- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR2.6 Disturbs the furniture! Amir, you beauty! That's the class and quality that Amir brings to the table! Amir gives out a massive roar! Length ball attacks the stumps, Muhammad Waseem succumbs to the pressure of dots, wanted to break the shackles and attack him, didn't work and missed the line while trying to bludgeon it across the angle and was flummoxed by the swing as well. Sensational bowling 24/119.5 Wanders down leg side and pulverizes it down the ground to long-off, tries to fetch another run and Banton gets run-out and non-striker's end but what a phenomenal innings it was, we have been treated royally; one for the memory vault 222/2Extras8 (b 1, w 7)TOTAL228/2 (20 Overs, RR: 11.4)Fall of wickets: 1-24 (Muhammad Waseem, 2.6 ov), 2-222 (Tom Banton, 19.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Mohammad Amir 4 0 36 1 9 11 3 2 3 0 D Parashar 1 0 17 0 17 1 0 2 1 0 Khuzaima Tanveer 4 0 45 0 11.25 5 3 2 0 0 DA Payne 4 0 30 0 7.5 8 3 0 2 0 SM Curran 4 0 53 0 13.25 7 10 1 0 0 NA Sowter 2 0 25 0 12.5 2 1 2 0 0 DW Lawrence 1 0 21 0 21 1 0 3 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR1.5 Gets the prized scalp of Fakhar Zaman! Discombobulated by the away movement and awkward angle, shortish and slanted across off, Mousley strategically placed at short cover takes the simples of the catches, bat turned and it was horribly timed 9/12.5 Fuller in length, swing in and he plays with the movement towards short midwicket and once again MI Emirates holding onto their chances, another great field placement and it's Banton who takes a superb diving catch to his left. Big wicket and Vipers are already too far behind in the game 15/23.6 Wanders down leg and loses his shape as he tries to smack it downtown and ends up slicing it in the air behind square, Rohid in action again and this time he wasn't zoned out (supposing he was before) pouches at his head height by taking a few steps to his left and held onto it comfortably; big smile on his face and Joseph is relieved 29/34.4 Good length and strangles him down leg, he sees a boundary opportunity and tries to whip it off his pads, Rohid is adamant that he got a tickle and convinces Pooran to send it for another look. Close to the bat. He was absolutely spot on and indeed there is a spike as the ball passes the bat and Curran has to go. The day just keeps getting better and better for MI Emirates and it's looking a huge mismatch. The table-toppers are being humbled 31/48.5 Shorter and rolling his fingers on it, leg-cutter, slashes at it and slices it to short third and another one bites the dust. Painful to watch Vipers at this stage; they seem totally deflated, confused and bogged down 49/65.5 MI Emirates making an absolute mockery of Desert Vipers. Bit short on off, Hose moves across trying a ramp and making a mess of it, taken by Fletcher at backward point region and wickets continue to tumble. Scoreboard pressure is just too high and they are crumbling 32/59.5 Not going to die wondering; plenty of flight and he decides to take the aerial route, muscles it towards long-on and Banton hangs onto it safely, dragged the heave without much oomph 58/89.2 His ebullience comes to an end after three deliveries; slower delivery at the stumps, he goes back and clobbers this in the air but didn't get just enough distance; Joseph takes a superb catch perched on the edge of the circle, goes out, comes back inside the rope complete the catch at deep midwicket; excellent awareness and timed the jump brilliantly 57/711.5 Poked at the nasty bumper on middle, cramped for room, tries to pull that behind square and gloved it to the keeper. Umpire took his time before raising the finger. Gone for 8 74/912.3 Makes him smell the leather and he is not afraid to take him on, goes for a pull and the ball is perilously close to the outside edge and it's been sent upstairs. It looked like umpire wanted the bowling team to take a review and didn't want to take any risk; definitely an edge and MI Emirates have registered a domineering win over the table-toppers. This is the lowest total in the history of ILT20! 74/10Extras4 (b 1, w 3)TOTAL74 all out (12.3 Overs, RR: 5.92)Did not bat: Mohammad AmirFall of wickets: 1-9 (Fakhar Zaman, 1.5 ov), 2-15 (Alex Hales, 2.5 ov), 3-29 (Dan Lawrence, 3.6 ov), 4-31 (Sam Curran, 4.4 ov), 5-32 (Adam Hose, 5.5 ov), 6-49 (Azam Khan, 8.5 ov), 7-57 (Sherfane Rutherford, 9.2 ov), 8-58 (Dhruv Parashar, 9.5 ov), 9-74 (David Payne, 11.5 ov), 10-74 (Khuzaima Tanveer, 12.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Fazalhaq Farooqi 2.3 0 10 2 4 8 1 0 0 0 Muhammad Rohid 4 0 24 3 6 9 2 0 2 0 AS Joseph 3 1 17 3 5.66 12 3 0 1 0 R Shepherd 1 0 4 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 DR Mousley 1 0 8 2 8 3 0 1 0 0 Waqar Salamkheil 1 0 10 0 10 1 0 1 0 0
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
27 January 2025 - night match (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
MI Emirates 2, Desert Vipers 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 40 runs, 1 wicket)
- Over 4.5: Review by Desert Vipers (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - AG Wharf, Batter - ADS Fletcher (Struck down)
- MI Emirates: 50 runs in 7.1 overs (43 balls), Extras 3
- Strategic Timeout: MI Emirates - 58/1 in 8.0 overs (ADS Fletcher 21, T Banton 15)
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 39 balls (ADS Fletcher 22, T Banton 28, Ex 1)
- MI Emirates: 100 runs in 11.4 overs (70 balls), Extras 3
- ADS Fletcher: 50 off 32 balls (6 x 4)
- 2nd Wicket: 100 runs in 65 balls (ADS Fletcher 57, T Banton 42, Ex 1)
- Strategic Timeout: MI Emirates - 124/1 in 14.0 overs (ADS Fletcher 60, T Banton 42)
- T Banton: 50 off 38 balls (4 x 4, 3 x 6)
- MI Emirates: 150 runs in 15.5 overs (95 balls), Extras 3
- 2nd Wicket: 150 runs in 81 balls (ADS Fletcher 77, T Banton 71, Ex 3)
- MI Emirates: 200 runs in 17.5 overs (107 balls), Extras 6
- T Banton: 100 off 52 balls (9 x 4, 7 x 6)
- Innings Break: MI Emirates - 228/2 in 20.0 overs (ADS Fletcher 96, N Pooran 0)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 32 runs, 5 wickets)
- Over 4.4: Review by MI Emirates (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - AG Wharf, Batter - SM Curran (Upheld)
- Strategic Timeout: Desert Vipers - 49/6 in 8.5 overs (D Parashar 5)
- Desert Vipers: 50 runs in 8.5 overs (53 balls), Extras 2
- Over 12.3: Review by MI Emirates (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - AG Wharf, Batter - Khuzaima Tanveer (Upheld)
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