Desert Vipers Vs Dubai Capitals 27th Match 09 February 2024

27th T20 • Dubai International Cricket Stadium • Dubai

Desert Vipers

171/7 (20)

Dubai Capitals

172/5 (20)

DC won by 5 wickets

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Player of the Match Sikandar Raza

60(45)

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Player of the Series Sikandar Raza

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Desert Vipers

171/7 (20)

Batters

Phil Salt

236.36

c Ngarava b Merwe

Alex Hales

178.38

c Ngarava b Stone

Dan Lawrence

136.36

c Chopra b Merwe

Colin Munro

120.00

b Stone

Sam Curran

94.44

lbw b Ali-I

Adam Hose

87.50

lbw b Raza

Michael Jones

100.00

c Shanaka b Kuggeleijn

Ali Naseer

100.00

Not out

Rohan Mustafa

150.00

Not out

Extras

(B: 0, LB: 1, NB: 0, W: 1)

TOTAL

(20 Ov, RR: 8.55)

171/7

Did not Bat

Mohammad Amir, Nathan Sowter, Matheesha Pathirana

Bowlers

EXT

Richard Ngarava

17.00

Olly Stone

7.75

Scott Kuggeleijn

11.67

Roelof van der Merwe

6.33

Haider Ali-I

8.75

Sikandar Raza

4.00

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Phil Salt

c Ngarava b Merwe

1-66

4.2

Dan Lawrence

c Chopra b Merwe

2-100

8.1

Colin Munro

b Stone

3-107

9.5

Alex Hales

c Ngarava b Stone

4-118

11.3

Adam Hose

lbw b Raza

5-133

14.2

Sam Curran

lbw b Ali-I

6-141

15.6

Michael Jones

c Shanaka b Kuggeleijn

7-165

19.2

Dubai Capitals

172/5 (20)

Batters

Tom Banton

93.75

c Lawrence b Naseer

Max Holden

200.00

c Hose b Curran

Ben Dunk

33.33

b Amir

Sam Billings

158.33

lbw b Pathirana

Sikandar Raza

133.33

Not out

Dasun Shanaka

90.91

b Curran

Scott Kuggeleijn

140.00

Not out

Extras

(B: 0, LB: 9, NB: 0, W: 5)

TOTAL

(20 Ov, RR: 8.6)

172/5

Did not Bat

Rahul Chopra, Roelof van der Merwe, Haider Ali-I, Olly Stone, Richard Ngarava

Bowlers

EXT

Mohammad Amir

9.25

Sam Curran

9.75

Ali Naseer

7.75

Matheesha Pathirana

6.00

Nathan Sowter

6.67

Dan Lawrence

12.00

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Max Holden

c Hose b Curran

1-16

1.4

Ben Dunk

b Amir

2-19

2.3

Tom Banton

c Lawrence b Naseer

3-32

5.1

Sam Billings

lbw b Pathirana

4-111

14.1

Dasun Shanaka

b Curran

5-151

17.6

Match Info

Date & Time

09 Feb, 08:00 PM IST

Venue

Dubai International Cricket Stadium

Match

27th T20,

International League T20

Umpires

Adrian Holdstock (South Africa), Shiju Sam (United Arab Emirates), Leslie Reifer (West Indies, TV)

Referee

Roshan Mahanama (Sri Lanka)

Toss

Dubai Capitals elected to bowl

1 4 1 1 1 0

Over 16

Runs: 8

1wd 1wd 0 1 1 2 4 1wd 4

Over 17

Runs: 15

1 1 1 4 1 W

Over 18

Runs: 8

1 1 0 4 1 1 4 0 1 2 0 6

Over 19

Runs: 21

All Overs

Player of the Match Sikandar Raza

60(45)

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Player of the Series Sikandar Raza

Commentary

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Sikandar Raza (Player of the Match): I said to myself, I don't think he'll go short. I'll hold my ground, and if he goes slow into the wicket I'll take it on. Well Naseer will learn from this. We have all been under the pump as a bowler and that will teaches you valuable lessons. To bowl the 20th over at 19 years of age shows great character. I'm sorry for him but we needed this win more! I would say Faith. Faith keeps me strong. I bowl hard in the nets, and bat for long periods and then take power-hitting as a separate drill. I do the hard work and keep my belief in it, because results are not in my control.

