- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR4.2 Miscued in the air! Hard length ball on the stumps with, moves away from the wicket to make room, goes for the slog shot with full swing of the bat, mishits it and skies it high to mid-off, Sam Billings settles underneath and completes the catch 34/21.1 Chips it in the air, and gone! Back of a length ball pitching on middle-leg, held on the pitch, throws his bat at it early, plays off the back foot and clips it aerially towards mid wicket, Haider Ali lunges forward to make a stunning low catch! 6/115.1 Quicker ball on the pads angling in, cramped for space, 96.4 kph, short of a length ball, walks forward and tried to hoick it over the on-side, mistimed the shot as the face of the bat rotates after striking the ball, picks out the long on fielder, Kuggeleijn makes no mistake this time. 122/49.2 Dan Lawrence has holed out! Full and wide outside off, Lawrence reaches for it away from his body, lashed onto it and hits it flat in the air towards deep extra cover, Raza quickly shifts to his left side and makes a spectacular low catch near the ropes. 75/319.6 Flatter length ball wide outside off, hammered down the ground to long off, goes for the second run but there wasn't any, the outfield player sends the throw at the striker's end and Shai Hope does the rest 189/5Extras4 (lb 2, w 2)TOTAL189/5 (20 Overs, RR: 9.45)Fall of wickets: 1-6 (Alex Hales, 1.1 ov), 2-34 (Rahmanullah Gurbaz, 4.2 ov), 3-75 (Dan Lawrence, 9.2 ov), 4-122 (Max Holden, 15.1 ov), 5-189 (Azam Khan, 19.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Farhan Khan 2 0 13 0 6.5 5 2 0 0 0 OC McCoy 4 0 44 2 11 8 7 1 0 0 SC Kuggeleijn 3 0 40 0 13.33 4 6 1 2 0 Qais Ahmad 4 0 32 0 8 5 2 1 0 0 Haider Ali 2 0 6 1 3 6 0 0 0 0 Sikandar Raza 4 0 42 1 10.5 2 4 1 0 0 Gulbadin Naib 1 0 10 0 10 0 1 0 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR13.3 Slower ball does the trick! Pace off delivery in the slot on the off stump, clears the front leg and goes down on one knee, wild swing of the bat but failed to middle it and send it over the fences, hits it straight to the deep mid wicket fielder near the ropes 111/41.5 Chops on! Three-quarter length ball outside off swinging away, Warner stays inside the crease and tries to reach for the ball, no visible foot movement, cuts it square and under-edges onto the stumps! 11/12.2 Low full-toss ball jagged back in at the stumps, Gulbadin tries to whip it away across the line, failed to connect and hits the boot in front of the leg stump, massive appeal and given! Naib sends it upstairs immediately. Ultra Edge confirmed no bat involved, ball tracking showed two reds and the ball clipping the leg stump, umpire's call. 16/24.5 Change of pace and Billings has to depart! Slower bouncer on the stumps, Billings rocks back and plays the swivel pull shot, misjudged the line and pace of the ball, tickles off the top edge of the bat and an easy catch for Azam Khan behind the stumps 31/317.6 Powell departs! Back of a length ball wide outside off, tried to slash it over the covers, shifted his weight from the front foot to the back foot, failed to shuffle across in time and miscued the shot to backward point, an easy catch for Payne at the edge of the circle 166/616.5 In the air.. And taken at long on! Slower delivery in the slot outside off, tried to hoick it over the on-side fences, did not get enough pace to work on, strikes the toe end of the bat and skies it high to long on, Dan Lawrence settles underneath and gobbles it with ease 152/5Extras15 (lb 2, nb 1, w 12)TOTAL191/6 (19.2 Overs, RR: 9.87)Fall of wickets: 1-11 (David Warner, 1.5 ov), 2-16 (Gulbadin Naib, 2.2 ov), 3-31 (Sam Billings, 4.5 ov), 4-111 (Shai Hope, 13.3 ov), 5-152 (Dasun Shanaka, 16.5 ov), 6-166 (Rovman Powell, 17.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Mohammad Amir 4 0 35 2 8.75 12 4 0 4 0 DA Payne 4 0 28 2 7 10 1 1 1 0 Khuzaima Tanveer 3.2 0 34 0 10.2 5 4 1 1 0 SM Curran 4 0 42 1 10.5 5 2 3 0 0 NA Sowter 4 0 50 1 12.5 5 4 2 3 1
Match Details
Toss
Dubai Capitals , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Player Of The Series
Series result
Dubai Capitals won the 2024/25 International League T20
Season
Hours of play (local time)
18.00 start, First Session 18.00-19.30, Interval 19.30-19.50, Second Session 19.50-21.20
Match days
9 February 2025 - night match (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 53 runs, 2 wickets)
- Desert Vipers: 50 runs in 5.5 overs (35 balls), Extras 2
- MDE Holden: 50 off 32 balls (10 x 4)
- Strategic Timeout: Desert Vipers - 75/2 in 9.0 overs (MDE Holden 52, DW Lawrence 10)
- Desert Vipers: 100 runs in 12.6 overs (78 balls), Extras 4
- Strategic Timeout: Desert Vipers - 122/4 in 15.1 overs (SM Curran 22)
- Desert Vipers: 150 runs in 17.2 overs (104 balls), Extras 4
- SM Curran: 50 off 28 balls (4 x 4, 2 x 6)
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 21 balls (SM Curran 32, Azam Khan 20, Ex 0)
- Innings Break: Desert Vipers - 189/5 in 20.0 overs (SM Curran 62)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 39 runs, 3 wickets)
- Over 2.2: Review by Dubai Capitals (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - RJ Tucker, Batter - Gulbadin Naib (Struck down - Umpires Call)
- Strategic Timeout: Dubai Capitals - 45/3 in 7.0 overs (SD Hope 19, R Powell 2)
- Dubai Capitals: 50 runs in 7.2 overs (45 balls), Extras 11
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 31 balls (SD Hope 24, R Powell 27, Ex 3)
- Dubai Capitals: 100 runs in 11.6 overs (73 balls), Extras 13
- R Powell: 50 off 30 balls (6 x 4, 2 x 6)
- Strategic Timeout: Dubai Capitals - 141/4 in 16.0 overs (R Powell 57, MD Shanaka 11)
- Dubai Capitals: 150 runs in 16.3 overs (100 balls), Extras 15
Match Coverage
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