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MI Emirates

League	International League T20
Personnel
Captain	Nicholas Pooran
Coach	Robin Singh
Owner	Indiawin Sports
Team information
Colours	Blue and Gold
Founded	2022; 3 years ago (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.com

The MI Emirates is a professional Twenty20 franchise cricket team that competes in the International League T20. 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 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.

Seasons

Current squad

• Players with international caps are listed in bold.

Source:

No.	Name	Nationally	Birth date	Batting style	Bowling style	Notes
Batters
5	Ambati Rayudu	India	(1985-09-23) 23 September 1985 (age 39)	Right-Handed	Right-arm off spin
10	Muhammed Waseem	United Arab Emirates	(1996-02-12) 12 February 1996 (age 28)	Right-Handed	Right-arm medium
11	Asif Khan	United Arab Emirates	(1990-02-15) 15 February 1990 (age 34)	Right-Handed	Right-arm off spin
23	Will Smeed	England	(2001-10-26) 26 October 2001 (age 23)	Right-Handed	Right-arm off break
All-rounders
15	Muhammad Rohid Khan	United Arab Emirates	(2002-09-29) 29 September 2002 (age 22)	Left-Handed	Left-arm medium-fast
21	Akeal Hosein	West Indies	(1993-04-25) 25 April 1993 (age 31)	Left-Handed	Left-arm orthodox
44	Jordan Thompson	England	(1996-10-09) 9 October 1996 (age 28)	Left-Handed	Right-arm medium-fast
47	Dwayne Bravo	West Indies	(1983-10-03) 3 October 1983 (age 41)	Right-Handed	Right-arm medium-fast
55	Kieron Pollard	West Indies	(1987-05-12) 12 May 1987 (age 37)	Right-Handed	Right-arm medium
58	Odean Smith	West Indies	(1996-11-01) 1 November 1996 (age 28)	Right-Handed	Left-arm orthodox
64	Nosthush Kenjige	United States	(1991-03-01) 1 March 1991 (age 33)	Right-Handed	Left-arm orthodox
78	Corey Anderson	United States	(1990-12-13) 13 December 1990 (age 34)	Left-Handed	Left-arm medium
80	Dan Mousley	England	(2001-07-08) 8 July 2001 (age 23)	Left-Handed	Right-arm off break
Wicket-keepers
29	Nicholas Pooran	West Indies	(1995-10-02) 2 October 1995 (age 29)	Left-Handed	Right-arm off spin	Captain
54	Kusal Perera	Sri Lanka	(1990-08-17) 17 August 1990 (age 34)	Right-Handed	Right-arm medium
72	Andre Fletcher	West Indies	(1987-11-28) 28 November 1987 (age 37)	Right-Handed	Right-arm medium fast
Bowlers
18	Trent Boult	New Zealand	(1989-07-22) 22 July 1989 (age 35)	Right-Handed	Left-arm fast medium
16	Zahoor Khan	United Arab Emirates	(1989-05-25) 25 May 1989 (age 35)	Right-Handed	Right-arm fast medium
19	Waqar Salamkheil	Afghanistan	(2001-10-02) 2 October 2001 (age 23)	Right-Handed	Left-arm unorthodox spin
55	Vijayakanth Viyaskanth	Sri Lanka	(2001-12-05) 5 December 2001 (age 23)	Right-Handed	Right-arm wrist spin
66	McKenny Clarke	West Indies	(2003-06-05) 5 June 2003 (age 21)	Right-Handed	Right-arm fast medium
83	Fazalhaq Farooqi	Afghanistan	(2000-09-22) 22 September 2000 (age 24)	Right-Handed	Left-arm fast medium

Administration and support staff

• Source:

Honours

• Champions:
  • 2024

Affiliated teams

• Mumbai Indians
• MI New York
• MI Cape Town
• Mumbai Indians (WPL)

References

1. "Full list of MI Emirates players retained for ILT20 2024". miemirates.com. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
2. "Asif Khan, Mohammad Rohid join MI Emirates squad as draft picks". miemirates.com. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
3. "MI Bowling Coach and MI Emirates Head Coach Shane Bond moves on from the MI #OneFamily". miemirates.com. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
4. "Rayudu, Corey among MI Emirates' eight new signings for season 2". miemirates.com. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
5. "Official Squad Listing | MI Emirates". miemirates.com. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
6. "Mitchell McClenaghan named MI Emirates bowling coach".

• Cricket in the United Arab Emirates
• Cricket clubs established in 2022