Desert Vipers vs MI Emirates, 7th Match
Regular Season 2025 · T20 · · Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Desert Vipers won by 5 wickets (with 5 balls remaining) (Desert Vipers 161/5, MI Emirates 159/6).
- Desert Vipers: 161/5 (19.1 ov)
- MI Emirates: 159/6 (20 ov)
Match report
Desert Vipers (DV) faced MI Emirates (MIE) in the 7th Match of Regular Season 2025, a T20 match, at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai. Play began on Thursday, 16 January 2025 at 14:30 UTC. Each side bats for up to 20 overs, so a full match takes about three hours.
MI Emirates won the toss and chose to bat. The on-field umpires were Alex Wharf and Shiju Sam, with Roshan Mahanama as match referee.
MI Emirates made 159/6 in 20 overs, with Kieron Pollard top-scoring on 36 from 23 balls. Lockie Ferguson was the pick of the bowlers with 2 for 25. Desert Vipers made 161/5 in 19.1 overs, with Fakhar Zaman top-scoring on 67 from 52 balls. Zahoor Khan was the pick of the bowlers with 2 for 24.
Result: Desert Vipers won by 5 wickets (with 5 balls remaining). Fakhar Zaman 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.
MI Emirates · 1st innings: 159/6 (20 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kusal Perera | c Sherfane Rutherford b Daniel Lawrence | 33 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 113.79 |
| Muhammad Waseem | lbw b Wanindu Hasaranga | 18 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 105.88 |
| Tom Banton | run out | 15 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 88.24 |
| Nicholas Pooran | c Daniel Lawrence b Lockie Ferguson | 15 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 136.36 |
| Kieron Pollard | c Luke Wood b Lockie Ferguson | 36 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 156.52 |
| Dan Mousley | c Daniel Lawrence b David Payne | 15 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 107.14 |
| Romario Shepherd | not out | 16 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 200 |
| Akeal Hosein | not out | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 400 |
Extras: 7 · Did not bat: Zahoor Khan, Waqar Salamkheil, Fazalhaq Farooqi, AM Ghazanfar
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Wood | 3 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 7.67 |
| David Payne | 4 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 9.75 |
| Sam Curran | 3 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 9.33 |
| Lockie Ferguson | 4 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 6.25 |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | 3 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 7 |
| Daniel Lawrence | 3 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 7 |
Desert Vipers · 1st innings: 161/5 (19.1 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fakhar Zaman | b Zahoor Khan | 67 | 52 | 5 | 4 | 128.85 |
| Alex Hales | b Waqar Salamkheil | 34 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 154.55 |
| Daniel Lawrence | c & b Dan Mousley | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| Azam Khan | c & b Dan Mousley | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Sam Curran | c Kieron Pollard b Zahoor Khan | 28 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 121.74 |
| Sherfane Rutherford | not out | 21 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 262.5 |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | not out | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
Extras: 2 · Did not bat: Tanish Suri, Ali Naseer, Lockie Ferguson, Luke Wood, David Payne
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fazalhaq Farooqi | 4 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 10 |
| Akeal Hosein | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 9 |
| AM Ghazanfar | 2.1 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 10.62 |
| Zahoor Khan | 3 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 8 |
| Waqar Salamkheil | 4 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 7.25 |
| Dan Mousley | 4 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 6.75 |
Latest overs
- Over 20 (DV, AM Ghazanfar): 6 runs, 161/5 – 6
- Over 19 (DV, Zahoor Khan): 8 runs, 155/5 – 1 4 1 1 1 W
- Over 18 (DV, Fazalhaq Farooqi): 11 runs, 147/4 – • 4 1 1 4 1
- Over 17 (DV, Zahoor Khan): 5 runs, 136/4 – W 1 1 1 1 1
- Over 16 (DV, Fazalhaq Farooqi): 13 runs, 131/3 – 1 1 4 1 4 2
- Over 15 (DV, Dan Mousley): 16 runs, 118/3 – 1 6 • 1 4 4