- BATSMENRB4s6sSR5.1 taken at short fine leg!! And, as fate has it, it is none other than Naseem who takes the catch after himself having Salt dropped off Qais. The ball is short and outside leg, and comes off the pitch rather slowly. Salt gets his front leg out of the way and looks to pull, but ends up getting a top edge. Naseem, at short fine leg, hardly has to move, before taking it with a reverse cup 39/112.3 gone!! Well taken by Qais. He moves and dives to his left bang on time, and grabs the ball low. Hales went pushing at this length ball on off or just outside it, but the slowness of the delivery meant he ended up getting it off the outside edge. The ball popped up, and Qais turned into Superman 108/310.6 ohh, taken right on the edge of the boundary!! Lawrence maintains his balance at long-on. Noor tossed the ball up, and as the ball dipped on a length around leg, Sharafu went slogging at it. The ball ended up at a straightish long-on, where Lawrence tip-toed a bit while holding on to the ball. Good awareness there 102/214.4 another catch for Naseem!! This time Qais does it with the ball after taking those catches. Naseem is at short third, and he takes a step back before catching the ball with a reverse cup. Qais bowled it on a length, and wide outside off. Livingstone stepped out looking to thrash at the ball, but eventually ended up slicing it off the outside half of the bat 122/513.3 sliced to backward point!! This time Qais has it much easy, as he takes it with a reverse cup. Rutherford goes hard at this fullish ball which dips on to him outside off, but gets it off the outside half of the bat. The ball was bowled quite slow as well, and that worked. Lawrence has a wicket, and Curran's gamble pays off 116/419.1 got him!! Good catch by Noor while tracking back. Naseem bowled it on a length, and really wide of off. It was a slower ball, and Chand, who had gone across the stumps very early, looked to scoop. But the ball was mistimed, and lopped up. Noor went back from short fine leg and grabbed it close to his chest 167/6Extras13 (b 4, lb 3, w 6)TOTAL171/6 (20 Overs, RR: 8.55)Fall of wickets: 1-39 (Phil Salt, 5.1 ov), 2-102 (Alishan Sharafu, 10.6 ov), 3-108 (Alex Hales, 12.3 ov), 4-116 (Sherfane Rutherford, 13.3 ov), 5-122 (Liam Livingstone, 14.4 ov), 6-167 (Unmukt Chand, 19.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Naseem Shah 4 0 28 1 7 10 2 1 0 0 SM Curran 4 0 34 0 8.5 11 0 3 3 0 Khuzaima Tanveer 3 0 36 0 12 5 4 2 0 0 Qais Ahmad 4 0 29 2 7.25 9 2 1 1 0 Noor Ahmad 4 0 35 2 8.75 8 2 2 1 0 DW Lawrence 1 0 2 1 2 5 0 0 1 0
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- BATSMENRB4s6sSR3.5 skied wayyyy high, and taken at mid-on!! Fakhar fails to connect this time. He advanced down the pitch early, and Ajay spotted that. He bowled it on a fullish length, and really wide of off. Fakhar still reached out for it, and ended up ballooning it. Hales, at mid-on, never had to move a step. Simple catch for him, and the DV openers are done 32/22.2 taken at deep-backward square leg!! Good, calm catch from Rutherford. Short delivery from Narine, who gets the ball to turn in again. It finishes on leg, and Gous goes for the pull. But it's the longer boundary, and he can't clear it. Rutherford moves a step or two to his left, and takes it close to the rope. ADKR's captain strikes in his first over 22/14.1 got him!! Narine has his second as DV lose their way in the powerplay. This time it's Holden who departs. Narine gave the ball some air, and got it to dip on a full length. It arrived outside off, and as Holden looked to slice it over the in field, he could get it only as far as cover. Stone moved back to grab it comfortably 34/39.2 taken at short midwicket!! That should ideally have been dispatched by Curran. Even Chawla has a laugh, because he knows