there it is! A thumping blow down the ground, and the Vipers are off the mark at the first time of asking! Slower ball that lands in the slot on the stumps. Tanveer clears his front leg and boshes it back past the non-striker. Long on tries his best but may not have prevented the boundary. Not that it would have mattered since the batters ran two anyway!
DC vs Vipers, 1st Match at Dubai, ILT20, Dec 02 2025 - Ball by Ball Commentary
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1st Match (N), Dubai (DICS), December 02, 2025, International League T20
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(19/20 ov, T:151) 151/6
Vipers won by 4 wickets (with 6 balls remaining)
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end of over 198 runs
DV: 151/6CRR: 7.94Â
Khuzaima Tanveer12 (8b 1x4)
Dan Lawrence19 (16b 1x4)
Scott Currie 4-0-36-2
Haider Ali 2-0-10-0
10:52pm That will be a wrap from us for tonight. We hope you enjoyed our coverage and we will be back tomorrow with plenty more cricket. Do join us for all of those games too. But until then, from Harshith, Thilak and myself (Shashwat), it is goodbye!
Andries Gous, Player of the Match: (On his innings) Nice to be keeping before that, to know how the wicket would play. When the dew kicked in, it was nice to bat. Was slow up front. When we bowled (over 16), it started skidding on, so knew when we would bat, it would be decent. (On playing the T10 before this league) It was a nice finish for me in the back end of that tournament and it was a nice confidence (boost). (On keeping to Noor and if he is reading him) Batters are finding it tough, keepers are finding it tough. Good challenge and something I will enjoy. Good to get that first fifty behind you.
Sam Curran, Desert Vipers captain: They had the better of us last year, but nice to start (with a win). Little bit scrappy towards the end but two points is what matters. The way they (Naseem and Tanveer) bowled in the powerplay, and then someone like Noor, and then Payne and me using our slower ones…they probably got 20 too many (than what we wanted), but the wicket got better. It is a little different to the last time. Dew seems to be playing more of a factor. Lot of stuff we can do better. Happy with the win. (On the opening combo) Great to have those two (Fakhar and Gous) there. Gous showed his class. We have a powerful batting line-up. First game is nervous but that (win) will give the group a bit of a lift.
Dasun Shanaka, Dubai Capitals captain: (What went wrong) It is about setting the tone at the start of the tournament. With the bat, we were not up to the mark. 150-160 is the par score here, with the way it behaved in the first innings. They bowled in good areas. Hopefully we can come up with better plans (next time). You have to give yourself a chance when batting, and holding a line and length is the norm (with the ball).
10:36pm Well, that got a whole lot tenser than what the Vipers would have bargained for. Gous did the early running alongside Fakhar, and as long as Gous was at the crease, it felt the Vipers would seal the deal at a canter. But his dismissal, plus that of Hetmyer and Nawaz meant that Tanveer was thrust into the limelight, with Lawrence at the other end. Both, though, held their nerve and the Vipers finished the evening with the win they always felt primed to get.
The Capitals, on the other hand, will feel they just did not have enough to play with. They also conceded 64 in the powerplay and were playing catch-up thereafter. Salamkheil did give an excellent account of himself, but the lack of runs, plus the early damage the Vipers caused, was just too much of a mountain to climb for the Capitals.
