foot, makes no foot movement and gets stuck inside the crease with the full face of the bat, fails to get anywhere near the line of the ball and rattles the middle-off stump. 25/27.5 deceived him with a floater! Slower through the air fuller length ball in the slot, premeditated off the front foot and tries to play it inside-out, misses the line and length completely as he walks forward, makes it a yorker ball and Pooran does the rest behind the stumps. 49/315.2 Rashid Khan gets his first wicket of the season! Length ball flighted around off, charges down the track and whacks it hard and flat towards long off. Pollard moves in a few yards and completes the catch. 110/69.2 Livingstone has thrown his wicket away! Looped up a fuller length ball outside the sixth stump line, charged down the track and played the lofted stroke away from the body, did not get enough elevation to clear the ropes, and found Banton at long off. 58/411.4 Edged and gone! Mendis has the last laugh! Three-quarter length ball around the sixth stump line, skids on a bit and gets the faint outside edge off the sticker part of the bat, and fails to connect the cut stroke. Sherfane Rutherford is visibly furious with himself, but he has no choice but to head back to the dugout now. 74/518.4 Kamindu Mendis is in business again! Off-cutter ball darted wide outside off; Narine shuffles across and waits for it, whacks it across the line and connects the toe end of the bat. Mendis comes forward sprinting in and completes the catch, making no mistake. 121/817.2 Holder has holed out! Full and overpitched ball darted outside off; he plays it inside out and connects the toe end of the bat. Rashid Khan comes around and gobbles it up. Soft dismissal! 116/719.1 full toss and chips it in the air! Low, harmless full toss ball, walks forward early and cramps for space; plays with the straight bat and skies it high. Farooqi settles underneath and hangs on to it. 122/919.3 disturbs the furniture! Yorker ball from around the wicket angling in and lands right on the base of the middle-off stump. Ajay shuffles across and attempts to play the ramp scoop, goes through the legs and the bails are flying. 122/10Extras7 (b 1, lb 1, w 5)TOTAL122 all out (19.3 Overs, RR: 6.25)Did not bat: OP StoneFall of wickets: 1-23 (Phil Salt, 2.2 ov), 2-25 (Alex Hales, 3.1 ov), 3-49 (Brandon McMullen, 7.5 ov), 4-58 (Liam Livingstone, 9.2 ov), 5-74 (Sherfane Rutherford, 11.4 ov), 6-110 (Alishan Sharafu, 15.2 ov), 7-116 (Jason Holder, 17.2 ov), 8-121 (Sunil Narine, 18.4 ov), 9-122 (Khary Pierre, 19.1 ov), 10-122 (Ajay Kumar, 19.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB AM Ghazanfar 3 0 25 0 8.33 7 2 1 0 0 Fazalhaq Farooqi 3.3 0 14 4 4 13 2 0 0 0 R Shepherd 4 0 15 1 3.75 16 1 0 3 0 Zahoor Khan 3 0 23 1 7.66 10 1 2 1 0 Rashid Khan 3 0 22 1 7.33 5 2 0 1 0 PHKD Mendis 3 0 21 3 7 7 1 1 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR3.2 He's nicked it! A tad fuller length ball swinging away outside off with the angle, goes for the lofted cover drive stroke and gets the thick inside edge off the bat; the bowler didn't even bother to appeal there. Easy decision for the on-field umpire. 33/14.6 Edged and taken! Good length ball on the probing channel, Pooran gets inside the line of the ball and plays the front foot defense half-heartedly, connects the outside part of the bat tentatively and a regulation catch is taken by McMullen at first slip. 46/212.1 And Pierre strikes! Back of a length ball on middle-off, moves onto the back foot and tries to swing it away, miscues the stroke and skies it high towards the midwicket area. Garton sprints forward, dives in, catches the ball, and despite landing awkwardly and rolling, he still manages to hold on to the catch! 110/3Extras5 (lb 1, w 4)TOTAL123/3 (13.5 Overs, RR: 8.89)Fall of wickets: 1-33 (Muhammad Waseem, 3.2 ov), 2-46 (Nicholas Pooran, 4.6 ov), 3-110 (Tom Banton, 12.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB K Pierre 3 0 31 1 10.33 5 0 3 2 0 Ajay Kumar 3 0 30 1 10 6 6 0 0 0 JO Holder 2 0 11 1 5.5 5 1 0 0 0 OP Stone 1.5 0 24 0 13.09 3 2 2 0 0 SP Narine 2 0 11 0 5.5 5 0 0 2 0 GHS Garton 2 0 15 0 7.5 5 1 1 0 0
Match Details
Toss
MI Emirates , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Season
Hours of play (local time)
18.30 start, First Session 18.30-20.00, Interval 20.00-20.20, Second Session 20.20-21.50
Match days
11 December 2025 - night match (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
MI Emirates 2, Abu Dhabi Knight Riders 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 37 runs, 2 wickets)
- Abu Dhabi Knight Riders: 50 runs in 8.0 overs (48 balls), Extras 5
- Over 8.0: Review by MI Emirates (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Aasif Iqbal, Batter - A Sharafu (Struck down)
- Strategic Timeout: Abu Dhabi Knight Riders - 58/3 in 9.0 overs (A Sharafu 13, LS Livingstone 2)
- Over 9.4: Review by MI Emirates (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - WR Knights, Batter - SE Rutherford (Struck down)
- Abu Dhabi Knight Riders: 100 runs in 14.2 overs (86 balls), Extras 5
- Strategic Timeout: Abu Dhabi Knight Riders - 110/6 in 15.2 overs (SP Narine 19)
- Innings Break: Abu Dhabi Knight Riders - 122/10 in 19.3 overs (GHS Garton 1)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 63 runs, 2 wickets)
- MI Emirates: 50 runs in 5.1 overs (31 balls), Extras 2
- Strategic Timeout: MI Emirates - 89/2 in 9.0 overs (JM Bairstow 36, T Banton 18)
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 33 balls (JM Bairstow 26, T Banton 21, Ex 3)
- MI Emirates: 100 runs in 11.3 overs (69 balls), Extras 5
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