That's that. Too full on off, he muscles this over mid-off and finishes off the chase which seals Vipers' place in the final. Gives Lawrence a hug, and Vipers will now face Capitals in the final on Sunday.
Warriorz vs Vipers, Qualifier 2 at Sharjah, ILT20, Feb 07 2025 - Ball by Ball Commentary
RESULT
Qualifier 2 (N), Sharjah, February 07, 2025, International League T20
162/7
(16.4/20 ov, T:163) 165/3
Vipers won by 7 wickets (with 20 balls remaining)
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That brings us to our coverage of qualifier 1 with Desert Vipers taking the honours. Thanks for tuning in. We will be back nice and early for the final which will be held in Dubai on Sunday. Till then, this is me Ashish Pant, signing off on behalf of Thilak. Ciao!
Alex Hales is the Player of the Match: Felt really good. We got off to a great start with the chase. Was a really good surface. The first three-four overs was slightly slower when we bowled. We could adapt going forward. We made use of the early conditions. [On his knock] Really happy with how I kept still today. It has come off nicely in the last few games. [On the final] I think we have to bowl very ball. They have a great batting line-up. We are in good form as a batting unit. Hopefully, this time we can hold out ctaches.
Sam Curran, Vipers captain [Feelings] Really well. We were challenged quite a lot. We have rested, and rotated and we are glad we are back in the final on Sunday. SW are a great side and early wickets was great. Jason [Roy] was great. We thought 160 was under par. Max and Halesy played well. Then Dan and I chased it down. [On Hales] He is such an experienced player and he broke the back of the chase. [On Ferguson] He is obviously a little bit flat. He hurt his hamstring. I don't know the degree.
Tim Southee, Warriorz captain: [Match] It is a tough one. You get yourself a chance, but we scrapped through, but we didn't bowl well. The side that bowls first has success here. We were a better side when we bowled first. [Surface] It was a bit tacky. They [Vipers] changed their pace well and bowled well throughout the day. Jason played exceptionally well. Karim Janat gave us a chance at the end. [Tournament] It has been brilliant. First experience here with ha great group of guys.
Presentation time.
9.50pm After a string of losses, Vipers, who topped the league stage are back and have qualified their second final in three years. They will now take on Dubai Capitals in the final and also have a chance to avenge their heart-breaking qualifier 1 defeat. The win this evening was setup by Hales who smashed his way to a 29-ball 47 which included nine fours. Max Holden did his job with a 34-ball 48 before Dan Lawrence (28* off 18) and Sam Curran (34* off 17) finished off the chase to help Vipers get over the line with 20 balls to spare. Warriorz made a terrific turnaround in the season, but that has ended today. Do hang around for the presentation.
16.4
4
Milne to Sam Curran, FOUR runs
16.3
6
Milne to Sam Curran, SIX runs
BANG! Back of a length ball outside off. He stays still and belts this over long-off with lots of power. Curran also completes 4000 T20 runs with that.
16.3
1w
Milne to Sam Curran, 1 wide
Wild swing and a miss. Length ball well outside off, he is almost swept off his feet in a bid to reach that. Misses altogether. Also called a wide
16.2
2
Milne to Sam Curran, 2 runs
Banged in short, he gets in position and pulls well in front of square for a couple of runs
16.1
1
Milne to Lawrence, 1 run
Length on his pads, he works this to deep midwicket
Milne back
end of over 1613 runs
DV: 151/3CRR: 9.43 • RRR: 3.00 • Need 12 runs from 24b
Dan Lawrence27 (17b 1x4 2x6)
Sam Curran22 (12b 2x4 1x6)
Dilshan Madushanka 3-0-38-1
Tim Southee 3-0-30-0
15.6
1
Madushanka to Lawrence, 1 run
Leading edge but safe. Good length ball outside off, Lawrence wanted to whip that to the on-side, gets it to deep point instead
15.5
1
Madushanka to Sam Curran, 1 run
Low full toss on leg stump, he works this to wide long-on
Vipers just need 14 runs in 26 balls now.
15.4
6
Madushanka to Sam Curran, SIX runs
UP AND AWAY! Length ball on leg stumps. Curran stays leg side of the ball and lifts this over deep midwicket for a huge six. Lovely balance from Curran and he sends this out of the ground. New balls, please.
15.3
1
Madushanka to Lawrence, 1 run
Banged in short outside off, he pulls it down to deep midwicket
15.2
4
Madushanka to Lawrence, FOUR runs
Wayward back of a length ball down leg. Lawrence gets across and helps this to the vacant deep fine leg fence
15.1
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Madushanka to Lawrence, no run
Good length ball on his pads, he whips to short midwicket
Madushanka back from over the wicket
end of over 1513 runs
DV: 138/3CRR: 9.20 • RRR: 5.00 • Need 25 runs from 30b
Dan Lawrence21 (13b 2x6)
Sam Curran15 (10b 2x4)
Tim Southee 3-0-30-0
Rohan Mustafa 2-0-17-0
14.6
1
Southee to Lawrence, 1 run
Slower length ball on middle, worked to deep midwicket for a run
14.5
1
Southee to Sam Curran, 1 run
Slower good length ball on middle and leg, he drags this to deep backward square leg
14.4
4
Southee to Sam Curran, FOUR runs
Flat-batted over Southee's head. Good length ball on off, he nails it straight over, and there is no stopping that
Around the wicket
14.3
1
Southee to Lawrence, 1 run
Slower length ball on off, he works this to deep midwicket for a run
14.2
6
Southee to Lawrence, SIX runs
Picked up with minimum of fuss. Back of a length ball on off, he gets in position nice and early and whacks the pull over deep midwicket
14.1
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Southee to Lawrence, no run
Length ball on off, he pushes back towards the bowler
Vipers need 38 runs in 36 balls. Should be an easy chase hereon. Southee back
end of over 148 runs
DV: 125/3CRR: 8.92 • RRR: 6.33 • Need 38 runs from 36b
Sam Curran10 (8b 1x4)
Dan Lawrence13 (9b 1x6)
Rohan Mustafa 2-0-17-0
Adam Milne 3-0-12-2
13.6
4
Mustafa to Sam Curran, FOUR runs
Slammed! On a length outside off, Curran drives on the up and through covers all along the carpet for a four
13.5
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Mustafa to Sam Curran, no run
Flatter outside off, he mistimes to extra cover
13.4
1
Mustafa to Lawrence, 1 run
Angled in on off stump, Lawrence backs away and pushes to long-off
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