12/01Result
2nd Match, International League T20 at Abu Dhabi, Jan 12 2025
Vipers won by 7 wkts (8b rem)
Player of the Match
Dan Lawrence
Dan LawrenceDesert Vipers
12/01Result
2nd Match, International League T20 at Abu Dhabi, Jan 12 2025
Vipers won by 7 wkts (8b rem)
Player of the Match
Dan Lawrence
Dan LawrenceDesert Vipers

END OF OVER:
20 | 5 Runs 1 Wkt | ADKR: 166/5 | RR: 8.30

  • Phil Salt71 (49b)
  • Lockie Ferguson4-0-26-1
  • Mohammad Amir4-0-29-1

Mustafa Moudi: "Maxwell, Russell and Salt... What a Sunday this has been. And surely its not over yet!!"

Alishan Sharafu: "A bit of a tricky situation at the start. It was tricky, slow and gripping a little bit. The pace was taken off, and it was easier once you got yourself in. It looks like a good total on this wicket, and we back our bowlers to defend this. [On retiring out] We had a chat at the drinks break, and there was a plan. Obviously team comes first."

3.34pm Are ADKR short, or have they have got more than what seemed possible? They were 39 for 3 at one stage, but the pitch never seemed as tricky eventually as it looked like to start with. It was slow indeed, but as Salt and Sharafu showed, once you were set, it wasn't all that difficult. Salt continued his fine T20 form with 71*, even as ADKR retired Sharafu out in what is sure going to take the headline. Russell clubbed 30* in double quick time, and DV might find this chase of 167 tricky. Join us in ten.

19.6
W
Ferguson to Russell, 1 run, OUT, Russell is run-out going for the second! Short ball around fifth stump, and Russell swatted that down long-on. It was always only a single, and the throw arrived right at the keeper, who was close to the stumps. Russell and Salt still tried a second, and the former was short in the end

AD Russell run out 30 (14m 14b 2x4 3x6) SR: 214.28

19.5
0
Ferguson to Russell, no run, now Ferguson ups the ante by firing at 143kph! Short of a length outside off, and Russell looks to pull but misses. A loud grunt from the batter there
19.4
0
Ferguson to Russell, no run, change of pace again, and this time he goes for a yorker which is wide of off. Russell looks to have a slash by sitting deep in the crease, but is beaten
19.3
1
Ferguson to Salt, 1 run, change of pace, and this skids through off a fullish length just outside off. Swung away to deep midwicket
19.2
2
Ferguson to Salt, 2 runs, ohh, that was a full toss around knee height, and Salt only manages to sky that towards long leg. A missed opportunity there to bag more
19.1
1
Ferguson to Russell, 1 run, a tennis-batted swat towards deep-backward point, as the ball is short and around sixth stump

Russell on strike. Can ADKR get to 175? Ferguson has the ball.

END OF OVER:
19 | 17 Runs | ADKR: 161/4 | RR: 8.47

  • Andre Russell28 (10b)
  • Phil Salt68 (47b)
  • Mohammad Amir4-0-29-1
  • Sam Curran4-0-48-0
18.6
1
Mohammad Amir to Russell, 1 run, short in length on middle and leg, and hooked hard to fine leg
18.5
0
Mohammad Amir to Russell, no run, short of a length on middle. He looks to pull, but is beaten
18.4
4
Mohammad Amir to Russell, FOUR, flung away towards deep-backward point! The ball is fullish and angling across to arrive around sixth stump, and Russell slams it away for four
18.3
6
Mohammad Amir to Russell, SIX, slammed way over long-on! A full toss angling across and arriving on off, as Russell throws all he has at that ball to smother it for six
18.2
0
Mohammad Amir to Russell, no run, short ball at a change of pace, and he's beaten in looking to pull
18.1
6
Mohammad Amir to Russell, SIX, just over the man at deep cover! Zaman, placed there on the boundary, leaped to try and catch it, but the ball just beat him. Amir bowled a slower ball on a fulish length, and got it to shape away to finish wide of off. Russell reached out, and launched it for six

Amir back. Can he stop Russell?

END OF OVER:
18 | 19 Runs | ADKR: 144/4 | RR: 8.00

  • Andre Russell11 (4b)
  • Phil Salt68 (47b)
  • Sam Curran4-0-48-0
  • Luke Wood4-0-27-0
17.6
1
Curran to Russell, 1 run, very full, and swinging into his pads. Whipped to long leg
17.5
0
Curran to Russell, no run, a bouncer outside off, as Russell looks to hook but is beaten by the bounce

Over the stumps

17.4
4
Curran to Russell, FOUR, a lovely delivery... but it's four! The luck favours Russell, who only jams the bat down on this inswinging yorker which arrives on leg. But the ball ends up going wide of the man at short fine leg
17.3
6
Curran to Russell, SIX, swatted over midwicket! He must have been hitting sixes all this while in the dugout. Short in length just about on off, and Russell gets on top of the bounce to hammer it away for six

Russell facing his first ball

17.2
1
Curran to Salt, 1 run, slower ball on the shorter side of a length, and a bit wide of off. Slapped towards cover, perhaps beaten by the lack of pace
17.1
6
Curran to Salt, SIX, wow, clatterred over deep square leg! Salt gets another low, dipping full toss just outside off. He's ready and waiting by getting deep in the crease and across the stumps, and rams it for six
17.1
1w
Curran to Salt, 1 wide, pretty full, and really wide of off. Salt still has a go at it, and misses

With three overs left, ADKR retire out Sharafu. They bring in Russell instead.

END OF OVER:
17 | 10 Runs 1 Wkt | ADKR: 125/4 | RR: 7.35

  • Phil Salt61 (45b)
  • Luke Wood4-0-27-0
  • Lockie Ferguson3-0-21-1
16.6
W
Wood to Salt, 1 run, yorker length again, and around middle and off. He goes swiping, but gets it off the inside edge to short fine leg

A Sharafu retired out 46 (40m 34b 4x4 1x6) SR: 135.29

16.5
6
Wood to Salt, SIX, pinged over deep midwicket! This is a slower ball angling away, and arriving as a low full toss around off. Salt gets his front leg out of the way, and clubs it forcefully for six
16.4
1
Wood to Sharafu, 1 run, he skips down the pitch after backing away, and ends up flashing this length delivery on a few bounces to deep third

International League T20 News

Vipers 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st31AD HalesFakhar Zaman
2nd25AD HalesDW Lawrence
3rd95DW LawrenceSM Curran
4th17SM CurranSE Rutherford

International League T20

TeamMWLPTNRR
DV1073140.141
DC106412-0.234
MIE1055100.805
SW105510-0.349
GG10468-0.23
ADKR10376-0.229