Player of the Match
Player of the Match

9.30pm Well, that will be all the action from today. We saw some great cricket today. A cracking century from Alex Hales, a fine fifty from Colin Munro. Then a brilliant display with the new ball from Sheldon Cottrell especially and Gus Atkinson as well, before Wanindu Hasaranga wowed us with his fielding and his bowling. Andre Russell gave ADKR fans something to cheer about with a quickfire half-century so typical of him, but it was too little, too late as the Vipers continued their perfect start to the tournament. Tomorrow, there is a double-header. Dubai Capitals are taking on Sharjah Warriors in Dubai and then Abu Dhabi Knight Riders will be back in action here at the same venue, against MI Emirates. This is Abhimanyu, signing off on behalf of Ashish Pant and Thilak Rama.

9.20pm Time for the presentation ceremony.

Alex Hales is of course the Player of the Match: "Incredibly special feeling. We've played some good cricket and to get the first hundred of a new tournament is a good feeling. It's been a really enjoyable few years on the cricket field. I just feel that I'm a little more experience and focusing on just one format in the last few years has helped. [On hitting down the ground more] It's been very valuable. I thought in my early 20s I was guilty of hanging back and looking to pull and cut the ball. But you have to keep working and evolving."

Colin Munro: "Alex Hales is in brilliant form and he set the game up for us and Sheldon Cottrell has been brilliant with the new ball. Yeah Kumara was good with the new ball and I was thinking if I would get through it and yeah I got some lucky shots away but yeah once I settled in… Just need to keep pushing the guys to keep getting better. Got a great squad and great people around us so just looking forward to the next couple of games."

Sunil Narine: "[On captaincy] When you lose it's tough and trying to get the right combination is tough when it's not happening. I think if you win the combination looks good. We haven't been bowling well, struggling with the batting. [On him not bowling earlier] Just team setup and team combination, you never know what can happen. Hopefully we can get that combination, get early wickets and get that performance soon.

9.12pm What a comprehensive win for Desert Vipers. They were on top all throughout, after Andre Russell got Rohan Mustafa out in the first over. Alex Hales slammed a majestic century -- the first of the tournament -- and skipper Colin Munro hit a half-century as they posted 219 -- the biggest total of the tournament. For Abu Dhabi Knight Riders, nothing went right except Russell's 29-ball 57. Him being in form is the only positive takeaway from them and while they managed to get past the lowest score in the tournament, they have suffered the biggest defeat, in terms of runs, in the tournament. It's a 111-run win for the Vipers, that takes them up to the top of the table with three wins in three matches. ADKR remain firmly at the bottom, with no win in four games.

15.1
W
Howell to Matiullah Khan, OUT, Trapped in front and given! Full on off, seams in, Matiullah looks to defend and misses and is hit on the back pad. He reviews it. No bat. That's three reds and Desert Vipers seal the win!

Matiullah Khan lbw b Howell 1 (13m 2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 50.00

Howell, with the keeper up now

END OF OVER:
15 | 12 Runs 1 Wkt | ADKR: 108/9 (112 runs required from 30 balls, RR: 7.20, RRR: 22.40)

  • Lahiru Kumara0 (1b)
  • Matiullah Khan1 (1b)
  • Shiraz Ahmed2-0-28-1
  • Benny Howell1-0-6-1
14.6
0
Shiraz Ahmed to Kumara, no run, Full outside off, defends it out to point

Lahiru Kumara is the last batter

14.5
W
Shiraz Ahmed to Russell, OUT, Shiraz has his revenge! Goes full and wide, Russell looks to slap it away on the off side but it's hit straight to Rohan Mustafa at sweeper cover. Shiraz does a little rifle-shooting celebration. He'll be delighted to get the big man's wicket

AD Russell c Rohan Mustafa b Shiraz Ahmed 57 (39m 29b 5x4 5x6) SR: 196.55

14.4
0
Shiraz Ahmed to Russell, no run, Full toss outside off, slaps it out to long-on. Lets out an angry scream at having missed out. Turns down the single again

Tom Curran is out there giving some bowling tips to a young kid at the boundary rope

14.3
0
Shiraz Ahmed to Russell, no run, Wide full toss, Russell reaches out and cuts to deep third. Turns down the single
14.2
6
Shiraz Ahmed to Russell, SIX, That was full on middle and leg, he backs away to make room and clobbers this high in the air and well over long-on! Back-to-back sixes!
14.1
6
Shiraz Ahmed to Russell, SIX, Full toss angling into him and Russell clears his front leg and clears the rope at cow corner. Brings up his fifty!

