- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR2.2 Cleaned him up! Slight fuller length swinging in at the stumps, Salt tries to play it through the covers, huge gap between the bat-pad, no foot movement, went through everything and breaks the stumps! 19/12.5 JAFFA! Full and overpitched ball shaping away, brilliant seam movement pitching on middle-leg and swinging away, tries to play across the line through mid wicket, misses the line of the ball, crashes onto the off stump 26/211.2 Massive appeal and given! Slight fuller on the off stump line with the arm from around the wicket, plays the slog sweep and failed to connect, hits the thigh pads infront of middle-off, no hesitation from the umpire to raise the finger. Clarke decides to send it upstairs. Ultra Edge confirmed no bat involved. Three reds and hitting the middle-off stump, Knight Riders lose their review. 86/47.4 Pepper has holed out at deep backward square leg! Flighted delivery wide outside off, premeditates the sweep shot, goes down on one knee, paddle swept aerially and hits it straight to the deep square leg fielder near the ropes 62/315.3 Soft Dismissal! Generously flighted around off turning away, charges forward and attempts to clear the in-field, mistimed the shot and clips it to short third man and Jawadullah gobbles it diving forward 109/5Extras9 (lb 2, w 7)TOTAL159/5 (20 Overs, RR: 7.95)Fall of wickets: 1-19 (Phil Salt, 2.2 ov), 2-26 (Kyle Mayers, 2.5 ov), 3-62 (Michael Pepper, 7.4 ov), 4-86 (Joe Clarke, 11.2 ov), 5-109 (Alishan Sharafu, 15.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB AF Milne 4 0 37 2 9.25 10 2 3 0 0 TG Southee 4 0 42 0 10.5 9 2 3 4 0 Muhammad Jawadullah 3 0 32 0 10.66 7 6 0 2 0 Harmeet Singh 4 0 22 1 5.5 7 1 0 0 0 KMA Paul 1 0 10 0 10 2 2 0 0 0 AU Rashid 4 0 14 2 3.5 10 0 0 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR0.2 TKC departs for a duck! Length ball around the off stump, dances down the track and tries to clear the in-field, thick outside edge of the bat and flies towards deep third man region. Sharafu runs forwards and makes a stunning diving low catch. 1/15.4 Short of a length ball with extra bounce off the pitch, wild swing of the bat, miscued and sends it in the air towards deep backward square leg, Pepper settles underneath and completes the catch 29/32.3 Chips it straight to extra cover! Full and too wide outside off swinging away, reaches for it and hits with the toe-end of the bat, lobs it straight to Joe Clarke. Jason Roy is unhappy with himself and smacks his pad with the bat as he heads towards the dressing room. 11/212.2 Bhutta strikes! Hard length ball on the off stump line, tried to play it across the line, raised the front knee, chipped it in the air with the leading edge, simple catch for Salt 70/610.6 Fuller length in the slot, slight deviation, Janat attempts to drag it across the line, hits the outside part of the bat and sends it up in the air, mid wicket completes the catch with ease 62/516.6 Pace off delivery in the slot on the stumps, opens the face of the bat and heaves it straight, did not get enough elevation to send it over the ropes, finds the long on fielder Evans, straightforward catch for him, third catch of the night 102/814.4 Holder gets his third wicket! Fuller length in the slot on middle-leg angling in, follows the line of the ball and heaves it over mid-on, tried to clear the fences but did not have enough power or elevation, finds Laurie Evans at long on rear the ropes 83/717.3 Length ball outside the leg stump, makes room outside leg, clears the front foot and swings it away aerially towards deep mid wicket region, Pepper moves back and takes it comfortably at deep mid wicket region 104/919.3 Slower delivery on the stumps, Southee swings his bat at it, bottom hand goes off, skies it high towards deep mid wicket region, another straightforward catch for Pepper near the ropes to end the match 129/10Extras17 (lb 9, w 8)TOTAL129 all out (19.3 Overs, RR: 6.61)Did not bat: Muhammad JawadullahFall of wickets: 1-1 (Tom Kohler-Cadmore, 0.2 ov), 2-11 (Jason Roy, 2.3 ov), 3-29 (Johnson Charles, 5.4 ov), 4-45 (Rohan Mustafa, 7.6 ov), 5-62 (Karim Janat, 10.6 ov), 6-70 (Bhanuka Rajapaksa, 12.2 ov), 7-83 (Harmeet Singh, 14.4 ov), 8-102 (Keemo Paul, 16.6 ov), 9-104 (Adil Rashid, 17.3 ov), 10-129 (Tim Southee, 19.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB DJ Willey 4 0 19 3 4.75 15 2 0 2 0 KR Mayers 3.3 0 16 2 4.57 14 1 1 0 0 JO Holder 4 0 23 4 5.75 15 4 0 2 0 Shahid Bhutta 4 0 46 1 11.5 13 6 3 2 0 SP Narine 4 0 16 0 4 13 1 0 2 0
Match Details
Toss
Sharjah Warriorz , 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
15 January 2025 - night match (20-over match)
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders 2, Sharjah Warriorz 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 49 runs, 2 wickets)
- Abu Dhabi Knight Riders: 50 runs in 5.6 overs (36 balls), Extras 6
- Abu Dhabi Knight Riders: 50 runs in 6.1 overs (37 balls), Extras 5
- Abu Dhabi Knight Riders: 50 runs in 6.2 overs (38 balls), Extras 5
- Strategic Timeout: Abu Dhabi Knight Riders - 64/3 in 9.0 overs (JM Clarke 28, A Sharafu 1)
- Over 11.2: Review by Abu Dhabi Knight Riders (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - MJ Saggers, Batter - JM Clarke (Struck down)
- Abu Dhabi Knight Riders: 100 runs in 14.2 overs (86 balls), Extras 6
- Strategic Timeout: Abu Dhabi Knight Riders - 109/5 in 15.3 overs (LJ Evans 16)
- Abu Dhabi Knight Riders: 150 runs in 19.1 overs (115 balls), Extras 8
- Innings Break: Abu Dhabi Knight Riders - 159/5 in 20.0 overs (LJ Evans 39, AD Russell 24)
- 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 27 balls (LJ Evans 23, AD Russell 24, Ex 3)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 29 runs, 3 wickets)
- Over 1.3: Review by Abu Dhabi Knight Riders (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - AT Holdstock, Batter - J Charles (Struck down)
- Sharjah Warriorz: 50 runs in 8.5 overs (53 balls), Extras 7
- Strategic Timeout: Sharjah Warriorz - 52/4 in 9.0 overs (PBB Rajapaksa 1, Karim Janat 6)
- Strategic Timeout: Sharjah Warriorz - 83/7 in 14.4 overs (KMA Paul 7)
- Sharjah Warriorz: 100 runs in 16.5 overs (101 balls), Extras 16
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