And that's all we have from Dubai tonight, as at the end of match five of this season's ILT20, five teams are on the board already. Tomorrow, Abu Dhabi Knight Riders take on MI Emirates. Do join us for that one. Until then, on behalf of our scorer K Vairavan, this is Aaditya Narayan signing off. Good night!

Johnson Charles is the Player of the Match: I think that we had to adapt to the surface, coming from Sharjah where it was a bit low. This pitch was very good, bit more bounce, which meant a lot more leeway. Just had to make the most of the powerplay, which we did. I just want to keep it going, as we age, we get better, we age like fine wine, so I want to get better. Very important to get good starts in the powerplay, you get on top of the opposition.

Sharjah Warriors captain Tom Kohler-Cadmore: Yeah obviously it's nice to get your first win out of the way. Great to see the boys putting their hands up and winning the game for us. Him (Charles) and Raza played similar innings, made the pitch look way easier than it was. When we got into the middle overs, he wasn't just slogging, he controlled things really nice. Bowled really well, the short boundary made it really hard to defend, we were really happy with 170. We managed to claw it back at the end. Whenever we needed a boundary, Basil Hameed came up clutch for us, it's great to see we've got a full squad of players. I believe we've got 20 guys who can win games for us.

Dubai Capitals captain David Warner: The toss is a key component to this ground. Lots of dew here. We left a few runs out there, myself included. They bowled really well to me in the powerplay. It's always tough when you bat first here. You've got to hope that the bowlers bowl off their lengths. You just saw there with Johnson Charles, that if you execute, then one player can come off. It's unfortunate that Akif missed out tonight, with one short boundary, I thought experienced bowlers could do the job. We bowled way too many bad balls to Johnson.

The Warriors are on the board! Stunning knock from Charles, and then when it was needed, Hameed and Sams struck a couple of crucial blows to keep them ahead of the game at all times. Sams was also superb with the ball alongwith Woakes and Theekshana. But the result wouldn't have been possible with Charles's 93, which singlehandedly carried their top and middle order through, with no contributions otherwise. Gregory struggled for a 25-ball 16, but at least he kept Charles company to let him do his thing, before Hameed and Sams finished it off. The Capitals bowlers struggled though, with the exception of Chameera, who was excellent with figures of 4 for 28. He also ran Guptill out, meaning he was involved in every Warriors dismissal tonight.

18.5
4
Richardson to Sams, FOUR, And that will be that! Full and straight, Sams looks to swat it over midwicket, but he gets a thick inside edge and the fielder at fine leg has no chance of stopping that.
18.4
1
Richardson to Basil Hameed, 1 run, length ball outside off, takes the pace off, Hameed drives nicely to the sweeper cover
18.3
1
Richardson to Sams, 1 run, short and wide again, Sams swats it to sweeper cover, Billings covers ground swiftly and cuts out the possibility of a second
18.2
1
Richardson to Basil Hameed, 1 run, short and a bit wide outside off, Hameed works it behind square, a bit of a misfield in the deep, but they're not quite attentive to the possibility of a second
18.1
6
Richardson to Basil Hameed, SIX, Hameed connects! Knee high full toss from Richardson, Hameed swats this over fine leg, and that feels like a game-clinching blow for the Warriors

13 off 2 overs for the Warriors. Richardson to bowl the 19th. Aborts his run-up first ball, as he sees a fifth fielder in the ring when he only needs four at this stage. Good game awareness from Richardson

END OF OVER:
18 | 9 Runs | SW: 158/5 (13 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 8.77, RRR: 6.50)

