Overpitched and at the stumps, Kuggeleijn has another wind-up swing, this time through the line and it sails over long-on. Russell is disappointed but his team finishes with a comfy win.
KnightRiders vs DC, 20th Match at Abu Dhabi, ILT20, Feb 03 2024 - Match Result
ADKR's NRR gets a good bump, Capitals now in a bit of trouble with some of their overseas on their way out. Thanks for tuning in on an action-packed double-header Saturday. Hope you had fun and that you join again for a double-header Sunday tomorrow. Goodnight!
David Willey, POTM: It's been a while since I bowled four in a row. There was a little with the new ball. Had a couple of good match ups. Chatted what lengths to bowl, did that and got the reward. When you're batting at the other end with Dre, it's a good spot. Nature of tournament cricket is peaking at the right time. Hopefully, we can start to gel and go up.
Sunil Narine, ADKR skipper: The way we started with the bat could've been better. Thanks to Russell to get us to 180. If that wasn't there, we might've ended with 150-160. Our guys have been batting well. We just need to send a message to go big. Willey started brilliantly. When you start well with the wickets it's easier to build on it. We'll take the win but need to buckle up with the fielding. Never know what can happen if that happens. Generally need to take those important ones. When you win and see guys doing well it's good as a captain. New guys standing up, hope that continues.
David Warner, DC skipper: Wickets in the power play, with bat and ball, cost us. There's moments in the game when Dre came out. They were 7 for 119 and put on 60 which cost us. We lost wickets pretty much every over while batting. Stats say if we gets wickets with the powerplay was good but we gave away too many runs. Happy with my innings. Not too fussed but partnerships would've been nicer. Guys have been training hard, three big games to come. They'll have a nice rest and be back.
10:09pm ADKR break the streak. They weren't winning batting first - this is their first in nine attempts. They were dominant in the chase. Capitals' batters found ways to get out. Lots of soft dismissals, middled shots found fielders at a surprising regularity. Willey swung the ball and was tough to hit early on. Imad Wasim was a recipient of those lucky strikes including that of Warner that shut out the game. By the time Narine came on, game was all but done. He struck and went off after being hit in the field by a ball. Jason Holder put up a mini fightback but it wasn't enough, as weren't Kuggeleijn's power and Roelof's resilience.
Full bunger on off, vdM was deep in the crease and whipped it to deep midwicket
Low fully outside off, slapped but off the bottom of the bat to mid-off
Wide and full, singly ball from slightly wide of the crease has an extremely sharp angle. Too wide and let go
Ful on leg, smoked over square leg. Wind-up flick from Kuggeleijn, didn't move much, just powered it with his wrist. 75-metre hit
Yorker on fifth, tries to jam it square on the off side. Squeezes it off the bottom of the bat to the other side
Low fully outside off, clobbers but off the bottom of the bat. Into the pitch, back to the bowler
Final over. A case of going through the motions. Ali Khan to finish from around
Yorker on off, 130ks, opens the face as he slaps it to long-off's left
Around a yorker length on leg, whipped to wide long-on
Full and outside off, tries to smash it across the line. Misses
Pulls the bumper deep to the leg side
Drills it through long-on. Not far from a yorker length, spearing in on leg, Kuggeleijn scooped it up and finished with a whiplash
Miscues the flat-bat but gets it over the bowler, long-off runs across to stop it. Ball was banged into the pitch just outside off
Full just outside off, tries to smear it across the line. Inside edges it to the keeper on the bounce
High full toss dips just over the pad, vdM grunts as he pats it with an open face towards deep third
Full at leg, slogs across. Gets it off the thickish inside edge to deep midwicket
Full at the stumps, pushed wide to the left of the bowler
Full and wide, Kuggeleijn slaps it hard and holds his shape. Goes straight to cover though
Full toss just outside off. VDM's standing across with front foot pointing towards long-on, angle's working against his heave. Toes the ball towards mid-on
Length outside off, tries lifting it over cover. Misses
2W | ||||
2W | ||||
Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi | |
Toss | Dubai Capitals, elected to field first |
Series | |
Season | 2023/24 |
Player Of The Match | |
Hours of play (local time) | 18.30 start, First Session 18.30-20.00, Interval 20.00-20.20, Second Session 20.20-21.50 |
Match days | 3 February 2024 - night (20-over match) |
ADKR Player Replacement | Impact player: in, out (1st innings, 19.6 ov) |
DC Player Replacement | Impact player: in, out (2nd innings, 0.1 ov) |
Umpires | |
TV Umpire | |
Reserve Umpire | |
Match Referee | |
Points | Abu Dhabi Knight Riders 2, Dubai Capitals 0 |
Over 20 • DC 154/8
KnightRiders won by 29 runs