MI Emirates’ amazing, entered the finals (Photo-MI Emirates TWITTER)
MI Emirates vs Abu Dhabi Knight Riders: Abu Dhabi Knight Riders’ dream was shattered in the second Qualifier 2 of ILT20. To reach the final, Shahrukh’s team needed to win at any cost but the players of MI Emirates did not allow this to happen. Batting first in the match played in Sharjah, Knight Riders scored only 120 runs in 20 overs, in reply MI Emirates achieved the target by losing just 3 wickets in 16.1 overs. With this victory, the finalists of the International League T20 have now been decided. Now on June 4, there will be a clash between Desert Vipers and MI Emirates.
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders’ poor batting
In the second qualifier, Knight Riders team lost due to poor batting. Alex Hales scored 29 runs but he played 36 balls for it. Michael Pepper scored only 1 run. Brandon McMullan scored only 13 runs. Livingston could score only 4 runs in 10 balls. Russell scored 3 runs in 10 balls. Captain Holder could contribute only 1 run. Naren scored 4 runs. Alishan Sharafu somehow took the team to 120 by scoring 50 runs in 40 balls. The bowlers of MI Emirates team bowled amazingly. Allah Ghazanfar took 3 wickets for 24 runs in 4 overs. Muhammad Rohit Khan and Fazalhaq Farooqui took 2 wickets each. Shakib Al Hasan did not get any wicket but this player gave only 20 runs in 4 overs.
MI Emirates secure a resilient win!
A win set up brilliantly by the bowlers, the men in Blue & Gold polished off the chase clinically with 7️⃣ wickets in the bank, sealing the game and the spot in the grand finale!#MIEvADKR #DPWorldILT20 #WhereTheWorldPlays pic.twitter.com/povoqgiLGl
— International League T20 (@ILT20Official) January 2, 2026
Tom Banton, Shakib won
MI Emirates also did not have a good start. Muhammad Wasim was out after scoring only 10 runs and Andre Fletcher was out after scoring only 5 runs. But after this, Tom Banton scored unbeaten 63 runs in 53 balls and Shakib Al Hasan scored 38 runs in 24 balls to give the team victory. Shakib Al Hasan received the Player of the Match award for his all-round performance.