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Desert Vipers vs Abu Dhabi Knight Riders Scorecard, 4th Match
175/8 (19.3 ov)
171/6 (20 ov)
Desert Vipers won by 2 wickets (with 3 balls remaining)
Desert Vipers won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Started
- Fri, 5 Dec, 20:00 IST
- Venue
- Sharjah Cricket Stadium
- Data checked
- 15:21:45 IST
Match summary
Desert Vipers won by 2 wickets (with 3 balls remaining).
4th Match · International League T20 · Sharjah Cricket Stadium · 5 Dec 2025
Desert Vipers won the toss and elected to bowl.
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders: 171/6 (20 ov)
Top score: Alex Hales, 53 off 37 balls
Best bowling: Qais Ahmad, 2 for 29 in 4 overs
Desert Vipers: 175/8 (19.3 ov)
Top score: Shimron Hetmyer, 48 off 25 balls
Best bowling: Ajay Kumar, 3 for 21 in 4 overs
Player of the match: Shimron Hetmyer (Desert Vipers)
Compiled from the official match data supplied by Sportmonks. Facts only: no commentary, ratings or predictions.
Scorecard
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders innings171/6 (20 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philip Saltc Shah b Ahmad | 18 | 15 | 120.0 | ||
| Alex Halesc Ahmad b Ahmad | 53 | 37 | 143.2 | ||
| Alishan Sharafuc Lawrence b Ahmad | 25 | 19 | 131.6 | ||
| Liam Livingstonec Shah b Ahmad | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | ||
| Sherfane Rutherfordc Ahmad b Lawrence | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | ||
| Andre Russellnot out | 36 | 23 | 156.5 | ||
| Unmukt Chandc Ahmad b Shah | 18 | 13 | 138.5 | ||
| Sunil Narinenot out | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | ||
| Extras | 13 (w 6, nb 0, b 4, lb 3) | ||||
| Total | 171/6 (20 ov) | ||||
Fall of wickets
39-1 (Philip Salt, 5.1 ov) · 102-2 (Alishan Sharafu, 10.6 ov) · 108-3 (Alex Hales, 12.3 ov) · 116-4 (Sherfane Rutherford, 13.3 ov) · 122-5 (Liam Livingstone, 14.4 ov) · 167-6 (Unmukt Chand, 19.1 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naseem Shah | 4 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 7.00 | ||
| Sam Curran | 4 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 8.50 | ||
| Khuzaima Tanveer | 3 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 12.00 | ||
| Qais Ahmad | 4 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 7.25 | ||
| Noor Ahmad | 4 | 0 | 35 | 2 | 8.75 | ||
| Daniel Lawrence | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2.00 |
Desert Vipers innings175/8 (19.3 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fakhar Zamanc Hales b Kumar | 12 | 9 | 133.3 | ||
| Andries Gousc Rutherford b Narine | 17 | 9 | 188.9 | ||
| Max Holdenc Stone b Narine | 1 | 6 | 16.7 | ||
| Sam Curranc Russell b Chawla | 19 | 15 | 126.7 | ||
| Daniel Lawrencec Hales b Kumar | 35 | 32 | 109.4 | ||
| Shimron Hetmyerc Sharafu b Russell | 48 | 25 | 192.0 | ||
| Hasan Nawazc Chand b Kumar | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||
| Khuzaima Tanveernot out | 31 | 12 | 258.3 | ||
| Qais Ahmadc Garton b Stone | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | ||
| Naseem Shahnot out | 6 | 3 | 200.0 | ||
| Extras | 3 (w 2, nb 0, b 0, lb 1) | ||||
| Total | 175/8 (19.3 ov) | ||||
Fall of wickets
22-1 (Andries Gous, 2.2 ov) · 32-2 (Fakhar Zaman, 3.5 ov) · 34-3 (Max Holden, 4.1 ov) · 66-4 (Sam Curran, 9.2 ov) · 134-5 (Daniel Lawrence, 15.4 ov) · 134-6 (Hasan Nawaz, 15.6 ov) · 138-7 (Shimron Hetmyer, 16.4 ov) · 145-8 (Qais Ahmad, 17.3 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olly Stone | 3.3 | 0 | 48 | 1 | 13.71 | ||
| Ajay Kumar | 4 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 5.25 | ||
| Sunil Narine | 4 | 0 | 35 | 2 | 8.75 | ||
| Liam Livingstone | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 7.50 | ||
| Piyush Chawla | 3 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 7.33 | ||
| Andre Russell | 3 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 11.00 |
Line-ups
Desert Vipers
- Fakhar Zaman
- Andries Gous(wk)
- Sam Curran(c)
- Daniel Lawrence
- Shimron Hetmyer
- Hasan Nawaz
- Khuzaima Tanveer
- Naseem Shah
- Qais Ahmad
- Noor Ahmad
- Matiullah Khan
Substitutes: Max Holden
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders
- Philip Salt(wk)
- Alex Hales
- Unmukt Chand
- Alishan Sharafu
- Liam Livingstone
- Sherfane Rutherford
- Andre Russell
- Sunil Narine(c)
- George Garton
- Ajay Kumar
- Olly Stone
Substitutes: Piyush Chawla
The ground: Sharjah Cricket Stadium
FairPlay holds 211 completed matches in T20 and shorter formats at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, with a median first-innings score of 118.
Of the matches with a winner, the side batting first won 50% and the toss winner won 54%.
Captains who won the toss chose to field 62% of the time.
Highest total: 242/5 by South Africa Champions on 4 Oct 2026.
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