Abu Dhabi Knight Riders vs MI Emirates ILT20 2025 Today Match Prediction, Live Stream, Head-to-Head

The 3rd season of the International League T20 (ILT20) cricket league in the UAE is currently going on. The match number 14 of the season will be played between the Abu Dhabi Knight Riders and the MI Emirates on 21st January, Tuesday, from 8:00 P.M IST live from the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi.

Match Overview

ADKR vs MIE Today Match Prediction and Analysis

The 14th match of the new season of the ILT20 league in the UAE is set to be played on 21st January, 2025 on Tuesday between the Abu Dhabi Knight Riders and the MI Emirates at the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi.

Abu Dhabi Knight Riders Preview

The Abu Dhabi Knight Riders finally found their 2nd win of the ILT20 2025 season as they beat the Gulf Giants in their previous match in Dubai. The Knight Riders have played 4 matches and won 2 and lost as many.

The two defeats for the Knight Riders came in both of their match against the Desert Vipers, in the opening match and the third match of the season. However, the Knight Riders won against Sharjah Warriorz and Gulf Giants and now they face their biggest challenge in the form of defending champions MI Emirates.

Joe Clarke has been the most in-form batter for the Knight Riders. The Englishman has scored 112 runs while another Englishman Michael Pepper scored a brilliant fifty in the previous match. Andre Russell has once again been showing his muscle power with blistering 72 runs of 184 strike rate.

With the ball, veteran Jason Holder is the leading bowler for the Knight Riders. Holder has taken 8 wickets so far while David Willey has taken 5 wickets. Other than these two players, other bowlers have not taken many wickets. Ibrar Ahmad who made his debut in the last match, took 2 wickets while Ali Khan took 2 of his own.

Abu Dhabi Knight Riders Probable Playing XI: Kyle Mayers, Andries Gous, Joe Clarke, Michael Pepper, Alishan Sharafu, Laurie Evans, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine (C), Jason Holder, David Willey, Ibrar Ahmad.

MI Emirates Preview

Defending champions MI Emirates have also had mixed start to the campaign, winning 2 out of their first 4 matches against the Dubai Capitals and Sharjah Warriorz and also lost 2 matches. Of all the teams, the MI Emirates have the best squad in the league, perfectly balanced.

The MI Emirates picked-up an astounding victory in their previous match against the Sharjah Warriorz. Bowling first, they picked 9 wickets and stopped the Warriorz for 176 runs. Fazalhaq Farooqi took 4 wickets while Alzarri Joseph bagged 2.

With the bat, it was a Tom Banton special. The English batter scored a brilliant century as he remained unbeaten after scoring 102 runs off 55 balls that included 10 fours and 6 sixes at a strike rate of 185.45. Kusal Perera also played a brilliant inning, scoring 56 runs off 42 balls.

MI Emirates Predicted Playing XI: Kusal Perera, Muhammad Waseem, Tom Banton, Nicholas Pooran (C), Kieron Pollard, Dan Mousley, Romario Shepherd, Akeal Hosein, Zahoor Khan, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Alzarri Joseph.

Recent Form (Last 5 Matches)

Abu Dhabi Knight Riders: L, L, W, L, W*

MI Emirates: W, L, W, L, W

Head-to-Head Record

The MI Emirates have always gotten the better of the Abu Dhabi Knight Riders in the head-to-head battle in the ILT20. Of the 4 previous matches played between the two teams, the MI Emirates have won in-fact all 4 of the matches.

Abu Dhabi Knight Riders 0-4 MI Emirates (Last 10 Matches).

Live Streaming Details

The ILT20 tournament will be available for entire duration of the league. All the matches of the ILT20 2025 season will be telecast live on Zee Entertainment Network TV channel and the live streaming will be on Zee5 app and website through a subscription.

Sheikh Zayed Stadium Pitch Report

The Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi is known for producing batting friendly surface. The ground has seen many matches where 200 plus runs have been scored and chased. The pace bowlers will have some help with the new ball, but because of the dryness of the pitch, spinners will have more superior role to play.

ADKR vs MI Emirates Betting Tips

Abu Dhabi Knight Riders vs MI Emirates Match Winner Prediction

The MI Emirates is the pre-match favourite to win this match. Although both teams have had their fair share of struggles this season, the Abu Dhabi Knight Riders looks unbalanced while the Emirates have the best squad with best players all-around the team. So pick the MI Emirates to win this match.