- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR11.1 Gifted his wicket away! Tossed up a fuller length ball in the slot, charges down the track and plays with the inside part of the bat, hitting it flat towards straight of long on. Banton comes around from widish long on and completes the catch. 90/14.6 pace off delivery and jabs it down the track across the line to long on. And Gous is hobbling towards the non-striker's end now! The wicketkeeper-batter completes the single and holds his right calf muscle, throwing the bat and helmet away in pain. Signals the physio straightaway. The physio is out to attend to Andries Gous, who is receiving a crepe bandage on his right calf. And Andries Gous is forced to retire hurt! He's unable to place any weight on his right leg as he slowly stutters back towards the dugout. A deeply disappointing moment for the opener, whose facial expression shows frustration; he was looking in great touch today. Unlucky indeed! 3915.6 Quicker and flatter on the pads, tries to heave it away but hits the pads outside leg. A huge tactical change from the Vipers! Max Holden has retired out and is walking back slowly towards the dressing room. This opens the door for the explosive Shimron Hetmyer, who now strides out to the crease. 118/217.4 catching drill for Banton! Length ball on middle-leg, goes for the big heave across the line and mistimes the stroke in the air, did not get enough elevation or power to clear the ropes, Banton comes forward a few yards and gobbles it up. 136/319.5 Hetmyer bites the dust! Pace on delivery on the fourth stump line, clears the front leg and attempts to hit it out of the park across the line of the ball, hits it hard and flat straight to Banton at long on 157/4Extras11 (b 1, w 10)TOTAL159/4 (20 Overs, RR: 7.95)Fall of wickets: 1-90 (Fakhar Zaman, 11.1 ov), 2-118 (Max Holden, 15.6 ov), 3-136 (Sam Curran, 17.4 ov), 4-157 (Shimron Hetmyer, 19.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB CR Woakes 3 0 22 0 7.33 8 2 0 1 0 Fazalhaq Farooqi 3 0 27 1 9 5 2 1 1 0 AM Ghazanfar 4 0 32 2 8 8 3 1 0 0 R Shepherd 2 0 16 0 8 2 2 0 0 0 Tajinder Singh 2 0 11 0 5.5 4 1 0 0 0 Zahoor Khan 4 0 37 0 9.25 3 2 0 3 0 Rashid Khan 2 0 13 0 6.5 5 1 0 1 0
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- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR7.1 Cleaned him up with a beaut! Hard length ball on the probing channel, hits the deck hard and nips back in just enough to go through the bat-pad of Waseem as he attempts to play off the front foot with intent and knocks the bails off! 56/21.6 top edge and the sweeper fielder collects it cleanly! Banged in short pitched ball on the stumps, plays the swivel pull shot half-heartedly and miscues it towards deep backward square leg. Hetmyer did not have to move an inch there to complete the catch. 14/114.5 Banton has holed out! Short pitched ball angling in on the stumps, Banton tries to send it out of the park over the cow corner area, mistimes the big heave and skies it high towards deep midwicket. Nawaz comes forward and holds onto it comfortably. 101/413.5 Hetty takes a blinder to dismiss Pooran this time! Short of a length ball on the stumps, this one kept a bit low as Pooran tried to drag it down in front of square, clipping it in the air hard and flat towards deep midwicket. Hetmyer sprints across to his left and launches into a magnificent, fully stretched dive, completing the catch cleanly like a hawk securing its prey. Absolutely incredible stuff! 98/318.4 Hello! Double wicket strike by Payne! Short pitched ball outside off, Pollard decides to swing it away over the on-side fences, miscues the swivel pull shot and finds Nawaz near the ropes. 144/717.3 straight up in the air and Curran holds on to it! Back of a length ball on the stumps, Tajinder throws his bat at it through the line of the ball, skies it high towards mid-on. Curran settles underneath and completes the catch. Some late drama! 142/518.1 Chips it to deep midwicket! Short pitched ball from around the wicket, pace off delivery and shuffles across to play the cross-bat stroke, swings it away and finds the sweeper fielder at the on-side area. Shepherd gives a disappointing smile and walks back slowly towards the dressing room. Game on! 143/618.6 Bowled him with the slower ball! A magical over from Payne! Off-cutter ball angling in the stumps, moves away from the wicket and tries to carve it through the covers, gets nowhere near the line of the ball and the bails are flying! 144/819.6 Vriitya Aravind redeemed himself and became the hero in the end! Rashid Khan missed the wide, slower delivery from Tanveer, backed away early and tried to drive it over the covers, chanced a desperate run, but the wicketkeeper had other plans! Erasing his previous mistake, he collected the ball and threw an accurate, lightning-fast underarm to hit the timber! That seals the victory for the Desert Vipers, who continue their flawless run and maintain their perfect record: four wins out of four! 158/9Extras7 (lb 1, w 6)TOTAL158/9 (20 Overs, RR: 7.9)Fall of wickets: 1-14 (Jonny Bairstow, 1.6 ov), 2-56 (Muhammad Waseem, 7.1 ov), 3-98 (Nicholas Pooran, 13.5 ov), 4-101 (Tom Banton, 14.5 ov), 5-142 (Tajinder Singh, 17.3 ov), 6-143 (Romario Shepherd, 18.1 ov), 7-144 (Kieron Pollard, 18.4 ov), 8-144 (Chris Woakes, 18.6 ov), 9-158 (AM Ghazanfar, 19.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB DA Payne 4 0 29 4 7.25 12 5 0 1 0 Khuzaima Tanveer 4 0 34 2 8.5 13 3 2 2 0 LH Ferguson 4 0 23 1 5.75 13 2 1 1 0 SM Curran 3 0 32 1 10.66 6 2 2 1 0 Noor Ahmad 4 0 31 0 7.75 8 2 1 1 0 DW Lawrence 1 0 8 0 8 1 1 0 0 0
Match Details
Toss
MI Emirates , 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 December 2025 - night match (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Desert Vipers 2, MI Emirates 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 51 runs, 0 wicket)
- AGS Gous retired hurt at 39/0 (21, 4.6 overs)
- Desert Vipers: 50 runs in 5.5 overs (35 balls), Extras 5
- Strategic Timeout: Desert Vipers - 73/0 in 9.0 overs (Fakhar Zaman 30, MDE Holden 17)
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 36 balls (Fakhar Zaman 22, MDE Holden 26, Ex 3)
- Desert Vipers: 100 runs in 13.2 overs (80 balls), Extras 8
- Strategic Timeout: Desert Vipers - 102/1 in 14.0 overs (MDE Holden 34, SM Curran 4)
- Over 15.4: Review by MI Emirates (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Akbar Ali, Batter - MDE Holden (Struck down)
- Desert Vipers: 150 runs in 19.1 overs (115 balls), Extras 10
- Innings Break: Desert Vipers - 159/4 in 20.0 overs (DW Lawrence 15, Hasan Nawaz 1)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 49 runs, 1 wicket)
- MI Emirates: 50 runs in 6.1 overs (37 balls), Extras 1
- Strategic Timeout: MI Emirates - 56/2 in 7.1 overs (T Banton 22)
- Strategic Timeout: MI Emirates - 98/3 in 13.5 overs (T Banton 33)
- MI Emirates: 100 runs in 14.1 overs (85 balls), Extras 3
- MI Emirates: 150 runs in 19.4 overs (118 balls), Extras 7
Match Coverage
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