RESULT
Final (N), Dubai (DICS), January 04, 2026, International League T20
DV 182/4
MIE (18.3/20 ov, T:183) 136
Vipers won by 46 runs
Player Of The Match
Sam Curran
, DV
74* (51)
Desert Vipers (20 ovs maximum)
Batting R B 4s 6s SR
Fakhar Zaman
20 15 2 1 133.33
b Fazalhaq Farooqi
Jason Roy
11 7 2 0 157.14
c Tajinder Singh b Fazalhaq Farooqi
Max Holden
41 32 2 1 128.12
c Fazalhaq Farooqi b Arab Gul
Sam Curran (c)
74 51 8 2 145.09
not out
Dan Lawrence
23 15 1 1 153.33
run out (sub [SP Krishnamurthi]/†Banton)
Extras 13 (lb 2, w 11)
Total 182/4
20 Ov (RR: 9.10)
Did not bat:
Tom Bruce,
Hasan Nawaz,
Vriitya Aravind †,
Naseem Shah,
Usman Tariq,
Khuzaima Tanveer,
David Payne
Fall of wickets: 1-35 (Jason Roy, 3.2 ov), 2-36 (Fakhar Zaman, 3.5 ov), 3-125 (Max Holden, 14.3 ov), 4-182 (Dan Lawrence, 19.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W ECON WD NB
Shakib Al Hasan
1 0 10 0 10.00 1 0
AM Ghazanfar
4 0 27 0 6.75 1 0
Muhammad Rohid
2 0 23 0 11.50 2 0
Fazalhaq Farooqi
4 0 33
2
8.25 1 0
Tajinder Singh
3 0 27 0 9.00 0 0
Romario Shepherd
3 0 35 0 11.66 2 0
Kieron Pollard
1 0 11 0 11.00 0 0
Arab Gul
2 0 14
1
7.00 0 0
MI Emirates (T: 183 runs from 20 ovs)
Batting R B 4s 6s SR
Muhammad Waseem
26 13 3 1 200.00
c †Aravind b Khuzaima Tanveer
Andre Fletcher
10 11 0 1 90.90
c Hasan Nawaz b Naseem Shah
Tom Banton †
7 6 1 0 116.66
c Curran b Naseem Shah
Shakib Al Hasan
36 27 3 0 133.33
c Khuzaima Tanveer b Usman Tariq
Sanjay Krishnamurthi
2 9 0 0 22.22
c Hasan Nawaz b Usman Tariq
Kieron Pollard (c)
28 28 2 0 100.00
c sub (S Pahal) b Naseem Shah
Tajinder Singh
12 8 1 1 150.00
c sub (DA Payne) b Payne
Romario Shepherd
1 2 0 0 50.00
c Hasan Nawaz b Payne
AM Ghazanfar
0 1 0 0 0.00
c Roy b Payne
Arab Gul
5 2 1 0 250.00
not out
Muhammad Rohid
3 4 0 0 75.00
b Khuzaima Tanveer
Extras 6 (lb 4, w 2)
Total 136
18.3 Ov (RR: 7.35)
Fall of wickets: 1-26 (Andre Fletcher, 2.6 ov), 2-40 (Tom Banton, 4.3 ov), 3-46 (Muhammad Waseem, 5.3 ov), 4-54 (Sanjay Krishnamurthi, 7.4 ov), 5-114 (Shakib Al Hasan, 15.1 ov), 6-122 (Kieron Pollard, 16.1 ov), 7-128 (Tajinder Singh, 17.1 ov), 8-128 (AM Ghazanfar, 17.2 ov), 9-129 (Romario Shepherd, 17.4 ov), 10-136 (Muhammad Rohid, 18.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W ECON WD NB
David Payne
4 0 42
3
10.50 1 0
Khuzaima Tanveer
3.3 0 22
2
6.28 0 0
Naseem Shah
4 0 18
3
4.50 0 0
Sam Curran
2 0 24 0 12.00 0 0
Dan Lawrence
1 0 6 0 6.00 0 0
Usman Tariq
4 0 20
2
5.00 1 0
Match Flow
MI Emirates innings
Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 46 runs, 3 wickets)
MI Emirates: 50 runs in 6.4 overs (40 balls), Extras 1
Strategic Timeout: MI Emirates - 52/3 in 7.0 overs (Shakib Al Hasan 6, SP Krishnamurthi 2)
MI Emirates: 100 runs in 13.5 overs (83 balls), Extras 6
5th Wicket: 50 runs in 38 balls (Shakib Al Hasan 25, KA Pollard 21, Ex 4)
Strategic Timeout: MI Emirates - 104/4 in 14.0 overs (Shakib Al Hasan 32, KA Pollard 21)
Match Details
Dubai International Cricket Stadium
Toss MI Emirates, elected to field first
Series
International League T20
Season
2025/26
Players per side Desert Vipers 12 (11 batting, 11 fielding); MI Emirates 12 (11 batting, 11 fielding)
Player Of The Match
Vipers
Sam Curran
Player Of The Series
Vipers
Sam Curran
Series result Desert Vipers won the 2025/26 International League T20
Hours of play (local time) 18.50 start, First Session 18.50-20.20, Interval 20.20-20.40, Second Session 20.40-22.10
Match days 4 January 2026 - night (20-over match)
DV Player Replacement
Super sub:
David Payne
in,
Fakhar Zaman
out (1st innings, 19.6 ov)
MIE Player Replacement
Super sub:
Sanjay Krishnamurthi
in,
Fazalhaq Farooqi
out (2nd innings, 5.3 ov)
Umpires
England
Martin Saggers
Australia
Rod Tucker
TV Umpire
Australia
Paul Wilson
Reserve Umpire
New Zealand
Wayne Knights
Match Referee
Australia
Simon Taufel