| MI Emirates | |
| League: | International League T20 |
| Captain: | Nicholas Pooran |
| Coach: | Robin Singh |
| Colours: | Blue and Gold |
| Owner: | Indiawin Sports |
| Ground: | Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi |
| First T20: | v. Sharjah Warriors at Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi; 14 January 2023 |
| Capacity: | 20,000 |
| Title1: | ILT20 |
| Title1wins: | 1 (2024) |
| Bodyclass: | nowraplinks |
| Header1: | MI Group |
| Header2: | Current Teams |
| Data3: | Mumbai Indians (2008–present) X 5 (2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2020) X 2 (2011, 2013) Mumbai Indians (WPL) (2023–present) X 1 (2023) MI New York (2023–present) X 1 (2023) MI Cape Town (2022–present) MI Emirates (2023–present) X 1 (2024) |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1st | Champions | |
| 2023 | 3rd | Third Place |
Source:[5]
| No. | Name | Nat | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batters | |||||||
| 5 | Ambati Rayudu | 23 September 1985 | Right-Handed | Right-arm off spin | |||
| 10 | Muhammed Waseem | 12 February 1996 | Right-Handed | Right-arm medium | |||
| 11 | Asif Khan | 15 February 1990 | Right-Handed | Right-arm off spin | |||
| 23 | Will Smeed | 26 October 2001 | Right-Handed | Right-arm off break | |||
| All-rounders | |||||||
| 15 | Muhammad Rohid | 29 September 2002 | Left-Handed | Left-arm medium-fast | |||
| 21 | Akeal Hosein | 25 April 1993 | Left-Handed | Left-arm orthodox | |||
| 44 | Jordan Thompson | 9 October 1996 | Left-Handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |||
| 47 | Dwayne Bravo | 3 October 1983 | Right-Handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |||
| 55 | Kieron Pollard | 12 May 1987 | Right-Handed | Right-arm medium | |||
| 58 | Odean Smith | 1 November 1996 | Right-Handed | Left-arm orthodox | |||
| 64 | Nosthush Kenjige | 1 March 1991 | Right-Handed | Left-arm orthodox | |||
| 78 | Corey Anderson | 13 December 1990 | Left-Handed | Left-arm medium | |||
| 80 | Dan Mousley | 8 July 2001 | Left-Handed | Right-arm off break | |||
| Wicket-keepers | |||||||
| 29 | Nicholas Pooran | 2 October 1995 | Left-Handed | Right-arm off spin | Captain | ||
| 54 | Kusal Perera | 17 August 1990 | Right-Handed | Right-arm medium | |||
| 72 | Andre Fletcher | 28 November 1987 | Right-Handed | Right-arm medium fast | |||
| Bowlers | |||||||
| 18 | Trent Boult | 22 July 1989 | Right-Handed | Left-arm fast medium | |||
| 16 | Zahoor Khan | 25 May 1989 | Right-Handed | Right-arm fast medium | |||
| 19 | Waqar Salamkheil | 2 October 2001 | Right-Handed | Left-arm unorthodox spin | |||
| 55 | Vijayakanth Viyaskanth | 5 December 2001 | Right-Handed | Right-arm wrist spin | |||
| 66 | McKenny Clarke | 5 June 2003 | Right-Handed | Right-arm fast medium | |||
| 83 | Fazalhaq Farooqi | 22 September 2000 | Right-Handed | Left-arm fast medium | |||
| Position | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |