Desert Vipers vs Gulf Giants, 8th Match

Regular Season 2025/2026 · T20 · · Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai

Match tied (Desert Vipers won the Super Over) (Desert Vipers 179/9 & 13/1, Gulf Giants 179/5 & 7/0).

Match report

Desert Vipers (DV) faced Gulf Giants (GG) in the 8th Match of Regular Season 2025/2026, a T20 match, at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai. Play began on Monday, 8 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 Rod Tucker, with Simon Taufel as match referee.

Gulf Giants made 179/5 in 20 overs, with Pathum Nissanka top-scoring on 56 from 29 balls. Khuzaima Tanveer was the pick of the bowlers with 2 for 22. Desert Vipers made 179/9 in 20 overs, with Daniel Lawrence top-scoring on 56 from 31 balls. Azmatullah Omarzai was the pick of the bowlers with 4 for 32. Desert Vipers made 13/1 in 1 overs, with Daniel Lawrence top-scoring on 10 from 4 balls. Nuwan Thushara was the pick of the bowlers with 1 for 13. Gulf Giants made 7/0 in 0.5 overs, with Moeen Ali top-scoring on 3 not out from 5 balls.

Result: Match tied (Desert Vipers won the Super Over).

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: 179/5 (20 ov)

Batting
BatterDismissalRB4s6sSR
Pathum Nissankab Noor Ahmad562944193.1
Rahmanullah Gurbazc Shimron Hetmyer b Khuzaima Tanveer403113129.03
James Vincec Shimron Hetmyer b Khuzaima Tanveer252220113.64
Moeen Alic Daniel Lawrence b David Payne111110100
Azmatullah Omarzaic Hasan Nawaz b Noor Ahmad201311153.85
Tom Mooresnot out10801125
Gerhard Erasmusnot out7610116.67

Extras: 10 · Did not bat: Mark Adair, Liam Dawson, Haider Razzaq, Nuwan Thushara, Muhammad Zuhaib Zubair

Bowling
BowlerOMRWEcon
Naseem Shah403709.25
David Payne402817
Sam Curran3033011
Khuzaima Tanveer402225.5
Noor Ahmad4047211.75
Daniel Lawrence10707

Desert Vipers · 1st innings: 179/9 (20 ov)

Batting
BatterDismissalRB4s6sSR
Fakhar Zamanc Liam Dawson b Azmatullah Omarzai190011.11
Andries Gousc Gerhard Erasmus b Mark Adair11920122.22
Max Holdenb Haider Razzaq151510100
Sam Curranc Azmatullah Omarzai b Nuwan Thushara443613122.22
Daniel Lawrencec Liam Dawson b Azmatullah Omarzai563162180.65
Shimron Hetmyerc Mark Adair b Azmatullah Omarzai16821200
Hasan Nawazc Gerhard Erasmus b Nuwan Thushara11411275
Khuzaima Tanveerc Rahmanullah Gurbaz b Azmatullah Omarzai7301233.33
Naseem Shahrun out (Azmatullah Omarzai)230066.67
Vriitya Aravindnot out4300133.33

Extras: 12 · Did not bat: David Payne, Noor Ahmad

Bowling
BowlerOMRWEcon
Nuwan Thushara413328.25
Mark Adair403619
Azmatullah Omarzai403248
Haider Razzaq4045111.25
Moeen Ali201306.5
Liam Dawson201809

Desert Vipers · 2nd innings: 13/1 (1 ov)

Batting
BatterDismissalRB4s6sSR
Shimron Hetmyernot out3200150
Daniel Lawrencec Liam Dawson b Nuwan Thushara10401250

Extras: 0 · Did not bat: Fakhar Zaman, Andries Gous, Sam Curran, Hasan Nawaz, Vriitya Aravind, Khuzaima Tanveer, Naseem Shah, David Payne, Noor Ahmad, Max Holden

Bowling
BowlerOMRWEcon
Nuwan Thushara1013113

Gulf Giants · 2nd innings: 7/0 (0.5 ov)

Batting
BatterDismissalRB4s6sSR
Moeen Alinot out350060
Tom Mooresnot out1100100

Extras: 3 · Did not bat: Pathum Nissanka, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, James Vince, Azmatullah Omarzai, Gerhard Erasmus, Mark Adair, Liam Dawson, Haider Razzaq, Nuwan Thushara, Muhammad Zuhaib Zubair

Bowling
BowlerOMRWEcon
Naseem Shah0.50708.4

Latest overs

  1. Over 1 (GG, Naseem Shah): 8 runs, 8/0 – 1 1 1 1wd 1 • nb1
  2. Over 1 (DV, Nuwan Thushara): 13 runs, 13/1 – W 6 2 2 1 2
  3. Over 20 (DV, Azmatullah Omarzai): 11 runs, 178/9 – W 1 0b 2 W 6
  4. Over 19 (DV, Nuwan Thushara): 18 runs, 167/7 – 1 4wd 1 • W 4 6 wd
  5. Over 18 (DV, Azmatullah Omarzai): 8 runs, 149/6 – W 2 4 1 W 1
  6. Over 17 (DV, Haider Razzaq): 13 runs, 141/4 – 4 1 1 6 1 •