he has escaped here. Short ball from Chawla on leg stump, and Curran went for the pull. But despite the friendly length, he ends up pulling it straight to Russell, who tumbles while taking the catch. A wicket immediately after the break for ADKR 66/415.4 taken at long-on!! The ball always seemed to have come off the higher side of the bat. Short delivery from Ajay, who cramps Lawrence for room. The ball arrived at middle stump, and there wasn't much place to play the pull shot from. Lawrence still went for it, and ended up finding long-on 134/516.4 well taken!! Russell and his mates in the dugout are all up and clapping. Sharafu, halfway between point and the boundary while moving back from the former position, kept his eyes on the ball, which Hetmyer had sent a few miles up in the night sky. But Sharafu didn't lose his concentration, and took it while diving forward after Hetmyer sliced at this fullish ball outside off 138/715.6 a faint outside edge, and taken by Chand. This ball is much fuller than the last one, but again Nawaz has a poke. It is angled across, and arrives full around fifth stump. Nawaz pushes at it away from himself, and gets a little edge to Chand, who goes up immediately 134/617.3 another one gone attempting the big shot. Slower ball from Stone, who bowled it short and just outside off. But the ball got up despite there being a lack of pace, and Qais went for the pull. There was no timing on it, though, and it landed in the hands of the deep-midwicket fielder 145/8Extras3 (lb 1, w 2)TOTAL175/8 (19.3 Overs, RR: 8.97)Fall of wickets: 1-22 (Andries Gous, 2.2 ov), 2-32 (Fakhar Zaman, 3.5 ov), 3-34 (Max Holden, 4.1 ov), 4-66 (Sam Curran, 9.2 ov), 5-134 (Dan Lawrence, 15.4 ov), 6-134 (Hasan Nawaz, 15.6 ov), 7-138 (Shimron Hetmyer, 16.4 ov), 8-145 (Qais Ahmad, 17.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB OP Stone 3.3 0 48 1 13.71 3 5 2 0 0 Ajay Kumar 4 0 21 3 5.25 13 1 1 1 0 SP Narine 4 0 35 2 8.75 9 1 3 0 0 LS Livingstone 2 0 15 0 7.5 2 1 0 0 0 PP Chawla 3 0 22 1 7.33 4 2 0 0 0 AD Russell 3 0 33 1 11 2 4 0 1 0
Match Details
Players per side
12(11batting, 11 fielding)
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
5 December 2025 - night match (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Desert Vipers 2, Abu Dhabi Knight Riders 0
Match Notes
- Abu Dhabi Knight Riders: 50 runs in 6.4 overs (40 balls), Extras 2
- Strategic Timeout: Abu Dhabi Knight Riders - 73/1 in 9.0 overs (AD Hales 35, A Sharafu 18)
- AD Hales: 50 off 31 balls (4 x 4, 3 x 6)
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 30 balls (AD Hales 31, A Sharafu 19, Ex 4)
- Abu Dhabi Knight Riders: 100 runs in 10.3 overs (63 balls), Extras 5
- Over 10.5: Review by Desert Vipers (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Gazi Sohel, Batter - A Sharafu (Struck down)
- Strategic Timeout: Abu Dhabi Knight Riders - 131/5 in 16.0 overs (AD Russell 7, UBT Chand 8)
- Abu Dhabi Knight Riders: 150 runs in 17.3 overs (105 balls), Extras 13
- Innings Break: Abu Dhabi Knight Riders - 171/6 in 20.0 overs (AD Russell 36, SP Narine 1)
- Over 5.3: Review by Abu Dhabi Knight Riders (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Gazi Sohel, Batter - SM Curran (Struck down)
- Desert Vipers: 50 runs in 6.6 overs (42 balls), Extras 2
- Strategic Timeout: Desert Vipers - 65/3 in 9.0 overs (SM Curran 19, DW Lawrence 14)
- Desert Vipers: 100 runs in 12.2 overs (74 balls), Extras 2
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 27 balls (DW Lawrence 17, SO Hetmyer 32, Ex 1)
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 28 balls (DW Lawrence 16, SO Hetmyer 33, Ex 1)
- Strategic Timeout: Desert Vipers - 134/5 in 15.4 overs (SO Hetmyer 47)
- Desert Vipers: 150 runs in 17.5 overs (107 balls), Extras 3
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