The teams, Dubai Capitals and Sharjah Warriors faced off against each other at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai. The latter team won the toss and opted to bowl first.
Uthappa and Root unveiled the opening batting attack on the opening bowling of Woakes. In the 2nd over, Uthappa lost his wicket to Naveen-ul-Haq after scoring just 3 runs in 7 balls. Chirag Suri bought the first four of the innings in the same over. After 3 overs, DCP got a score of 15-2.
In the 5th over from Haq, Lawrence bought a four and Root crunched a six and a four and the side score shifted to 39-2. After 7 overs, DCP crossed the half-century, standing at a score of 54-2.
In the 11th over from Jawadullah, Lawrence smashed a six and a four while Root crunched a boundary and the side jumped to a score of 88-2. Scoring 34 runs in 28 balls, Lawrence lost his wicket to Naveen-ul-Haq and the right-handed batter, Rovman Powell took the batting charge.
After 16 overs, DCP got to a score of 126-3. Scoring 44 in 27 balls, Powell lost his wicket to Woakes and the right-handed batter, Yusuf Pathan came to the crease.
Joe Root stood tough for the side and in 20 overs, DCP boys posted 177 runs on the scoreboard with a loss of 4 wickets.
Chasing down the target of 178, Gurbaz and Kohler-Cadmore opened the batting attack on the opening bowling of Udana. In the first over, Kohler-Cadmore hit the first four for the side. In the 3rd over, he crunched three back-to-back boundaries, getting a score of 39.
Scoring 18 runs in 9 balls, Gurbaz lost his wicket to Akif Raja and the left-handed batter, Dawid Malan came to the crease. After 4 overs, the side crossed the half-century, standing at a score of 55-1.
In the 6th over, Cadmore drilled fours and two sixes, jumping to a score of 95-1 after 6 overs. After 7 overs, SW crossed the century with a score of 101-2 and the side reached 159-3 after 13 overs.
In 14.4 overs, Sharjah Warriors scored 182 runs with a loss of 3 wickets and won the match by 7 wickets.
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