Player of the Match
Player of the Match
  • BATSMEN
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    SR
    44
    31
    48
    7
    0
    141.93
    10.5 Inverses his stance for a switch hit and got it horribly wrong! Zingers are alight Floated fuller and I think Allen saw him changing his stance early and cleverly changed his length and pace. Banton has a knack of trying those improvisational shots but this time it didn't come off. Allen with a lovely Happy Feet dance celebration as Knight Riders get the crucial breakthrough just when the partnership started to look threatening. 92/3
    2.1 Willey strikes as Holden miscues the skier! He was trying to clear mid-off but ended up giving a regulation catch to Evans who didn't have to move much to settle under the skier. His short struggling stay at the crease comes to an end. Got into tangle with the full delivery with no real pace. 15/1
    3.4 Wow, what a delivery! Gottim with an absolute brute of a delivery! Good length and it tails in, beats his defence and clatters the stumps. This is brilliant from Sabir Ali! Completely baffled him on this occasion, slightly fuller and it swung in late to rip through the gate. 29/2
    41
    29
    44
    6
    0
    141.37
    14.2 Sounds the death rattle! Good length, just a little bit of tail into Tom Abell, he tries to slug it to the on side but the ball sneaks through and he ends up making a mess of his stumps. Excellent delivery, doing a wonderful job in the absence of Ali Khan 117/4
    not out
    46
    26
    41
    2
    2
    176.92
    19.4 Snaffled that while moving to his left, didn't botch up this time at long-on, Evans takes a great catch. Raza lofts it over the bowler's head but didn't get underneath it. 186/5
    not out
    0
    1
    1
    0
    0
    0.00
    Extras
    7 (b 1, lb 4, w 2)
    TOTAL
    188/5 (20 Overs, RR: 9.4)
    Fall of wickets: 1-15 (Max Holden, 2.1 ov), 2-29 (Leus du Plooy, 3.4 ov), 3-92 (Tom Banton, 10.5 ov), 4-117 (Tom Abell, 14.2 ov), 5-186 (Sikandar Raza, 19.4 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    DJ Willey403218.00136010
    JB Little403819.5085100
    Sabir Ali3035211.6654100
    SP Narine403107.7552100
    RS Bopara2023011.5003010
    FA Allen302418.0032000
  • BATSMEN
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    0.3 Traps his lbw! Dishes out a full-bunger and dips a bit, raps his pads and elicits another lbw inquiry and another review in the last few seconds of the timer, Kuggeleijn looks much more convinced on this occasion, that full-toss flummoxed him completely, nothing on the ultraedge, impact in line, hitting off-stump and this is a fabulous review. What an extraordinary start, drama straightaway. Roy cannot believe it, shake of the head as he starts to take the long walk back to the dressing room, two terrific deliveries first up, no loosener 0/1
    1.6 Tom Abell takes a gem behind point! Short of a length delivery rising insanely off the seam and ruffling him with pace, tries to work it towards the on-side but gets a leading edge that shoots up, Abell then takeover and dives to his left, pocketing the catch low, Stone generating some serious pace here! 6/2
    4.3 Leading edge to cover and that's a simple bread and butter catch for du Plooy back of a length, angled in and follows him as he backs away into the leg side, squared up a little and snaffled by the fielder inside the ring. Knight Riders in a spot of bother! 29/3
    12.1 You Miss, I Hit! Stumps rearranged, pleasing sight for Sikandar Raza who's having a wonderful outing! Absolutely pumped up after getting this wicket, Hain's resistance comes to an end and by now we know who'll get a chance to make it to the final. It's got out of hand from Knight Riders, only a miracle can saved them. Hain came down and tries to take him on but wasn't behind the line 76/6
    4.6 Already showing the difference, fielding has been staggering from Dubai Capitals! Dasun Shanaka swooped like a falling star, diving forward to take a screamer at short cover-point! This is getting tough for Knight Riders! Sharafu sheepishly poked at it and lost his wicket. It was another steamy spicy delivery slammed hard into the deck and cramped him for room, he couldn't do much about it. 29/4
    7.2 That is a peach! What a terrific wrong-un that is too good for Evans! Gave it plenty of flight and just enough turn to beat his ambitious sweep and goes on to disturb the furniture. Elation for Zahir Khan who has produced first bit of magic on this big Eliminator night. Sensational bowling, amazing mastery! 46/5
    14.6 Gottim with a beauty! Last ball of his spell. Comes round the wicket, lands it fuller on middle with little bit of turn, completely bamboozles him, he was expecting more turn I guess and can't get behind it, wanted to plonk it across the line. Raza couldn't have asked for a better ending to his spell, clearly the favorite for the Player of the Match award. 97/8
    13.1 Another one bites the dust! Looks like a wrong'un, threw the kitchen sink at it, a top-edge balloons up and taken by backward point, easy catch that you can take with your eyes closed. Going from bad to worse for Knight Riders. Zahir erupts with first pumps, having a great day at the office 79/7
    not out
    5
    8
    18
    0
    0
    62.50
    16.2 Bowls an off-cutter and he tries slam it over cover but finds Banton inside the ring at mid-off and the captain departs for one. His last appearance for Knight Riders this season. 103/9
    16.5 Short, skiddy, angling into the pads, tris to flick looking ungainly, hurtles down the pitch and fielder hits the bull's eye at non-striker's end. Third umpire will take a look, bat is in the air when the ball smashed the stumps. It's an excellent throw from Haider Ali from backward point and Sabir Ali, with a lackadaisical effort, loses his wicket Dubai Capitals register a commanding win by 85 runs! 103/10
    Extras
    5 (w 5)
    TOTAL
    103 all out (16.5 Overs, RR: 6.11)
    Did not bat: JB Little
    Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Jason Roy, 0.3 ov), 2-6 (Michael Pepper, 1.6 ov), 3-29 (Joe Clarke, 4.3 ov), 4-29 (Alishan Sharafu, 4.6 ov), 5-46 (Laurie Evans, 7.2 ov), 6-76 (Sam Hain, 12.1 ov), 7-79 (Fabian Allen, 13.1 ov), 8-97 (David Willey, 14.6 ov), 9-103 (Sunil Narine, 16.2 ov), 10-103 (Sabir Ali, 16.5 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    SC Kuggeleijn3.501744.43152020
    OP Stone301816.00103010
    Haider Ali10505.0041000
    Akif Raja1011011.0001000
    Zahir Khan402526.2582010
    Sikandar Raza402726.75112110

Match Notes

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KnightRiders 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st0JJ RoyMS Pepper
2nd6JM ClarkeMS Pepper
3rd23SR HainJM Clarke
4th0SR HainA Sharafu
5th17LJ EvansSR Hain
6th30DJ WilleySR Hain
7th3DJ WilleyFA Allen
8th18RS BoparaDJ Willey
9th6RS BoparaSP Narine
10th0RS BoparaSabir Ali

International League T20

TeamMWLPTNRR
MIE1064121.469
GG1064120.386
ADKR105510-0.084
DC105510-0.203
DV10468-0.01
SW10468-1.608