# MI Emirates

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

| Year | League standing | Final standing |
| 2024 | 1st | Champions |
| 2023 | 3rd | Third Place |

## 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 29) | Right-Handed | Right-arm medium | |
| 11 | Asif Khan | United Arab Emirates | (1990-02-15) 15 February 1990 (age 35) | 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 34) | 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) | Left-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

| Position | Name |
| Head coach | Robin Singh |
| Assistant coach | Vinay Kumar |
| Bowling coach | Paras Mhambrey |
| Fielding coach | Carl Hopkinson |
* Source:

## Honours

* Champions:
** 2024

## Affiliated teams

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