- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR4.2 reverse-swept, straight to short third! Lobbed full outside off and Salt elects to get funky, rather than trying to hit the cover off every ball... good connection but it was a nice, catchable height for Ngarava. Van der Merwe sinks his teeth in, some respite for Capitals 66/111.3 short and swatted straight to short fine leg! Hales departs now, Vipers stalling at a crucial moment. Seemed to misjudge the pace off the surface and ended up gloving a tame catch to the man on the edge of the ring. Second wicket for Stone 118/48.1 lofted high down the ground... pouched! Van der Merwe does it again. Stepped down and tried to launch the ball over long-off, but Lawrence didn't quite get the connection and it's safely take in front of the rope. Another much-needed breakthrough for Capitals 100/29.5 bowled 'im, through the gate! Stone gets some movement back in and hits middle stump, Munro swinging hard but comprehensively beaten. Another handy wicket for Capitals as they look to wrestle back momentum 107/315.6 spins back in, trapped in front! Adrian Holdstock raises his finger but Curran reviews. Did he get outside the line? Hit on the back leg, just above the knee roll. What does Hawk-Eye say? Umpire's call on impact, the decision stands! Would have rattled middle stump. Nicely bowled by Haider, quick delivery turning past the inside edge 141/614.2 speared into the pads, given! Will Hose review? No, he's walking off... Raza scuttles one through him, pinned on the front pad in front of leg stump as he worked across the line. Another one down for Capitals, who continue to peg Vipers back 133/519.2 sliced to deep point! Pace on, wide line again, Jones goes hard but the bat turns in the hands. Went high but straight down the throat of Shanaka a few yards in from the boundary marker 165/7Extras2 (lb 1, w 1)TOTAL171/7 (20 Overs, RR: 8.55)Fall of wickets: 1-66 (Phil Salt, 4.2 ov), 2-100 (Dan Lawrence, 8.1 ov), 3-107 (Colin Munro, 9.5 ov), 4-118 (Alex Hales, 11.3 ov), 5-133 (Adam Hose, 14.2 ov), 6-141 (Sam Curran, 15.6 ov), 7-165 (Michael Jones, 19.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB R Ngarava 2 0 34 0 17.00 3 3 3 0 0 OP Stone 4 0 31 2 7.75 9 3 1 0 0 SC Kuggeleijn 3 0 35 1 11.66 7 3 2 1 0 RE van der Merwe 3 0 19 2 6.33 11 2 1 0 0 Haider Ali 4 0 35 1 8.75 7 1 2 0 0 Sikandar Raza 4 0 16 1 4.00 9 0 0 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR5.1 Rocks into the pull but doesn't get hold of it! Extra bounce on the cross-seamer, a spiralling slog flies out to Lawrence inside the rope at deep square leg. Easy pickings 32/31.4 makes room to leg, and Adam Hose clings superbly on in the covers! A toe-ended drive, Hose reaches high with his right hand, running and stretching to his left, and tweaks his
kneegroin, I think, on landing. He suffers for his art! 16/12.3 pings the top of the stumps! Clean through Dunk from over the wicket, pitched up from wide on the crease, straightening into the off bail as Dunk plays across the line. Trouble now in this chase 19/214.1 yorker! That's stone-dead unless Billings hit it. Up goes the finger but he's reviewed! Billings knelt early into the scoop-shot, and his left boot got perfectly in the way as the ball raced towards his middle and leg stumps. Splat! 111/417.6 Full toss, pings the top of off! A loose slash from Shanaka, misses out as his bails take a walk. A breakthrough at the end of the over, but Raza will be on strike 151/5Extras14 (lb 9, w 5)TOTAL172/5 (20 Overs, RR: 8.6)Fall of wickets: 1-16 (Max Holden, 1.4 ov), 2-19 (Ben Dunk, 2.3 ov), 3-32 (Tom Banton, 5.1 ov), 4-111 (Sam Billings, 14.1 ov), 5-151 (Dasun Shanaka, 17.6 ov)Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Mohammad Amir 4 0 37 1 9.25 9 5 0 3 0 SM Curran 4 0 39 2 9.75 5 5 1 0 0 Ali Naseer 4 0 31 1 7.75 8 1 2 1 0 M Pathirana 4 0 24 1 6.00 8 1 0 1 0 NA Sowter 3 0 20 0 6.66 6 2 0 0 0 DW Lawrence 1 0 12 0 12.00 2 1 1 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
9 February 2024 - night match (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Dubai Capitals 2, Desert Vipers 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 80 runs, 1 wicket)
- Desert Vipers: 50 runs in 3.1 overs (19 balls), Extras 0
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 19 balls (PD Salt 15, AD Hales 40, Ex 0)
- AD Hales: 50 off 25 balls (2 x 4, 6 x 6)
- Dubai Capitals Impact Subs: Ben Dunk, Akif Raja, Vritya Aravind, George Munsey, Abdul Gaffar and Kane Richardson
- Desert Vipers: 100 runs in 7.6 overs (48 balls), Extras 0
- Strategic Timeout: Desert Vipers - 100/2 in 8.1 overs (AD Hales 59)
- Desert Vipers Impact Subs: Luke Wood, Tymal Mills, Matheesha Pathirana, Bas de Leede, Aryan Lakra, Karthik Meiyappan and Dinesh Chandimal
- Strategic Timeout: Desert Vipers - 124/4 in 13.0 overs (SM Curran 7, AJ Hose 3)
- Over 15.6: Review by Desert Vipers (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - AT Holdstock, Batter - SM Curran (Struck down - Umpires Call)
- Desert Vipers: 150 runs in 17.2 overs (104 balls), Extras 1
- Innings Break: Desert Vipers - 171/7 in 20.0 overs (Ali Naseer 6, Rohan Mustafa 6)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 38 runs, 3 wickets)
- Dubai Capitals: 50 runs in 8.6 overs (54 balls), Extras 6
- Strategic Timeout: Dubai Capitals - 50/3 in 9.0 overs (SW Billings 11, Sikandar Raza 9)
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 39 balls (SW Billings 33, Sikandar Raza 14, Ex 5)
- SW Billings: 50 off 29 balls (5 x 4, 2 x 6)
- Dubai Capitals: 100 runs in 12.6 overs (78 balls), Extras 7
- Over 14.1: Review by Dubai Capitals (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - AT Holdstock, Batter - SW Billings (Struck down)
- Strategic Timeout: Dubai Capitals - 128/4 in 16.0 overs (Sikandar Raza 33, MD Shanaka 7)
- Dubai Capitals: 150 runs in 17.4 overs (106 balls), Extras 10
- Sikandar Raza: 50 off 38 balls (5 x 4, 1 x 6)
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