END OF OVER:
14 | 6 Runs 1 Wkt | ADKR: 96/8 (124 runs required from 36 balls, RR: 6.85, RRR: 20.66)

  • Andre Russell45 (24b)
  • Matiullah Khan1 (1b)
  • Benny Howell1-0-6-1
  • Shiraz Ahmed1-0-16-0
13.6
1
Howell to Russell, 1 run, Length ball outside off, tapped down towards midwicket and they take the quick single. The fielder is quick to get the ball to Billings who deflects the ball on to the stumps but Matiullah was safely in
13.5
0
Howell to Russell, no run, In the blockhole on middle and off, Russell defends to the off side

Adarsh: "DreRuss: 40/0 in 20 balls. Others: 32/8 in 59 balls."

13.4
4
Howell to Russell, FOUR, That was full and sliding down leg and Russell tickles it fine for a boundary
13.3
0
Howell to Russell, no run, Slower ball, full outside off, and Russell swings and misses
13.2
1
Howell to Matiullah Khan, 1 run, Gentle length ball on middle, clipped off the pads behind square on the leg side

Matiullah Khan is in at No. 10

13.1
W
Howell to Hosein, OUT, And he strikes immediately! Off cutter on middle and he straightens his bat at the last moment as he looked to flick and that loops up straight back to the bowler!

AJ Hosein c & b Howell 1 (17m 5b 0x4 0x6) SR: 20.00

Here's Benny Howell, who is into the attack quite late!

END OF OVER:
13 | 16 Runs | ADKR: 90/7 (130 runs required from 42 balls, RR: 6.92, RRR: 18.57)

  • Andre Russell40 (20b)
  • Akeal Hosein1 (4b)
  • Shiraz Ahmed1-0-16-0
  • Wanindu Hasaranga3-0-21-2
12.6
4
Shiraz Ahmed to Russell, FOUR, Very full outside off and Russell reaches out and slaps it down the ground, to the long-on boundary. There was a fielder at long-off, but this was hit hard and he can't get there. Good over for the Knight Riders. One they badly needed.
12.6
1w
Shiraz Ahmed to Russell, 1 wide, Wide yorker, but this was too wide. Russell was backing away and had to change direction and falls over but will get another chance now as Shiraz will have to rebowl that
12.5
4
Shiraz Ahmed to Russell, FOUR, Yorker on leg again but this time Russell was quick to back away and clip it behind square. Atkinson runs to his right and dives to stop it, but can't keep it out. He goes over the rope himself after trying to push the ball in, but the ball also rolls onto the rope
12.4
0
Shiraz Ahmed to Russell, no run, Goes around the wicket, and nails the yorker on leg. Russell looks to defend and loses balance and is on the ground, but manages to block it with his bat
12.3
6
Shiraz Ahmed to Russell, SIX, Walloped over midwicket! Banged in short on leg and Russell swivels pulls with a flat bat and that's flown over the rope!
12.2
0
Shiraz Ahmed to Russell, no run, Yorker on leg, Russell can jam his bat down and keep it out

Russell on strike. He is starting to look dangerous

International League T20 News

KnightRiders 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st6K LewisBA King
2nd9DM de SilvaK Lewis
3rd3CA IngramDM de Silva
4th0DM de SilvaKIC Asalanka
5th24DM de SilvaZawar Farid
6th0AD RussellZawar Farid
7th12SP NarineAD Russell
8th36AD RussellAJ Hosein
9th18AD RussellMatiullah Khan
10th0CBRLS KumaraMatiullah Khan

International League T20

TeamMWLPTNRR
GG1071161.258
DV1073140.399
MIE1054111.059
DC10459-0.386
SW10367-0.522
ADKR10183-1.784