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Sharjah Warriorz vs MI Emirates Prediction: ILT20 Season 5 Match 26

Match preview · By the ILT20 Web Desk · Published 29 October 2026, 6:30 pm GST (7:30 pm PKT)

Match preview. Last updated: 31 October 2026.

Sharjah Warriorz vs MI Emirates Prediction is the note for ILT20 Season 5 Match 26, a League game on Friday 11 December 2026 at Sharjah Cricket Stadium. 6:30 pm GST. Our one-line opinion sits in the prediction section and is not a result. The full list of dates is the ILT20 Season 5 schedule. Last updated: 31 October 2026.

Sharjah Warriorz vs MI Emirates Match 26: Date, Time and Venue

Match 26 is on Friday 11 December 2026 in Sharjah. This is meeting number 2 between these sides in the Season 5 fixture list. Eight matches, including Qualifier 2 on 18 December. Sharjah's smaller ground has a long history of short boundaries and high scoring, but a Season 5 pitch report is not published yet. Add it from the schedule if you want a reminder. Sharjah Warriorz pages sit with the Sharjah Warriorz team guide and MI Emirates with the MI Emirates team guide.

Kickoff clocks for this match: 6:30 pm GST. GST is the default on the page. The buttons move PKT, IST and UTC together.

Sharjah Warriorz vs MI Emirates Head-to-Head Record in ILT20

A full league head-to-head between Sharjah Warriorz and MI Emirates was not in the sources checked on 30 October 2026. The table lists finals only. Zero rows means these two have not met in an ILT20 final in the record used here. That is not the same as zero league games in past seasons. Those meetings are to be announced as a compiled count, not guessed. This page is for meeting 2 of these two clubs on the Season 5 list.

Sharjah Warriorz Form and Team News

For Match 26, Sharjah Warriorz meet MI Emirates on Friday 11 December 2026 in Sharjah. James Vince is captain and Adrian Birrell is head coach. Titles on this record: none. Vince keeps the captaincy. The attack includes Adil Rashid and last season's leading bowler award winner, Waqar Salamkheil. Established names on the current list include James Vince, Tom Banton, Adam Milne, Logan van Beek. The reported fee was USD 180,000 to Sharjah Warriorz, via auction. This tournament has not started, so there is no Season 5 streak to quote. Injuries and call-ups are to be announced, not guessed from a surname.

MI Emirates Form and Team News

For Match 26, MI Emirates meet Sharjah Warriorz on Friday 11 December 2026 in Sharjah. Nicholas Pooran is captain and Mark Boucher is head coach. Titles on this record: 2024. Runners-up in January, now coached by Mark Boucher and holders of the record auction bid. Established names on the current list include Nicholas Pooran, Jonny Bairstow, Rashid Khan, Romario Shepherd. The reported fee was USD 380,000 to MI Emirates, via auction. This tournament has not started, so there is no Season 5 streak to quote. Injuries and call-ups are to be announced, not guessed from a surname.

Sharjah Warriorz vs MI Emirates Probable Playing 11

Sharjah Warriorz predicted XI

This is a predicted group from the published Sharjah Warriorz squad, not a confirmed playing XI. James Vince is the listed captain, so the name is first. The other ten places are not knowable from an October list. Injuries and international call-ups are to be announced.

1. James Vince (predicted)
2. Tom Banton (predicted)
3. Adam Milne (predicted)
4. Logan van Beek (predicted)
5. George Dockrell (predicted)
6. Richard Gleeson (predicted)
7. George Linde (predicted)
8. Brandon McMullen (predicted)
9. Mohammad Nabi (predicted)
10. Craig Overton (predicted)
11. Sikandar Raza (predicted)

MI Emirates predicted XI

This is a predicted group from the published MI Emirates squad, not a confirmed playing XI. Nicholas Pooran is the listed captain, so the name is first. The other ten places are not knowable from an October list. Injuries and international call-ups are to be announced.

1. Nicholas Pooran (predicted)
2. Jonny Bairstow (predicted)
3. Rashid Khan (predicted)
4. Romario Shepherd (predicted)
5. Sherfane Rutherford (predicted)
6. Muhammad Waseem (predicted)
7. Kusal Perera (predicted)
8. Chris Jordan (predicted)
9. Lizaad Williams (predicted)
10. Fazalhaq Farooqi (predicted)
11. Allah Ghazanfar (predicted)

Sharjah Cricket Stadium Pitch Report and Conditions

Match 26, Sharjah Warriorz against MI Emirates on Friday 11 December 2026, is at Sharjah Cricket Stadium. Eight matches, including Qualifier 2 on 18 December. Sharjah's smaller ground has a long history of short boundaries and high scoring, but a Season 5 pitch report is not published yet. Capacity on the list used here is 16,000. An average first-innings score for this Season 5 date is to be announced. This page does not paste an old sample and call it new. Those are reputations, not a toss rule for Match 26. Weather for this date is to be announced.

Key Players to Watch in Sharjah Warriorz vs MI Emirates

James Vince

James Vince is the batter to watch for Sharjah Warriorz against MI Emirates in Match 26. No auction price is listed for this player because we could not verify one in the reports we checked. A squad place is still not a confirmed start.

Tom Banton

Tom Banton is the wicketkeeper to watch for Sharjah Warriorz against MI Emirates in Match 26. No auction price is listed for this player because we could not verify one in the reports we checked. A squad place is still not a confirmed start.

Adam Milne

Adam Milne is the bowler to watch for Sharjah Warriorz against MI Emirates in Match 26. No auction price is listed for this player because we could not verify one in the reports we checked. A squad place is still not a confirmed start.

Nicholas Pooran

Nicholas Pooran is the wicketkeeper to watch for MI Emirates in this Match 26 meeting with Sharjah Warriorz. No auction price is listed for this player because we could not verify one in the reports we checked. Form from Season 5 is to be announced.

Jonny Bairstow

Jonny Bairstow is the wicketkeeper to watch for MI Emirates in this Match 26 meeting with Sharjah Warriorz. No auction price is listed for this player because we could not verify one in the reports we checked. Form from Season 5 is to be announced.

Rashid Khan

Rashid Khan is the bowler to watch for MI Emirates in this Match 26 meeting with Sharjah Warriorz. No auction price is listed for this player because we could not verify one in the reports we checked. Form from Season 5 is to be announced.

Sharjah Warriorz vs MI Emirates Match Prediction: Who Will Win?

Our opinion, not a model and not a guarantee: the lean is MI Emirates. The reasons are public and narrow. Runners-up in January, now coached by Mark Boucher and holders of the record auction bid. The other side still has James Vince as captain and a full squad list. A toss, a dew note and an injury can reverse a sentence written in October. There is no win percentage on this page, because we did not run one.

Read the Sharjah Warriorz squad and the MI Emirates squad before you treat any name as locked. The Sharjah Warriorz vs MI Emirates Prediction above is a pre-season lean for Match 26. Check the sheet on the day. Source note: the season compilation on Wikipedia's 2026 ILT20 page and the reports cited on the auction page. Checked 30 October 2026.

Match 26 scorecard

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