END OF OVER:20 | 12 Runs 1 Wkt | DC: 188/5 | RR: 9.40
- Sam Billings46 (26b)
- Dasun Shanaka0 (1b)
- Josh Little4-0-38-1
- Sabir Ali3-0-35-2
Dubai Capitals finish with a handy 188. Looks like a decent enough total in a tense knockout fixture and they have got runs on the board. Knight Riders couldn't thwart Raza and Billings effectively as they forged a brilliant partnership and did the heavy lifting in the last five overs. Superb contributions from Tom Abell (41), Sam Billings (46), and Sikandar Raza (40) have stepped up on the big day. Fielding wasn't top-notch, and some missed run-out opportunities might haunt them later. Will be back in a few minutes
19.6
1
Little to Billings, 1 run, Deep in the crease and tries to clear cover while facing this full and wide delivery, hasn't found the gap and will only pick up a run
19.5
1b
Little to Shanaka, 1 bye, Another well-disguised slower one just outside off, beaten but sneaks a bye
19.4
W
Little to Sikandar Raza, OUT, Snaffled that while moving to his left, didn't botch up this time at long-on, Evans takes a great catch. Raza lofts it over the bowler's head but didn't get underneath it.
Sikandar Raza c Evans b Little 40 (24m 19b 5x4 1x6) SR: 210.52
19.3
4
Little to Sikandar Raza, FOUR, Shortish and wide of off, plonked straight down the ground and the fielder over-ran it, Evans the culprit leaks a boundary
19.2
6
Little to Sikandar Raza, SIX, That was heaved over the top and cleared boundary ropes! Fraction short on off, clears front leg and gives it a big swing, clears the fielder with ease
19.1
0
Little to Sikandar Raza, no run, Over the wicket, takes the pace off and lands it on a short of a length outside off, massive yahoo across the line and he has been beaten comprehensively here
END OF OVER:19 | 18 Runs | DC: 176/4 | RR: 9.26
- Sikandar Raza30 (15b)
- Sam Billings45 (25b)
- Sabir Ali3-0-35-2
- David Willey4-0-32-1
18.6
1
Sabir Ali to Sikandar Raza, 1 run, Full toss at middle, mistimes it to midwicket and has to settle for a run
18.5
2
Sabir Ali to Sikandar Raza, 2 runs, Shortish and slanting away outside off, hasn't quite timed it well but a decent chunk to send it fluttering away in the vacant areas at deep midwicket, couple ran hard for the second
18.4
1
Sabir Ali to Billings, 1 run, Rams the wide yorker in the quiet zone, shovelled away to deep extra, keen on taking a second, sent back and rightly so
18.3
4
Sabir Ali to Billings, FOUR, Short and angled away across off, pumps it past Roy at long-on for a four! That is exactly the kind of impetus that Capitals required at the death, dominating Knight Riders
18.2
4
Sabir Ali to Billings, FOUR, Attempted yorker gone wrong, Billings skedaddles down the track and lashes it downtown, bisecting long-on and long-off, marvelous hitting, good use of the feet
18.1
6
Sabir Ali to Billings, SIX, Springs down the track and hoists him for six over deep midwicket. In the slot for Billings and he does not miss out. That was absolutely pummeled!
END OF OVER:18 | 13 Runs | DC: 158/4 | RR: 8.77
- Sam Billings30 (21b)
- Sikandar Raza27 (13b)
- David Willey4-0-32-1
- Fabian Allen3-0-24-1
17.6
1
Willey to Billings, 1 run, Short of a length with no real pace and gets spongy bounce, slashed at long-off for a run
17.5
1
Willey to Sikandar Raza, 1 run, Slow tennis ball bumper on middle, pulled to midwicket region rather awkwardly
17.4
4
Willey to Sikandar Raza, FOUR, Hits it with so much power and fizz! That's like that Virat Kohli shot against Haris Rauf, straight past the bowler towards long-off, uses brute force in his wrists to manufacture a four out of nowhere!
17.3
0
Willey to Sikandar Raza, no run, Hard length on a tight off stump line, another run-out chance gone begging, belts it to mid-off with no timing and Billings was almost halfway down the pitch, Allen chucks a throw but can't hit the stumps
17.2
4
Willey to Sikandar Raza, FOUR, Flips it on a slightly shorter length outside off, he plays an outrageous late upper-cut with supreme control and it skittles away to the rope, no-one cut it off at deep backward point
17.1
3
Willey to Billings, 3 runs, Length, outside off, charges down the track and slaughters it up and over extra cover, Allen in the deep makes a fabulous stop, saved a certain boundary
Willey back into the attack, will bowl from over the wicket
END OF OVER:17 | 11 Runs | DC: 145/4 | RR: 8.52
- Sikandar Raza18 (9b)
- Sam Billings26 (19b)
- Fabian Allen3-0-24-1
- Josh Little3-0-27-0
16.6
2
Allen to Sikandar Raza, 2 runs, Tossed up slower on middle and leg, maneuvers it away to deep midwicket pocket and the call is for two
16.5
4
Allen to Sikandar Raza, FOUR, Fired it quicker outside off, sinks onto his knee and adjusts tremendously to the pace and plays a deft late cut to third man boundary
16.4
1
Allen to Billings, 1 run, Again changes his stance and tries to go big, gets the top edge that just falls away from the keeper and short third
16.3
2
Allen to Billings, 2 runs, Inverses his stance and nails the sweep shot to perfection, fielder at deep with a well-timed intervention prevents a boundary, rapid running between the wickets yields them a couple
