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Dubai Capitals vs Desert Vipers, Final
Narper
2025-02-09 15:10:16
Venue: Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Desert Vipers (Playing XI):
Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Alex Hales, Max Holden, Daniel Lawrence, Sam Curran(c), Sherfane Rutherford, Azam Khan(w), Ali Naseer, Khuzaima Tanveer, David Payne, Nathan Sowter
Dubai Capitals (Playing XI):
Shai Hope(w), Gulbadin Naib, Sam Billings(c), Rovman Powell, Dasun Shanaka, Sikandar Raza, Farhan Khan, Haider Ali, Obed McCoy, Qais Ahmad, Scott Kuggeleijn
Dubai Capitals have won the toss and have opted to field
Narper
2025-02-09 15:16:40
1.1
Hales c Haider Ali b Obed McCoy 5(4) [4s-1]
4.2
. Gurbaz c Billings b Obed McCoy 5(9)
9.2
Lawrence c Raza b Haider Ali 10(10) [4s-1]
15.1
Max Holden c Kuggeleijn b Raza 76(51) [4s-12]
Narper
2025-02-09 15:19:10
DV 145/4 (17) CRR: 8.53
Azam Khan18(7)
Sam Curran27(21
Narper
2025-02-09 15:23:01
17.2
Obed McCoy to Sam Curran, FOUR, slower length ball outside off, Curran waits once again and then cuts it away powerfully in front of square to pick up another boundary
17.1
Obed McCoy to Sam Curran, FOUR, hard length delivery outside off, Curran waits and then punches it to the left of short third for a boundary
Narper
2025-02-09 15:29:23
18.4
Kuggeleijn to Sam Curran, FOUR, short pitched delivery onto off, Curran gets a top edge on the pull that flies over the keeper for a boundary
18.3
Kuggeleijn to Sam Curran, 2 runs, full delivery outside off, slammed to the right of long-off for a couple of runs. That's 50 for the Desert Vipers skipper!
18.2
Kuggeleijn to Sam Curran, SIX, hard length delivery onto off stump, Curran stays deep in his crease and slams his pull over wide long-on for a maximum
Narper
2025-02-09 15:33:31
19.1
Obed McCoy to Sam Curran, SIX, full and pace off outside off, Curran gets under it and hoists it over wide long-off for a maximum!
Narper
2025-02-09 15:39:16
19.5
Obed McCoy to Azam Khan, FOUR, on a length onto middle and leg, Azam shuffles in, gets on one knee and flicks it behind square for a boundary
Narper
2025-02-09 15:39:42
19.6
Obed McCoy to Azam Khan, out Azam Khan Run Out!! 1 run completed very full onto off, slammed towards long-off. The batters try a second and Azam Khan is run out in the process.
Azam Khan run out (Billings/Shai Hope) 27(13) [4s-3 6s-1] B2$
Narper
2025-02-09 15:40:31
DV 189/5 (20) CRR: 9.45
Sam Curran 62(33)
Obed McCoy
4-0-44-2
Narper
2025-02-09 15:58:52
0.1
Amir to Shai Hope, FOUR, swing for Amir. But down leg, full and Shai Hope flicks it fine and gets it to the fine-leg fence
Narper
2025-02-09 16:02:37
DCP 7/0 (1) CRR: 7 REQ: 9.63
Dubai Capitals need 183 runs
Shai Hope 6(6)
David Warner 0(0)
Mohammad Amir
1-0-7-0
Narper
2025-02-09 16:05:40
1.1
David Payne to Warner, FOUR, full and wide outside off, Warner reaches for it and carves it over the off-side field, gets off the mark with a four
Narper
2025-02-09 16:06:00
1.5
David Payne to Warner, out Bowled!!
Warner b David Payne 4(5) [4s-1]
Narper
2025-02-09 16:26:18
4.5
Amir to Billings, out Caught by Azam Khan!! Finally Billings' luck runs out. Amir is pumped. A slower-ball off-cutter dug in at Billings and he gloves the pull. Easy catch for Azam Khan. Vipers well on top.