18.6
2
Currie to Khuzaima Tanveer, 2 runs
18.5
1
Currie to Lawrence, 1 run
short and wide outside off. Lawrence throws his hands at it and slashes it down to deep third
18.4
2
Currie to Lawrence, 2 runs
dug into the track outside off. Lawrence spots it well in time, swivels a touch and belts it over mid wicket. Powell reins it in on the fence but cannot prevent the second
18.3
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Currie to Lawrence, no run
off-pace on a length just outside off. Lawrence shuffles across before patting it back to the bowler
Shadow-Shell: "Looks like the one over bowled by Jawadullah might be the difference"
18.2
1
Currie to Khuzaima Tanveer, 1 run
shortish and hung up wide outside off. Tanveer wafts at it and gets a thick outside edge that bobbles down to deep third
Vipers one hit away now
18.1
2
Currie to Khuzaima Tanveer, 2 runs
slower ball on a length outside off. Tanveer has an ugly swipe at it and somehow lobs it over the bowler's head and over mid off for a brace
8 off 12. This is still very much the Vipers' game to lose. Currie to bowl. Tanveer on strike
end of over 186 runs
DV: 143/6CRR: 7.94 • RRR: 4.00 • Need 8 runs from 12b
Dan Lawrence16 (13b 1x4)
Khuzaima Tanveer7 (5b 1x4)
Haider Ali 2-0-10-0
Scott Currie 3-0-28-2
17.6
2
Haider Ali to Lawrence, 2 runs
angled in full on middle and off. Lawrence gets a good stride in and drives it crisply past extra cover. Opts to come back for the second, meaning Tanveer will be on strike for the start of the 19th
17.5
1
Haider Ali to Khuzaima Tanveer, 1 run
fired in full just outside off. Tanveer presses half forward and jabs it towards extra cover. A bit of hesitation between the batters but the run is completed without much fuss in the end
17.4
2
Haider Ali to Khuzaima Tanveer, 2 runs
shortish just outside off. Tanveer goes back and swings himself off his feet. Squirts it off the inside edge and that flashes perilously past the stumps. Gets two for his toil
17.3
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Haider Ali to Khuzaima Tanveer, no run
back of a length on off. Comes in with the arm and Tanveer plays it back to the bowler
17.2
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Haider Ali to Khuzaima Tanveer, no run
full on middle and leg. Tanveer stretches forward and defends
17.1
1
Haider Ali to Lawrence, 1 run
slanted in full on the pads. Lawrence comes forward and glances it behind square
Haider to bowl his second. 14 off 18
end of over 175 runs • 1 wicket
DV: 137/6CRR: 8.05 • RRR: 4.66 • Need 14 runs from 18b
Khuzaima Tanveer4 (1b 1x4)
Dan Lawrence13 (11b 1x4)
Scott Currie 3-0-28-2
Haider Ali 1-0-4-0
16.6
4
Currie to Khuzaima Tanveer, FOUR runs
off the mark straightaway! Short and wide outside off. Tanveer gets on top of the bounce and carves it past backward point. Haider comes sliding to his left from deep point, but his foot is touching the rope when he makes contact with the ball. First-ball boundary for Tanveer to ease the nerves!
18 off 19 and things have gotten very interesting now. Tanveer on strike
16.5
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Currie to Hasan Nawaz, OUT
deceived by the slower one, and the Vipers lose another! Well-disguised slower ball, pitching on a back of a length outside off. Lots of over-spin on this too and Nawaz has an agricultural mow across the line. Drags it off the inside edge and the Vipers, from a position of relative comfort, are getting into nervy territory now!
Hasan Nawaz b Currie 3 (7b 0x4 0x6 8m) SR: 42.85
16.4
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Currie to Hasan Nawaz, no run
cutter on a back of a length outside off. Deviates into Nawaz, who gets cramped for room and jabs it towards backward point
16.3
1
Currie to Lawrence, 1 run
shortish outside off. Lawrence throws his hands at it and flays it towards deep point
16.2
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Currie to Lawrence, no run
slower ball pushed in fuller just outside off. Lawrence flicks it straight to mid wicket
16.1
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Currie to Lawrence, no run
off-pace and into the track outside off. Lawrence stands up on his toes and stabs it towards mid wicket
Time for another pause in play. The Vipers still very much in control, but a couple of quick wickets, and who knows what twists might be in store. 19 off 24 as things stand
end of over 164 runs
DV: 132/5CRR: 8.25 • RRR: 4.75 • Need 19 runs from 24b
Hasan Nawaz3 (5b)
Dan Lawrence12 (8b 1x4)
Haider Ali 1-0-4-0
Scott Currie 2-0-23-1
15.6
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Haider Ali to Hasan Nawaz, no run
fired in full on off stump. Nawaz lunges forward and pokes it to extra cover
15.5
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Haider Ali to Hasan Nawaz, no run
back of a length on leg stump. Nawaz goes back and taps it towards mid wicket
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