Player of the Match
Player of the Match
  • BATSMEN
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    5.1 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 39/1
    12.3 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 108/3
    10.6 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 102/2
    14.4 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 122/5
    13.3 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 116/4
    not out
    36
    23
    3
    2
    156.52
    19.1 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 167/6
    not out
    1
    1
    0
    0
    100
    Extras
    13 (b 4, lb 3, w 6)
    TOTAL
    171/6 (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)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    Naseem Shah402817102100
    SM Curran403408.5110330
    Khuzaima Tanveer303601254200
    Qais Ahmad402927.2592110
    Noor Ahmad403528.7582210
    DW Lawrence1021250010
  • BATSMEN
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    3.5 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 32/2
    2.2 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 22/1
    4.1 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 34/3
    9.2 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 66/4
    15.4 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 134/5
    16.4 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 138/7
    15.6 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 134/6
    not out
    31
    12
    2
    2
    258.33
    17.3 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 145/8
    not out
    6
    3
    1
    0
    200
    Extras
    3 (lb 1, w 2)
    TOTAL
    175/8 (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)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    OP Stone3.3048113.7135200
    Ajay Kumar402135.25131110
    SP Narine403528.7591300
    LS Livingstone201507.521000
    PP Chawla302217.3342000
    AD Russell303311124010

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)

TV Umpires

Reserve Umpire

Match Referee

Points

Desert Vipers 2, Abu Dhabi Knight Riders 0

Match Notes

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Vipers 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st22AGS GousFakhar Zaman
2nd10Fakhar ZamanMDE Holden
3rd2MDE HoldenSM Curran
4th32DW LawrenceSM Curran
5th68DW LawrenceSO Hetmyer
6th0SO HetmyerHasan Nawaz
7th4SO HetmyerKhuzaima Tanveer
8th7Qais AhmadKhuzaima Tanveer
9th30Naseem ShahKhuzaima Tanveer