KnightRiders vs Vipers, 4th Match at Sharjah, ILT20, Dec 05 2025 - Ball by Ball Commentary

RESULT
4th Match (N), Sharjah, December 05, 2025, International League T20
(19.3/20 ov, T:172) 175/8

Vipers won by 2 wickets (with 3 balls remaining)

Player Of The Match
48 (25)
shimron-hetmyer
New
DV
Full commentary

That's it from us today. Don't forget, though, that more cricket begins with the New Zealand vs West Indies game in only another three-and-a-half hours. It was a thriller in the ILT20 tonight, with DV at the top of the points table after their second win in as many games. Until next time, this is Himanshu signing off. Goodnight!

Shimron Hetmyer is the Player of the Match: "I try to not have the smile, but it comes out naturally! Stay in it for long as I possibly can... I kind of like the tag [of the finisher]."

Sam Curran, DV captain: "It was a quite a lucky escape, you could say. It was amazing. Such a powerful batting line-up [ADKR have]. We thought we bowled really well. A little twist with Hetty and Dan getting out."

Sunil Narine, ADKR captain: "We felt short by 15-20 runs. We started well in the powerplay. Powerplay was key. The situation made it a bit easier for them. It was a bit tough for the spinners [due to the dew]. At the end of the day, it's part of the game."

Time for the presentations

10.06pm A thrilling finish in the end. The pendulum kept swinging this way and that in the chase: DV were 71 for 4 in ten overs, 61 for 0 in the next five, and then 22 for 3 in the next three overs. In the end, though, it took a match-defining knock from No. 8 Tanveer, who smashed 31* off 12 balls, for DV to cross the line. Hetmyer flicked the switch in the middle overs as Lawrence played anchor, although Ajay's strikes kept ADKR in the hunt. His effort of 3 for 21 went in vain, however. Join us for the presentation soon.

19.3
4
Stone to Naseem Shah, FOUR runs

full ball swinging into off, and driven down the ground. The ball goes between the stumps and the non-striker, and Naseem starts celebrating just after the ball leaves his bat. He presented the full face of the bat, and drove confidently and Vipers win by two wickets to start their campaign with two wins

Shadow-Shell: "Khuzaima is playing a gem of an innings here"

19.2
1
Stone to Khuzaima Tanveer, 1 run

yorker on off, and flicked to short fine leg

19.1
6
Stone to Khuzaima Tanveer, SIX runs

wow!! Nearly a great catch. I think it's a six eventually. Yup, he signals it himself - before the umpire does that as well. Stone swung the ball in, and bowled on a fullish length on the stumps. Tanveer thumped it back down the ground, and Livingstone went to his right from long-off while diving. The ball landed in his right hand as he touched the boundary cushion. He seems to have hurt his right eye there, which rammed into the boundary cushion

Stone to Tanveer.

Eight to win off six balls. This is a proper thriller.

end of over 1911 runs
DV: 164/8CRR: 8.63 RRR: 8.00 • Need 8 runs from 6b
Khuzaima Tanveer24 (10b 2x4 1x6)
Naseem Shah2 (2b)
Andre Russell 3-0-33-1
Olly Stone 3-0-37-1
18.6
1
Russell to Khuzaima Tanveer, 1 run

yorker again, and bang on middle and off. Tanveer jams his bat down for a single to cover

18.5
4
Russell to Khuzaima Tanveer, FOUR runs

sliced over backward point. Lovely shot by Tanveer. He opens the face of the bat at his very full ball outside off, and finds the boundary at a crucial stage

18.4
2
Russell to Khuzaima Tanveer, 2 runs

two more, and that will do for DV. Short delivery around off, and pulled to deep square even as it's a slower ball

18.3
2
Russell to Khuzaima Tanveer, 2 runs

squeezed to deep-backward point, as Russell lands another yorker - this time on off. Russell is keeping it on for ADKR

18.2
1
Russell to Naseem Shah, 1 run

another yorker around off, and Naseem can only manage to drag it to long-off

18.1
1
Russell to Khuzaima Tanveer, 1 run

driven to cover. Yorker outside off, and jammed back by Tanveer

end of over 1810 runs • 1 wicket
DV: 153/8CRR: 8.50 RRR: 9.50 • Need 19 runs from 12b
Khuzaima Tanveer14 (5b 1x4 1x6)
Naseem Shah1 (1b)
Olly Stone 3-0-37-1
Andre Russell 2-0-22-1
17.6
1
Stone to Khuzaima Tanveer, 1 run

a yorker-length ball ball on off, which Tanveer squeezes towards the leg side

17.5
6
Stone to Khuzaima Tanveer, SIX runs

DV are still in the chase!! Stone bowls outside leg, and Tanveer has a swipe for six. Slower ball - a legcutter - but short in length, and outside leg. Tanveer swivels to bag six

17.4
1
Stone to Naseem Shah, 1 run

short in length outside off, and punched to point

Naseem at No. 10.

17.3
W
Stone to Qais, OUT

another one gone attempting the big shot. Slower ball from Stone, who bowled it short and just outside off. But the ball got up despite there being a lack of pace, and Qais went for the pull. There was no timing on it, though, and it landed in the hands of the deep-midwicket fielder

Qais Ahmad c Garton b Stone 3 (4b 0x4 0x6) SR: 75

Faiz: "This was Russel's 500th T20 wicket." --- Indeed!!

17.2
Stone to Qais, no run

short in length, and around sixth stump. Qais skips down looking to pull, but misses

17.1
2
Stone to Qais, 2 runs

short in length, and just outside off. Qais nudges it towards midwicket, and they bag two as Stone himself gives the chase

Stone back.

end of over 179 runs • 1 wicket
DV: 143/7CRR: 8.41 RRR: 9.66 • Need 29 runs from 18b
Khuzaima Tanveer7 (3b 1x4)
Qais Ahmad1 (1b)
Andre Russell 2-0-22-1
Ajay Kumar 4-0-21-3
16.6
4
Russell to Khuzaima Tanveer, FOUR runs

top edge, and a crucial boundary. It was a short ball arriving around middle, as Tanveer took his eyes off it. He went for the pull, and eventually got what he wanted

16.5
1
Russell to Qais, 1 run

short in length, and just outside off. Pulled to deep midwicket

Qais

16.4
W
Russell to Hetmyer, OUT

well taken!! Russell and his mates in the dugout are all up and clapping. Sharafu, halfway between point and the boundary while moving back from the former position, kept his eyes on the ball, which Hetmyer had sent a few miles up in the night sky. But Sharafu didn't lose his concentration, and took it while diving forward after Hetmyer sliced at this fullish ball outside off

Shimron Hetmyer c Sharafu b Russell 48 (25b 3x4 3x6) SR: 192

Arshad: "I think Ajay Kumar has taken the game for his team."

16.3
1
Russell to Khuzaima Tanveer, 1 run

yorker floated on off. He looks to clip, but gets an inside edge on to his foot

16.2
2
Russell to Khuzaima Tanveer, 2 runs

short in length, and just outside off. Slapped to deep point

Tanveer facing his first ball.

16.1
1
Russell to Hetmyer, 1 run

low full toss angling across, and arriving just outside off. Swung away wide of long-on

Russell back.

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