Mohammad Shafeeq

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FULL NAME

Mohammad Shafeeq

TEAMS

MI Emirates

A familiar name, still waiting for a breakthrough

Shafeeq's name has appeared in MI Emirates squads before, which tells its own story: the franchise keeps picking him, and the coaches clearly see something in the nets. A squad place, though, is not a game: in a 22-man squad with world-class overseas players ahead of him, the way into the XI runs through training performances and the moments when injuries or form open a door.

• Role: Squad member
• Team: MI Emirates

The league is set up for players in Shafeeq's position. The UAE-player places in every squad give local cricketers a full season inside a professional franchise — training with Pooran, Bairstow and Rashid Khan, learning how a title-winning side prepares — and that experience counts even before a first game comes.

What we know, and what we don't

The verified fact is the squad place: Mohammad Shafeeq is named in MI Emirates' 22-man squad for ILT20 Season 5, while the squad record the team published gives him no role, no batting style and no bowling style. This profile does not guess at any of them.

A first game changes everything for him: once Shafeeq plays, his role and his figures will go up here straight after. Until then, the fair summary is a returning squad member MI Emirates keeps bringing back — and Season 5 is his next chance to show why.

The MI Emirates around him

Shafeeq is back in an MI Emirates squad after featuring in earlier ILT20 seasons, and the franchise keeps picking him, which tells its own story about what the coaches see in the nets.

His role is not listed in the verified Season 5 squad record, so this profile does not guess at his batting or bowling. A squad place is not a game, though, and in a 22-man squad with world-class overseas players ahead of him, his route to the XI runs through training performances and the moments when injuries or form open a door.

What’s next

Three league games to start the season for MI Emirates, then the run to the playoffs. The full list of every ILT20 fixture is on the ILT20 Schedule page.

• Match 1 — Desert Vipers vs MI Emirates: Saturday 21 November 2026, evening session, Dubai International Stadium, Dubai.
• Match 5 — Gulf Giants vs MI Emirates: Tuesday 24 November 2026, evening session, Dubai.
• Match 7 — Abu Dhabi Knight Riders vs MI Emirates: Thursday 26 November 2026, evening session, Abu Dhabi.

Qualifier 1 on Tuesday 16 December, the Eliminator on Wednesday 17 December, Qualifier 2 on Friday 18 December in Sharjah, and the final on Sunday 20 December in Dubai.

Follow every ILT20 result as it happens on SialTV, with the points table updated after every match day.