- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR6.2 holes out to deep mid wicket! Slows it up on a full length on off stump. Sharafu's eyes light up and he tries to slog it over cow corner. Cloths it, though, and Billings takes a fairly regulation catch on the fence. van der Merwe is pumped, and the Knight Riders lose another wicket to a left-arm bowler (it is 14 out of 17 now)! 48/31.3 cleans him up with an absolute corker! Back of a length on off and this seems to deck away just a smidgen. Gous is caught on the crease and dangles his bat without any footwork. In fact, his feet seemed to move leg side, if anything. Got nowhere close to the ball as it crashed into the top of off stump. Chameera is pumped; Gous disappointed! 7/11.6 edged and gone! Two in the over for Chameera! Shortish outside off. Zips off the surface and hurries Pepper into his cut. He feels he has enough width to work with but the extra pace means that he can only feather it through to the keeper! 11/219.2 straight to extra cover! Slower ball that lands right in the slot on off stump. Hain gives himself room and throws his hands at it. Does not get the elevation to clear extra cover, though, and picks him out to perfection! 179/4Extras13 (b 4, w 9)TOTAL183/4 (20 Overs, RR: 9.15)Fall of wickets: 1-7 (Andries Gous, 1.3 ov), 2-11 (Michael Pepper, 1.6 ov), 3-48 (Alishan Sharafu, 6.2 ov), 4-179 (Sam Hain, 19.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB JO Holder 4 0 41 1 10.25 10 4 1 2 0 PVD Chameera 4 0 35 2 8.75 10 5 1 0 0 KW Richardson 4 0 42 0 10.50 8 3 2 2 0 Akif Raja 4 0 40 0 10.00 3 4 0 1 0 RE van der Merwe 2 0 9 1 4.50 4 0 0 0 0 Sikandar Raza 2 0 12 0 6.00 4 1 0 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR0.2 big appeal, given! Reviewed straightaway! Fullish on off stump. Nips back into Warner and seems to beat him on the inside. Raps him on the back leg and the umpire, after deliberation, raises his finger. The swiftness of the review, though, indicates there might be some bat involved. Or, Warner would have felt it hit him too high. No bat involved. Time for Ball Tracking now. It did hit Warner high on the back thigh but was it high enough? Not according to Ball Tracking. Smashing into middle and leg. Three reds and Warner has to go! 0/14.4 edged and taken! Narine takes out Gurbaz! Back of a length outside off. Seems to skid through and Gurbaz, looking for the cut, is late on the stroke. Feathers it through to Gous, who snaffles up a sharp chance. Gurbaz is stood there for a moment or two before trudging towards the pavilion! 65/33.5 goes straight up, and Russell sends JFM packing! Dug into the track on off stump, and this gets awfully big on JFM. He tries to swipe it away but the extra bounce means that the ball loops straight up. Russell calls early and makes no mistake! 57/214.3 Billings perishes! Given a bit of air on a length outside off. Billings comes down the track, looking to go over long on. He is beaten in the air, though, and is not to the pitch of the ball. Has to reach out and the ball clinks off the toe-end towards long on. Evans settles himself and does the rest, bringing an end a match-winning knock! 174/415.2 that is a very, very strange dismissal! Slower ball that ends up as a juicy full toss at the stumps. Raza, for some reason, tries to fence it into the on side and the ball pops straight up off the leading edge. Willey completes a return catch, and the Capitals lose their fifth! 180/5Extras7 (b 1, w 6)TOTAL185/5 (16.1 Overs, RR: 11.44)Fall of wickets: 1-0 (David Warner, 0.2 ov), 2-57 (Jake Fraser-McGurk, 3.5 ov), 3-65 (Rahmanullah Gurbaz, 4.4 ov), 4-174 (Sam Billings, 14.3 ov), 5-180 (Sikandar Raza, 15.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB DJ Willey 4 0 44 2 11.00 10 5 2 0 0 Imad Wasim 3.1 0 32 0 10.10 3 1 2 1 0 AD Russell 1 0 19 1 19.00 2 1 2 0 0 SP Narine 4 0 23 2 5.75 8 1 0 2 0 JB Little 2 0 32 0 16.00 1 4 1 1 0 Ali Khan 1 0 16 0 16.00 1 3 0 2 0 Matiullah Khan 1 0 18 0 18.00 0 4 0 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Dubai Capitals , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Season
Hours of play (local time)
18.30 start, First Session 18.30-20.00, Interval 20.00-20.20, Second Session 20.20-21.50
Match days
25 January 2024 - night match (20-over match)
Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Dubai Capitals 2, Abu Dhabi Knight Riders 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 48 runs, 2 wickets)
- Abu Dhabi Knight Riders: 50 runs in 6.4 overs (40 balls), Extras 6
- Strategic Timeout: Abu Dhabi Knight Riders - 59/3 in 8.0 overs (SR Hain 22, LJ Evans 8)
- Abu Dhabi Knight Riders: 100 runs in 12.5 overs (77 balls), Extras 6
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 39 balls (SR Hain 15, LJ Evans 37, Ex 0)
- LJ Evans: 50 off 28 balls (5 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Strategic Timeout: Abu Dhabi Knight Riders - 123/3 in 15.0 overs (SR Hain 39, LJ Evans 53)
- SR Hain: 50 off 37 balls (5 x 4, 1 x 6)
- SR Hain: 50 off 38 balls (4 x 4, 1 x 6)
- 4th Wicket: 100 runs in 66 balls (SR Hain 35, LJ Evans 59, Ex 7)
- Abu Dhabi Knight Riders: 150 runs in 17.3 overs (105 balls), Extras 13
- Innings Break: Abu Dhabi Knight Riders - 183/4 in 20.0 overs (LJ Evans 67, AD Russell 3)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 78 runs, 3 wickets)
- Over 0.2: Review by Dubai Capitals (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Aasif Iqbal, Batter - DA Warner (Struck down)
- Dubai Capitals: 50 runs in 3.2 overs (20 balls), Extras 0
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 18 balls (Rahmanullah Gurbaz 13, J Fraser-McGurk 37, Ex 0)
- Strategic Timeout: Dubai Capitals - 98/3 in 8.0 overs (SW Billings 16, Sikandar Raza 17)
- Dubai Capitals: 100 runs in 8.2 overs (50 balls), Extras 3
- Over 8.3: Review by Abu Dhabi Knight Riders (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Aasif Iqbal, Batter - R Chopra (Struck down - Umpires Call)
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 31 balls (SW Billings 27, Sikandar Raza 20, Ex 4)
- SW Billings: 50 off 27 balls (6 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Dubai Capitals: 150 runs in 12.2 overs (74 balls), Extras 7
- 4th Wicket: 100 runs in 55 balls (SW Billings 60, Sikandar Raza 37, Ex 5)
- Strategic Timeout: Dubai Capitals - 180/5 in 15.2 overs (R Powell 1)
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