- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR1.1 And he is into the action from ball one! Back of a length ball angling across Azam outside off. He pushes at it, gets a thick edge and Naib takes a lovely catch diving to his right at wide first slip. Azam goes without scoring, and that is just the kind of start Capitals were looking for 8/14.5 Sliced straight to deep third. The slower ball does the trick for McCoy. On a length well outside off. Hales is through the shot early again. He was looking to go over covers by backing away and giving himself room, but can only miscue to Haider, who takes a comfortable catch 37/211.6 Qais gets the big wicket of Lawrence. And this could be a decisive blow. Flighted leg break on leg stump. Lawrence, who is batting outside leg stump, brings out the slog sweep, but does not connect cleanly. Deep midwicket makes no mistake 101/49.5 Miscued and gone! Wrong'un that pitches on leg stump and turns away from Curran. He does not pick that up and eyes a flick across the line. Ends up getting a big leading-edge which balloons straight up for short third to take a simple catch 82/313.3 Another one bites the dust. Qais has his third. Tossed up on middle stump. Hose gives himself plenty of room and eyes a push through cover. But he gets beaten in flight and sees his stumps rattled. Credit to Qais, who held his length ball. He sprints away, leaping in delight. Why wouldn't he! 104/612.3 Rutherford comes and Rutherford goes. Flatter trajectory on off stump. Rutherford stays legside of the ball and looks to go over cover. Gets a decent chunk on it but hits it straight down deep cover's throat. Vipers in a bit of a strife 102/518.4 And, another! Vipers are nine down. Slower back of a length ball angling across the batter. He clears his front leg and belts this, but does not get any elevation. Hits it flat and hard to mid-off 128/913.5 Oh, that's plumb! Pushed quicker on a length on middle. Jones stays back when he should have been forward and is pinned bang in front. That would have missed off, missed leg and smashed into middle. 104/715.6 Is that another one? Oh, yes. Banged in short, and that is really good short ball. Aiming for his body, which meant Naseer did not have the time and space to get in position for the pull. Ends up skewing this straight up and Raza ain't dropping those deep midwicket 116/819.4 That's that! Vipers have folded for 137 and they don't play out the 20 overs. Slower bouncer on off stump. Khuzaima gets a big top-edge on that pull and McCoy at short fine leg makes no mistake 137/10Extras7 (b 1, lb 2, nb 1, w 3)TOTAL137 all out (19.4 Overs, RR: 6.96)Did not bat: DA PayneFall of wickets: 1-8 (Azam Khan, 1.1 ov), 2-37 (Alex Hales, 4.5 ov), 3-82 (Sam Curran, 9.5 ov), 4-101 (Dan Lawrence, 11.6 ov), 5-102 (Sherfane Rutherford, 12.3 ov), 6-104 (Adam Hose, 13.3 ov), 7-104 (Michael Jones, 13.5 ov), 8-116 (Ali Naseer, 15.6 ov), 9-128 (Wanindu Hasaranga, 18.4 ov), 10-137 (Khuzaima Tanveer, 19.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Farhan Khan 2.4 0 27 1 10.12 7 3 1 1 1 OC McCoy 4 0 22 3 5.5 12 1 1 1 0 PVD Chameera 4 0 28 1 7 11 2 1 1 0 Sikandar Raza 3 0 12 1 4 9 1 0 0 0 Qais Ahmad 4 0 25 4 6.25 11 1 1 0 0 Gulbadin Naib 1 0 11 0 11 1 0 1 0 0 Haider Ali 1 0 9 0 9 2 0 1 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras4 (w 4)TOTAL138/1 (17.1 Overs, RR: 8.03)Fall of wickets: 1-42 (Adam Rossington, 4.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB DA Payne 4 0 29 1 7.25 10 1 2 1 0 LH Ferguson 3 0 33 0 11 7 2 3 0 0 PW Hasaranga 4 0 18 0 4.5 12 0 1 1 0 SM Curran 3 0 19 0 6.33 6 2 0 0 0 Khuzaima Tanveer 3.1 0 39 0 12.31 3 3 2 1 0
Match Details
Toss
Dubai Capitals , 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
3 February 2025 - night match (20-over match)
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Dubai Capitals 2, Desert Vipers 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 51 runs, 2 wickets)
- Desert Vipers: 50 runs in 5.5 overs (36 balls), Extras 6
- Strategic Timeout: Desert Vipers - 78/2 in 9.0 overs (DW Lawrence 25, SM Curran 27)
- Desert Vipers: 100 runs in 11.4 overs (71 balls), Extras 6
- Strategic Timeout: Desert Vipers - 104/7 in 13.5 overs (PW Hasaranga 0)
- Innings Break: Desert Vipers - 137/10 in 19.4 overs (LH Ferguson 9)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 50 runs, 1 wicket)
- Over 1.5: Review by Dubai Capitals (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Asif Iqbal, Batter - AM Rossington (Upheld)
- Dubai Capitals: 50 runs in 5.5 overs (35 balls), Extras 0
- Strategic Timeout: Dubai Capitals - 68/1 in 9.0 overs (SD Hope 24, Gulbadin Naib 16)
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 40 balls (SD Hope 13, Gulbadin Naib 36, Ex 1)
- Dubai Capitals: 100 runs in 12.6 overs (78 balls), Extras 1
- Gulbadin Naib: 50 off 29 balls (2 x 4, 4 x 6)
- Strategic Timeout: Dubai Capitals - 132/1 in 16.0 overs (SD Hope 46, Gulbadin Naib 55)
- SD Hope: 50 off 50 balls (4 x 4, 1 x 6)
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