- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR12.3 straight to long on! Pathirana gets the breakthrough the Vipers wanted! Length delivery outside off stump that just sticks in the surface a touch. Fletcher tries to muscle it over long on but ends up picking out the sweeper to perfection! 141/114.2 gone this time! The ploy to bowl short and wide has worked! Another delivery well outside Waseem's hitting arc. He tries to carve it over deep point and while he gets a good chunk of it, he neither gets the requisite power or the elevation to clear the sweeper. Straight down his throat, and that brings to an end a scintillating knock! 152/214.4 what a grab but the umpire has not given it out! Back of a length delivery that climbs onto Zadran and tucks him up for room. He tries to swing it away and seems to glove it. The ball then floats to Billings' left, who balances himself and takes a superb one-handed catch. The Vipers review, because, of course they have to! There is no glove involved because, well....that has come right off the toe-end of the bat! Two wickets in the over for Curran! 152/3Extras24 (b 1, lb 7, nb 1, w 15)TOTAL241/3 (20 Overs, RR: 12.05)Fall of wickets: 1-141 (Andre Fletcher, 12.3 ov), 2-152 (Muhammad Waseem, 14.2 ov), 3-152 (Najibullah Zadran, 14.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB L Wood 4 0 28 0 7.00 8 3 0 1 0 MRJ Watt 3 0 31 0 10.33 7 3 2 0 0 M Pathirana 4 0 58 1 14.50 9 5 3 7 1 TK Curran 4 0 63 2 15.75 5 5 5 3 0 Shiraz Ahmed 3 0 30 0 10.00 3 3 1 0 0 BAC Howell 2 0 23 0 11.50 3 3 1 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR1.1 and he knocks over Mustafa first ball! Length delivery just outside off stump that nips back into the batter ever so slightly. Mustafa advances, does not really pick what the ball is doing and swings wildly. The ball goes past the bat and thuds into the top of off stump! 9/12.1 is there a nick? Yes, there is! Hales has to walk back! Back of a length delivery on middle and leg stump that swerves into Hales very late. He backs away and has a waft at it. Everyone on the field, including the umpire and the batter think that Hales has gotten a tickle to it but replays suggest the ball might have clipped the top of the stumps on its way to the keeper as well. We will need replays to confirm, though. Hales did not review it, and the Vipers are two down! 14/23.6 edged and taken! No need for DRS this time! Length delivery outside off stump that zips through. Munro has a slog across the line and gets a feather through to the keeper. Farooqi is pumped, and the Vipers are on the ropes now! 33/34.2 chops it on! Length delivery outside off stump. Billings looks to access the leg side again but this time, loses a bit of shape. He tugs at it and ends up chopping it onto his stumps! Zahoor looks up to the heavens, and Billings looks back at the mess his stumps are in! 37/45.6 straight down third man's throat! Back of a length delivery outside off stump. Howell stays leg side of the ball and offers catching practice to the fielder stationed at third man. He got into a bit of an awkward position to take the catch but ensured the job was done! 47/64.4 straight to deep square leg! Zahoor mastering the art of going for a boundary and then taking a wicket! Full and angled into the stumps. Rutherford looks to heave it over deep square leg but chunks it off the inner half of the bat. The ball arrows towards deep square leg, where the fielder does the rest! 41/57.3 cleans him up! Length delivery in the channel that nips back sharply. Curran has no clue about it and has a hopeful waft at it. The ball breezes past the inside edge and smashes into the top of off stump! 60/79.1 and he picks up a wicket with his first ball! Fired into the batter on a length on middle and leg stump. Wood opts to stay back and also plays for the turn. The ball comes in with the angle, goes past the stumps and thunders into the stumps! 66/812.1 that will be that! Fired into the track on middle and leg stump. Watt skips down the track and looks to go inside out. He gets too close to the ball, though, and does not have enough room to work with either. In the end, he slices it straight to Boult at short extra cover 84/1010.5 Tahir gets his man! Another wrong'un on a length on middle and leg stump. Pathirana is looking to tonk that into next week but does not pick the googly at all. The ball beats the bat and he hears the death rattle soon after! 75/9Extras14 (b 1, lb 8, w 5)TOTAL84 all out (12.1 Overs, RR: 6.9)Fall of wickets: 1-9 (Rohan Mustafa, 1.1 ov), 2-14 (Alex Hales, 2.1 ov), 3-33 (Colin Munro, 3.6 ov), 4-37 (Sam Billings, 4.2 ov), 5-41 (Sherfane Rutherford, 4.4 ov), 6-47 (Benny Howell, 5.6 ov), 7-60 (Tom Curran, 7.3 ov), 8-66 (Luke Wood, 9.1 ov), 9-75 (Matheesha Pathirana, 10.5 ov), 10-84 (Mark Watt, 12.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB TA Boult 2 0 19 1 9.50 6 4 0 1 0 Fazalhaq Farooqi 3 0 13 3 4.33 12 1 0 3 0 Zahoor Khan 1 0 8 2 8.00 4 2 0 0 0 Imran Tahir 3.1 0 18 2 5.68 10 2 0 0 0 DJ Bravo 1 0 7 1 7.00 3 1 0 1 0 DR Mousley 2 0 10 1 5.00 5 1 0 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Desert Vipers , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Season
Match days
29 January 2023 - night match (20-over match)
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
MI Emirates 2, Desert Vipers 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 68 runs, 0 wicket)
- Over 1.1: Review by Desert Vipers (Bowling), Umpire - RA Kettleborough, Batter - ADS Fletcher (Struck down)
- MI Emirates: 50 runs in 4.5 overs (29 balls), Extras 8
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 29 balls (ADS Fletcher 15, Muhammad Waseem 30, Ex 8)
- Strategic Timeout: MI Emirates - 68/0 in 6.0 overs (ADS Fletcher 23, Muhammad Waseem 37)
- Muhammad Waseem: 50 off 24 balls (7 x 4, 2 x 6)
- MI Emirates: 100 runs in 9.1 overs (55 balls), Extras 9
- 1st Wicket: 100 runs in 55 balls (ADS Fletcher 39, Muhammad Waseem 56, Ex 9)
- ADS Fletcher: 50 off 38 balls (4 x 4, 2 x 6)
- Strategic Timeout: MI Emirates - 143/1 in 13.0 overs (Muhammad Waseem 80, KA Pollard 1)
- MI Emirates: 150 runs in 14.1 overs (86 balls), Extras 13
- Over 14.4: Review by Desert Vipers (Bowling), Umpire - AG Wharf, Batter - Najibullah Zadran (Upheld)
- MI Emirates: 200 runs in 18.1 overs (110 balls), Extras 18
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 22 balls (KA Pollard 21, DR Mousley 22, Ex 7)
- Over 19.2: Review by MI Emirates (Batting), Umpire - RA Kettleborough, Batter - DR Mousley (Upheld)
- Innings Break: MI Emirates - 241/3 in 20.0 overs (KA Pollard 50, DR Mousley 31)
- KA Pollard: 50 off 19 balls (4 x 4, 4 x 6)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 47 runs, 6 wickets)
- Desert Vipers: 50 runs in 6.1 overs (37 balls), Extras 11
- Strategic Timeout: Desert Vipers - 66/7 in 9.0 overs (L Wood 7, MRJ Watt 2)
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