Dubai Capitals won by one run against MI Emirates in ILT20 Season 3's opener, with Gulbadin Naib's precise bowling leading the way. Despite Nicholas Pooran's 61 for MI Emirates, Naib's dismissal of Pooran and Olly Stone's tight bowling secured victory. Fazalhaq Farooqi's 5 for 15 restricted Capitals to 133/8, but their bowlers defied the odds.
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