Who must not be aware of the International T20 League. With its strong and entertaining game play it has become widely popular among the audience in recent times. Two of the main teams that are Abu Dhabi Knight Riders and MI Emirates have also gained massive recognition through this Tournament League. Both the teams have faced each other Twice in the International League T20 Season 2024-2025, with each team possessing one victory. The Teams have been involved in an exciting match. In this article we have provided the Abu Dhabi Knight Riders vs MI Emirates Timeline of the recent match. Here’s a summary of their recent matches:
Match 1: January 21, 2025 At Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Winner- MI Emirates
MI Emirates Innings: The MI Emirates won the toss and therefore were the first to bat. They set a target of 186 runs with 6 wickets in 20 overs. Nicholas Pooran became the Top Scorer with 49 runs off 26 balls. Whereas, Romario Shepherd became the Man of the Match for his all-round performance by scoring 38 runs off 13 balls without getting out.
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders Innings: The Abu Dhabi Knight Riders won the toss and chose to Field first. But unfortunately lost the match. They could not chase the runs scored by MI Emirates and were bowled out for 158 runs with 9 wickets down in 20 overs, falling short by 29 runs. MI Emirates’ bowlers like Romario Shepherd and Jason Holder, played key roles in refraining the Knight Riders to compete with them.
Stadium
Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Toss
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders (Choose to Field First)
Winner of the Match
MI Emirates
Innings of MI Emirates
186/6 in 20 overs
Innings of Abu Dhabi Knight Riders
158/9 in 20 overs
Top Runners
Nicholas Pooran (MI Emirates)Kyle Mayers (Abu Dhabi Knight Riders)
Top Bowlers
Romario Shepherd (MI Emirates)Andre Russell (Abu Dhabi Knight Riders)
Man of the match
Romario Shepherd (MI Emirates)
MI Emirates Batting Stats
Batting
Wicket By
Run Scored
Balls Faced
M
4s
6s
Strike Rate
Kusal Perera
Bowling- Jason HolderCatch- Ibrar Ahmad
23
20
29
5
0
115.00
Muhammad Waseem
Bowling- Ibrar Ahmad
38
35
55
1
3
108.57
Tom Banton
Run out- David Willey
9
9
21
1
0
100.00
Nicholas Pooran (c)
Bowling- Jason HolderCatch- Alishan Sharafu
49
26
43
5
2
188.46
Kieron Pollard
Bowling- Ali Khan
5
10
14
0
0
50.00
Dan Mousley
Bowling- Ali KhanCatch- Laurie Evans
6
7
9
0
0
85.71
Romario Shepherd
Not out
38
13
22
4
3
292.30
Akeal Hosein
Not out
2
2
8
0
0
100.00
MI Emirates Bowling Stats
Bowling
Over
Maiden
Runs
Wickets
ECON
0s
4s
6s
Wide
NB
Akeal Hosein
4
0
25
1
6.25
11
0
2
0
0
Fazalhaq Farooqi
4
0
40
1
10.00
12
2
2
2
0
Alzarri Joseph
4
0
33
2
8.25
9
2
2
1
0
Romario Shepherd
2
0
14
2
7.00
7
3
0
0
0
Waqar Salamkheil
3
0
13
1
4.33
11
0
1
1
0
Zahoor Khan
3
0
26
1
8.66
6
1
1
6
0
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders Batting Stats
Batting
Wicket By
Runs
Balls faced
M
4s
6s
Strike Rate
Kyle Mayers
Run out- Mousley
22
14
20
0
3
157.14
Andries Gous
Bowling- Zahoor KhanCatch- Kieron Pollard
34
34
65
2
1
100.00
Joe Clarke
Bowling- Akeal Hosein (Leg By Wicket)
3
4
5
0
0
75.00
Michael Pepper
Bowling- Romario ShepherdCatch- Nicholas Pooran
5
4
4
1
0
125.00
Alishan Sharafu
B Romario Shepherd
4
3
2
1
0
133.33
Laurie Evans
Bowling- Waqar Salamkheil
7
17
23
0
0
41.17
Andre Russell
Not out
37
23
43
3
3
160.86
Sunil Narine (c)
Bowling- Alzarri JosephCatch- Akeal Hosein
13
11
24
0
1
118.18
David Willey
Bowling- Fazalhaq Farooqi
1
3
3
0
0
33.33
Jason Holder
Bowling- Alzarri JosephCatch- Tom Banton
6
6
6
1
0
100.00
Ibrar Ahmad
Not out
1
1
2
0
0
100.00
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders Bowling Stats
Bowling
Over
Maiden
Runs
Wickets
ECON
0s
4s
6s
Wide
NB
David Willey
4
0
30
0
7.50
11
3
1
2
0
Kyle Mayers
2
0
11
0
5.50
7
2
0
0
0
Jason Holder
4
0
38
2
9.50
10
5
1
2
0
Ibrar Ahmad
2
0
21
1
10.50
5
0
1
3
2
Sunil Narine
4
0
24
0
6.00
10
1
1
0
0
Ali Khan
4
0
58
2
14.50
4
5
4
2
0
Match 2: January 24, 2025 At Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Winner- Abu Dhabi Knight Riders
MI Emirates Innings: The MI Emirates won the Toss and chose to Field First. Unfortunately they lost the match against the Abhu Dhabi Knight Riders. They could not chase the runs scored by Abu Dhabi Knight Riders and were bowled out for 140 runs with 6 wickets down in 20 overs, falling short by 29 runs. Knight Riders’ bowlers like Ali Khan and Jason Holder, played key roles in refraining the Knight Riders to compete with them.
