- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR2.3 chips it to Lockie Ferguson! A tad fuller length ball and offers width outside off, plays the lofted cover drive and connects the toe end of the bat, does not quite get hold of it and hits it to the left of mid-off. Lockie Ferguson covered his ground and made it look too easy with the catching! 19/113.1 And Curran strikes! Pace on length ball on middle-leg, shuffles across and goes for the whip shot, miscues it in the air and skies it high towards deep midwicket. Nawaz comes around and collects it cleanly while running forward. 94/38.5 Naib bites the dust! Slower through the air ball pitches around the fourth stump line and turning away, bowls the googly, plays it inside-out, and clips it in the air towards long off. Sam Curran, this time, manages to follow the trajectory of the ball and completes the catch. 58/213.2 Up in the air, and Nawaz is called into action again! Massive wicket, Powell goes for a golden duck Seamed up fuller length ball wide outside off, he throws his bat at it and slices it in the air towards deep extra cover. A regulation catch for Nawaz and Curran gets two in two! 94/4Extras6 (b 1, lb 3, w 2)TOTAL166/4 (20 Overs, RR: 8.3)Fall of wickets: 1-19 (Shayan Jahangir, 2.3 ov), 2-58 (Gulbadin Naib, 8.5 ov), 3-94 (Leus du Plooy, 13.1 ov), 4-94 (Rovman Powell, 13.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Naseem Shah 4 0 35 1 8.75 10 4 1 1 0 Khuzaima Tanveer 3 0 25 0 8.33 7 3 1 0 0 LH Ferguson 4 0 45 0 11.25 6 4 2 1 0 SM Curran 3 0 17 2 5.66 8 2 0 0 0 Noor Ahmad 4 0 21 1 5.25 10 2 0 0 0 DW Lawrence 2 0 19 0 9.5 3 2 0 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR4.4 The Fizz strikes and finds the breakthrough! Slower bouncer outside off, extracted good bounce off the pitch, Fakhar stays inside the line of the ball and tries to ramp it over the keeper, gets a faint outside edge and Jahangir does the rest behind the stumps. 38/16.5 Haider Ali gets the big fish! Slower through the air ball outside off, gets down on one knee and plays the slog sweep, failed to middle the ball and only managed to find Jordan Cox at deep midwicket area. 53/29.3 Goes for the big hit again, and this time Nawaz has holed out! Tossed up a fuller length ball turning away with the googly, played the lofted stroke against the turn, and hits the toe end of the bat towards straight of long on. Powell comes around and holds on to it, a good catch taken near the ropes. 85/313.3 Dan Lawrence can't believe it, what have you done there! A harmless short pitched ball and Lawrence goes for the big pull shot, picks out the deep mid wicket fielder Haider Ali, did not time the stroke well enough, and struck it flat and hard. Ali comes around and grabs onto the low catch while diving forward. 117/419.1 Hetmyer goes for the big six and throws his wicket away! Off-cutter ball pitching wide outside off, Hetymyer gets down on one knee and plays the big slog sweep, gets the top edge and hits it straight into the hands of Naib at deep midwicket. 164/5Extras1 (w 1)TOTAL171/5 (19.4 Overs, RR: 8.69)Fall of wickets: 1-38 (Fakhar Zaman, 4.4 ov), 2-53 (Max Holden, 6.5 ov), 3-85 (Hasan Nawaz, 9.3 ov), 4-117 (Dan Lawrence, 13.3 ov), 5-164 (Shimron Hetmyer, 19.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB DJ Willey 3 0 30 0 10 4 5 0 0 0 Mohammad Nabi 4 0 29 0 7.25 10 3 1 0 0 Mustafizur Rahman 4 0 30 1 7.5 8 1 1 1 0 Haider Ali 2 0 20 1 10 2 0 2 0 0 Waqar Salamkheil 4 0 31 1 7.75 7 1 1 0 0 MD Shanaka 1.4 0 19 2 11.4 4 1 2 0 0 Muhammad Jawadullah 1 0 12 0 12 1 0 1 0 0
Match Details
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
14 December 2025 - night match (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Desert Vipers 2, Dubai Capitals 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 35 runs, 1 wicket)
- Over 6.5: Review by Desert Vipers (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - RJ Tucker, Batter - JL du Plooy (Struck down)
- Dubai Capitals: 50 runs in 7.5 overs (47 balls), Extras 4
- Strategic Timeout: Dubai Capitals - 58/2 in 8.5 overs (JL du Plooy 26)
- JL du Plooy: 50 off 38 balls (6 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Dubai Capitals: 100 runs in 14.2 overs (86 balls), Extras 6
- Strategic Timeout: Dubai Capitals - 119/4 in 16.0 overs (JM Cox 28, MD Shanaka 3)
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 31 balls (JM Cox 41, MD Shanaka 9, Ex 0)
- Dubai Capitals: 150 runs in 18.5 overs (113 balls), Extras 6
- Innings Break: Dubai Capitals - 166/4 in 20.0 overs (JM Cox 49, MD Shanaka 29)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 50 runs, 1 wicket)
- Desert Vipers: 50 runs in 5.6 overs (36 balls), Extras 0
- Strategic Timeout: Desert Vipers - 77/2 in 9.0 overs (Hasan Nawaz 23, SM Curran 6)
- Desert Vipers: 100 runs in 11.2 overs (68 balls), Extras 0
- Strategic Timeout: Desert Vipers - 135/4 in 16.0 overs (SM Curran 22, SO Hetmyer 14)
- Desert Vipers: 150 runs in 17.4 overs (106 balls), Extras 1
- SM Curran: 50 off 33 balls (2 x 4, 3 x 6)
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