MI Emirates

MI Emirates
League	International League T20
Personnel
Captain	Nicholas Pooran
Coach	Robin Singh
Owner	Reliance Industries
Team information
Colours	Blue and Gold;
Founded	2023 (2023)
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.com

The MI Emirates is a professional Twenty20 franchise cricket team based in Abu Dhabi that competes in the UAE's International League T20.¹²³⁴ The franchise is owned by the Indiawin Sports.

History

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 in September 2022. The franchise that 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.

Seasons

Year	League standing	Final standing
2023	3rd	Playoffs
2024	1st	Champions
2025	2nd	Runner ups

Current squad

Players with international caps are listed in bold.

Source:⁵

No.	Name	Nationally	Birth date	Batting style	Bowling style	Notes
Batters
5	Ambati Rayudu	India	(1985-09-23) 23 September 1985	Right-Handed	Right-arm off spin
10	Muhammed Waseem	United Arab Emirates	(1996-02-12) 12 February 1996	Right-Handed	Right-arm medium
11	Asif Khan	United Arab Emirates	(1990-02-15) 15 February 1990	Right-Handed	Right-arm off spin
23	Will Smeed	England	(2001-10-26) 26 October 2001	Right-Handed	Right-arm off break
All-rounders
15	Muhammad Rohid Khan	United Arab Emirates	(2002-09-29) 29 September 2002	Left-Handed	Left-arm medium-fast
21	Akeal Hosein	West Indies	(1993-04-25) 25 April 1993	Left-Handed	Left-arm orthodox
44	Jordan Thompson	England	(1996-10-09) 9 October 1996	Left-Handed	Right-arm medium-fast
47	Dwayne Bravo	West Indies	(1983-10-03) 3 October 1983	Right-Handed	Right-arm medium-fast
55	Kieron Pollard	West Indies	(1987-05-12) 12 May 1987	Right-Handed	Right-arm medium
58	Odean Smith	West Indies	(1996-11-01) 1 November 1996	Right-Handed	Left-arm orthodox
64	Nosthush Kenjige	United States	(1991-03-01) 1 March 1991	Right-Handed	Left-arm orthodox
78	Corey Anderson	United States	(1990-12-13) 13 December 1990	Left-Handed	Left-arm medium
80	Dan Mousley	England	(2001-07-08) 8 July 2001	Left-Handed	Right-arm off break
Wicket-keepers
29	Nicholas Pooran	West Indies	(1995-10-02) 2 October 1995	Left-Handed	Right-arm off spin	Captain
54	Kusal Perera	Sri Lanka	(1990-08-17) 17 August 1990	Left-Handed	Right-arm medium
72	Andre Fletcher	West Indies	(1987-11-28) 28 November 1987	Right-Handed	Right-arm medium fast
Bowlers
18	Trent Boult	New Zealand	(1989-07-22) 22 July 1989	Right-Handed	Left-arm fast medium
16	Zahoor Khan	United Arab Emirates	(1989-05-25) 25 May 1989	Right-Handed	Right-arm fast medium
19	Waqar Salamkheil	Afghanistan	(2001-10-02) 2 October 2001	Right-Handed	Left-arm unorthodox spin
55	Vijayakanth Viyaskanth	Sri Lanka	(2001-12-05) 5 December 2001	Right-Handed	Right-arm wrist spin
66	McKenny Clarke	West Indies	(2003-06-05) 5 June 2003	Right-Handed	Right-arm fast medium
83	Fazalhaq Farooqi	Afghanistan	(2000-09-22) 22 September 2000	Right-Handed	Left-arm fast medium