25/01Result
8th Match (N), International League T20 at Dubai, Jan 25 2024
DC won by 5 wkts (23b rem)
Player of the Match
Sam Billings
Sam BillingsDubai Capitals
25/01Result
8th Match (N), International League T20 at Dubai, Jan 25 2024
DC won by 5 wkts (23b rem)
Player of the Match
Sam Billings
Sam BillingsDubai Capitals

END OF OVER:
20 | 8 Runs 1 Wkt | ADKR: 183/4 | RR: 9.15

  • Laurie Evans67 (41b)
  • Andre Russell3 (3b)
  • Jason Holder4-0-41-1
  • Dushmantha Chameera4-0-35-2

8:15pm A stirring 131-run fourth-wicket partnership between Evans and Hain, and it has taken the Knight Riders up to 183 (88 more than what they managed a couple of days ago). Hain and Evans assessed the conditions much better, took their time and then opened up their shoulders as the death overs dawned, reeling off 60 in the final five.

The Capitals, having taken two early wickets, will not be happy with how many they ended up giving. Their seamers travelled and that made the decision to bowl just four overs of spin even more perplexing, given those four overs only yielded 21 runs. They have the firepower to chase this down, though, and will hope for their high-profile batting stars to make a real fist of this run-chase. Join us in a bit for the second innings!

Sam Hain: Felt nice to spend some time out in the middle. I have done a bit of soul-searching in the past month and a half, tried to trust the method that works for you. Credit to Laurie for taking pressure off me. Hopefully it (183) is enough. (On the pitch) It is slightly two-paced. Bounce is a little low. They bowled really well in the middle overs. Should be a good game of cricket, and hopefully we can get the win.

19.6
1
Holder to Evans, 1 run, into the track again. Gets big on Evans as he tries to pull. Splices it, like Russell did earlier in the over, and it is a single to deep square leg to finish the innings
19.5
1
Holder to Russell, 1 run, slower delivery dug into the track outside off. Russell clears his front leg and hacks it to long on
19.4
0
Holder to Russell, no run, into the blockhole on middle and off. Russell, sitting deep in his crease, swings at it and chunks it off the inside edge into his pads
19.3
2
Holder to Russell, 2 runs, hard length on off stump. Russell has an almighty swipe across the line and splices it. Lands in the vacant square leg region and Russell dashes back to retain strike

Right. Russell has four balls (at the most) to make an impact

19.2
W
Holder to Hain, OUT, straight to extra cover! Slower ball that lands right in the slot on off stump. Hain gives himself room and throws his hands at it. Does not get the elevation to clear extra cover, though, and picks him out to perfection!

SR Hain c Sikandar Raza b Holder 77 (85m 49b 8x4 2x6) SR: 157.14

19.1
4
Holder to Hain, FOUR, four more! Full toss on leg stump that ought to have been punished. Hain does not hit it where he wants but the outside edge over short third man will do for now!

Holder to bowl the final over. Can he keep ADKR down to under 190?

END OF OVER:
19 | 13 Runs | ADKR: 175/3 | RR: 9.21

  • Sam Hain73 (47b)
  • Laurie Evans66 (40b)
  • Dushmantha Chameera4-0-35-2
  • Kane Richardson4-0-42-0
18.6
1
Chameera to Hain, 1 run, off-pace on a back of a length outside off. Hain hoicks it to deep mid wicket
18.5
2
Chameera to Hain, 2 runs, safe! Another leg-cutter, much fuller at the stumps. Hain closes his bat face early and gets a leading edge. Drops in the mid off region and Hain gets two
18.4
1
Chameera to Evans, 1 run, leg-cutter on a length outside off. Evans backs away and cloths it down the ground to long off
18.3
1
Chameera to Hain, 1 run, dug into the track outside off. Hain heaves it on the bounce to deep mid wicket
18.2
4
Chameera to Hain, FOUR, similar shot, similar place, similar result! Slanted into leg stump again. Hain steps across his stumps and razes it past backward square leg
18.1
4
Chameera to Hain, FOUR, four to start off! Length outside off. Hain walks across his stumps and whips it away behind square, beating fine leg to his left!

