International League T20, 2025-26, Desert Vipers vs Gulf Giants, 8th Match, Match Tied

Gulf Giants 179/5

Desert Vipers 179/9

Match Tied

Gulf Giants(20 Overs Maximum)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Pathum Nissanka	b Noor Ahmad	56	29	4	4	193.10
Rahmanullah Gurbaz	c Hetmyer b Khuzaima Tanveer	41	31	1	3	132.25
James Vince	c Hetmyer b Khuzaima Tanveer	25	22	2	0	113.63
Moeen Ali (c)	c Lawrence b Payne	11	11	1	0	100.00
Azmatullah Omarzai	c Hasan Nawaz b Noor Ahmad	20	13	1	1	153.84
Tom Moores †	not out	10	8	0	1	125.00
Gerhard Erasmus	not out	7	6	1	0	116.66
Extras	(lb 4, w 5)	9
Total	20 Ov (RR: 8.95)	179/5

Bowling	O	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD
Naseem Shah	4	37	0	9.25	7	1	2	2
David Payne	4	28	1	7.00	9	2	1	0
Sam Curran	3	33	0	11.00	6	3	2	1
Khuzaima Tanveer	4	23	2	5.75	9	0	1	1
Noor Ahmad	4	47	2	11.75	4	3	3	1
Dan Lawrence	1	7	0	7.00	2	1	0	0

Desert Vipers(Target:- 180 Runs From 20 Overs)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Fakhar Zaman	c Dawson b Azmatullah Omarzai	1	9	0	0	11.11
Andries Gous †	c Erasmus b Adair	11	9	2	0	122.22
Max Holden	b Haider Razzaq	15	15	1	0	100.00
Sam Curran (c)	c Azmatullah Omarzai b Thushara	44	36	1	3	122.22
Dan Lawrence	c Dawson b Azmatullah Omarzai	56	31	6	2	180.64
Shimron Hetmyer	c Adair b Azmatullah Omarzai	16	8	2	1	200.00
Hasan Nawaz	c Erasmus b Thushara	11	4	1	1	275.00
Khuzaima Tanveer	c Rahmanullah Gurbaz b Azmatullah Omarzai	7	3	0	1	233.33
Naseem Shah	run out (Erasmus/Azmatullah Omarzai)	2	3	0	0	66.66
Vriitya Aravind	not out	4	3	0	0	133.33
Extras	(b 2, nb 1, w 9)	12
Total	20 Ov (RR: 8.95)	179/9

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Nuwan Thushara	4	1	33	2	8.25	12	3	1	2	0
Mark Adair	4	0	36	1	9.00	7	3	1	1	1
Azmatullah Omarzai	4	0	32	4	8.00	10	3	1	1	0
Haider Razzaq	4	0	45	1	11.25	4	3	3	0	0
Moeen Ali	2	0	13	0	6.50	4	0	1	0	0
Liam Dawson	2	0	18	0	9.00	5	1	1	1	0

Desert VipersSuper Over

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Nuwan Thushara	1	0	13	1	13.00	1	0	1	0	0

Gulf GiantsSuper Over

(Target:- 14 Runs)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Naseem Shah	1	0	9	0	9.00	1	0	0	2	1

Match Flow

Gulf Giants innings
Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 58 runs, 0 wicket)
Gulf Giants: 50 runs in 4.6 overs (30 balls), Extras 3
1st Wicket: 50 runs in 30 balls (P Nissanka 42, Rahmanullah Gurbaz 5, Ex 3)
Strategic Timeout: Gulf Giants - 58/0 in 6.0 overs (P Nissanka 49, Rahmanullah Gurbaz 6)
P Nissanka: 50 off 27 balls (4 x 4, 3 x 6)
Gulf Giants: 100 runs in 10.5 overs (65 balls), Extras 4
2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 35 balls (Rahmanullah Gurbaz 26, JM Vince 23, Ex 2)
Over 13.4: Review by Desert Vipers (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Gazi Sohel, Batter - MM Ali (Struck down)
Strategic Timeout: Gulf Giants - 148/3 in 16.0 overs (MM Ali 7, Azmatullah Omarzai 11)
Gulf Giants: 150 runs in 16.2 overs (98 balls), Extras 8
Innings Break: Gulf Giants - 179/5 in 20.0 overs (TJ Moores 10, MG Erasmus 7)

Desert Vipers innings
Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 35 runs, 2 wickets)
TJ Moores kept wickets from the start of the second innings
Desert Vipers: 50 runs in 7.2 overs (45 balls), Extras 3
Strategic Timeout: Desert Vipers - 53/2 in 8.0 overs (MDE Holden 14, SM Curran 24)
Over 12.4: Review by Desert Vipers (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - RJ Tucker, Batter - DW Lawrence (Upheld)
Desert Vipers: 100 runs in 13.4 overs (83 balls), Extras 4
4th Wicket: 50 runs in 32 balls (SM Curran 11, DW Lawrence 37, Ex 2)
SM Curran: 50 off 36 balls (1 x 4, 4 x 6)
Strategic Timeout: Desert Vipers - 122/4 in 15.1 overs (DW Lawrence 46)
DW Lawrence: 50 off 28 balls (5 x 4, 2 x 6)
Desert Vipers: 150 runs in 18.0 overs (109 balls), Extras 6
Desert Vipers: 150 runs in 18.2 overs (111 balls), Extras 5