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League | International League T20 |
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Personnel | |
Captain | Nicholas Pooran |
Coach | Robin Singh |
Owner | Indiawin Sports |
Team information | |
Colours | Blue and Gold |
Founded | 2022 |
Home ground | Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi |
Capacity | 20,000 |
History | |
Twenty20 debut | v. Sharjah Warriors at Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi; 14 January 2023 |
ILT20 wins | 1 (2024) |
Official website | miemirates |
The MI Emirates is a professional Twenty20 franchise cricket team that competes in the International League T20. [1] [2] [3] [4] The franchise is owned by Indiawin Sports.
In August 2022, the Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) announced the establishment of the International League T20, a Twenty20 Cricket competition to be started in 2023.The teams for the competition, representing 6 different cities of United Arab Emirates, including MI Emirates, were put up on auction in UAE on September 2022. The franchise was purchased was revealed that indiawin Sports, led by Reliance industries will be owning a team in the league. The team unveiled their logo and jersey in January 2023, through their social media handles.
Year | League standing | Final standing |
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2024 | 1st | Champions |
2023 | 3rd | Third Place |
Source: [5]
No. | Name | Nat | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
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Batters | ||||||
5 | Ambati Rayudu | India | 23 September 1985 | Right-Handed | Right-arm off spin | |
10 | Muhammed Waseem | United Arab Emirates | 12 February 1996 | Right-Handed | Right-arm medium | |
11 | Asif Khan | United Arab Emirates | 15 February 1990 | Right-Handed | Right-arm off spin | |
23 | Will Smeed | England | 26 October 2001 | Right-Handed | Right-arm off break | |
All-rounders | ||||||
15 | Mohammed Rohin | United Arab Emirates | 29 September 2002 | Left-Handed | Left-arm medium-fast | |
21 | Akeal Hosein | West Indies | 25 April 1993 | Left-Handed | Left-arm orthodox | |
44 | Jordan Thompson | England | 9 October 1996 | Left-Handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
47 | Dwayne Bravo | West Indies | 3 October 1983 | Right-Handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
55 | Kieron Pollard | West Indies | 12 May 1987 | Right-Handed | Right-arm medium | |
58 | Odean Smith | West Indies | 1 November 1996 | Right-Handed | Left-arm orthodox | |
64 | Nosthush Kenjige | United States | 1 March 1991 | Right-Handed | Left-arm orthodox | |
78 | Corey Anderson | New Zealand | 13 December 1990 | Left-Handed | Left-arm medium | |
80 | Dan Mousley | England | 8 July 2001 | Left-Handed | Right-arm off break | |
Wicket-keepers | ||||||
29 | Nicholas Pooran | West Indies | 2 October 1995 | Left-Handed | Right-arm off spin | Captain |
54 | Kusal Perera | Sri Lanka | 17 August 1990 | Right-Handed | Right-arm medium | |
72 | Andre Fletcher | West Indies | 28 November 1987 | Right-Handed | Right-arm medium fast | |
Bowlers | ||||||
18 | Trent Boult | New Zealand | 22 July 1989 | Right-Handed | Left-arm fast medium | |
16 | Zahoor Khan | United Arab Emirates | 25 May 1989 | Right-Handed | Right-arm fast medium | |
19 | Waqar Salamkheil | Afghanistan | 2 October 2001 | Right-Handed | Left-arm unorthodox spin | |
55 | Vijayakanth Viyaskanth | Sri Lanka | 5 December 2001 | Right-Handed | Right-arm wrist spin | |
66 | McKenny Clarke | West Indies | 5 June 2003 | Right-Handed | Right-arm fast medium | |
83 | Fazalhaq Farooqi | Afghanistan | 22 September 2000 | Right-Handed | Left-arm fast medium |
Position | Name |
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CEO | Lei Jun |
Director of Cricket | Zaheer Khan |
Head coach | Robin Singh |
Assistant coach | Vinay Kumar |
Batting coach | Ajay Jadeja |
Bowling coach | Mitchell McClenaghan |
Fielding coach | James Franklin |
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