tt16179	Desert Vipers v Gulf Giants
	International League Twenty20 2025/26
Venue	Dubai Sports City Stadium, Dubai on 12th December 2025 (20-over match) (night)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Desert Vipers won the toss and decided to field
Result	Desert Vipers won by 8 wickets
Points	Desert Vipers 2; Gulf Giants 0
Umpires	Gazi Sohel (Bangladesh), Shiju Sam
TV umpire	P Wilson (Australia)
Referee	SJA Taufel (Australia)
Reserve Umpire	RJ Tucker (Australia)
Player of the Match	Khuzaima Tanveer
Ball-by-ball	Innings 1, Innings 2

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Gulf Giants innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots	S-Rate
PN Silva	c Curran b Khuzaima Tanveer	19	12	17	3	1	7	158.33
+Rahmanullah Gurbaz	b Khuzaima Tanveer	2	4	7	-	-	3	50.00
*JM Vince	c Sasirekha b Khuzaima Tanveer	0	2	2	-	-	2	0.00
KR Mayers	lbw b Noor Ahmad	30	24	37	1	3	14	125.00
MG Erasmus	c Lawrence b Khuzaima Tanveer	4	9	10	-	-	5	44.44
Asif Khan	not out	36	38	65	-	2	15	94.74
Azmatullah Omarzai	b Curran	20	15	30	1	-	1	133.33
MR Adair	c Curran b Noor Ahmad	1	2	2	-	-	1	50.00
LA Dawson	not out	38	14	13	3	3	3	271.43
Aayan Afzal Khan	did not bat
CP Wood	did not bat
Extras	(2 lb, 5 w)	7
Total	(7 wickets, innings closed, 94 minutes, 20 overs)	157
Fall of wickets:
1-16 (Rahmanullah Gurbaz, 1.4 ov), 2-16 (Vince, 1.6 ov), 3-22 (Silva, 3.3 ov), 4-30 (Erasmus, 5.5 ov), 5-67 (Mayers, 9.6 ov), 6-116 (Azmatullah Omarzai, 16.5 ov), 7-117 (Adair, 17.1 ov)

Desert Vipers bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s	S-Rate	Econ
Payne	4	0	60	0	2	-	5	4	5	-	15.00
Khuzaima Tanveer	4	0	10	4	-	-	17	-	-	6.00	2.50
Ferguson	4	0	36	0	1	-	11	3	2	-	9.00
Curran	4	0	27	1	1	-	7	1	1	24.00	6.75
Noor Ahmad	4	0	22	2	1	-	11	-	1	12.00	5.50

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Desert Vipers innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots	S-Rate
Fakhar Zaman	b Wood	14	8	8	1	-	2	175.00
MDE Holden	not out	64	41	80	8	-	7	156.10
Hasan Nawaz	run out (Wood)	7	9	11	1	-	6	77.78
SM Curran	not out	67	43	60	5	3	11	155.81
TC Bruce	did not bat
DW Lawrence	did not bat
SO Hetmyer	did not bat
+VAR Sasirekha	did not bat
Khuzaima Tanveer	did not bat
*LH Ferguson	did not bat
DA Payne	did not bat
Extras	(1 lb, 5 w)	6
Total	(2 wickets, 80 minutes, 16.5 overs)	158
Fall of wickets:
1-20 (Fakhar Zaman, 1.4 ov), 2-35 (Hasan Nawaz, 3.6 ov)

Gulf Giants bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s	S-Rate	Econ
Thushara	3.5	0	40	0	1	-	3	4	-	-	10.43
Wood	4	0	27	1	1	-	10	3	-	24.00	6.75
Adair	4	0	30	0	2	-	6	2	-	-	7.50
Mayers	3	0	31	0	1	-	4	5	-	-	10.33
Erasmus	1	0	10	0	-	-	1	1	-	-	10.00
Dawson	1	0	19	0	-	-	2	-	3	-	19.00

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Notes
--> Desert Vipers full substitute: Fakhar Zaman for Noor Ahmad (after 18 overs of the Gulf Giants innings) (impact player)
--> Gulf Giants full substitute: IDN Thushara for Azmatullah Omarzai (after 20 overs of the Gulf Giants innings) (impact player)
--> Gulf Giants powerplay 1: overs 1 to 6 (30/4)
--> Desert Vipers powerplay 1: overs 1 to 6 (53/2)
--> Gulf Giants innings: 50 in 8.4 overs
--> Gulf Giants innings: 100 in 14.4 overs
--> Gulf Giants innings: 150 in 19.5 overs
--> Desert Vipers innings: 50 in 5.4 overs
--> Desert Vipers innings: 100 in 10.5 overs
--> Desert Vipers innings: 150 in 15.5 overs
--> MG Erasmus made his last appearance in Twenty20 matches
--> MR Adair made his last appearance in Twenty20 matches
--> IDN Thushara made his last appearance in Twenty20 matches
--> DA Payne made his last appearance in Twenty20 matches
--> MDE Holden 50 in 31 balls with 7 fours
--> SM Curran 50 in 32 balls with 3 fours and 3 sixes
--> SM Curran passed 5000 runs in Twenty20 matches when he reached 29
--> CP Wood made his debut in United Arab Emirates in Twenty20 matches
--> Khuzaima Tanveer achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Twenty20 matches in the Gulf Giants innings (previous best was 4-22)
--> MDE Holden (33) and SM Curran (22) added 50 in 37 balls for the Desert Vipers 3rd wicket
--> MDE Holden (44) and SM Curran (55) added 100 in 59 balls for the Desert Vipers 3rd wicket

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Over 9.6: Review by Gulf Giants (Batting), Umpire - Shiju Sam, Batter - KR Mayers (decision upheld)

 

 

 

 

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