Dubai Capitals vs Desert Vipers, 1st Match
Regular Season 2025/2026 · T20 · · Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Desert Vipers won by 4 wickets (with 6 balls remaining) (Dubai Capitals 150/8, Desert Vipers 151/6).
- Dubai Capitals: 150/8 (20 ov)
- Desert Vipers: 151/6 (19 ov)
Match report
Dubai Capitals (DC) faced Desert Vipers (DV) in the 1st Match of Regular Season 2025/2026, a T20 match, at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai. Play began on Tuesday, 2 December 2025 at 14:30 UTC. Each side bats for up to 20 overs, so a full match takes about three hours.
Desert Vipers won the toss and chose to bowl. The on-field umpires were Gazi Sohel and Simon Taufel, with Roshan Mahanama as match referee.
Dubai Capitals made 150/8 in 20 overs, with Rovman Powell top-scoring on 40 from 22 balls. Noor Ahmad was the pick of the bowlers with 2 for 25. Desert Vipers made 151/6 in 19 overs, with Andries Gous top-scoring on 58 from 36 balls. Waqar Salamkheil was the pick of the bowlers with 2 for 18.
Result: Desert Vipers won by 4 wickets (with 6 balls remaining). Andries Gous was named player of the match.
The full scorecard, fall of wickets and every ball of the commentary are on the Scorecard and Commentary tabs, and the Crease Cam replays each delivery as an animation.
Dubai Capitals · 1st innings: 150/8 (20 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sediqullah Atal | c Vriitya Aravind b Naseem Shah | 16 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 123.08 |
| Shayan Jahangir | c Daniel Lawrence b Khuzaima Tanveer | 19 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 126.67 |
| Gulbadin Naib | c & b Sam Curran | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Cox | c Shimron Hetmyer b David Payne | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28.57 |
| David Willey | b Noor Ahmad | 10 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 45.45 |
| Rovman Powell | b Khuzaima Tanveer | 40 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 181.82 |
| Mohammad Nabi | b Noor Ahmad | 29 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 126.09 |
| Dasun Shanaka | c Naseem Shah b David Payne | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 109.09 |
| Scott Currie | not out | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 125 |
| Haider Ali | not out | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 200 |
Extras: 13 · Did not bat: Waqar Salamkheil, Muhammad Jawad Ullah
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naseem Shah | 4 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 7.5 |
| David Payne | 4 | 1 | 26 | 2 | 6.5 |
| Sam Curran | 4 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 7.25 |
| Khuzaima Tanveer | 4 | 0 | 35 | 2 | 8.75 |
| Noor Ahmad | 4 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 6.25 |
Desert Vipers · 1st innings: 151/6 (19 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fakhar Zaman | c Scott Currie b Mohammad Nabi | 26 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 173.33 |
| Andries Gous | b Waqar Salamkheil | 58 | 36 | 6 | 3 | 161.11 |
| Max Holden | b Gulbadin Naib | 16 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 106.67 |
| Sam Curran | c Dasun Shanaka b Waqar Salamkheil | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 63.64 |
| Daniel Lawrence | not out | 19 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 118.75 |
| Shimron Hetmyer | c Jordan Cox b Scott Currie | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 116.67 |
| Hasan Nawaz | b Scott Currie | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 42.86 |
| Khuzaima Tanveer | not out | 12 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 150 |
Extras: 3 · Did not bat: Vriitya Aravind, Noor Ahmad, David Payne, Naseem Shah
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Willey | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 8 |
| Mohammad Nabi | 3 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 7 |
| Muhammad Jawad Ullah | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 21 |
| Scott Currie | 4 | 0 | 36 | 2 | 9 |
| Waqar Salamkheil | 4 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 4.5 |
| Gulbadin Naib | 3 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 9.33 |
| Haider Ali | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 5 |
Latest overs
- Over 19 (DV, Scott Currie): 8 runs, 150/6 – 2 1 2 • 1 2
- Over 18 (DV, Haider Ali): 6 runs, 142/6 – 2 1 2 • • 1
- Over 17 (DV, Scott Currie): 5 runs, 136/6 – 4 W • 1 • •
- Over 16 (DV, Haider Ali): 4 runs, 131/5 – • • 1 1 1 1
- Over 15 (DV, Scott Currie): 10 runs, 127/5 – 1 W 4 wd • wd 1 2
- Over 14 (DV, Gulbadin Naib): 9 runs, 117/4 – • 2 1 4 1 1