- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR0.4 That is a soft dismissal! Stretches forward and tries to flick this fullish ball to square leg but ends up hanging a simple chance to Sharafu at short midwicket. Massive scalp early in the piece and Willey is pumped up, Dickwella made mess of the lap shot and toe-ended it 4/12.2 Oh my goodness! This is disastrous for Warriors! Johnson Charles splayed his front foot out towards leg side and wanted to go up and over midwicket but can't didn't get the power and elevation behind the shot, Laurie Evans gobbles him down his throat and Warriors are in a familiar territory, need major rebuilding work! 7/31.5 Chopped on! Tad short and outside off, not much pace on offer, he tries to hammer it through the covers and ends up making a mess of his stumps. Knight Riders peg them back with another massive breakthrough, Little and teammates cluster in joy. Poor stroke from Livingstone who looked discombobulated and not quite adjusting to the conditions, not easy to get going just after touching down in UAE and asked to face music right away 7/27.4 Gottim with an absolute beauty! That is the reason why a pacer dreams to become a fast bowler! Top of off, sir, top of off! Breaches his defences with a jaffa, on a shorter length and then nipping it away, kisses the zinger on the top and Kohler-Cadmore couldn't have done much about it, just got to applaud when the bowler bowls a pearler like that. Mind-boggling skill from Little whoes day keeps getting better! I can watch that wicket on loop! 33/55.5 Unbelievable, that's the stuff of legends! Marvelous caught and bowled on the second attempt! Bashes it on back of a length around the line off, he check his shot and pats it back to the right of the bowler, he grasped it eventually and Warriors lose another. They are in a huge spot of bother! 26/49.4 Springs down the track and holes out to long-on! They're making it all too easy for Knight Riders by such a poorly coordinated batting display. Evans comes forward and snaffles the catch and Denly starts to take the long walk back to the pavilion with his head down, found the elevation but just not enough distance. 46/614.1 Dibbly-dobbly pace clatters the stumps! Knuckle ball on a length and kept very low, he wanted to pump that over midwicket and the bat swing was nowhere the line of the ball, that is a big wicket. 66/812.2 Gone!He makes bowling look easy! Another one bites the dust, Warriors collapsing like a house of cards. Lands it fuller outside off, he tonks it through the line towards long-off and hasn't really got underneath it, Joshua Little takes a cracker of a catch charging in from the rope and keeping his locked on the ball, can't keep him out of the game. 59/716.6 Crackerjack! Through the gate from over the wicket and another knuckle ball befuddles a batter! Ball shatters middle stump. Bopara picks up his fourth wicket and who would have thought he would make such a strong impact on his first opportunity this season? 75/1016.2 Touch short and tailing in from outside off, clonks it in the air, stayed up for an eternity, and Andre Russel pockets the catch down his throat into his big bucket hands at deep midwicket. Theekshana couldn't generate the requisite power to clear the ropes, Bopara's day keeps getting better and better. 74/9Extras1 (lb 1)TOTAL75 all out (17 Overs, RR: 4.41)Did not bat: Muhammad JawadullahFall of wickets: 1-4 (Niroshan Dickwella, 0.4 ov), 2-7 (Liam Livingstone, 1.5 ov), 3-7 (Johnson Charles, 2.2 ov), 4-26 (Sean Williams, 5.5 ov), 5-33 (Tom Kohler-Cadmore, 7.4 ov), 6-46 (Joe Denly, 9.4 ov), 7-59 (James Fuller, 12.2 ov), 8-66 (Daniel Sams, 14.1 ov), 9-74 (Maheesh Theekshana, 16.2 ov), 10-75 (Adil Rashid, 16.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB DJ Willey 4 1 16 2 4.00 20 1 1 0 0 JB Little 4 0 17 3 4.25 16 2 0 0 0 AD Russell 1 0 10 0 10.00 2 2 0 0 0 Imad Wasim 4 0 16 1 4.00 10 0 0 0 0 RS Bopara 4 0 15 4 3.75 10 0 0 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR7.3 Edged and taken! Jawadullah gives Clarke a fiery send-off! Bouncer screaming away outside off, goes for an upper-cut but ends up nicking it through to the keeper, Jawadullah gets his third. He just keep finding ways to dismiss batters, genuine wicket-taker 65/35.2 Miscues the skier. Launches high into the night sky and Joe Denly, with a very safe pair of hands, hangs onto it brilliantly at cover, ball was swirling away from him, rare moment of joy for Warriors. Excellent catch but no real celebration and understandably so. 54/15.4 Geez! That was hit hard, short and wide, bouncing steeply off the deck, he picks out Joe Denly at cover-point, ball thudded in his hands and popped out but he quickly grabbed it in his second attempt, gobbles it right under his eyes, second wicket for Jawadullah in this over. He has been a revelation and standout performer for Warriors and also among all the UAE players in ILT20. 56/2Extras15 (lb 11, nb 1, w 3)TOTAL79/3 (10.1 Overs, RR: 7.77)Fall of wickets: 1-54 (Michael Pepper, 5.2 ov), 2-56 (Alishan Sharafu, 5.4 ov), 3-65 (Joe Clarke, 7.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB M Theekshana 3.1 0 30 0 9.47 9 6 0 0 0 Junaid Siddique 2 0 11 0 5.50 7 1 0 1 1 JK Fuller 1 0 13 0 13.00 2 3 0 0 0 Muhammad Jawadullah 2 0 5 3 2.50 10 0 0 2 0 AU Rashid 2 0 9 0 4.50 6 1 0 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders , 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
5 February 2024 - night match (20-over match)
Twenty20 debut
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders 2, Sharjah Warriors 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 26 runs, 4 wickets)
- Strategic Timeout: Sharjah Warriors - 44/5 in 9.0 overs (JL Denly 2, DR Sams 10)
- Sharjah Warriors: 50 runs in 10.5 overs (65 balls), Extras 1
- Strategic Timeout: Sharjah Warriors - 73/8 in 16.0 overs (AU Rashid 9, M Theekshana 2)
- Innings Break: Sharjah Warriors - 75/10 in 17.0 overs (Junaid Siddique 1)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 56 runs, 2 wickets)
- Over 2.1: Review by Sharjah Warriors (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - RSA Palliyaguruge, Batter - MS Pepper (Struck down)
- Abu Dhabi Knight Riders: 50 runs in 4.5 overs (30 balls), Extras 10
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 30 balls (JM Clarke 22, MS Pepper 18, Ex 10)
- Strategic Timeout: Abu Dhabi Knight Riders - 71/3 in 9.0 overs (SR Hain 2, LJ Evans 2)
- Abu Dhabi Knight Riders Impact Player Subs: Joe Clarke, Sagar Kalyan, Sabir Ali, Andries Gous, Jake Lintott and Marchant de Lange
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