- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR2.1 Dre Russ, runs back, tumbles and holds on! Holder is delighted and so are ADKR. Albert has been denied strike for a long time despite facing the first ball of the match. Looks to up the ante. Gets across to play the scoop pretty early. Holder aims for the yorker, dishes out a juicy full toss. Albert can only sky it high, got it off the sticker of the bat. Russell runs back from short fine leg, eyes on the ball, and hangs on. KKR's power coach showing everyone how it's done! 4/21.2 Charges down and holes out! Stellar catch from Garton and ADKR strike early. Full and swinging away outside off, du Plooy was really kept quiet by Holder. Wants to break free and attempts it on the first ball he faces against Ajay. A hint of swing away means he ends up slicing the ball than hitting it off the meat over cover. Garton covers good ground to his right from deep backward point, dives forward to pouch that. Capitals' opening partnership continues to be a worry... 4/119.2 Castled! Russell stands up in clutch to deny Jahangir a maiden T20 century. The perfect-est of yorkers on off. What better time than now to get it out. Jahangir looks to squeeze it out but only gets an inside edge back onto the stumps. He was a mere spectator to Powell's big hits for a few overs now, sad that he couldn't complete his milestone. Gets a hug from Powell and walks back to a standing ovation 185/413.2 Pinned in front? Looks that way but Cox has reluctantly reviewed. He moves across for the scoop but Holder fired the very full ball on the stumps. Bat nowhere close to ball, three reds on ball-tracking, end of the 116-run partnership 119/319.6 Shanaka given out lbw and he reviews! A low full toss on leg, he looks to flick it across and is hit low on the back pad. Did he get an inside edge? Nope, three reds and that's that. 196/5Extras16 (lb 2, nb 1, w 13)TOTAL196/5 (20 Overs, RR: 9.8)Fall of wickets: 1-4 (Leus du Plooy, 1.2 ov), 2-4 (Toby Albert, 2.1 ov), 3-119 (Jordan Cox, 13.2 ov), 4-185 (Shayan Jahangir, 19.2 ov), 5-196 (Dasun Shanaka, 19.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB JO Holder 4 1 22 2 5.5 17 1 2 0 0 Ajay Kumar 4 0 28 1 7 12 4 0 2 0 Ibrar Ahmad 3 0 44 0 14.66 5 2 4 2 0 SP Narine 4 0 38 0 9.5 5 1 1 1 0 LS Livingstone 1 0 12 0 12 0 2 0 0 0 GHS Garton 1 0 18 0 18 1 0 2 2 1 AD Russell 3 0 32 2 10.66 6 5 0 2 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR9.1 A wicket first ball, Salamkheil has earned his Salt! Tossed up wrong'un on middle and off, he gets down on his knee to play the slog. Connects it well but straight to the lone man at deep midwicket 73/42.4 Huge appeal and he gets the umpire's nod! Willey gets Hales out for the 11th time in T20s. Another length ball, starts around off and goes further away. Hales is rooted to the crease and pokes at it. Gets the thinnest of edges and Jahangir does the rest. ADKR lose their first 25/14.2 Heaved away... straight to the man in the deep! Back of a length delivery, angling in. Rutherford picked the length early and looked to pull it over the leg side. Does not make the contact off the middle, and hits it straight to Haider at deep square leg. He cannot believe it and takes a long walk back to the dugout 36/25.4 A mix-up in the centre of the pitch on the second run and LIvingstone is run-out! Floated full outside off, he advances down the ground and whips it to deep midwicket. Should have been a comfortable double but suddenly the two Englishmen spoke different languages and that meant curtains to Livi's stay. He wanted a second, but then hesitated, and it was too late for Salt to turn back. Livingstone has to continue running and he is livid as he walks back 46/311.5 