The ILT20 2025-26 continues with MI Emirates locking horns with Abu Dhabi Knight Riders in Match 11 at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Thursday, December 11. 

Both teams have had similar beginnings to the competition, winning just one out of three games, and have the same points under their name. It will be interesting to see which one out of MI Emirates and Abu Dhabi Knight Riders breaks their losing streak and finds their winning momentum.

MIE vs ADKR Match Details

Match	MI Emirates vs Abu Dhabi Knight Riders, Match 11, ILT20 2025-26
Venue	Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Date & Time (IST)	Thursday, December 11, 06:30 PM (IST)
Broadcast and Live-Streaming	Zee Network TV channels or Zee5 (app and website)

Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi Stadium Pitch Report

The Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi generally favours the bowlers, with pacers finding some movement early on. Bowlers can move the ball with ease and aim to pick up a few early wickets to trouble the opposition.

Batters, meanwhile, need to be cautious, avoiding loose shots that could lead to cheap dismissals.

MIE vs ADKR Head-to-Head Record

Matches Played	04
MI Emirates Won	03
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders Won	01
First-ever Fixture	January 23, 2024
Most-recent Fixture	January 24, 2025

MIE vs ADKR Predicted Playing XIs MI Emirates (MIE):

Muhammad Waseem, Nicholas Pooran(w), Tom Banton, Kieron Pollard(c), Tajinder Dhillon, Romario Shepherd, Chris Woakes, Rashid Khan, AM Ghazanfar, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Zahoor Khan

Abu Dhabi Knight Riders (ADKR):

Alex Hales, Alishan Sharafu, Unmukt Chand(w), Liam Livingstone, Sherfane Rutherford, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Jason Holder(c), Ajay Kumar, Olly Stone, Piyush Chawla

Probable Top Performers from MIE vs ADKR Probable Best Batter: Liam Livingstone

Abu Dhabi Knight Riders’ Liam Livingstone could be the best batter in the upcoming game against the MI Emirates.

The English cricketer has been in decent form of late, and he would like to contribute more with the bat. In three games, he has scored 102 runs at a strike rate of 172.88.

Probable Best Bowler: AM Ghazanfar

MI Emirates AM Ghazanfar could be the bowler to watch out for in the forthcoming clash. The Afghan spinner has picked up five wickets in three games and has been the best bowler of his team in this competition.

He will once again have the responsibility to perform well with the ball in hand.

 Today's Match Prediction: Team Bowling first to win the match