Billings c Azam Khan b Amir 6(10)
Narper
2025-02-09 16:27:12
DCP 31/3 (5) CRR: 6.2 REQ: 10.6
Dubai Capitals need 159 runs in 90 balls
Rovman Powell 0(1)
Shai Hope 8(11)
Mohammad Amir
3-0-20-2
Narper
2025-02-09 16:47:54
7.2
Nathan Sowter to Powell, no ball, what a big moment that is. Azam Khan has the gloves in line with the stumps as he stumps Powell. What a let-off for Powell. It was so well bowled, down leg as Powell comes down the track to flick, he misses, Azam Khan is just eager and gets the gloves in front to collect, stumps Powell but all that won't matter. Powell is called back even as he was almost near the dugout
7.2
Nathan Sowter to Powell, wide, out Stumped!! Powell st Azam Khan b Nathan Sowter 2(6)
Narper
2025-02-09 16:48:16
8.5
Sam Curran to Powell, FOUR, to third man
8.4
Sam Curran to Powell, SIX, Powell is now on fire. Picks the length delivery from outside off and slams the pull over wide long-on, rocked back and put it away
Narper
2025-02-09 16:48:54
DCP 73/3 (9) CRR: 8.11 REQ: 10.64
Dubai Capitals need 117 runs in 66 balls
Rovman Powell 26(15)
Shai Hope 21(22
Narper
2025-02-09 16:52:05
9.5
Nathan Sowter to Shai Hope, SIX, to deep mid-wicket, the partnership between Shai Hope and Powell is now
Narper
2025-02-09 16:54:49
DCP 86/3 (10.1) CRR: 8.46 REQ: 10.58
Dubai Capitals need 104 runs in 59 balls
Shai Hope 33(27)
Rovman Powel l27(16
Narper
2025-02-09 17:12:21
13.3
Sam Curran to Shai Hope, out Caught by Lawrence!! Straight to deep mid-wicket. The slower-ball off-cutter works. It's full on the stumps, Shai Hope sweeps and picks out the man perfectly. The set batter is gone.
Shai Hope c Lawrence b Sam Curran 43(39) [4s-2 6s-1]
DCP 112/4 (13.5) CRR: 8.1 REQ: 12.65
Dubai Capitals need 78 runs in 37 balls
Narper
2025-02-09 17:20:49
14.5
Nathan Sowter to Powell, FOUR, 50 in a final. This is fraction short outside off, Powell cuts and just clears the leaping point, runs away
Narper
2025-02-09 17:21:15
15.3
Sam Curran to Powell, SIX, now Powell. This is a half-volley outside off, he gets forward and lofts superbly and the white Kookaburra flies away
15.1
Sam Curran to Shanaka, SIX, launched into the first tier at long-on. Length delivery outside off, Shanaka gets forward and lofts powerfully for 90m
Narper
2025-02-09 17:35:58
16.5
David Payne to Shanaka, out Caught by Lawrence!! Right off the bottom of the bat and straight to the fielder at long-on. A slower-ball off-cutter outside off, Shanaka gets forward to loft and does not get the timing. Huge wicket.
Shanaka c Lawrence b David Payne 21(10) [6s-2]
Narper
2025-02-09 17:36:17
17.4
Nathan Sowter to Raza, 3 runs, to backward square leg
17.3
Nathan Sowter to Raza, FOUR, tossed up full outside off, in the slot, Raza gets forward and lofts wide of extra-cover and right into the gap, much-needed boundary
Narper
2025-02-09 17:36:30
17.5
Nathan Sowter to Powell, FOUR, to deep extra cover
Narper
2025-02-09 17:37:48
17.6
Nathan Sowter to Powell, out Caught by David Payne!! The game turns again.
Powell c David Payne b Nathan Sowter 63(3
[4s-7 6s-3]
Narper
2025-02-09 17:38:42
DCP 166/6 (1 CRR: 9.22 REQ: 12
Dubai Capitals need 24 runs in 12 balls
Rovman Powell 63(3
Sikandar Raza 9(4
Narper
2025-02-09 17:41:15
18.5
Amir to Raza, FOUR, to sweeper cover
18.4
Amir to Raza, 2 runs, slower-ball on a good length on off, pulled to deep square-leg and Raza runs so hard to make it back for two, takes on the fielder
18.3
Amir to Raza, FOUR, Amir is livid with Azam Khan. Very full outside off, Raza opens the face of the bat and glides it, Azam Khan dives to his right and stretches his right glove out, just flies past it
18.2
Amir to Raza, FOUR, slower-ball off-cutter outside off, width and Raza nearly swings himself off his feet, slashes and the thick outside-edge flies wide of short third man to his left
Narper
2025-02-09 17:42:41
DCP 181/6 (19) CRR: 9.53 REQ: 9
Dubai Capitals need 9 runs in 6 balls
Sikandar Raza 24(10)
Scott Kuggeleijn 0(0)
Narper
2025-02-09 17:43:43
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19.1
Khuzaima Tanveer to Raza, SIX, Sikandarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!