Leading edge and Mustafizur completes a diving catch. Wrong'un proves right for Salamkheil. Tossed up again, McMullen fails to pick it. He is also done in by the dip, and as a result, is never really to the pitch of it. Gets a top edge that short third runs around and gobbles up 96/514.3 Salamkheil outfoxes Sharafu to bowl him! Sharafu backs away early to give himself room to access the off side, the shorter side. Salamkheil fires this one, perhaps a slider, in on a length on middle and leg. Beats the batter on the under-edge and bowls him. Gives him a long stare and a smile as Capitals have the game well in control 111/712.1 Knocked him over! No heroics from Narine. Lands it on a length from around the stumps. Goes on with the angle. He looks to go inside out but is beaten on the inside because of the drift and sees the off stump pegged back 98/617.5 Big hands Powell clasps his hands around that ball to take a smart, diving catch And that ends Holder's stay in the middle. Mustafizur bowls it full and outside off, Holder looks to smack it over long-off but holes out 157/8Extras8 (nb 2, w 6)TOTAL187/8 (20 Overs, RR: 9.35)Fall of wickets: 1-25 (Alex Hales, 2.4 ov), 2-36 (Sherfane Rutherford, 4.2 ov), 3-46 (Liam Livingstone, 5.4 ov), 4-73 (Phil Salt, 9.1 ov), 5-96 (Brandon McMullen, 11.5 ov), 6-98 (Sunil Narine, 12.1 ov), 7-111 (Alishan Sharafu, 14.3 ov), 8-157 (Jason Holder, 17.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB DJ Willey 4 0 37 2 9.25 10 5 1 2 0 Mustafizur Rahman 4 0 47 1 11.75 8 2 4 2 0 Haider Ali 2 0 18 0 9 1 0 1 0 0 Mohammad Nabi 3 0 15 1 5 6 1 0 0 0 Waqar Salamkheil 4 0 34 3 8.5 10 1 3 1 0 MD Shanaka 2 0 20 0 10 3 1 1 0 1 Muhammad Jawadullah 1 0 16 0 16 4 2 1 1 1
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
13 December 2025 - night match (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Dubai Capitals 2, Abu Dhabi Knight Riders 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 32 runs, 2 wickets)
- Strategic Timeout: Dubai Capitals - 32/2 in 6.0 overs (Shayan Jahangir 12, JM Cox 9)
- Dubai Capitals: 50 runs in 7.1 overs (43 balls), Extras 7
- Dubai Capitals: 50 runs in 7.2 overs (44 balls), Extras 7
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 33 balls (Shayan Jahangir 31, JM Cox 12, Ex 7)
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 34 balls (Shayan Jahangir 35, JM Cox 12, Ex 7)
- Shayan Jahangir: 50 off 28 balls (5 x 4, 4 x 6)
- Dubai Capitals: 100 runs in 11.4 overs (71 balls), Extras 10
- 3rd Wicket: 100 runs in 60 balls (Shayan Jahangir 66, JM Cox 26, Ex 10)
- Over 13.2: Review by Dubai Capitals (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - MJ Saggers, Batter - JM Cox (Struck down)
- Strategic Timeout: Dubai Capitals - 142/3 in 16.0 overs (Shayan Jahangir 95, R Powell 3)
- Dubai Capitals: 150 runs in 17.1 overs (104 balls), Extras 12
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 28 balls (Shayan Jahangir 22, R Powell 24, Ex 4)
- Innings Break: Dubai Capitals - 196/5 in 20.0 overs (R Powell 38)
- Over 19.6: Review by Dubai Capitals (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - MJ Saggers, Batter - MD Shanaka (Struck down)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 49 runs, 3 wickets)
- Abu Dhabi Knight Riders: 50 runs in 6.1 overs (37 balls), Extras 3
- Strategic Timeout: Abu Dhabi Knight Riders - 73/3 in 9.0 overs (PD Salt 33, B McMullen 12)
- Abu Dhabi Knight Riders: 100 runs in 12.5 overs (77 balls), Extras 4
- Strategic Timeout: Abu Dhabi Knight Riders - 131/7 in 16.0 overs (AD Russell 15, JO Holder 8)
- Abu Dhabi Knight Riders: 150 runs in 17.2 overs (104 balls), Extras 5
- AD Russell: 50 off 30 balls (4 x 4, 4 x 6)
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