Dubai Capitals Vs Desert Vipers 20th Match 28 January 2023

20th T20 • Dubai International Cricket Stadium • Dubai

Desert Vipers

149/9 (20)

Dubai Capitals

137/5 (20)

DV won by 12 runs

Info

Fantasy

Live

Scorecard

Playing XI

Player of the Match Adam Zampa

3/16

Info

Desert Vipers

149/9 (20)

Batters

Rohan Mustafa

50.00

c R Uthappa b JT Ball

Alex Hales

120.00

b A Raja

Colin Munro

125.00

c D Shanaka b A Zampa

Sam Billings

113.64

lbw b A Zampa

Wanindu Hasaranga

128.57

c S Raza b A Zampa

Tom Curran

91.30

c R Powell b FJ Klaassen

Sherfane Rutherford

122.22

c D Shanaka b JT Ball

Gus Atkinson

100.00

runout (R Uthappa)

Ali Naseer

50.00

c D Shanaka b FJ Klaassen

Sheldon Cottrell

0.00

Not out

Extras

(B: 4, LB: 2, NB: 0, W: 9)

TOTAL

(20 Ov, RR: 7.45)

149/9

Did not Bat

Matheesha Pathirana

Bowlers

EXT

10.75

8.75

7.67

5.50

4.00

4.00

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Rohan Mustafa

c R Uthappa b JT Ball

1-9

0.5

Alex Hales

b A Raja

2-20

2.2

Sam Billings

lbw b A Zampa

3-85

9.4

Wanindu Hasaranga

c S Raza b A Zampa

4-97

11.4

Colin Munro

c D Shanaka b A Zampa

5-104

13.3

Sherfane Rutherford

c D Shanaka b JT Ball

6-144

18.5

Tom Curran

c R Powell b FJ Klaassen

7-146

19.1

Ali Naseer

c D Shanaka b FJ Klaassen

8-149

19.5

Gus Atkinson

runout (R Uthappa)

9-149

19.6

Dubai Capitals

137/5 (20)

Batters

Robin Uthappa

12.50

c TK Curran b G Atkinson

Hazratullah Zazai

100.00

c S Billings b SS Cottrell

Chirag Suri

84.21

c W Hasaranga b R Mustafa

Dasun Shanaka

104.35

c & b W Hasaranga

Rovman Powell

130.77

Not out

Sikandar Raza

125.00

c S Billings b R Mustafa

Yusuf Pathan *

134.62

Not out

Extras

(B: 0, LB: 1, NB: 0, W: 5)

TOTAL

(20 Ov, RR: 6.85)

137/5

Did not Bat

Adam Zampa, Jake Ball, Fred Klaassen, Akif Raja

Bowlers

EXT

6.67

5.33

7.00

6.75

7.67

7.33

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Robin Uthappa

c TK Curran b G Atkinson

1-7

1.6

Hazratullah Zazai

c S Billings b SS Cottrell

2-7

2.2

Dasun Shanaka

c & b W Hasaranga

3-45

8.1

Chirag Suri

c W Hasaranga b R Mustafa

4-53

9.6

Sikandar Raza

c S Billings b R Mustafa

5-85

13.3

Match Info

Date & Time

28 Jan, 07:30 PM IST

Venue

Dubai International Cricket Stadium

Match

20th T20,

International League T20

Umpires

Martin Saggers(England), Rod Tucker(Australia), Akbar Ali(United Arab Emirates, TV)

Referee

Roshan Mahanama(Sri Lanka)

Toss

Dubai Capitals elected to bowl

Player of the Match Adam Zampa

3/16

Commentary

That's it for the double-header from the ILT20 for tonight. More cricket comes your way tomorrow. Do join us then. For now, good night, sleep tight and take care. Bye.

Adam Zampa | Player of the Match: Good to be here. We're used to that now, coming into new environments, fitting in as soon as possible. I've played in the UAE quite a bit, we've had the World Cup and some of the IPLs here too. They got off to a flier and had some dangerous guys in the middle, so it was good to make a difference. We're in the must-win zone now. This was an important game and it slipped through our fingers.

Colin Munro | Desert Vipers captain: I thought they bowled exceptionally well, and other players stepped up today, not just Alex Hales. We were a few runs short, but we bowled outstandingly well to defend it. I thought the way TC [Curran] came in and bowled three in the end, same with Pathirana, was excellent. I thought tonight, spin was tough to hit so I bowled Hasaranga and Mustafa for eight overs straight.

