- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR0.2 And now Amir thinks he's got his man, the MI Emirates players are up in the air but the umpire is unmoved. They review and indeed there was a faint nick! KJP goes for a duck. This was a carbon copy of the previous delivery, if a little straighter. Perera once more pushed away from the body but this time got bat on it as well. Great start for the down on their luck Vipers 0/13.4 Finds midwicket! Wood has the big one! This was short and Waseem picks the length early enough, but only manages to toe-end this straight to midwicket 33/25.4 Wood has his second! Length ball outside off, Fletcher clears the front foot and looks to hack this over mid-on once more, but this time gets a thick under edge and disturbs the stumps 52/37.3 Outstanding take at gully! A blinder by Ali Naseer! But they're checking for a bump ball. This was full and wide once more, and this time Pooran does get bat on it and carves it in the air to the left of Naseer at gully, who flings himself to his left and grabs a catch-of-the-season contender with both hands! Replays confirm this was not a bump ball 58/415.6 Holes out at wide long-on! Rayudu's marathon comes to an end as he skips down the track and looks to heave Hasaranga down the ground. Gets the height, but just not enough to clear Afridi on the ropes 111/614.6 Chipped straight back to Pathirana! Pace off length ball, Hosein is early on the stroke as he looks to clip this onside. Ends up chipping a gentle catch back to Pathirana, who scurries forward and completes the take 107/519.3 And now David must go! But he's given his side a score to defend here. Short and top edges the hook. Naseer judges this well at short fine 148/719.4 Boult is gone first ball! Full on off, Boult looks to loft this down the ground. Gets under it but no distance as this goes straight up in the air. Mid-off takes an easy catch 148/819.6 Run out to end the innings! Pace-off, back of a length, chipped to Amir's right. Amir picks it up and under arms the striker's stumps as they attempt a desperate single. MI Emirates finish on 149 for 9! 149/9Extras9 (lb 1, w 8)TOTAL149/9 (20 Overs, RR: 7.45)Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Kusal Perera, 0.2 ov), 2-33 (Muhammad Waseem, 3.4 ov), 3-52 (Andre Fletcher, 5.4 ov), 4-58 (Nicholas Pooran, 7.3 ov), 5-107 (Akeal Hosein, 14.6 ov), 6-111 (Ambati Rayudu, 15.6 ov), 7-148 (Tim David, 19.3 ov), 8-148 (Trent Boult, 19.4 ov), 9-149 (Fazalhaq Farooqi, 19.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Mohammad Amir 4 0 26 3 6.50 13 3 1 1 0 Shaheen Shah Afridi 4 0 39 0 9.75 5 4 1 0 0 L Wood 4 0 32 2 8.00 10 4 1 0 0 PW Hasaranga 4 0 19 1 4.75 9 1 0 0 0 M Pathirana 4 0 32 2 8.00 12 1 2 3 0
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- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR3.2 And now Mustafa must go! Again he looked to make room on the leg side, but Farooqi got this slightly full of a good length on off, nipped back in and clattered into off stump 21/14.1 And he strikes first ball! Textbook left-arm inswinger to the right hander, good length on off and shaping in. Hales again caught in the crease with minimal foot movement, swings at this away from the body but can't get anything on it as his off stump is pegged back 25/25.3 Farooqi has two and Vipers are four down! This was full and wide, shaping away as Munro goes after it and gets a thick edge. Pooran anticipated well behind the stumps and moved swiftly to his left to make this look easy. Vipers feeling the bite here 28/44.3 What a take at slip! Full outside off, 133kph. Hose goes hard at the drive and gets a thick edge. It flies rapidly towards Bravo at widish first slip, who reacts lightning fast, leaps up off his feet and grabs it overhead with two hands 26/311.6 Is this the game?! Hasaranga finds deep cover! This was a length outside off, and Hasaranga slaps this in the air, but straight to Boult in the deep 82/68.5 Azam holes out in the deep! This was full on the pads, but pace-off. Azam flicks it in the air but it's straight down the throat of Trent Boult at deep forward square leg 62/514.5 Top edge and gone! This was tossed up on off, Naseer goes for a cross bat swipe but ends up slicing the ball straight up. David runs in from long-on and takes a good catch with the reverse cups 100/717.2 Huuuge wicket! Rutherford is gone! This was in the slot, but Rutherford despite getting under it has only managed to toe end it. It goes straight up in the air, and Perera has taken a very good catch at mid-on 129/8Extras7 (b 2, lb 1, w 4)TOTAL150/8 (20 Overs, RR: 7.5)Fall of wickets: 1-21 (Rohan Mustafa, 3.2 ov), 2-25 (Alex Hales, 4.1 ov), 3-26 (Adam Hose, 4.3 ov), 4-28 (Colin Munro, 5.3 ov), 5-62 (Azam Khan, 8.5 ov), 6-82 (Wanindu Hasaranga, 11.6 ov), 7-100 (Ali Naseer, 14.5 ov), 8-129 (Sherfane Rutherford, 17.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB TA Boult 4 0 44 0 11.00 8 4 2 2 0 Fazalhaq Farooqi 4 0 23 2 5.75 15 4 0 0 0 Muhammad Rohid 3 0 21 3 7.00 9 3 0 2 0 Waqar Salamkheil 4 0 25 1 6.25 8 3 0 0 0 AJ Hosein 1 0 4 0 4.00 2 0 0 0 0 DJ Bravo 4 0 30 2 7.50 10 3 0 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Desert Vipers , 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
30 January 2024 - night match (20-over match)
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Desert Vipers 2, MI Emirates 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 52 runs, 3 wickets)
- Over 0.2: Review by Desert Vipers (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Akbar Ali, Batter - MDKJ Perera (Upheld)
- MI Emirates: 50 runs in 5.2 overs (32 balls), Extras 1
- Strategic Timeout: MI Emirates - 57/3 in 7.0 overs (N Pooran 17, AT Rayudu 2)
- MI Emirates: 100 runs in 13.5 overs (83 balls), Extras 9
- Strategic Timeout: MI Emirates - 104/4 in 14.0 overs (AT Rayudu 18, AJ Hosein 23)
- Innings Break: MI Emirates - 149/9 in 20.0 overs (DJ Bravo 10)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 36 runs, 4 wickets)
- Desert Vipers: 50 runs in 7.4 overs (46 balls), Extras 3
- Strategic Timeout: Desert Vipers - 62/5 in 8.5 overs (PW Hasaranga 14)
- Strategic Timeout: Desert Vipers - 87/6 in 13.0 overs (Ali Naseer 11, SE Rutherford 2)
- Desert Vipers: 100 runs in 14.3 overs (87 balls), Extras 5
- Over 14.4: Review by MI Emirates (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Akbar Ali, Batter - Ali Naseer (Struck down)
- Over 15.1: Review by Desert Vipers (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - RSA Palliyaguruge, Batter - SE Rutherford (Upheld)
- Desert Vipers: 150 runs in 19.6 overs (120 balls), Extras 7
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