Player of the Match
Player of the Match

Hope you enjoyed our coverage of the Eliminator and we hope you'll join us tomorrow for the mouthwatering Qualifier 1 clash between Gulf Giants and MI Emirates! Until then, this is Rvel Zahid saying goodbye and goodnight!

That marks the end of Abu Dhabi Knight Riders' campaign, while Dubai Capitals have booked a spot in Qualifier 2 What a powerful performance from Dubai Capitals on the big night! They have momentum on their side and will hope to give a tough time to the loser of the Qualifier 1! Capitals didn't put a foot wrong against lackluster Knight Riders and several players put up their hand and stepped up in the crucial knockout game. Tom Banton, Tom Abell, Sam Billings, and then Sikandar Raza all contributed with the bat superbly and got an above-par total on this tricky pitch. In reply, Jason Roy and Michael Pepper were back in the hut in single figures as Scott Kuggeleijn and Olly Stone wreaked havoc with the new ball, stringing a barrage of dots and exerted enormous pressure. Stone, in particular, was generating lightning-fast pace and made life tough for the batters with his accuracy and fierce bounce. Thereon, Zahir Khan and Sikandar Raza didn't let them get off the hook with their clever spinning methods as Knight Riders surrendered meekly in front of a charged-up bowling attack, which was far superior to theirs

Sunil Narine, Abu Dhabi Knight Riders Captain: Yeah, think they got 15-20 too many. This tournament powerplay is the key. We had a decent tournament; there are some positives we could take. All in all, it was good, just didn't come off today.

Sam Billings, Dubai Capitals Captain: We've played couple of games here, getting yourself in is always tricky, that has been the trend of the tournament. You can get a decent score once you go past 10-20. (Openers) allowed middle order to keep going, very happy (with the score), communication was 160-plus would be a really good score. We felt we were over-par with the score. (On fast bowling) They compliment each other brilliantly, Scott swings the new ball, Stone hits the deck harder, more off a seam bowler. They have always set the tone. Yeah, the mindset has been brilliant; we know if keep playing good cricket, we are going to be hard to beat

Sikandar Raza, Player of the Match: Any role is given to me, I'm happy to do it as long as I've practiced it in the nets (done it before). We did't think it was a 189 wicket. We thought it was a 160 wicket. We're pretty confident when we got 189, when we got wickets in powerplay, we thought we were in the game. Those guys (Scott Kuggeleijn and Olly Stone) have been standing up for us in every game. These are the guys we rely on. Scotty got a four-fer today; those two guys keep turning up for us and. I'm going to see those Zimbabwe fans (in the stands), spend some time with them and have a bit of banter with them.

16.5
W
Kuggeleijn to Sabir Ali, OUT, Short, skiddy, angling into the pads, tris to flick looking ungainly, hurtles down the pitch and fielder hits the bull's eye at non-striker's end. Third umpire will take a look, bat is in the air when the ball smashed the stumps. It's an excellent throw from Haider Ali from backward point and Sabir Ali, with a lackadaisical effort, loses his wicket Dubai Capitals register a commanding win by 85 runs!

Sabir Ali run out 0 (2m 3b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

16.4
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Kuggeleijn to Sabir Ali, no run, Puzzled him completely with a slower one on a length wide of off, sheepish attempt at steering that one away
16.3
0
Kuggeleijn to Sabir Ali, no run, Pitched up, attacking the stumps and he manages to shield them
16.2
W
Kuggeleijn to Narine, OUT, Bowls an off-cutter and he tries slam it over cover but finds Banton inside the ring at mid-off and the captain departs for one. His last appearance for Knight Riders this season.

SP Narine c Banton b Kuggeleijn 1 (7m 4b 0x4 0x6) SR: 25.00

16.2
1w
Kuggeleijn to Narine, 1 wide, Not sure how's that wide, looked inside the line to me on off
16.1
1
Kuggeleijn to Bopara, 1 run, Chipped in the air straight back over the bowler's head, mid-off and long-on converging and Banton aborts his attempt at the catch, Stone slides as well and the ball falls between them

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KnightRiders 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st0JJ RoyMS Pepper
2nd6JM ClarkeMS Pepper
3rd23SR HainJM Clarke
4th0SR HainA Sharafu
5th17LJ EvansSR Hain
6th30DJ WilleySR Hain
7th3DJ WilleyFA Allen
8th18RS BoparaDJ Willey
9th6RS BoparaSP Narine
10th0RS BoparaSabir Ali

International League T20

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