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MIE vs SWR Match Prediction: Who Will Win Today’s ILT20 Eliminator Between MI Emirates And Sharjah Warriorz?

Aakash Saini

MIE vs SWR Match Prediction [Source: @MIEmirates, @Sharjahwarriorz/x]MIE vs SWR Match Prediction [Source: @MIEmirates, @Sharjahwarriorz/x]

MI Emirates (MIE) and Sharjah Warriorz (SWR) will be squaring off in the Eliminator match of the ILT20 2025 season. The winner of the match will advance into the second qualifier of the competition. The much-awaited contest will be hosted by the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Thursday, February 6 from 8:00 PM IST onwards.

MI Emirates

Defending champions MI Emirates qualified for the playoffs by finishing third on the ILT20 2025 points table. Under the leadership of Nicholas Pooran, the Emirates registered five wins and sustained five defeats from 10 league fixtures at the end of the opening round of the competition. Notably, their NRR of 0.805 marks the best among all competing sides, even upstaging table-toppers Desert Vipers’ 0.141.

Sharjah Warriorz

Much like the MI Emirates, the Sharjah Warriorz franchise also recorded five wins at an expense of five defeats from 10 league outings to finish the opening round at number four on the six-team ILT20 2025 standings. They registered three of those wins in succession towards the closing stages of the league stage to overcome their preceding four-game losing streak.

MI Emirates vs Sharjah Warriorz Head-to-Head Records

Matches
MI Emirates won
Sharjah Warriorz won
N/R
4310


How Will the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium Pitch Behave?

The surface at the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi is generally considered to be conducive for batting. Even the average first innings total at the venue this ILT20 2025 season has turned out to be 176 after 10 matches. Toss will not play a decisive factor here, as teams batting first have pretty much enjoyed similar success off late as the chasing sides. Fast bowlers will be expected to receive early assistance with the new ball.

Players To Watch Out For In MIE vs SWR Eliminator

MI Emirates

Fazalhaq Farooqi

MI Emirates speedster Fazalhaq Farooqi continues to remain the leading wicket-taker of the ILT20 2025 season by a landslide. The Afghanistan cricketer has so far collected 20 wickets in just 10 innings at a stupendous bowling average of 14.35.

Tom Banton

MI Emirates’ England import Tom Banton is one of only two cricketers to have score more than 400 runs so far this season, with the other being Dubai Capitals’ Shai Hope. However, Banton has done so with a far more superior strike rate of 154.66.

Nicholas Pooran

MI Emirates captain Nicholas Pooran has been striking at 156.02 this season. The blistering left-handed batter has clubbed three sparkling half-centuries as part of his 259-run tally so far.

Alzarri Joseph

Alzarri Joseph has claimed 16 wickets in just nine innings of the ILT20 2025 season with an average of 18.87. The lanky West Indies speedster tends to make the new ball count by picking up early wickets.

Sharjah Warriorz

Tom Kohler-Cadmore

Tom Kohler-Cadmore has minted 347 runs in just eight innings to emerge as one of the leading run-getters of ILT20 2025. The Englishman has also listed two match-winning half-centuries in his last three innings for the Sharjah Warriorz.

Adam Milne

Adam Milne has taken the highest number of wickets among all Sharjah Warriorz bowlers in ILT20 2025, picking up 11 of them in 10 innings at an average of 26.81. The New Zealand speedster even picked up a match-winning three-fer against the Abu Dhabi Knight Riders last week.

Johnson Charles

Johnson Charles has made 305 runs in the tournament at an astonishing strike rate of 165.76, the highest among all players this season with more than 150 runs to their name. He has also scored two match-winning fifties for the Sharjah Warriorz in his past three outings.

Tim Southee

Sharjah Warriorz captain Tim Southee is the seniormost fast bowler of his side, and will be expected to make early inroads with the ball in their high-stakes game against MI Emirates. While Southee has claimed just eight wickets this season, the legendary New Zealand speedster holds an impressive haul of 341 T20 wickets in general.

Today's Match Prediction: MIE vs SWR Eliminator

Predicted Top Performers

MI Emirates – Fazalhaq Farooqi, Nicholas Pooran, Tom Banton

Sharjah Warriorz – Johnson Charles, Adam Milne, Tom Kohler-Cadmore

MIE vs SWR Eliminator: Predicted Score

Predicted first innings score: 180-195
Predicted second innings score: 165-180

Predicted Result: The team batting first will likely have an edge in this match.