DV vs ADKR

International League T20 · Match 4

Recent overs

Ov 20
614
11 runs
Ov 19
112241
11 runs
Ov 18
20W161
10 runs
Ov 17
121W14
9 runs

Commentary

That is it from here then as the Vipers go top of the table with two wins out of two in the early stages of the tournament, we will be back tomorrow with more action. For now this is Sourabh Agrawal signing off on behalf of Bidipto Datta and the entire team. Good night!
Shimron Hetmyer (Player of the Match, 48 important runs off 25 balls): "I guess I have the smile on all the time! Sometimes I try not to, but, it comes out naturally! Once I give myself the chance, I think I can chase down any total. I stayed there for some time and then, got those shots going. (On his sixes against Sunil Narine) It's always nice to get one over a fellow Caribbean, but, there was planning behind it. Dan (Lawrence) was there as well and playing well. I kind of do like the finisher's tag, but, I don't mind going out there earlier." 
Sam Curran (Desert Vipers Captain): "I guess we had a lucky escape. 35/3, me and Dan did a bit of consolidation and then Dan and Hettie played really well. And then Khuzaima, the MS Dhoni, finished it off. They have such a powerful batting line up. It was the first match for Qais, he did really well and then Noor did what he does. Those are the ones that you want to win in these tournaments, these 2 points will keep us going. Don't think we have played anywhere near to our best but we got out of jail."
Sunil Narine (Abu Dhabi Knight Riders captain): "I think we fell 15 to 20 runs short. We bowled well in the power play. But then, they grafted well. Dew did set in from the 9th over, but, we know how much that is part of the game. So, we should have been more clinical here." 
Disptach Of The Day award goes to Khuzaima Bin Tanvir for a six off the bowling of Olly Stone in the last over of the chase
Ajay Kumar holds the White Belt now, with a better economy rate than Noor Ahmad. Both have 4 wickets to their name. 
10:16 PM local time, 11:43 PM IST: It's time to hear from the captains and the Player of the Match, at the post-match presentation. 
10:07 PM local time, 11:37 PM IST: MATCH SUMMARY

Deasert Vipers (175/8 in 19.3 overs) beat Abu Dhabi Knight Riders (171/6 in 20 overs) by 2 wickets with 3 balls to spare

Shimron Hetmyer 48(25) | Qais Ahmad 2/29(4)
Alex Hales 53(37) | Ajay Kumar 3/21(4)

Jubilation in the Vipers camp, they have registered consecutive wins now to kick off their campaign. It was not a perfect chase and there were times when Vipers looked like the second best team, specially when Curran got out at 66/4 and Hetmyer got out at 138/7 but it is an unlikely hero in the form of Khuzaima Bin Tanvir who produced a match-wining cameo off 31* from just 12 balls.

ADKR would feel that they did not have enough runs on the board, specially when they were 102/1 with the bat in hand around the halfway mark of their innings but just could not keep going in the second half as the spin duo of Qais Ahmad and Noor Ahmad derailed their innings and shared 5 wickets amongst themselves.

The start for Vipers with the bat was awful, they lost three inside the powerplay with Narine producing some magic. Lawrence stabilized the innings along with Curran and when Curran went in walked Hetmeyer and played a game-changing innings.

The left-hander's 48 off 25 with 3 sixes and as many fours turned the tide when ADKR looked like they could defend the total of 171. Ajay Kumar was exceptional with his left-arm seam and registered 3/21 but his efforts went in vain as Vipers got the job done in the final over with 2 wickets in hand.
19.3 Olly Stone to Naseem Shah, DESERT VIPERS WIN THEIR SECOND MATCH ON THE TROT! Pitched up on off-stump. The batters gets in line and check-drives it down to the left of mid-on for a boundary. Khuzaima Bin Tanvir needs to take a lot of the credit for this win! 
Scores level, 4 balls to go. Naseem would want to hit the winning runs himself
19.2 Olly Stone to Khuzaima Bin Tanvir, good delivery, up in the blockhole on off-and-middle. But well squeezed out by Bin Tanvir to get a single to short fine-leg. Scores level. 
Livingstone makes the signal himself, that has sealed the deal you would have to say for the Vipers. This ia gem from Khuzaima, just 2 needed now from 5. A big conference in the ADKR camp
19.1 Olly Stone to Khuzaima Bin Tanvir, MAYBE SIX, YOU KNOW! AFTER ALL THE HARD WORK, IT LOOKS LIKE SIX! YES IT IS! Length ball on off-stump. Hammered over the bowler from deep in the crease. But Livingstone almost pulled off a miraculous catch diving full stretch to his right, after running quite a few yards towards the ball too! 
Olly Stone needs to defend 8, Khuzaima on strike on 24* off 10
11 off the second last over and Vipers need 8 from the final over to win. Still anyone's, this game. This is going down to the wire, remember ADKR scored 4 in the final over bowled by Naseem Shah
19Ov164/8Score
11224111 runs
Khuzaima Bin Tanvir*24 (10)
Naseem Shah2 (2)
Andre Russell1/33
18.6 Andre Russell to Khuzaima Bin Tanvir, SUPERB YORKER! Into the block hole on off-and-middle. But Bin Tanvir manages to dig it out from deep in the crease and takes one to short cover. 
PRICELESS BOUNDARY! Not the best of balls from Russel with the field up on the off side but full marks to Khuzaima. 9 off 7 now
18.5 Andre Russell to Khuzaima Bin Tanvir, POOR DELIVERY! TOO MUCH WIDTH OFFERED AND BIN TANVIR TAKES FULL TOLL! Full and outside off. Sliced off the big shot through the line, away from the body, for a boundary over short third man. 
18.4 Andre Russell to Khuzaima Bin Tanvir, dug in short on off-and-middle. Bin Tanvir rocks back and pulls it to the right of deep mid-wicket for a brace again.