- BATSMENRB4s6sSR1.6 Bowled him! Don't need to bother with stumping when you can get through the gate like that! That is a corker on a length that came back appreciably from off and kept a touch low too, Gurbaz is flummoxed by Watt's sorcery and stands stunned there. Excellent first over, gave no leeway whatsoever 11/16.6 Banged in short, strangled down leg and Dickwella takes a stupendous catch with his gloves! Tries to hurriedly pull it behind square and couldn't bail out of the shot, keeper with sharp reflexes leaps into the air and takes a stunner, Warriors off to a rocking start! 39/34.2 Miscues the skier! One big shoot too many. Tries a similar shot but this time it goes straight into the hands of Johnson Charles who charged in from the rope and hung onto it brilliantly, he was starting to cut loose but it wasn't a fluent stay at the crease, looked a bit rusty 28/28.3 steps to the leg side and swats it straight to Gregory at point and he has to go! Theekshana roars in jubilation, made room to hit up and over the fielder but didn't get elevation, Capitals in all sorts of trouble 44/417.4 Round the wicket, pitched up on middle and leg, gets down low to it and tries to pummel him over deep extra cover but the bat turned in his hand and Cadmore swoops to his left like a dolphin gambooling in the sea, Raza is livid with himself, it was in his hitting zone but he was camped deep and just couldn't time it that well 102/98.5 Shrieking for an lbw, not given. He looks convinced, meeting underway between Cadmore, Dickwella and Theekshana; they will take a second opinion on it. Nothing on the ultra-edge as he attempts to sweep, looks pretty adjacent, pitching in line, impact in line and hitting wickets so that's a successful review. This is going from bad to worse for Warriors who are now staring into the abyss. They need major rebuilding work now to put up a decent total 44/510.6 That looks stone dead and the umpire raises the dreaded finger! Rapid snorter on a length that curled away a wee bit from middle and rapped the back pad, I don't think anything can save him other than bat. Warner meanwhile looks despondently as the batting capitulates. Yup, three reds on the big screen and Powell has to take the long walk back to the dressing room. Capitals find themselves in a rut as Warriors continue to pick wickets at regular intervals. A sorry looking scorecard 56/612.5 Traps him lbw! floated up on a length and this looks very straight, no confusion at all on this occasion, Holder cannot bring his bat down in the nick of time, there is a fair bit of distance that bat had to travel and Theekshana is spitting fire, quicker and straighter, would have gone on to clatter the middle, Capitals are 62-7, yes you read that right! Wow, the emotion, the pride! That wicket meant the world to him as he eyes a fifer 62/715.3 And that is wicket No. 200 for Daniel Sams in his 161th T20! The New South Wales speedster finds a way to break this stand. Van der Merwe takes on the short ball and miscues it to Jawadullah at fine leg, lovely little cameo from a very entertaining cricketer from Netherlands, the only who looked somewhat fluent today. He was early through the pull and is not happy with himself 85/818.2 Rams the yorker on off, tapped to cover-point, Denly smashes a throw, hit's the bull's eye and has got Akif run-out at the non-striker's end! That is a sad sight for Capitals as they bundle out for 104; this has been a no show with the bat 104/10Extras4 (lb 2, w 2)TOTAL104 all out (18.2 Overs, RR: 5.67)Did not bat: PVD ChameeraFall of wickets: 1-11 (Rahmanullah Gurbaz, 1.6 ov), 2-28 (Ben Dunk, 4.2 ov), 3-39 (David Warner, 6.6 ov), 4-44 (Sam Billings, 8.3 ov), 5-44 (Max Holden, 8.5 ov), 6-56 (Rovman Powell, 10.6 ov), 7-62 (Jason Holder, 12.5 ov), 8-85 (Roelof van der Merwe, 15.3 ov), 9-102 (Sikandar Raza, 17.4 ov), 10-104 (Akif Raja, 18.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB CR Woakes 3.2 0 20 0 6.00 10 0 2 0 0 MRJ Watt 4 0 15 1 3.75 14 1 0 0 0 DR Sams 4 0 28 3 7.00 10 0 2 2 0 Muhammad Jawadullah 3 0 19 1 6.33 9 3 0 0 0 M Theekshana 4 0 20 4 5.00 12 2 0 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRB4s6sSR8.2 Takes a step out of his crease and chips it straight to Sam Billing at long-on! Tossed up fuller on middle and he launched the ball straight into the fielder's hands, wanted to finish the game in a hurry but ends up finishing his stay on the crease, gone for 37 70/1Extras2 (w 2)TOTAL105/1 (13.1 Overs, RR: 7.97)Fall of wickets: 1-70 (Niroshan Dickwella, 8.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB JO Holder 1 0 5 0 5.00 4 1 0 0 0 PVD Chameera 2 0 21 0 10.50 5 4 0 1 0 Haider Ali 4 0 21 1 5.25 10 2 0 0 0 Sikandar Raza 3 0 17 0 5.66 7 2 0 0 0 Akif Raja 1.1 0 20 0 17.14 2 3 1 1 0 RE van der Merwe 2 0 21 0 10.50 2 1 1 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Dubai Capitals , elected to bat 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
29 January 2024 - night match (20-over match)
Twenty20 debut
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Sharjah Warriors 2, Dubai Capitals 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 35 runs, 2 wickets)
- Strategic Timeout: Dubai Capitals - 39/3 in 7.0 overs (SW Billings 6)
- Over 8.5: Review by Sharjah Warriors (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - MJ Saggers, Batter - MDE Holden (Upheld)
- Dubai Capitals: 50 runs in 9.5 overs (59 balls), Extras 1
- Over 10.6: Review by Dubai Capitals (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - MJ Saggers, Batter - R Powell (Struck down)
- Strategic Timeout: Dubai Capitals - 63/7 in 13.0 overs (Sikandar Raza 7, RE van der Merwe 1)
- Dubai Capitals: 100 runs in 17.2 overs (104 balls), Extras 3
- Innings Break: Dubai Capitals - 104/10 in 18.2 overs (Haider Ali 1)
- Over 0.1: Review by Dubai Capitals (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Ahmed Shah Pakteen, Batter - N Dickwella (Struck down)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 56 runs, 0 wicket)
- Sharjah Warriors: 50 runs in 5.4 overs (34 balls), Extras 2
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 34 balls (N Dickwella 27, J Charles 23, Ex 2)
- Strategic Timeout: Sharjah Warriors - 66/0 in 7.0 overs (N Dickwella 36, J Charles 28)
- Sharjah Warriors: 100 runs in 12.2 overs (74 balls), Extras 2
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