CMC – Nicholas Pooran’s MI Emirates, the defending champions, were dumped out of the International League T20 on Thursday, going down by six wickets to the Sharjah Warriorz in the first Eliminator at the Zayed Cricket Stadium.

Pooran played a captain’s knock, top scoring with 42 from 22 balls to be the mainstay of his team’s 146 for eight from their 20 overs.
Andre Fletcher was dismissed for a duck at the top of the order, while Akeal Hosein made a pedestrian 15 from 17 balls and Romario Shepherd contributed just seven from eight balls.
Tim Southee grabbed 2-24 for the Warriorz.

Johnson Charles then smashed 36 from 20 balls during an opening partnership of 49 in five overs with Tom Kohler-Cadmore, who made 40, to give the Warriorz a solid start.
Player-of-the-Match Tim Seifert then cracked an unbeaten 40 from 20 balls to put the finishing touches on the innings, as the Warriorz cruised to 149 for four in 18.5 overs.
The result means the Warriorz will play the Desert Vipers in Qualifier 2 on Friday for a spot in Sunday’s final, with the winner facing the Dubai Capitals.