Sharjah Warriorz vs Desert Vipers, 28th Match
Regular Season 2025/2026 · T20 · · Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Desert Vipers won by 5 wickets (with 3 balls remaining) (Sharjah Warriorz 140/7, Desert Vipers 144/5).
- Sharjah Warriorz: 140/7 (20 ov)
- Desert Vipers: 144/5 (19.3 ov)
Match report
Sharjah Warriorz (SW) faced Desert Vipers (DV) in the 28th Match of Regular Season 2025/2026, a T20 match, at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah. Play began on Friday, 26 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 Roshan Mahanama as match referee.
Sharjah Warriorz made 140/7 in 20 overs, with Johnson Charles top-scoring on 43 from 37 balls. Naseem Shah was the pick of the bowlers with 3 for 35. Desert Vipers made 144/5 in 19.3 overs, with Max Holden top-scoring on 65 not out from 46 balls. Harmeet Singh was the pick of the bowlers with 3 for 29.
Result: Desert Vipers won by 5 wickets (with 3 balls remaining). Max Holden 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.
Sharjah Warriorz · 1st innings: 140/7 (20 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson Charles | c Max Holden b Qais Ahmad | 43 | 37 | 5 | 2 | 116.22 |
| Monank Patel | lbw b David Payne | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 200 |
| Tom Abell | c Andries Gous b Khuzaima Tanveer | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Kohler-Cadmore | b Naseem Shah | 20 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 90.91 |
| James Rew | b Naseem Shah | 22 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 110 |
| Sikandar Raza | b Qais Ahmad | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Burl | not out | 21 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 84 |
| Harmeet Singh | c Andries Gous b Naseem Shah | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 137.5 |
| Adil Rashid | not out | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 200 |
Extras: 13 · Did not bat: Saghir Khan, Junaid Siddique, Richard Ngarava
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Payne | 3 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 6.33 |
| Khuzaima Tanveer | 3 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 7.67 |
| Naseem Shah | 4 | 1 | 35 | 3 | 8.75 |
| Sam Curran | 4 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 4 |
| Qais Ahmad | 4 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 7.5 |
| Daniel Lawrence | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 6.5 |
Desert Vipers · 1st innings: 144/5 (19.3 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fakhar Zaman | c Ryan Burl b Sikandar Raza | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Andries Gous | c James Rew b Richard Ngarava | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| Max Holden | not out | 65 | 46 | 9 | 1 | 141.3 |
| Sam Curran | lbw b Harmeet Singh | 25 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 89.29 |
| Daniel Lawrence | c Tom Kohler-Cadmore b Harmeet Singh | 9 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 128.57 |
| Jason Roy | c & b Harmeet Singh | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 44.44 |
| Hasan Nawaz | not out | 25 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 178.57 |
Extras: 9 · Did not bat: Vriitya Aravind, Qais Ahmad, David Payne, Naseem Shah, Khuzaima Tanveer
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sikandar Raza | 4 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 6.75 |
| Richard Ngarava | 4 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 7.5 |
| Junaid Siddique | 2.3 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 9.2 |
| Adil Rashid | 4 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 5.5 |
| Saghir Khan | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Harmeet Singh | 4 | 0 | 29 | 3 | 7.25 |
Latest overs
- Over 20 (DV, Junaid Siddique): 12 runs, 140/5 – 6 6 0lb
- Over 19 (DV, Richard Ngarava): 11 runs, 128/5 – 1 4 1 0lb 4 1
- Over 18 (DV, Harmeet Singh): 14 runs, 117/5 – 1 1 1 6 1 4
- Over 17 (DV, Adil Rashid): 4 runs, 103/5 – • 1 2 • 1 •
- Over 16 (DV, Harmeet Singh): 4 runs, 99/5 – 1 wd • 1 1 • W
- Over 15 (DV, Adil Rashid): 3 runs, 95/4 – 1 • 1 1 • •