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders Innings: The Abu Dhabi Knight Riders were the First to Bat and they set a score of 182 runs off 7 wickets in 20 overs. Alishan Sharafu became both the Top Scorer and Man of the Match by scoring 55 runs off 38 balls. .
Venue
Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Toss
MI Emirates (Choose to Field First)
Winner
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders
MI Emirates Innings
182/7 in 20 overs
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders Innings
140/6 in 20 overs
Player of the match
Alishan Sharafu (Abu Dhabi Knight Riders)
Top Scorers
Kieron Pollard (MI Emirates)Alishan Sharafu (Abu Dhabi Knight Riders)
Top Bowlers
Alzarri Joseph (MI Emirates)Ali Khan (Abu Dhabi Knight Riders)
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders Batting Stats
Batting
Wicket By
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Kyle Mayers
b Joseph
11
12
14
2
0
91.66
Andries Gous
c †Pooran b Waqar Salamkheil
27
18
39
3
2
150.00
Michael Pepper
c Muhammad Waseem b Joseph
0
1
1
0
0
0.00
Charith Asalanka
c Muhammad Waseem b Zahoor Khan
32
28
33
3
1
114.28
Alishan Sharafu
c Mousley b Fazalhaq Farooqi
55
38
52
7
1
144.73
Roston Chase
retired out
20
13
29
2
1
153.84
Andre Russell
c Pollard b Joseph
6
2
2
0
1
300.00
Jason Holder
not out
22
7
8
1
2
314.28
Sunil Narine (c)
not out
1
1
2
0
0
100.00
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders Bowling Stats
Bowling
Over
Maiden
Runs
Wickets
ECON
0s
4s
6s
Wide
NB
David Willey
4
0
19
1
4.75
14
1
1
1
0
Kyle Mayers
3
0
25
3
8.33
9
2
2
0
0
Sunil Narine
4
0
14
0
3.50
11
0
0
1
0
Jason Holder
4
0
28
2
7.00
10
1
1
1
0
Ibrar Ahmad
3
0
31
0
10.33
6
4
1
1
0
Ali Khan
2
0
20
0
10.00
5
0
2
2
0
MI Cape Town Batting Stats
Batting
Wicket By
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Kusal Perera
c Willey b Mayers
9
6
7
2
0
150.00
Muhammad Waseem
c Russell b Mayers
19
10
27
0
3
190.00
Tom Banton
c Holder b Willey
1
2
3
0
0
50.00
Nicholas Pooran (c)
c Willey b Mayers
1
7
4
0
0
14.28
Dan Mousley
c †Gous b Holder
17
26
42
1
0
65.38
Kieron Pollard
not out
69
49
74
4
4
140.81
Romario Shepherd
c Chase b Holder
12
13
30
1
0
92.30
Akeal Hosein
not out
3
7
10
0
0
42.85
MI Cape Town Bowling Stats
Bowling
Over
Maiden
Runs
Wickets
ECON
0s
4s
6s
Wide
NB
Fazalhaq Farooqi
4
0
27
1
6.75
10
2
1
0
0
Romario Shepherd
3
0
31
0
10.33
7
5
1
0
0
Alzarri Joseph
4
0
32
3
8.00
14
3
2
1
0
Zahoor Khan
3
0
27
1
9.00
6
1
2
0
0
Waqar Salamkheil
3
0
37
1
12.33
3
4
2
0
0
Dan Mousley
2
0
10
0
5.00
5
1
0
0
0
Akeal Hosein
1
0
11
0
11.00
1
2
0
0
0
Conclusion
The Match between the Abu Dhabi Knight Riders vs MI Emirates Timelinewas a very Exciting and Entertaining Match. With both the teams winning 1 on 1 matches against each other. However, it was the First Win of Abu Dhabi against MI Emirates that showcased the competitive spirit and a Healthy Competition of the encounters between Abu Dhabi Knight Riders vs MI Emirates Timeline in the International League T20 2024/25 season.
