- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR2.2 goes straight up, and Charles has to walk back! Another out-swinger, on a length well outside off. Charles throws the kitchen sink at it but loses his shape completely. Gets under it way too much and Curran, stationed in the mid off region, does the rest! 9/14.4 middle stump flattened! Full on middle and off, and this seems to shape in late. TKC wants to go downtown and clears his front leg accordingly. The late movement, though, does for him. He gets an inside edge and the ball cannons into middle stump. Payne has two in the powerplay! 21/26.4 another miscue, another wicket! Length ball just outside off. Kicks up a little and Rew, advancing and trying to smash it into next week, shanks it totally. Wanted to find the top deck, found Lawrence at mid off instead. SW in a spot of bother here! 29/312.3 stumped by a mile! Fizzed through on a length outside off. Ethan hares down and tries to smash the cover off the ball. Does not watch it at all, though, and the ball breezes past his blade. Regulation stumping for Aravind and SW lose their fourth! 62/413.2 Soft dismissal! Full on middle and off. Raza thinks he can smack this over mid off but the ball is too full to get under. Off the lower half of the bat and mid off has the easiest job in the world. Half of the SW side now back in the shed! 68/514.1 Back of a length on off stump, and the finger has gone up. Wow. Back of a length just outside off. Nips back in and Karthik is trapped on the crease. Plays all around it and he gets pinged on the pad, right in front. He runs the single, only to see the umpire sending him on his way. Karthik looks to chance his luck with DRS but Ball Tracking shows the ball to be clipping middle and off. Umpire's Call and DK has to go! 71/614.5 Caught in the deep! Length ball outside off. Seems like some sort of cutter because Pretorius is too good early into his slog. Well, scratch that because replays show it is a seam-up delivery. Pretorius early on it nevertheless and deep backward square leg takes it easily in front of his face. 74/716.1 Rapped in front, and given! Reviewed as well, though! Googly on a fullish length just outside off. Harmeet has a pop at the slog sweep and seems to miss it. Gets pinged on the back leg and if the impact is in line, this could be curtains for him. Pitching outside off, impact just about in line (Umpire's Call), with the ball then crashing into the stumps. Harmeet has to go! 84/817.2 Sliced to deep third! Length ball hung up wide outside off. Rashid throws the lot at it but slices across it way too much. The ball flies off the outside half of the bat and Noor, stationed at deep third, runs in and then takes the catch nearly to his left. Warriorz nine down now! 87/917.5 Goes a mile up, and that will be that for this innings! Nicely executed slower ball, pitching on a full length outside off. Taskin has an agricultural mow across the line and skews it way up. Tanveer tracks it all the way from mid off. Runs back and takes it over his right shoulder! 90/10Extras13 (lb 5, nb 3, w 5)TOTAL90 all out (17.5 Overs, RR: 5.04)Did not bat: Wasim AkramFall of wickets: 1-9 (Johnson Charles, 2.2 ov), 2-21 (Tom Kohler-Cadmore, 4.4 ov), 3-29 (James Rew, 6.4 ov), 4-62 (Ethan D'Souza, 12.3 ov), 5-68 (Sikandar Raza, 13.2 ov), 6-71 (Dinesh Karthik, 14.1 ov), 7-74 (Dwaine Pretorius, 14.5 ov), 8-84 (Harmeet Singh, 16.1 ov), 9-87 (Adil Rashid, 17.2 ov), 10-90 (Taskin Ahmed, 17.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB DA Payne 4 0 14 3 3.5 17 1 0 2 0 Khuzaima Tanveer 3 0 19 2 6.33 11 2 0 2 2 Naseem Shah 2.5 0 12 2 4.23 11 1 0 0 1 DW Lawrence 4 0 19 0 4.75 11 1 0 0 0 Noor Ahmad 3 0 18 2 6 7 1 0 1 0 SM Curran 1 0 3 1 3 4 0 0 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR1.2 Only height and no distance, and Fakhar perishes! Back of a length on middle and leg. Fakhar winds up and has a huge swipe across the line. Gets under it a little too much, though, and Kohler-Cadmore, running to his left from mid on, takes it, despite a slight juggle! 