30/12Result
Qualifier 1 (N), International League T20 at Abu Dhabi, Dec 30 2025
Vipers won by 45 runs
Player of the Match
Andries GousDesert Vipers
30/12Result
Qualifier 1 (N), International League T20 at Abu Dhabi, Dec 30 2025
Vipers won by 45 runs
Player of the Match
Andries GousDesert Vipers

END OF OVER:
20 | 1 Run | MIE: 188/7 (46 runs required, RR: 9.40)

  • Romario Shepherd39 (23b)
  • AM Ghazanfar6 (4b)
  • Sanjay Pahal1-0-1-0
  • David Payne4-0-52-2

Thank you for your company tonight. Join us on 1st January for the Eliminator between Knight Riders and Dubai Capitals. Until then, it's goodnight and bye from all of us :)

Andries Gous, Player of the Match: It was pretty special out there for me. Not often you get a chance to score a hundred, so yeah, really special. Especially after the 6th over, we needed to make sure we took care of this wind and Fakhar batted brilliantly; he made it easier for me. Maybe after the powerplay we thought about 190-200 and then Sam played an unbelievable knock to get us up to 230

420 runs scored on this beautiful pitch, delivering a high-scoring entertaining contest. Desert Vipers lived up to their credo and showed why they are on top of the table. There was a big gulf between the two sides and a disernable difference in both quality and variety in their bowling attacks. The Pakistani contingent in the Vipers team inflicted most of the damage, with Tariq picking up three wickets and Naseem being miserly in his spell, conceding only 5 runs per over. Khuzaima was tight as well, but they will need to tidy up a bit more in the final as a bowling unit, where the margin for error gets slim. Earlier, Gous slammed an unbeaten 120, perfectly complemented by Fakhar, who went on a run rampage. Curran provided the much-needed impetus to the innings. MI Emirates started well, meeting fire with fire as Waseem and Banton launched a boundary barrage. But as soon as they got out, the asking rate climbed exponentially, and the Vipers applied the stranglehold. MI Emirates will get another bite at the cherry, with time to reflect, regroup, restrategize, and come back strongly in Qualifier 2 against the winner of the Eliminator

19.6
0
Pahal to Shepherd, no run, Bustling in, full length and straightens a touch at off, pushes it along the carpet to long-on and that means Desert Vipers romp their way to the final with a massive 45-run win.
19.5
0
Pahal to Shepherd, no run, Full-toss hits on the unmentionables, wanted to smoke it over deep square, early through the shot, ball swung in the air
19.4
0
Pahal to Shepherd, no run, ouch! that hit on the front of the helmet, excellent spiteful bumper and he tries to take it on, loaded for a pull and it was right towards his eyeline, wanted to bail out of the shot and it was already too late, fist bump between bowler and batter, there will be a mandatory concussion check
19.3
0
Pahal to Shepherd, no run, Fires in an excellent inswinging yorker, goes past his legs to the keeper
19.2
1
Pahal to Ghazanfar, 1 run, Over the wicket, fuller length on middle, hoisted away to deep midwicket
19.1
0
Pahal to Ghazanfar, no run, Good length and floating outside off, play and a miss

END OF OVER:
19 | 17 Runs 1 Wkt | MIE: 187/7 (47 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 9.84, RRR: 47.00)

  • Romario Shepherd39 (19b)
  • AM Ghazanfar5 (2b)
  • David Payne4-0-52-2
  • Sam Curran3-0-48-0
18.6
4
Payne to Shepherd, FOUR, On a length and slanting across off, unleashes a powerful tonk down the ground and gets another blistering boundary into the gap at long-on, 39 off 19
18.5
4
Payne to Shepherd, FOUR, inside edge and beats the keeper, wanted to big downtown and lost his balance, lucky to be out there
18.4
4
Payne to Shepherd, FOUR, on a length or thereabouts, plenty of width, chomped into the gap at deep extra cover, couple of bounces over the rope, terrific striking
18.3
1
Payne to Ghazanfar, 1 run, Presses it down to mid-off and a tumbling stop keeps them down to one
18.2
4
Payne to Ghazanfar, FOUR, Short and wide, throws his bat at it and connects well enough to earn a four of the top edge, Naseem knows he could have dived better, made the ground but the finishing work wasn't too tidy at deep third
18.1
W
Payne to Shakib Al Hasan, OUT, Hung in the air for a while and Joy snaffles it at long-off. Was a full-toss dipping at off, Roy swoops to his right and takes it head height

