03/02Result

19th Match (D/N), International League T20 at Dubai, Feb 3 2024

Vipers won by 6 wkts (19b rem)

Player of the Match

Desert Vipers win by six wickets and move up to the second position on the points table. It's been a clinical and a comfortable run-chase orchestrated by Colin Munro and Azam Khan. The target of 160 proved short on this wicket, and the early wobble for Giants didn't allow them to post an above-par score. Muzarabani was superb, though, and stood out for Giants but didn't receive much support from his teammates. Does this win harbinger peaking just at the right time for Vipers? The big names stepped up to the plate today and they'd hope to carry the winning momentum. Well, the second game of the double-header is about to get underway, Dubai Capitals will be bowling first against Knight Riders in Abu Dhabi. You can follow the match here

Thank you for joining us. It's goodbye from me, Rvel Zahid, on behalf of our scoring master Venkat Raghav. See you later!

16.6

Muzarabani to Azam Khan, 1 wide, Bowls a wide outside off and Azam Khan cannot seal the game with a big hit but he'd be mighty pleased to thump a half-century and play a key role in Desert Vipers crucial win; they get the two points and climb up the points table!

16.5

Muzarabani to Azam Khan, no run, Geez! That is a well-direct bouncer on middle, tries to clonk that over square leg but the ball zips over his head to the keeper

16.4

Muzarabani to Azam Khan, no run, Pitched short wide of off, forehands it down to long-off and denies the run

International League T20 News

ILT20 2025 to begin on January 11, set to clash with BBL and SA20
Another potential overlap could be South Africa travelling to Pakistan for an ODI series as prep for the 2025 Champions Trophy, pencilled in for mid-February
Noor Ahmad banned from ILT20 for 12 months due to breach of contract
Noor was offered another year's extension by Sharjah Warriors, but refused to sign the retention notice
Pooran leads dominant MI Emirates to ILT20 title
Put in to bat, they raced to fifty in 3.3 overs and never looked back against Dubai Capitals
Mighty MI Emirates stand between Dubai Capitals and ILT20 title
MI have been boosted by the return of Nicholas Pooran but they will be wary of a Capitals line-up that enters the final on the back of four successive wins
Broadcasters requested late change to play-off schedule, says ILT20
The order of the Eliminator and Qualifier 1 was changed, with the Eliminator brought forward from Wednesday to Tuesday and Qualifier 1 pushed back from Tuesday to Wednesday

Vipers INNINGS		R	B
Rohan Mustafa	caught	10	12
AD Hales	caught	44	30
C Munro	caught	51	36
PW Hasaranga	caught	1	3
Azam Khan	not out	50	20
AJ Hose	not out	1	1
Ali Naseer
Mohammad Amir
L Wood
M Pathirana
SE Rutherford
EXTRAS	(b 1, lb 1, w 1, nb 1)
TOTAL	161 (4 wkts; 16.5 ovs)

Giants BOWLING	O	R	W	Econ
B Muzarabani	3.5	25	1	6.52	(1w)
CR Brathwaite	3.0	34	1	11.33
J Overton	3.0	31	0	10.33
CJ Jordan	2.0	11	0	5.50
Zuhaib Zubair	4.0	49	2	12.25	(1nb)
MG Erasmus	1.0	9	0	9.00

Vipers 2nd innings Partnerships

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	23	AD Hales	Rohan Mustafa
2nd	54	C Munro	AD Hales
3rd	2	C Munro	PW Hasaranga
4th	80	C Munro	Azam Khan
5th	2	AJ Hose	Azam Khan

International League T20

Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
MIE	10	6	4	12	1.469
GG	10	6	4	12	0.386
ADKR	10	5	5	10	-0.084
DC	10	5	5	10	-0.203
DV	10	4	6	8	-0.01
SW	10	4	6	8	-1.608

ILT20 2025 to begin on January 11, set to clash with BBL and SA20

Noor Ahmad banned from ILT20 for 12 months due to breach of contract

Pooran leads dominant MI Emirates to ILT20 title

Mighty MI Emirates stand between Dubai Capitals and ILT20 title

Broadcasters requested late change to play-off schedule, says ILT20