He looks to be in that mood tonight. A half-volley just outside off, Raza launches the loft over wide long-off and it's a flat hit. Naib is showing off his biceps as he roars. Even Suniel Shetty is a nervous watcher from the stands
Narper
2025-02-09 17:45:25
19.2
Khuzaima Tanveer to Raza, FOUR, to deep backward point Razaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! Look at him go. He has single-handedly won this for his side. Length delivery on off and middle, Raza makes room and cuts hard and wide of backward point, runs away. He runs and lets out all his emotions even as his team-mates come up to engulf him. The fireworks go off in Dubai and we have the Dubai Capitals who have won the third edition of the ILT20
Narper
2025-02-09 17:45:52
DV 189/5 (20)
DCP 191/6 (19.2)
Dubai Capitals won by 4 wkts
PLAYER OF THE MATCH
Rovman Powell
Narper
2025-02-09 17:50:56
Celebrations in the Capitals' camp. And it is that man from Zimbabwe - Sikandar Raza who has turned it around. When he came in the equation was 38 off 19 and then Powell got out which made it more difficult.
TanteMerle
2025-02-09 17:54:13
Great match.
Congrats to Powell for a great innings.
Narper
2025-02-09 18:17:15
Rovman Powell:
Credit to the guys in the dressing room, the message was to just stay calm. The competition has been silent for me, but today in the final I wanted to prove myself. In the final, big players stand up. I’m disappointed to get out but glad we got through. I’ve been in a lot of finals, we were in a final last year. Lots of credit to the owners. They haven’t won a final for 17 years. Great night for the GMR family.
Narper
2025-02-09 18:17:36
Gulbadin Naib:
The greatness of the tournament is that sometimes you perform, sometimes you don’t. I couldn’t today but I gave my 110% throughout the tournament, today was a full team effort from the boys. The management has given us all the confidence, we have all power hitters in the team. Credit to Sikandar for the way he took us through tonight. This franchise has been getting to finals but not winning, so glad we could give them what we could.
Narper
2025-02-09 18:18:08
David Warner:
The most important thing was to do it for the GMR family. They have worked hard, got to lots of finals. Credit to them. Lots of confidence in this side. Serious talent in the lower and middle order, and our bowlers have done a hell of a job. We backed ourselves in the middle overs, we knew we could take their spinners on. We have played a few games on this pitch so we knew how to pace ourselves for the chase.
Narper
2025-02-09 18:19:02
Ian Bell | Capitals' Coaching staff:
Has been a fantastic tournament. Credit to the players. The talent they showed through the back end was fantastic. From a coaching POV, you want to be as calm as possible. We have done well as a batting unit. Sikandar has been up and down the batting order, he has been very selfless and today he came through for the team. You just trust the players, we have been under pressure but in big games you accept the other teams will play well, it comes down to how you handle the big moments.
Sikandar Raza:
Feel really proud, amazing and humble. We have grafted for three years. We got to an eliminator and a final. The lessons we learnt from the last finals got us through in this one. I wasn’t having a great tournament but nobody ever doubted me, they backed me with bat and ball. We have a good culture and character in the changing room. One thing that helps me is clarity, at no point the management doubted me. The emotional side of the game gives me energy, it isn’t out of anger or desperation, it just fuels me to do better. I am happy to do whatever role the team gives me after playing so much cricket. The clarity of the role makes it easier. (On where are the celebrations) I have an early flight tomorrow. I’ll probably celebrate in Zimbabwe, we have an ODI series against Ireland but I’ll certainly be joining the team for a few hours.
Narper
2025-02-09 18:22:20
Rovman Powell | Player of the Match:
It feels really good. Did not get many chances earlier but I keep believing, when it is crunch time, crunch players come to the party. We have done a lot of work back home, credit to the coaching team, we have a fantastic camaraderie in the group. You need to have a little bit of luck and I got it. It is about control and I got the boundaries. I'm captain of my country and lots of guys look up to me. I'm from a humble background and to be playing a final in Dubai is a privilege.
Narper
2025-02-09 18:24:23
Shai Hope gets the Green Belt for the best batter of the tournament.
TanteMerle
2025-02-09 18:37:06
In reply to Narper
Also another 15 K for best 6. Dispatch of the season.
I believe it was a straight 6 off a 150kpm ball.
Narper
2025-02-09 18:56:30
In reply to TanteMerle
Yeah....I saw de shot at de time.
Hope plays those kind of shots like a genius
Prize money for winning is US700,000 dollars
All de boys come out good....a pity Rutherford didnt get to bat in de final