7/14.6 Another tame dismissal! Length ball outside off and this seems to hold in the surface a little. Holden tries to drive it on the up but cannot keep it down. Pops it straight to extra cover, who is in quite tight, and the Warriorz may just have a glimmer of hope here! 30/33.3 Nicked and gone! Back of a length in the channel and this straightens against the angle. Nawaz gets squared up and nibbles at it very tentatively. Healthy enough outside edge and Karthik makes no mistakes behind the stumps! 20/211.5 Raza gets his man! Slows this up on a fullish length just outside off. Curran charges but is not to the pitch of the ball. Swings at it anyway and the bat face opens upon contact. No distance on it and Kohler-Cadmore, running in from long on, does the rest! 77/510.5 Superb grab by the skipper, and Lawrence has to depart! Slowed up on a length outside off. Lawrence is beaten in the air and has to reach out well in front. Cannot control his push and the ball lobs towards extra cover, where Raza lunges forward and snaffles it up smartly. Too little, too late perhaps? 68/413.2 Warriorz go up in appeal, and they go upstairs for a caught-behind! Another very slow and dipping delivery. Pitches just outside off and spins away. Roy has a slog at it and there seems to be a noise as ball passes bat. UltraEdge confirms it too. A snick off the inside edge and that is smart work behind the stumps by Karthik! 88/6Extras2 (nb 1, w 1)TOTAL91/6 (13.5 Overs, RR: 6.57)Fall of wickets: 1-7 (Fakhar Zaman, 1.2 ov), 2-20 (Hasan Nawaz, 3.3 ov), 3-30 (Max Holden, 4.6 ov), 4-68 (Dan Lawrence, 10.5 ov), 5-77 (Sam Curran, 11.5 ov), 6-88 (Jason Roy, 13.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Sikandar Raza 2 0 16 1 8 6 3 0 0 1 Taskin Ahmed 4 0 20 2 5 13 3 0 0 0 Wasim Akram 1 0 11 0 11 2 0 1 1 0 D Pretorius 2 0 10 1 5 5 1 0 0 0 AU Rashid 2.5 0 16 1 5.64 4 0 0 0 0 Harmeet Singh 2 0 18 1 9 6 2 1 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Sharjah Warriorz , elected to bat 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
20 December 2025 - night match (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Desert Vipers 2, Sharjah Warriorz 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 28 runs, 2 wickets)
- Strategic Timeout: Sharjah Warriorz - 39/3 in 9.0 overs (TB Abell 19, EC D'Souza 5)
- Over 9.4: Review by Sharjah Warriorz (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Shiju Sam, Batter - TB Abell (Upheld)
- Sharjah Warriorz: 50 runs in 10.3 overs (63 balls), Extras 4
- Over 14.1: Review by Sharjah Warriorz (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - RJ Tucker, Batter - KD Karthik (Struck down - Umpires Call)
- Strategic Timeout: Sharjah Warriorz - 78/7 in 15.0 overs (TB Abell 30, Harmeet Singh 2)
- Over 16.1: Review by Sharjah Warriorz (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - RJ Tucker, Batter - Harmeet Singh (Struck down - Umpires Call)
- Innings Break: Sharjah Warriorz - 90/10 in 17.5 overs (TB Abell 35)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 38 runs, 3 wickets)
- Dinesh Karthik kept wickets in place of James Rew from the start of Desert Vipers innings
- Desert Vipers: 50 runs in 8.2 overs (50 balls), Extras 1
- Strategic Timeout: Desert Vipers - 55/3 in 9.0 overs (SM Curran 23, DW Lawrence 7)
- Over 13.2: Review by Sharjah Warriorz (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Shiju Sam, Batter - JJ Roy (Upheld)
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