MI Emirates will face Abu Dhabi Knight Riders in Qualifier 2 International League T20. This article provides details about the playing 11 of Abu Dhabi Knight Riders vs MI Emirates for the respective match.
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders XI vs MI Emirates- ILT20 2025-26, Qualifier 2:
Openers: Philip Salt (wicketkeeper), Michael Pepper
Jason Holder-led Abu Dhabi Knight Riders will look to reach the final of ILT20 Season Four with a win against MI Emirates in the second qualifier.
ADKR will hope that the players repeat the same performance they gave in the eliminator against Dubai Capitals.
For this to happen, the team will have to rely on its openers to get off to good starts in the first six overs to set a platform for the middle-order batsmen to put in a strong performance to put the opposition bowlers under pressure.
Additionally, ADKR would also like Philip Salley and Michael Pepper to score individual runs to be in good shape for the final against the in-form Desert Vipers.
If the opening pair is able to do what is required of it, Abu Dhabi Knight Riders will have a good chance of posting a better score on the board while batting first.
Middle-order batsmen and all-rounders: Alishan Sharafu, Alex Hales, Liam Livingstone, Brandon McMullen, Andre Russell, Jason Holder (captain),
Liam Livingstone, Alex Hales and Andre Russell are the names that make up ADKR’s middle order, which is a force to be reckoned with against the strong bowling lineup that MI Emirates has.
The above mentioned batsmen will be assisted by captain Jason Holder along with Alishan Sharfu and Brandon McMullan who will play important roles with bat and ball in the lower order.
The responsibility of carrying the burden of scoring runs and scoring most of the runs for the team will be on the top five batsmen.
Every ADKR batsman will have to put his hand up and make decisive contributions whenever he comes to bat, and help the team put up challenging scores or chase down any target set by the opposition team.
Bowlers: Sunil Narine, Piyush Chawla, Ajay Kumar
As far as ADKR’s bowling is concerned, it includes experienced bowlers like Sunil Narine, Piyush Chawla, captain Jason Holder and Andre Russell.
The quartet of bowlers will be supported by Ajay Kumar, who has impressed everyone with his bowling and will bowl match-winning bowling in the next game to take his team to victory and a place in the final of the six-team competition.
The spin duo of Piyush Chawla and Sunil Narine will look for dry conditions to bowl as both the bowlers will play a vital role in the game as they have abundant experience.
Apart from Ajay Kumar, Jason Holder and Andre Russell will handle the fast bowling department of the team, Holder is expected to partner with Ajay in the powerplay.
