- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR3.1 Yorks Mayers first ball with a 141.6kph rocket! Spears it straight on off, does Joseph, Mayers looks to dig it out but only manages to squeeze it back onto the stumps. Early strike for MIE 17/17.6 Taken on the second attempt, Salamkheil gets his first! He flighted it around middle, it is the wrong'un that Gous did not pick. He reaches for the bowl and looks to turn it across the line and gets a feather of an edge. Pooran perhaps has hard hands and it does not stick at first go, but it lobs up and he grabs it up quickly to end Gous' stay. A wicket at the end of an expensive first over for Salamkheil 58/33.2 Two in two for Joseph, he is on a roll! Pepper cannot believe what he has done. A length ball outside off at 139.2kph, he throws his hands at it for a nothing shot, hitting it straight to Waseem at backward point. ADKR jolted twice in 20 balls 17/211.3 Well-judged catch from Waseem hands Zahoor his first of the night! Another slower one from him - he has bowled plenty of those - Asalanka clears his front leg to tonk it out of the ground but ends up getting more height than distance. Waseem, who saved a certain boundary on the previous ball with a full-length dive, now takes a few steps back, keeps his eyes on the ball and takes it safely 79/419.3 Sharafu holes out and his fine innings comes to an end. It is the offcutter from Farooqui, outside off, Sharafu dances down the track to heave it over the boundary but hits it high in the air. No mistake from Mousley at the rope to bring curtains to ADKR's momentum-changing innings 173/717.6 Another slower yorker on point, Sharafu can only squeeze it to deep point 151/518.3 Pollard takes a screamer and Joseph gets his man! He runs in from long-on and dives full length to pluck it inches above the ground. Keeps the ball in his hands, waits for Russell to walk out and nods in appreciation of the cheers from the crowd. Joseph had banged this in again asking Russell to take on the long-on fielder, but he did not make a good contact like he did on the previous occasion 158/6Extras8 (lb 7, w 1)TOTAL182/7 (20 Overs, RR: 9.1)Fall of wickets: 1-17 (Kyle Mayers, 3.1 ov), 2-17 (Michael Pepper, 3.2 ov), 3-58 (Andries Gous, 7.6 ov), 4-79 (Charith Asalanka, 11.3 ov), 5-151 (Roston Chase, 17.6 ov), 6-158 (Andre Russell, 18.3 ov), 7-173 (Alishan Sharafu, 19.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Fazalhaq Farooqi 4 0 27 1 6.75 10 2 1 0 0 R Shepherd 3 0 31 0 10.33 7 5 1 0 0 AS Joseph 4 0 32 3 8 14 3 2 1 0 Zahoor Khan 3 0 27 1 9 6 1 2 0 0 Waqar Salamkheil 3 0 37 1 12.33 3 4 2 0 0 DR Mousley 2 0 10 0 5 5 1 0 0 0 AJ Hosein 1 0 11 0 11 1 2 0 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR1.3 Change of angle works for Mayers! Perera cannot believe he has thrown it away. It is bowled on a length outside off, he has to fetch the pull from outside off and only manages to toe-end it to mid-off, where Willey lets it come to him and takes a low catch. Mayers' index finger is up and ADKR are on the board 15/15.3 Streaky wicket and Mayers picks up his third! And Waseem cannot believe what he has done. This is full and swinging in down leg, he could have left it, it would have been a wide. He could have tickled away it would have been four. He could have flicked it over the on side and could have been a boundary. But all Waseem manages is a flick straight to Russell at short fine leg, he did not have to move an inch 36/42.1 Edged and taken - proper Test match dismissal this! And two Englishmen at the centre of it as well. Willey lands it on middle and leg, gets it to nibble away just that little bit. Banton's feet are cemented to the ground and he pushes at it with hard hands. The edge carries low to Holder's right at slip, and he does not miss, just like he rarely does in Test cricket. Just the start ADKR would have wanted with the ball to end their losing streak against MIE 16/23.2 Straight up in the air.... Willey does not miss and Mayers gets the big fish Pooran. This is massive for ADKR. Pooran wanted to be patient but runs out of it quite early. It is a length ball outside off, Mayers rolls his fingers over it. Pooran thinks the slog is on and goes for it but gets a top edge. Willey has to take a few steps forward and to his left from mid-on to settle under the skier. On another look, it actually seemed like a cross seam delivery 17/311.1 There is a sound and Holder and Gous appeal for caught behind. Chase implores them to, too, and ADKR review. He lands it on a length on middle from around the stumps, Mousley moves across and looks to swipe it away. It does brush his glove and Gous takes a good, diving catch 69/518.1 Chase wants it, Chase calls it, Chase takes it, and Chase perhaps ends the chase! Holder digs it short outside off, Shepherd looks to mow it over the on side but gets a top edge. It was the offcutter and not the pace-on delivery. Short fine leg calls for it and takes it safely 127/6Extras9 (lb 3, w 6)TOTAL140/6 (20 Overs, RR: 7)Fall of wickets: 1-15 (Kusal Perera, 1.3 ov), 2-16 (Tom Banton, 2.1 ov), 3-17 (Nicholas Pooran, 3.2 ov), 4-36 (Muhammad Waseem, 5.3 ov), 5-69 (Dan Mousley, 11.1 ov), 6-127 (Romario Shepherd, 18.1 ov)
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
24 January 2025 - night match (20-over match)
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders 2, MI Emirates 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 39 runs, 2 wickets)
- Abu Dhabi Knight Riders: 50 runs in 7.1 overs (43 balls), Extras 3
- Strategic Timeout: Abu Dhabi Knight Riders - 58/3 in 8.0 overs (KIC Asalanka 17)
- Abu Dhabi Knight Riders: 100 runs in 12.6 overs (78 balls), Extras 7
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 24 balls (A Sharafu 33, RL Chase 18, Ex 4)
- Over 15.5: Review by Abu Dhabi Knight Riders (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Shiju Sam, Batter - A Sharafu (Upheld)
- Strategic Timeout: Abu Dhabi Knight Riders - 139/4 in 16.0 overs (A Sharafu 44, RL Chase 18)
- A Sharafu: 50 off 33 balls (7 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Abu Dhabi Knight Riders: 150 runs in 17.5 overs (107 balls), Extras 7
- Innings Break: Abu Dhabi Knight Riders - 182/7 in 20.0 overs (JO Holder 22, SP Narine 1)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 39 runs, 4 wickets)
- MI Emirates: 50 runs in 7.5 overs (47 balls), Extras 2
- Strategic Timeout: MI Emirates - 61/4 in 9.0 overs (DR Mousley 14, KA Pollard 15)
- Over 11.1: Review by Abu Dhabi Knight Riders (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - RSA Palliyaguruge, Batter - DR Mousley (Upheld)
- Strategic Timeout: MI Emirates - 93/5 in 15.0 overs (KA Pollard 30, R Shepherd 11)
- MI Emirates: 100 runs in 16.1 overs (97 balls), Extras 6
- KA Pollard: 50 off 38 balls (4 x 4, 2 x 6)
- 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 37 balls (KA Pollard 40, R Shepherd 12, Ex 3)
- Over 19.3: Review by Abu Dhabi Knight Riders (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - RSA Palliyaguruge, Batter - AJ Hosein (Struck down)
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