Dubai Capitals vs Gulf Giants, 16th Match
Regular Season 2025 · T20 · · Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Dubai Capitals won by 5 wickets (with 8 balls remaining) (Dubai Capitals 154/5, Gulf Giants 153/5).
- Dubai Capitals: 154/5 (18.4 ov)
- Gulf Giants: 153/5 (20 ov)
Match report
Dubai Capitals (DC) faced Gulf Giants (GG) in the 16th Match of Regular Season 2025, a T20 match, at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai. Play began on Thursday, 23 January 2025 at 14:30 UTC. Each side bats for up to 20 overs, so a full match takes about three hours.
Dubai Capitals won the toss and chose to bowl. The on-field umpires were Alex Wharf and Martin Saggers, with Roshan Mahanama as match referee.
Gulf Giants made 153/5 in 20 overs, with Jordan Cox top-scoring on 70 from 53 balls. Gulbadin Naib was the pick of the bowlers with 1 for 8. Dubai Capitals made 154/5 in 18.4 overs, with Shai Hope top-scoring on 47 from 39 balls. Aayan Khan was the pick of the bowlers with 2 for 23.
Result: Dubai Capitals won by 5 wickets (with 8 balls remaining). Shai Hope 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.
Gulf Giants · 1st innings: 153/5 (20 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Vince | c Shai Hope b Dushmantha Chameera | 24 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 160 |
| Ibrahim Zadran | c Sikandar Raza b Obed McCoy | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Jordan Cox | run out | 70 | 53 | 4 | 1 | 132.08 |
| Tom Alsop | b Zahir Khan | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Gerhard Erasmus | c Dasun Shanaka b Gulbadin Naib | 29 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 107.41 |
| Shimron Hetmyer | not out | 17 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 113.33 |
| Dominic Drakes | not out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
Extras: 7 · Did not bat: Aayan Khan, Muhammad Zohaib, Blessing Muzarabani, Mark Adair
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haider Ali | 4 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Dushmantha Chameera | 4 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 7.75 |
| Obed McCoy | 3 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 10 |
| Zahir Khan | 4 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 8 |
| Sikandar Raza | 4 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 5.5 |
| Gulbadin Naib | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 8 |
Dubai Capitals · 1st innings: 154/5 (18.4 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Dunk | c James Vince b Mark Adair | 10 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 76.92 |
| Shai Hope | c Ibrahim Zadran b Blessing Muzarabani | 47 | 39 | 3 | 2 | 120.51 |
| Khalid Shah | c Shimron Hetmyer b Aayan Khan | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 100 |
| Gulbadin Naib | lbw b Aayan Khan | 17 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 106.25 |
| Najibullah Zadran | c Gerhard Erasmus b Muhammad Zohaib | 7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 77.78 |
| Sikandar Raza | not out | 26 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 173.33 |
| Dasun Shanaka | not out | 34 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 340 |
Extras: 3 · Did not bat: Haider Ali, Obed McCoy, Rovman Powell, Dushmantha Chameera, Zahir Khan
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Adair | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 4.5 |
| Gerhard Erasmus | 2 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 11.5 |
| Blessing Muzarabani | 3 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 9.33 |
| Dominic Drakes | 3.4 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 10.36 |
| Aayan Khan | 4 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 5.75 |
| Dushan Hemantha | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Muhammad Zohaib | 3 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 7.33 |
Latest overs
- Over 19 (DC, Dominic Drakes): 17 runs, 153/5 – 1 4 6 6
- Over 18 (DC, Muhammad Zohaib): 9 runs, 136/5 – • 1 1 4 2 1
- Over 17 (DC, Blessing Muzarabani): 18 runs, 127/5 – 2 1 6 4 wd 4 W
- Over 16 (DC, Aayan Khan): 9 runs, 109/4 – 1 1 1 3 2 1
- Over 15 (DC, Dominic Drakes): 12 runs, 100/4 – 1 2 2 6 • 1
- Over 14 (DC, Aayan Khan): 4 runs, 88/4 – 1 1 • • 1 1