  • Daniel Sams11 (6b)
  • Basil Hameed16 (17b)
  • Jason Holder4-0-35-0
  • Dushmantha Chameera4-0-28-4
17.6
0
Holder to Sams, no run, slower short ball, Sams looks for the pull, but is way too early into it and gets beaten. Good finish for Holder
17.6
1w
Holder to Sams, 1 wide, Short one from Holder, Sams moves legside, this goes further down leg from Holder though. He's not happy but umpire Aleem Dar has got that one right, in terms of line. May have hit an arm though, which is why Holder is annoyed
17.5
2
Holder to Sams, 2 runs, full and straight from Holder, Sams looks for the ramp, doesn't time it as well as he'd have liked, but places it into an empty pocket
17.4
4
Holder to Sams, FOUR, Sams gets it away! Short one from Holder, Sams gives himself room and swats it wide of long-on for a much-needed boundary
17.3
1
Holder to Basil Hameed, 1 run, Hameed finally gets off strike, short one from Holder, he doesn't get hold of the pull, bunts it towards the square leg umpire, Hameed wants two as Gurbaz chases after it but Sams isn't interested
17.2
0
Holder to Basil Hameed, no run, length ball outside off, Hameed looks to dab it to third, but gets beaten. Pressure...
17.1
1
Holder to Sams, 1 run, back of a length on off stump, pushed into the gap square on the offside, and they scamper across for a run

Holder will bowl his last now

END OF OVER:
17 | 5 Runs 1 Wkt | SW: 149/5 (22 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 8.76, RRR: 7.33)

  • Basil Hameed15 (15b)
  • Daniel Sams4 (2b)
  • Dushmantha Chameera4-0-28-4
  • Kane Richardson3-0-35-0
16.6
0
Chameera to Basil Hameed, no run, slower ball, length ball outside off stump, looks to dab it towards third, but only finds Gurbaz. Ends a superb spell from Chameera. Has given his team a chance in this one, with the best figures by a Dubai Capitals bowler
16.5
0
Chameera to Basil Hameed, no run, pace on this time, in the slot for Hameed, he looks to hack it across the line, but gets beaten again
16.4
0
Chameera to Basil Hameed, no run, slower ball, Hameed gives himself room and looks to belt it over long-on, but he's through the shot too early
16.3
1lb
Chameera to Sams, 1 leg bye, length ball and straight from Chameera, hits Sams on the pad, Warner refuses the review as it hits him too high. He's taken a review right at the last minute though. It's hit him on the back thigh... The line looks good. Warner was right, it's going well above the stumps.
16.2
4
Chameera to Sams, FOUR, What a way to get off the mark! Length ball on off stump, he drives this straight past Chameera, and mid-off is too wide to stop that one

Daniel Sams walks in with a bit of pressure on the Warriors

16.1
W
Chameera to Charles, OUT, Gurbaz takes a good catch, and Chameera does it for the Capitals! It's a huge wicket as Charles goes. He looks to smash this over midwicket, as he's done so brilliantly throughout this innings. Chameera hits that hard length again, Charles gets a big top edge on it and it goes way up in the air, Gurbaz orders everyone to get out of his way, and then settles under it and pouches it with the big mitts

J Charles c †Rahmanullah Gurbaz b Chameera 93 (51b 8x4 6x6) SR: 182.35

END OF OVER:
16 | 14 Runs | SW: 144/4 (27 runs required from 24 balls, RR: 9.00, RRR: 6.75)

  • Johnson Charles93 (50b)
  • Basil Hameed15 (12b)
  • Kane Richardson3-0-35-0
  • Jason Holder3-0-26-0
15.6
1
Richardson to Charles, 1 run, slower bouncer, Charles goes back and helps it behind square, the man at short fine leg dives to his left and stops it to restrict the batters to a single

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Warriors 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st9MJ GuptillJ Charles
2nd10J CharlesT Kohler-Cadmore
3rd25J CharlesN Dickwella
4th71J CharlesL Gregory
5th29J CharlesBasil Hameed
6th27DR SamsBasil Hameed

International League T20

TeamMWLPTNRR
MIE1064121.469
GG1064120.386
ADKR105510-0.084
DC105510-0.203
DV10468-0.01
SW10468-1.608