Yep! Hope scampers through for the winning run to mid-off and Capitals have beaten Vipers by nine wickets in the last group game of ILT20 2025. More importantly, Capitals have confirmed a second spot on the points table and will have two shots at making the final
Vipers vs DC, 30th Match at Sharjah, ILT20, Feb 03 2025 - Ball by Ball Commentary
RESULT
30th Match (N), Sharjah, February 03, 2025, International League T20
(17.1/20 ov, T:138) 138/1
DC won by 9 wickets (with 17 balls remaining)
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That's all we've got from ILT20, this evening. Thanks for tuning in. The qualifier 1 will be on Wednesday between these two teams and we will be live nice and early for that. Until then, on behalf of Thilak, it is a goodbye from me Ashish Pant. Ciao!
Qais Ahmed is the player of the match: When you are playing with such legendary cricketers like Sam Billings they always support me, give me confidence. Wicket was very good for spin so I tried my best to turn the ball. I went well. I am happy for these four wickets. The wicket of Sam Curran was great. He is a big player.
Sam Billings, Capitals captain: Was clinical. That was what we asked for. A really good team that was playing tonight. Delighted by that win. [On Qais] Wrist spin is a bit of a cheat code. It is so important all over the world. It can be a bit of a graveyard in Sharjah, but he was brilliant. The key thing is to be attacking and it was great he got the rewards. Two good teams going head to head and we have been great tonight. We will take a lot of confidence. Wednesday is a new day, new game and we will have to adapt again.
Lockie Ferguson, Vipers captain: These things happen. I still back the boys. Qais was exceptional. We will go back to the drawing board and come back. We have been outstanding and a little blip in the end will not change anything. Max had a back twinge, but he should be okay for the playoffs
The green belt is being handed to Shai Hope from his captain Sam Billings.
Presentation time
9.43pm What a turnaround this has been for Dubai Capitals. They had just one win after four games, which included three losses on the bounce. But a stunning turnaround saw them win four of their next five games and now they have toppled table-toppers Desert Vipers to pip MI Emirates and Sharjah Warriorz to second place. They will now face Vipers in Qualifier 1 on Wednesday in Dubai. The win was set up by Qais Ahmed who picked 4 for 25. That restricted Vipers to 137. In reply, Shai Hope (52*) and Gulbadin Naib (55*) put on an unbroken 96 run-stand off 75 balls as Capitals coasted home with 17 balls to spare. Hang around for the presentation.
17.1
1
Khuzaima Tanveer to Hope, 1 run
Last ball of the game?
end of over 175 runs
DC: 137/1CRR: 8.05 • RRR: 0.33 • Need 1 run from 18b
Shai Hope51 (53b 4x4 1x6)
Gulbadin Naib55 (31b 3x4 4x6)
David Payne 4-0-29-1
Khuzaima Tanveer 3-0-38-0
16.6
1
Payne to Hope, 1 run
Scores level. Length ball on off, he pushes towards point
16.5
•
Payne to Hope, no run
Slower back of a length ball on middle, he mistimes his pull to short midwicket
Around
16.4
•
Payne to Hope, no run
Back of a length ball on off, he pushes to extra cover
16.3
4
Payne to Hope, FOUR runs
Hope gets to fifty and also now becomes the leading run-scorer of the tournament. Banged in short on leg, he pulls over short fine leg
16.2
•
Payne to Hope, no run
Slower offcutter outside off, beaten outside off.
16.1
•
Payne to Hope, no run
back of a length ball outside off, he stands tall outside off and pushes to cover
end of over 1614 runs
DC: 132/1CRR: 8.25 • RRR: 1.50 • Need 6 runs from 24b
Gulbadin Naib55 (31b 3x4 4x6)
Shai Hope46 (47b 3x4 1x6)
Khuzaima Tanveer 3-0-38-0
David Payne 3-0-24-1
Dubai Capitals need just six more for a win. Time for time-out first
15.6
4
Khuzaima Tanveer to Gulbadin, FOUR runs
In the gap and he gets four. Short of a length ball on middle, he pulls in the gap between long-on and deep midwicket
15.5
1
Khuzaima Tanveer to Hope, 1 run
Length outside off, he laces the drive to deep cover
15.4
1
Khuzaima Tanveer to Gulbadin, 1 run
Straight up and dropped again! Oh, my word, that was a simple as they get. Jones, it is again. Banged in short on off. He is late into the pull, gets a big top edge, and Jones at mid-off shells it. First game of the tournament, and he is having a shocker today. Nerves?
15.3
6
Khuzaima Tanveer to Gulbadin, SIX runs
SHOT! Gentle back of a length ball on off. Naib gets into position and hacks this over deep midwicket. Reaches his fifty with that and flexes his muscles. Fifty off just 29 balls.
15.2
1
Khuzaima Tanveer to Hope, 1 run
On a length outside off, he drives on the up to deep cover
15.1
•
Khuzaima Tanveer to Hope, no run
Beaten! Back of a length ball outside off, he misses the cut
15.1
1w
Khuzaima Tanveer to Hope, 1 wide
Wayward back of a length ball down leg. Called a wide
DC need 20 runs in 30 balls.
end of over 156 runs
DC: 118/1CRR: 7.86 • RRR: 4.00 • Need 20 runs from 30b
Shai Hope44 (44b 3x4 1x6)
Gulbadin Naib44 (28b 2x4 3x6)
David Payne 3-0-24-1
Khuzaima Tanveer 2-0-24-0
14.6
1
Payne to Hope, 1 run
Back of a length ball outside off, he stands tall and punches to long-off
14.5
1
Payne to Gulbadin, 1 run
Back of a length ball outside off, he drags this to deep midwicket
14.4
1
Payne to Hope, 1 run
Back of a length ball on the pads, he works this to short fine leg
14.3
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Payne to Hope, no run
On-pace bouncer that hits him on the shoulder. He is late on the pull and the ball goes to point
14.2
•
Payne to Hope, no run
Slower back of a length ball outside off stump. He misses the pull
14.2
2w
Payne to Gulbadin, 2 wide
Slower bouncer, that loops over the batter's head. Azam misses as well and they get a couple of extra runs
14.1
1
Payne to Hope, 1 run
Banged in short as he pulls to deep backward square leg
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