EMI vs DUB Live Score: MI Emirates will take on Dubai Capitals in the Eliminator match at Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Thursday, 9th February 2023. The losing teams will be knocked out of the tournament and both teams would be looking to exhibit their best performance.
MI Emirates has had a pretty good campaign and finished in the third spot on the points table after the league stage. Dubai Capitals also qualified for the playoffs as they finished at the fourth spot with 4 wins in 10 matches. They too have a chance to progress ahead, although, they didn’t play too well. Interestingly, both teams played their last match against each other and it was Dubai Capitals, who had the better off MI Emirates.
Emirates have a good Net-run rate
The Emirates notched a 164-run total while batting first. The likes of Andre Fletcher (9) and Bas de Leede (2) got out on single-digit scores but M Waseem played a handy knock of 31 runs in 24 balls, which allowed the team to have a solid start in the powerplay despite two early wickets. The much-needed momentum came from the bat of Nicholas Pooran, who smashed 43 runs in 31 balls. He received good support from Tucker for his 15-ball 21 but Mousley (31 off 35) couldn’t finish it as well as he would have liked.
For the Dubai Capitals, Jake Ball returned with figures of 3 for 37 in 4 overs. Zampa was the best of all as he picked 2 crucial wickets for Waseem and Pooran and conceded only 24 runs. In reply, Dubai Capitals reached the target in just 18.1 overs. Dasun Shanaka played an outstanding knock of 58 runs in 36 balls, while Raza was equally brilliant for his 36-ball 56.
For the Emirates, Craig Overton returned with exceptional figures of 1 for 14 in 4 overs, while Zahir Khan picked two as well. But other than that, all the other bowlers were smashed across the park. It won’t be easy for Dubai Capitals to beat MI Emirates, once again but the momentum is definitely on their side.
EMI vs DUB Playing 11 (Probable):
MI Emirates (EMI):
Andre Fletcher, Muhammad Waseem, Basil Hameed, Nicholas Pooran(w), Najibullah Zadran, Kieron Pollard(c), Dwayne Bravo, Jordan Thompson, Trent Boult, Imran Tahir, Fazalhaq Farooqi
Dubai Capitals (DUB):
George Munsey, Robin Uthappa(w), Sikandar Raza, Rovman Powell(c), Dasun Shanaka, Yusuf Pathan, Chamika Karunaratne, Hazrat Luqman, Adam Zampa, Akif Raja, Fred Klaassen
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