Rovman Powell | Dubai Capitals captain: It's pretty disappointing. I think going into the last 5, the game was ours, but credit has to be given to them, I think they bowled brilliantly in the last 5. It's those 2 points that we really needed. Hopefully it doesn't hurt us, we still have three more games and need to focus on those. Credit has to be given to our bowlers the way we bowled in the last 8 overs was commendable, but if we could get a start that would have been ideal. But all in all, there are some positive that we can take from this game. (On Adam Zampa) He's a world class bowler who can come and deliver a world class performance. That is why he is here, he has done well wherever he has played. It's good to have him as an addition to the team. We have a few days off to get our opening combination right.

Match summary:
Dubai Capitals won the toss and opted to bowl

Desert Vipers 1st innings 149/9 (20 Overs)
Colin Munro 40(32) | Adam Zampa 3/16 (4)

Dubai Capitals 2nd innings 137/5 (20 Overs)
Yusuf Pathan 35*(26) | Rohan Mustafa 2/27 (4)

Desert Vipers win by 12 runs

What a comeback win from the Vipers thanks to exceptional death bowling from Pathirana and Tom Curran.

The Capitals had the chase despite losing early wickets as the ball moved around as Rovman Powell and Sikandar Raza rebuilt and then opened out.

But Raza fell at the wrong time and Yusuf Pathan came in to strike some hefty blows.

With 34 needed off 24, what followed was a death-bowling masterclass with Pathirana and Curran nailing their yorkers and not giving anything to hit.

Powell and Yusuf were denied the chance to free their arms and thus the Vipers pulled off a sensational comeback win.

The Vipers go top of the table and the Capitals' struggles continue with them lying just above the bottom-placed Knight Riders.

Stay tuned for the presentation...

overs

137 /5 score

1wd

runs

Rovman Powell *

34 (26)

Yusuf Pathan

35 (26)

Tom Curran

0 /22

19.6 Tom Curran to Rovman Powell, slower one dug onto the pitch outside off stump, Powell swings with all his might, misses, Billings makes the stop and Curran lets out a roar! The Dubai Capitals make an absolute meal of this run-chase! The Desert Vipers stick to their guns, and complete a successful fight back! They take this game by 12 runs and climb to the top of the points table!

19.5 Tom Curran to Rovman Powell, Curran redeems himself in an instant! Lands it right on the popping crease at the batting end, just outside off stump, Powell lets it go thinking he'd get another wide call but it is well inside the tramline!

19.5 Tom Curran to Rovman Powell, wide, slower one, but the line is wrong! The line is wrong! Down the leg side! Two sixes can still tie this game.....

19.4 Tom Curran to Yusuf Pathan, full and straight, right up there in the blockhole, Pathan can only drill it down to long-on for a single! The game is gone from the Capitals, albeit mathematically!

19.3 Tom Curran to Rovman Powell, full and on the pads, Powell swings his bat and whips it down to the man at deep backward square leg on the bounce. He doesn't want the second either!

19.2 Tom Curran to Yusuf Pathan, full and straight, Pathan drills this one down to the man at long on for a single

19.1 Tom Curran to Yusuf Pathan, slower one just outside off, Pathan is just a tad early on it, swing and a miss! 17 needed off 5 now!

Wow! What an over from Pathirana and suddenly the Capitals are in strife. 17 needed off the last over as the death bowling is world-class.

overs

133 /5 score

1wd

runs

Rovman Powell *

33 (23)

Yusuf Pathan

33 (23)

Matheesha Pathirana

0 /23

18.6 Matheesha Pathirana to Rovman Powell, brilliant, brilliant yorker from Pathirana to end his spell! This was aimed right at Powell's feet, who could do nothing about it except watch the ball sneak through his feet to the keeper

18.5 Matheesha Pathirana to Yusuf Pathan, low full toss, Pathan whips this one straight to the man at deep mid-wicket on the bounce for a single

18.4 Matheesha Pathirana to Rovman Powell, short of a length outside off, Powell tries to flat bat it through the gap at cow corner but the fielder at long-on gets to it in time, just a single

18.3 Matheesha Pathirana to Yusuf Pathan, low full toss once again, Pathan can only drag it towards mid wicket for a single

18.2 Matheesha Pathirana to Rovman Powell, low full toss, Powell manages to squeeze this one towards deep backward square, they want the second but it isn't there