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Match Details

Toss

Abu Dhabi Knight Riders , elected to field first

Player Of The Match

Season

Hours of play (local time)

14.00 start, First Session 14.00-15.30, Interval 15.30-15.50, Second Session 15.50-17.20

Match days

2 February 2025 - night match (20-over match)

Abu Dhabi Knight Riders replacement

AGS Gous for Ali Khan (Abu Dhabi Knight Riders innings, 0.1 ov)

Dubai Capitals replacement

OC McCoy for DA Warner (Abu Dhabi Knight Riders innings, 0.1 ov)

TV Umpires

Reserve Umpire

Match Referee

Points

Dubai Capitals 2, Abu Dhabi Knight Riders 0

Scorer: Binoy George | Commentator: Srinidhi Ramanujam

END OF OVER:
20 | 14 Runs | ADKR: 191/5 (27 runs required, RR: 9.55)

  • Jason Holder16 (9b)
  • Sunil Narine22 (8b)
  • Gulbadin Naib3-0-32-1
  • Dushmantha Chameera4-0-25-2

That's it from us today. Hope you all enjoyed our coverage. Until next time, this is Srinidhi signing off on behalf of my team, Good night and take care!

Warner: "Back to when I was 21 again. We know here it can be quite difficult, losing a toss and being sent in. You've got to have that positive mindset. To accompany Shai at the top of the order, who's been exceptional this morning, made my job a lot easier. We were off to a good start and we put a positive tone on the board. Yeah, we looked at teams playing here. Yeah, I think just batting back at home at my local home ground, it's been a spinning wicket this year. I've just been looking to try and target the straight boundaries. I've stayed nice and still. I think in the past I've tried to create the power instead of just getting the back foot and trying to hit the ball as straight as I can. Look, I'm still learning at 38 years of age."

Billings: "It was a proper team effort. I think the contributions, obviously, David will get applauded. But I think everyone who batted around him, a little bit of luck but made him pay. And the intent that, obviously, Shanaka showed as well. They're the kind of knocks that really changed the game around David at the other end. So, from a batting point of view, he set up the wind beautifully. But also with the bowling, he had plenty of options. But when people came on, they were very clear. You know, everyone really executed brilliantly. So, Chameera was the pick of the bowlers, as he will get. And righty so, he's world class when he's bowling like that. But I think the most pleasing thing, one, was the building, but also the team effort."

Narine: "It was decent. I still think that the bunch of guys, we still gave all that we could have given. It's not the result we wanted, but at the end of the day, someone has to win and someone has to lose. My team they don't really want to chase to 217, and we had a decent start. We had a good partnership, worked well, quite brilliantly, trying to carry the game as deep as possible. I think we just didn't finish as we wanted to, but in the end, they bowled well, they picked up against us, and I think that's a key factor there. I think the belief is there once you have an opportunity, especially once you have Russell there, that they come in and change the game. You know you have a chance and they deliver today, but it's a tough job to do."

9.35pm: Capitals are through to the playoffs with a 26-run win over ADKR. Gous kept ADKR in the tall chase with his 78 after Mayers' 42 but their run rate went out of control in the second half of the innings with Chameera bowling exceptionally well. With the bat, it was superb effort from Warner, who top-scored with an unbeaten 93 but the likes of Naib, Shanaka and Hope also chipped in for Capitals. With their seventh loss, ADKR stay at the bottom of the table.

19.6
0
Gulbadin Naib to Holder, no run, swing and a miss for Holder
19.5
6
Gulbadin Naib to Holder, SIX, fuller, slower, on the stumps, Holder picks this up nicely and launches this straight down the ground for six
19.4
0
Gulbadin Naib to Holder, no run, Pace off, full length ball outside off, Holder can't connect
19.3
6
Gulbadin Naib to Holder, SIX, Pace on, short ball outside off, Holder pulls this away effortlessly over deep midwicket
19.2
1
Gulbadin Naib to Narine, 1 run, length ball with no pace on it, angling away, lofts it towards vacant mid off region
19.1
1
Gulbadin Naib to Holder, 1 run, full length ball on off stump, Holder hits this high in the air, Naib runs back a bit but can't get hold of the ball. Tough one though

Final over. 41 needed

KnightRiders 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st96KR MayersAGS Gous
2nd55AGS GousJM Clarke
3rd0AD RussellAGS Gous
4th1AD RussellJO Holder
5th1DJ WilleyJO Holder
6th38SP NarineJO Holder

International League T20

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