Desert Vipers vs Abu Dhabi Knight Riders, 4th Match
Regular Season 2025/2026 · T20 · · Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Desert Vipers won by 2 wickets (with 3 balls remaining) (Desert Vipers 175/8, Abu Dhabi Knight Riders 171/6).
- Desert Vipers: 175/8 (19.3 ov)
- Abu Dhabi Knight Riders: 171/6 (20 ov)
Match report
Desert Vipers (DV) faced Abu Dhabi Knight Riders (ADKR) in the 4th Match of Regular Season 2025/2026, a T20 match, at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah. Play began on Friday, 5 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 Aasif Iqbal and Wayne Knights, with Roshan Mahanama as match referee.
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders made 171/6 in 20 overs, with Alex Hales top-scoring on 53 from 37 balls. Qais Ahmad was the pick of the bowlers with 2 for 29. Desert Vipers made 175/8 in 19.3 overs, with Shimron Hetmyer top-scoring on 48 from 25 balls. Ajay Kumar was the pick of the bowlers with 3 for 21.
Result: Desert Vipers won by 2 wickets (with 3 balls remaining). Shimron Hetmyer 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.
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders · 1st innings: 171/6 (20 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philip Salt | c Naseem Shah b Qais Ahmad | 18 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 120 |
| Alex Hales | c Qais Ahmad b Noor Ahmad | 53 | 37 | 4 | 3 | 143.24 |
| Alishan Sharafu | c Daniel Lawrence b Noor Ahmad | 25 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 131.58 |
| Liam Livingstone | c Naseem Shah b Qais Ahmad | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Sherfane Rutherford | c Qais Ahmad b Daniel Lawrence | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Andre Russell | not out | 36 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 156.52 |
| Unmukt Chand | c Noor Ahmad b Naseem Shah | 18 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 138.46 |
| Sunil Narine | not out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
Extras: 13 · Did not bat: George Garton, Ajay Kumar, Olly Stone
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naseem Shah | 4 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 7 |
| Sam Curran | 4 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 8.5 |
| Khuzaima Tanveer | 3 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 12 |
| Qais Ahmad | 4 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 7.25 |
| Noor Ahmad | 4 | 0 | 35 | 2 | 8.75 |
| Daniel Lawrence | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Desert Vipers · 1st innings: 175/8 (19.3 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fakhar Zaman | c Alex Hales b Ajay Kumar | 12 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 133.33 |
| Andries Gous | c Sherfane Rutherford b Sunil Narine | 17 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 188.89 |
| Max Holden | c Olly Stone b Sunil Narine | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16.67 |
| Sam Curran | c Andre Russell b Piyush Chawla | 19 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 126.67 |
| Daniel Lawrence | c Alex Hales b Ajay Kumar | 35 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 109.38 |
| Shimron Hetmyer | c Alishan Sharafu b Andre Russell | 48 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 192 |
| Hasan Nawaz | c Unmukt Chand b Ajay Kumar | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Khuzaima Tanveer | not out | 31 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 258.33 |
| Qais Ahmad | c George Garton b Olly Stone | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 75 |
| Naseem Shah | not out | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 200 |
Extras: 3 · Did not bat: Noor Ahmad, Matiullah Khan
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olly Stone | 3.3 | 0 | 48 | 1 | 13.71 |
| Ajay Kumar | 4 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 5.25 |
| Sunil Narine | 4 | 0 | 35 | 2 | 8.75 |
| Liam Livingstone | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 7.5 |
| Piyush Chawla | 3 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 7.33 |
| Andre Russell | 3 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 11 |
Latest overs
- Over 20 (DV, Olly Stone): 11 runs, 174/8 – 4 1 6
- Over 19 (DV, Andre Russell): 11 runs, 163/8 – 1 4 2 2 1 1
- Over 18 (DV, Olly Stone): 10 runs, 152/8 – 1 6 1 W • 2
- Over 17 (DV, Andre Russell): 9 runs, 142/7 – 4 1 W 1 2 1
- Over 16 (DV, Ajay Kumar): 2 runs, 133/6 – W • W • 1 1
- Over 15 (DV, Sunil Narine): 16 runs, 131/4 – 1 2 • 1 6 6