- BATSMENRB4s6sSR15.5 cleans him up! Sizzling yorker that hones in on the batter's toes. Munro tries to work it away into the on side but is beaten for pace. The ball jams into his pad and then deflects onto the stumps. Ali Khan is pumped, and this is a crucial scalp, with more than four overs still left in this innings! 126/62.2 straight up, and Hales perishes for a duck! Fairly innocuous delivery on a length on middle and leg. Hales looks for the big slog sweep but the ball sticks in the surface just a shade. Swipes too early and the ball spoons up off the top edge. Willey settles under it at mid wicket and does the rest! 9/14.2 stumped by a mile! Flighted up deliciously on a length just outside off. Hose hares down the track, trying to flick it through mid wicket. He is beaten in the air completely, though, and is nowhere close to the pitch of the ball. Rips past the outside edge and Gous whips off the bails after gathering it cleanly. ADKR have two in the powerplay! 24/26.4 soft dismissal! Slower ball on a length way outside off. Hasaranga is intent on swinging at everything and does so again. Does not pick the variation, though, and is early into the stroke. Has to reach out too because of how wide it is and clinks it off the toe-end, straight to extra cover. The Knight Riders keep chipping away! 45/39.3 hot knife through butter! Slowed up on a length on middle and leg. Pitches and nips back in. Azam is playing for the one that comes straight through and is beaten on the inside on his flick. Flicks the pads and then thuds into middle stump! 61/412.1 edged and taken! Full and enticing the drive outside off. Shadab cannot resist the temptation and wafts at it, without any sort of footwork. All he manages is a faint nick through to the keeper, and this promising partnership has been cut short! 90/518.1 holes out to long on! Low full toss on middle and off that seems to just curve in late. Rutherford, trying to go downtown, cannot extend his arms fully and arrows it off the lower part of the bat towards the sweeper. Sharafu runs in from the fence, dives forward and snaffles up a sharp chance! 138/719.3 Shaheen has been run out chasing the second! Right up in the blockhole on middle and off. Shaheen helicopters it down to long on and knows he has to anyhow come back for two. Puts in the dive but in vain because the throw is accurate and the keeper was quick enough to whip off the bails. Handy cameo, though! 151/8Extras13 (b 4, lb 2, w 7)TOTAL154/8 (20 Overs, RR: 7.7)Fall of wickets: 1-9 (Alex Hales, 2.2 ov), 2-24 (Adam Hose, 4.2 ov), 3-45 (Wanindu Hasaranga, 6.4 ov), 4-61 (Azam Khan, 9.3 ov), 5-90 (Shadab Khan, 12.1 ov), 6-126 (Colin Munro, 15.5 ov), 7-138 (Sherfane Rutherford, 18.1 ov), 8-151 (Shaheen Shah Afridi, 19.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Imad Wasim 4 0 19 2 4.75 14 2 0 2 0 DJ Willey 3 0 29 0 9.66 6 3 1 1 0 M de Lange 2 0 23 1 11.50 4 3 1 0 0 AD Russell 4 0 29 2 7.25 9 1 1 4 0 SP Narine 4 0 23 1 5.75 12 3 0 0 0 Ali Khan 3 0 25 1 8.33 4 3 0 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRB4s6sSR3.4 Amir stings the Knight Riders again! Length delivery pushed across the batter outside off. Gous' feet are stuck in concrete and he reaches out for it away from his body. A faint tickle and Azam gobbles it up. Amir is jubilant, and this is a vital wicket inside the powerplay! 17/21.2 has Clarke been run out at the bowler's end?! Length on middle and leg. Gous pushes it back towards Amir, who gets a hand to it and deflects it onto the stumps. The question now is whether Clarke was inside his crease. Nope, he was not. Inches short of his ground, and the Vipers strike early! 3/15.3 does him all ends up! Beautifully-disguised googly that pitches on off stump and spins back sharply. Hain is rooted to his crease and does not pick the variation. Misses it completely and gets pinned right in front. The umpire raises his finger without any hesitation and Hain does not bother with the review either! 34/314.3 Imad takes a risk, and pays the price! Dangles the carrot on middle and leg, and Imad bites. He looks at this full delivery and thinks he can get six. Swings at it but the angle into him means he cloths it off the inside half of the bat. Rutherford takes it reverse-cupped in front of his face. Is there another twist in this game? 113/4Extras10 (lb 6, w 4)TOTAL160/4 (17.2 Overs, RR: 9.23)Fall of wickets: 1-3 (Joe Clarke, 1.2 ov), 2-17 (Andries Gous, 3.4 ov), 3-34 (Sam Hain, 5.3 ov), 4-113 (Imad Wasim, 14.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Shaheen Shah Afridi 4 0 31 0 7.75 12 4 1 0 0 Mohammad Amir 3 0 22 1 7.33 9 4 0 0 0 TS Mills 3 0 45 0 15.00 5 4 3 3 0 PW Hasaranga 4 0 12 2 3.00 14 0 0 0 0 Shadab Khan 3 0 36 0 12.00 4 2 3 0 0 Aryan Lakra 0.2 0 8 0 24.00 0 0 1 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Season
Hours of play (local time)
14.30 start, First Session 14.30-16.00, Interval 16.00-16.20, Second Session 16.20-17.50
Match days
27 January 2024 - day/night match (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders 2, Desert Vipers 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 41 runs, 2 wickets)
- Desert Vipers Impact Player Subs: Michael Jones, Dinesh Chandimal, Tanish Suri, Bas de Leede, Sheldon Cottrell, Tymal Mills and Karthik Meiyappan
- Abu Dhabi Knight Riders Impact Player Subs: Josh Little, Michael Pepper, Sabir Ali, Ravi Bopara, Adhitya Shetty, Jake Lintott and Joe Clarke
- Over 7.1: Review by Abu Dhabi Knight Riders (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Aasif Iqbal, Batter - C Munro (Struck down - Umpires Call)
- Desert Vipers: 50 runs in 7.3 overs (45 balls), Extras 5
- Strategic Timeout: Desert Vipers - 61/3 in 9.0 overs (C Munro 23, Azam Khan 9)
- Desert Vipers: 100 runs in 12.6 overs (78 balls), Extras 11
- C Munro: 50 off 43 balls (6 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Strategic Timeout: Desert Vipers - 126/6 in 15.5 overs (SE Rutherford 23)
- Over 17.1: Review by Abu Dhabi Knight Riders (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Aasif Iqbal, Batter - Shaheen Shah Afridi (Struck down)
- Desert Vipers: 150 runs in 19.2 overs (116 balls), Extras 13
- Innings Break: Desert Vipers - 154/8 in 20.0 overs (Aryan Lakra 4, Rohan Mustafa 2)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 39 runs, 3 wickets)
- Abu Dhabi Knight Riders: 50 runs in 8.3 overs (51 balls), Extras 5
- Strategic Timeout: Abu Dhabi Knight Riders - 60/3 in 9.0 overs (A Sharafu 30, Imad Wasim 6)
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 38 balls (A Sharafu 34, Imad Wasim 17, Ex 4)
- A Sharafu: 50 off 34 balls (6 x 4, 3 x 6)
- Abu Dhabi Knight Riders: 100 runs in 13.3 overs (81 balls), Extras 5
- Strategic Timeout: Abu Dhabi Knight Riders - 140/4 in 16.0 overs (A Sharafu 77, AD Russell 9)
- Abu Dhabi Knight Riders: 150 runs in 16.6 overs (102 balls), Extras 10
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