Shakib Al Hasan c Roy b Payne 8 (12m 6b 1x4 0x6) SR: 133.33

END OF OVER:
18 | 22 Runs | MIE: 170/6 (64 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 9.44, RRR: 32.00)

  • Romario Shepherd27 (16b)
  • Shakib Al Hasan8 (5b)
  • Sam Curran3-0-48-0
  • Khuzaima Tanveer4-0-32-1

Noble: "I am not sure why Polard underestimating Shakib in respect of playing condition. Shakib has been given just one over two ball this high scoring first innings where Shakib was the most economic bowler in the previous match. Also Shakib is not going to bat though 5 wickets already been down. Is it something clash of ego? Disappointed! "

msa: "a bumrah esque spell by Naseem this."

17.6
0
Curran to Shepherd, no run, pace-on snorter of a bouncer on middle, he ducks underneath, Sam Curran has been expensive tonight, conceded 48 in three overs
17.5
2
Curran to Shepherd, 2 runs, Slower fuller one arcing back in at middle, down on one knee and forces it to deep backward square
17.4
4
Curran to Shepherd, FOUR, lands it full and wide of off, gets down low and plinked out up and over extra cover for four, deserved a promotion up the order
17.3
4
Curran to Shepherd, FOUR, Low full-toss on middle, spanked, brings his wrists into play and gets low to thrash it away to cow corner, Roy with a desperate attempt to prevent a boundary but the ball wins the race
17.2
6
Curran to Shepherd, SIX, Manufactures pace for himself and pumps it up for a sisx, half-volley on middle, hits it through the line and clears long-on, leant forward and had a strong base to hit
17.1
6
Curran to Shepherd, SIX, Over the wicket, shorter rising ball at shoulder, rocks back and deposited over deep square for a 91 meters six!

END OF OVER:
17 | 6 Runs | MIE: 148/6 (86 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 8.70, RRR: 28.66)

  • Romario Shepherd5 (10b)
  • Shakib Al Hasan8 (5b)
  • Khuzaima Tanveer4-0-32-1
  • David Payne3-0-35-1
16.6
1
Khuzaima Tanveer to Shepherd, 1 run, Curling it in from a shorter length, fifth stump line, mishits it down to long-on, vipers on their way to book a direct ticket to the final and they have got their eyes locked on the silverware
16.5
1
Khuzaima Tanveer to Shakib Al Hasan, 1 run, follows his leg-side shimmy and bowls a good-ish length ball into his pads, tucked away towards midwicket
16.4
1lb
Khuzaima Tanveer to Shepherd, 1 leg bye, Pitched up, attempted yorker on middle and leg, clipped around the corner
16.3
0
Khuzaima Tanveer to Shepherd, no run, Short wide and pace-off, tries to flay a cut and gets beaten on the outside edge
16.2
2
Khuzaima Tanveer to Shepherd, 2 runs, hits the deck hard and it darts away a touch in the corridor, flays an upper cut and just evades the man at short third

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MI Emirates 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st27ADS FletcherMuhammad Waseem
2nd81T BantonMuhammad Waseem
3rd4KA PollardT Banton
4th0KA PollardSP Krishnamurthi
5th18KA PollardDR Mousley
6th5R ShepherdDR Mousley
7th35Shakib Al HasanR Shepherd
8th18R ShepherdAM Ghazanfar

International League T20

TeamMWLPTNRR
DV1082160.438
MIE1073140.676
DC1055100.578
ADKR10468-0.559
GG10376-0.31
SW10376-0.815