Player of the Match
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Best performances - Batsmen

PD Salt
PD Salt
71(49) 5x4 - 4x6
Control %84%
  • Productive Shot
  • flick
  • 27 runs
  • 1x4 - 2x6
4 6 17 2 2 11 1 28
DW Lawrence
DW Lawrence
70(39) 7x4 - 3x6
Control %82%
  • Productive Shot
  • flick
  • 16 runs
  • 3x4 - 0x6
4 10 5 6 9 4 9 23

Best performances - Bowlers

AD Russell
AD Russell
O2
M0
R15
W1
Eco7.5
RHB
OFFLEG
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W
LH Ferguson
O4
M0
R26
W1
Eco6.5
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH

Match Details

Toss

Desert Vipers , elected to field first

Player Of The Match

Season

Hours of play (local time)

14.00 start, First Session 14.00-15.30, Interval 15.30-15.50, Second Session 15.50-17.20

Match days

12 January 2025 (20-over match)

Twenty20 debut

TV Umpires

Reserve Umpire

Match Referee

Points

Desert Vipers 2, Abu Dhabi Knight Riders 0

Scorer: Ranjith P | Commentator: @himanshu_a30

DV have started their campaign with a win, and the two sides who haven't begun yet get into action barely 15 minutes from now. It is a double-header Sunday today, as Gulf Giants and Sharjah Warriors face off in Dubai. So the action from the ILT20 isn't done yet. Join us for the second game, as we wrap up from this one. Good night, and take care!

Dan Lawrence is the Player of the Match: "The situation was quite nice to come into, knowing I had to give myself time. Lockie did really well [as captain]. From the hotel to how the coaches treat you, this is probably the most professional set-up."

Lockie Ferguson, DV captain: "Obviously nice to get across the line. Good toss to win. I've played here a bit. Nice to get underway with a win today. Those times have changed [of feeling extra pressure as a captain]. They bowled very well today. It wasn't easy going into the wind."

Sunil Narine, ADKR captain: "We did pretty good to get back in the game. We had a tough powerplay. We obviously wanted more. Key was first six [overs]. It became easier. It's similar [to the pitches here]. Normally, there's a bit more movement. Obviously, [coach] Bravo is a legend of the game."

Time for the presentations

5.28pm With six overs to go in the chase, DV needed another 54 runs with eight wickets remaining. But ADKR were not quite out of the game, you thought, given one tight over could yet tilt the momentum their way. The next two overs, though, turned it around for DV. They were led by Lawrence, who smashed 70 off 39 balls, as with Curran, who hit an unbeaten 50, he added 95 for the third wicket. The chase finished with more than an over to spare, DV's finishing kick making up for a slow start. Hang around for the presentations.

18.4
4
Ali Khan to Rutherford, FOUR, pulled to beat short fine leg to his right! Short of a length on middle, and Rutherford ends up pulling finer than what he intended to
18.3
1
Ali Khan to Curran, 1 run, dropped at deep midwicket! The fielder took his time in going low t grab it, but missed, as Curran pulled and got to his fifty eventually
18.2
4
Ali Khan to Curran, FOUR, clipped aerially to deep square leg! Curran gets another length ball, which is angling in and arriving on his pads, and he finds the gap for four
18.1
2
Ali Khan to Curran, 2 runs, good work by Russell at long-on, as he moves to his left, and parries the ball back on the bounce. It was a fullish ball to Curran, who hoicked at it across the line

END OF OVER:
18 | 7 Runs 1 Wkt | DV: 157/3 (10 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 8.72, RRR: 5.00)

  • Sherfane Rutherford5 (3b)
  • Sam Curran43 (34b)
  • Shahid Bhutta3-0-27-1
  • Ali Khan3-0-38-0
17.6
4
Shahid Bhutta to Rutherford, FOUR, lofted over point, but off the outside half of the bat! A length delivery from Bhutta, who pitched it outside off, and got to shape away. Rutherford seemingly wanted to go straighter, but still got four
17.5
0
Shahid Bhutta to Rutherford, no run, on a length, and wide of off. The ball seams away, and Rutherford is beaten in looking to jab at it

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Vipers 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st31AD HalesFakhar Zaman
2nd25AD HalesDW Lawrence
3rd95DW LawrenceSM Curran
4th17SM CurranSE Rutherford