Sam Billings (Dubai Capitals Captain): You can do nothing when you got out but Raza has shown true character today. I am really happy with his performance, I was chatting with him in the middle. After the first time-out, we decided that I should go for some brave shots and that paid off. Incredible bowling effort from our side. We didn't bowl bad in the powerplay, but that was some exceptional hitting from Alex Hales. Our spinners did a fantastic job in the middle. We are looking forward to the next game.

Colin Munro (Desert Viper Captain): They bowled vey well in the middle overs and we lost a few wickets. Losing wicket will never help. Despite everything, the credit goes to Ali Naseer. He bowled really well throughout the night and I appreciate him. He is young bloke and we cannot tell him exactly what to bowl. I just aske Naseer to bowl his best delivery. Raza showed that if you give yourself time you always have the time to catch up. How Emirates play tomorrow will be important for us.

Time for the presentation ceremony

Match End!!!!

Dubai Capitals have scored 172 for 5 in 20 overs and won the match by five wickets off the last ball.

Alex Hales - 66 (37) | Roelof van der Merwe - 3/19 (3 Overs)
Sikandar Raza - 64 (45) | Sam Curran - 2/39 (4 Overs)

The Dubai Capitals won the toss and put the Vipers into bat. The Vipers were off to a great start as Alex Hales and Phil Salt slaughtered the Capitals bowlers. But the spinners did the job for Billings. They picked up wickets and gradually pulled the Capitals back into the game. After the dismissal of Hales, the Vipers lost their way. A total which looked like will easily go past the 200-mark was restricted to 171 at the end of 20 overs.

In the chase, the Capitals did not get off to a good start. They lost the first three wickets for 32 runs within the sixth over of the innings. But after this Sam Billings and Sikandar Raza stitched a partnership of 79 runs and brought the Capitals back into the game.

Billings played a brilliant knock of 57 off 36 balls and set up the tone for a powerful finish. But after his dismissal, it was Raza who brought out his A-game. He stayed till the end and hit a maximum off the last ball to see the team past the victory line.

overs

172 /5 score

runs

Sikandar Raza *

64 (45)

Scott Kuggeleijn

7 (5)

Ali Naseer

1 /31

19.6 Ali Naseer to Sikandar Raza, SIX!!!! RAZA HAS DONE IT!!!!!! Unbelievable scenes here. Full ball at the off stump. Raza stays inside the line of the ball and goes inside out over long-off for a maximum.

19.5 Ali Naseer to Sikandar Raza, this is gold at the moment. Slower outside the off stump. Raza swings across the line and misses. Now the target is 6 of 1.

19.4 Ali Naseer to Sikandar Raza, good length and a slower one at the off and middle. Chipped over short fine leg for a couple of runs.

19.3 Ali Naseer to Scott Kuggeleijn, full at the off stump. Swatted away to long-off for a single.

19.2 Ali Naseer to Scott Kuggeleijn, back of a length at the off stump. Kuggeleijn tries to play that over covers but fails to connect.

19.1 Ali Naseer to Scott Kuggeleijn, FOUR!!! Slower at the off stump. The ball goes off the outside edge past the keeper to the third man fence for a boundary.

Ali Naseer will bowl the last over.

A good over by Pathirana. So the Capitals now need 13 off the last 6 balls. Ali Naseer will be bowling and Kuggeleijn will be on strike.

18.6 Matheesha Pathirana to Scott Kuggeleijn, yorker at the off stump. Pushed to covers for a single.

18.5 Matheesha Pathirana to Sikandar Raza, low full toss at the off stump. Raza manages to play that to long-on for a single.

18.4 Matheesha Pathirana to Sikandar Raza, FOUR!!! Yorker at the leg stump. Raza swings the bat hard and gets an inside edge past the keeper for a boundary.

18.3 Matheesha Pathirana to Sikandar Raza, good length and a slower one outside the off stump. Raza swings across the line but does not connect.

18.2 Matheesha Pathirana to Scott Kuggeleijn, low full toss outside the off stump. Sliced to deep cover point for a single.