Chameera to bowl the penultimate over

Super-sub alert. Jake Fraser-McGurk comes in for the Capitals

END OF OVER:
18 | 17 Runs | ADKR: 162/3 | RR: 9.00

  • Laurie Evans65 (39b)
  • Sam Hain61 (42b)
  • Kane Richardson4-0-42-0
  • Dushmantha Chameera3-0-22-2
17.6
0
Richardson to Evans, no run, another bumper, this time on middle and leg. Evans hacks across the line but only connects with fresh air
17.5
6
Richardson to Evans, SIX, my word! Short and wide outside off. Evans gives it everything he has and baseballs it over the wide long off fence!
17.4
1
Richardson to Hain, 1 run, slower delivery that follows the batter outside leg. Hain jams it off the inside edge into his body. Evans is alert enough to sneak in a single
17.3
6
Richardson to Hain, SIX, goes all the way! Pace-on, length on off stump. Hain moves across his stumps, uses the pace and laps it over the keeper's head!
17.2
4
Richardson to Hain, FOUR, shot! Another slower ball on a back of a length on off but this time, Hain has read this like the morning newspaper. Backs away and cracks it past extra cover!
17.1
0
Richardson to Hain, no run, cutter dug into the track outside off. Hain looks for the reverse scoop but does not have any pace to work with. Plays and misses

Richardson back for his final over. Can he get rid of either of these batters?

END OF OVER:
17 | 7 Runs | ADKR: 145/3 | RR: 8.52

  • Laurie Evans59 (37b)
  • Sam Hain50 (38b)
  • Dushmantha Chameera3-0-22-2
  • Akif Raja4-0-40-0
16.6
0
Chameera to Evans, no run, sizzling yorker that hones into the batter's toes. Evans is beaten for pace and cannot get his bat down in time. Lucky for Evans it was not at the stumps
16.5
4b
Chameera to Evans, 4 byes, the wheels are coming off now! Leg cutter on a length outside off. Evans swings his bat in a different postcode altogether. Gurbaz then nutmegs himself while trying to collect, and ADKR get four byes!
16.4
1
Chameera to Hain, 1 run, fired in full on the pads. Hain works it away towards deep backward square leg and gets to his fifty - this one has come off 38 balls!
16.3
1
Chameera to Evans, 1 run, dropped again, oh dear! Another cutter on a length outside off. Evans plays a couple of scoops before eventually making contact with his third attempt - the ball came off that slow. Loops up off the bat and Holder makes a meal of it. Mistimes his jump and the ball pops out of his hands
16.2
0
Chameera to Evans, no run, slower delivery dug into the track outside off. Evans has a wild swipe across the line and misses the ball by a country mile
16.1
1
Chameera to Hain, 1 run, back of a length just outside off. Hain tucks it away towards deep mid wicket

138 on the board. Four overs left. Russell still in the shed. How many can ADKR get from here? Chameera to bowl the 17th

END OF OVER:
16 | 15 Runs | ADKR: 138/3 | RR: 8.62

  • Laurie Evans58 (33b)
  • Sam Hain48 (36b)
  • Akif Raja4-0-40-0
  • Kane Richardson3-0-25-0
15.6
4
Akif Raja to Evans, FOUR, four to finish the over! Proper buffet ball. Half-tracker outside off that does not have any pace to worry Evans. He has all the time in the world to thrash it over extra cover!

International League T20 News

DC 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st0DA WarnerRahmanullah Gurbaz
2nd57Rahmanullah GurbazJ Fraser-McGurk
3rd8SW BillingsRahmanullah Gurbaz
4th109SW BillingsSikandar Raza
5th6Sikandar RazaR Powell
6th5R PowellR Chopra

International League T20

TeamMWLPTNRR
MIE1064121.469
GG1064120.386
ADKR105510-0.084
DC105510-0.203
DV10468-0.01
SW10468-1.608