- BATSMENRB4s6sSR2.2 skies it, and Hosein has his man! Tossed up slightly on a length just outside off. Sharafu advances but again, does not get to the pitch of the ball. Has to reach out and loses control in the process. Slices it and David, back-pedalling to his left from mid off, makes no mistake! 12/15.1 and he gets Gous too! Full and swinging into middle and leg. Gous plants his front foot, trying to go over mid on. The shape, though, means that he shanks it off the inside half of the bat. Loops up tamely and mid on does the rest. ADKR in all sorts of trouble now! 20/43.2 edged and gone! No need for DRS this time! Fullish on middle and off. Pepper backs away and gives Boult the charge. Throws the plumbing at it but only manages a feather through to Pooran. Two powerplay wickets for MI Emirates, and they are in the ascendancy! 19/23.6 Boult has two in the over! Back of a length outside off. Hain backs away too early and in the end, gets too far away from the ball. Slashes at it anyway and nicks it through to Pooran. Not great shot selection, and ADKR are three down inside the powerplay! 19/36.1 off stump out of the ground! Angled in again, this time starting from outside off. Pitches on a hard length and skids through. Evans backs away, trying to go too square and swishes at thin air. Sees his off stump getting uprooted soon after, and half of ADKR's batting unit is now back in the shed! 22/58.6 snaffled up by Bravo at first slip! Fullish in the channel and this seems to shape away very late. Imad goes following it with his hands and gets a healthy outside edge that Bravo snares comfortably! 47/614.1 Salamkheil gets Russell straightaway! A bit of a drag-down on middle and off. The ball, though, seems to skid off the surface, hurrying Russell into the stroke. Clinks it and offers long on the easiest of catches! 95/109.3 chops it on! And Rohid does the Cristiano Ronaldo celebration! Dug into the track on off stump. Bopara dangles his bat, almost half-heartedly. The ball hits the bat near the splice and then trickles onto the stumps. Rohid brings out the 'Siiuuu' celebration to add to all of it! 52/79.6 ADKR are eight down - what is happening here?! Full on middle and off. Seems to just stick in the surface and Willey has to reach out in front of his pad. Cannot keep it down and chips it straight to David at mid on. Proper carnage in Abu Dhabi! 53/811.2 Narine bites the dust too! Hard length outside off. Narine stands tall and swings at it without a care in the world. The ball gets big on him and he splices his shot. Spoons up to Boult at mid off, and he was never going to drop that! 59/9Extras15 (b 4, lb 2, w 9)TOTAL95 all out (14.1 Overs, RR: 6.7)Did not bat: Matiullah KhanFall of wickets: 1-12 (Alishan Sharafu, 2.2 ov), 2-19 (Michael Pepper, 3.2 ov), 3-19 (Sam Hain, 3.6 ov), 4-20 (Andries Gous, 5.1 ov), 5-22 (Laurie Evans, 6.1 ov), 6-47 (Imad Wasim, 8.6 ov), 7-52 (Ravi Bopara, 9.3 ov), 8-53 (David Willey, 9.6 ov), 9-59 (Sunil Narine, 11.2 ov), 10-95 (Andre Russell, 14.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB AJ Hosein 4 0 21 2 5.25 15 3 0 1 0 TA Boult 4 0 14 3 3.50 16 2 0 0 0 Fazalhaq Farooqi 3 0 28 1 9.33 9 2 2 1 0 Muhammad Rohid 3 0 25 3 8.33 12 1 2 6 0 Waqar Salamkheil 0.1 0 1 1 6.00 1 0 0 1 0
23/01Result
6th Match (N), International League T20 at Abu Dhabi, Jan 23 2024
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![Abu Dhabi Knight Riders]( "Abu Dhabi Knight Riders")
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![MI Emirates]( "MI Emirates")
96/1 (8.1/20 ov)
Player of the Match
23/01Result
6th Match (N), International League T20 at Abu Dhabi, Jan 23 2024
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![Abu Dhabi Knight Riders]( "Abu Dhabi Knight Riders")
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![MI Emirates]( "MI Emirates")
96/1 (8.1/20 ov)
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRB4s6sSR4.2 straight to mid on! Full on middle and off. Perera gives himself room and has a huge swing at it. The bat face closes on impact, though, and he picks out Narine to absolute perfection. Matiullah is pumped, but is it too little, too late from an ADKR perspective? 42/1Extras9 (b 1, w 8)TOTAL96/1 (8.1 Overs, RR: 11.75)Fall of wickets: 1-42 (Kusal Perera, 4.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB DJ Willey 2 0 17 0 8.50 6 2 1 0 0 JB Little 1 0 16 0 16.00 2 2 1 1 0 AD Russell 2 0 20 0 10.00 5 0 2 0 0 Matiullah Khan 1.1 0 17 1 14.57 4 1 1 2 0 SP Narine 1 0 9 0 9.00 3 0 1 1 0 Imad Wasim 1 0 16 0 16.00 0 0 2 0 0
Match Details
Toss
MI Emirates , 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
23 January 2024 - night match (20-over match)
Twenty20 debut
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
MI Emirates 2, Abu Dhabi Knight Riders 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 22 runs, 4 wickets)
- Over 2.6: Review by MI Emirates (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - RJ Tucker, Batter - MS Pepper (Struck down - Umpires Call)
- Strategic Timeout: Abu Dhabi Knight Riders - 47/6 in 9.0 overs (AD Russell 17)
- Abu Dhabi Knight Riders: 50 runs in 9.1 overs (55 balls), Extras 7
- Innings Break: Abu Dhabi Knight Riders - 95/10 in 14.1 overs (JB Little 5)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 70 runs, 1 wicket)
- MI Emirates: 50 runs in 4.5 overs (29 balls), Extras 8
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 19 balls (Muhammad Waseem 7, N Pooran 36, Ex 7)
International League T20 News
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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
