Player of the Match
Player of the Match

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Statistics

Best performances - Batsmen

JM Vince
JM Vince
76(62) 5x4 - 2x6
Control %65%
  • Productive Shot
  • pull
  • 18 runs
  • 3x4 - 0x6
10 2 12 2 14 6 2 28
SM Curran
SM Curran
42(43) 4x4 - 1x6
Control %74%
  • Productive Shot
  • cover drive
  • 15 runs
  • 1x4 - 1x6
0 0 2 7 9 1 4 19

Best performances - Bowlers

LH Ferguson
O4
M0
R22
W3
Eco5.5
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W
MR Adair
MR Adair
O4
M2
R12
W2
Eco3
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W

Match Details

Toss

Desert Vipers , elected to field first

Player Of The Match

Season

Hours of play (local time)

18.30 start, First Session 18.30-20.00, Interval 20.00-20.20, Second Session 20.20-21.50

Match days

14 January 2025 - night match (20-over match)

TV Umpires

Match Referee

Points

Desert Vipers 2, Gulf Giants 0

Scorer: Binoy George | Commentator: Srinidhi Ramanujam

That's it from us today. Hope you all enjoyed the coverage. I am Srindhi signing off on behalf of my team. Good night and take care!

Sam Curran is the Player of the Match: " Obviously nice to be here at the start of the tournament. Last year I popped in for a couple at the back end, but to be here for the whole tournament, a really nice culture. I thought, obviously, you saw the way we bowled it. Obviously, I put a bit of swing and a bit of nip, but I actually thought to probably continue to do more. They had, obviously, great new ball bowlers, and they bowled extremely well. It's almost a bit of Test match cricket, going back to trusting your defence, and me and Halsey had a bit of a chuckle up there. We knew it would get easier, but thankfully got that victory."

Lockie Ferguson: "A tough wicket to bat on that one, but an interesting game of cricket, for sure. So the way the boys first bowled and then the way Sammy batted then was amazing. It was one of those tosses maybe that's good to lose. I thought it was doing sort of a lot throughout the whole game. I think both bowling attacks bowled very well, but they bowled in good areas, which made it tough, but nice to get out of the way."

James Vince: "I think that's the tough bit about batting first. It had a bit more moisture, but it seemed to be just holding it in there for a fraction longer. I guess we kept getting restricted with over taking wickets. We probably expected it to play a little bit better than what it did, but we don't really ever get a partnership developing, and, you know, 120 is pretty tough to defend."

10.07pm: Vipers clinch the match comfortably to notch up their second win in as many games. That means Giants are still winless in two attempts. Vince tried a lot with the bat to take the team to 119 as Giants collapsed around him. Adair was excellent with the ball to trouble the Vipers in chase but sloppy fielding, low score and Curran (42*) denied them their first victory of the ILT20 2025. Rutherford also played a nice cameo of 40 not out from just 18 balls to ensure they cross the finish line without hiccups.

17.4
6
Muzarabani to Rutherford, SIX, Rutherford finishes off in style! Length ball on middle stump, muscled this away to deep backward square leg for another six
17.3
2
Muzarabani to Rutherford, 2 runs, another short ball, another pull towards leg side but it comes off the edge but falls in no-man's land over keeper
17.2
6
Muzarabani to Rutherford, SIX, Goes a long way! Bowls a short ball on the hips, he generates so much power with his bat speed to pull this away towards square leg for six
17.1
4
Muzarabani to Rutherford, FOUR, slightly short on leg stump, Rutherford is quick to chip this away to deep backward square leg. Mills dives but can't stop the ball

END OF OVER:
17 | 5 Runs | DV: 103/4 (17 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 6.05, RRR: 5.66)

  • Sam Curran42 (43b)
  • Sherfane Rutherford22 (14b)
  • Rehan Ahmed1-0-5-0
  • Tymal Mills3-0-23-1
16.6
0
Rehan Ahmed to Curran, no run, Rehan appeals again! It's the wrong'un. Full on the middle stump, Curran misses a sweep and gets hit on the front. Giants review it. Replays confirm that it would have missed the leg stump
16.5
0
Rehan Ahmed to Curran, no run, full down the leg, Curran gets down on one knee for a slog sweep but misses. Going down

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Vipers 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st7AD HalesFakhar Zaman
2nd0AD HalesDW Lawrence
3rd49AD HalesSM Curran
4th10SM CurranAzam Khan
5th55SM CurranSE Rutherford