United Tigers vs Royal Desert Champs, 8th Match
Regular Season 2026 · T10 · · Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
United Tigers won by 9 wickets (with 18 balls remaining) (United Tigers 84/1, Royal Desert Champs 81/9).
- United Tigers: 84/1 (7 ov)
- Royal Desert Champs: 81/9 (10 ov)
Match report
United Tigers (UT) faced Royal Desert Champs (RDC) in the 8th Match of Regular Season 2026, a T10 match, at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi. Play began on Monday, 9 November 2026 at 16:00 UTC. Each side bats for up to 10 overs.
United Tigers won the toss and chose to bowl. The on-field umpires were Ranmore Martinesz and Roly Black, with Roshan Mahanama as match referee.
Royal Desert Champs made 81/9 in 10 overs, with Muhammad Waseem top-scoring on 24 from 17 balls. Abbas Afridi was the pick of the bowlers with 3 for 10. United Tigers made 84/1 in 7 overs, with Fakhar Zaman top-scoring on 45 not out from 21 balls. Keemo Paul was the pick of the bowlers with 1 for 23.
Result: United Tigers won by 9 wickets (with 18 balls remaining). Abbas Afridi 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.
Royal Desert Champs · 1st innings: 81/9 (10 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholas Pooran | c Sahibzada Farhan b Awais Ali Shah | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Philip Salt | b Awais Ali Shah | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Muhammad Waseem | lbw b Faheem Ashraf | 24 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 141.18 |
| Sherfane Rutherford | c Fakhar Zaman b Abbas Afridi | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 225 |
| Janith Liyanage | c Iftikhar Ahmed b Abbas Afridi | 11 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 91.67 |
| Tajinder Singh Dhillon | c Abbas Afridi b Faheem Ashraf | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keemo Paul | c Awais Ali Shah b Azmatullah Omarzai | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 133.33 |
| Chris Jordan | c Iftikhar Ahmed b Abbas Afridi | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Ali Naseer | run out (Joe Clarke) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Naseem Shah | not out | 18 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 180 |
Extras: 6 · Did not bat: Luke Wood
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Awais Ali Shah | 2 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 8 |
| Azmatullah Omarzai | 2 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 6.5 |
| Abbas Afridi | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 5 |
| Usman Tariq | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 9.5 |
| Faheem Ashraf | 2 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 10.5 |
United Tigers · 1st innings: 84/1 (7 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sahibzada Farhan | c Chris Jordan b Keemo Paul | 12 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 133.33 |
| Fakhar Zaman | not out | 45 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 214.29 |
| Joe Clarke | not out | 25 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 208.33 |
Extras: 2 · Did not bat: Avishka Fernando, Iftikhar Ahmed, Azmatullah Omarzai, Faheem Ashraf, Awais Ali Shah, Abbas Afridi, Usman Tariq, Zeeshan Naseer
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Wood | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 12 |
| Naseem Shah | 2 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 13.5 |
| Keemo Paul | 2 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 11.5 |
| Ali Naseer | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
Latest overs
- Over 7 (UT, Luke Wood): 7 runs, 84/1 – 4 1 • • 1 1
- Over 6 (UT, Naseem Shah): 16 runs, 77/1 – 1 2 4 1 4 4
- Over 5 (UT, Keemo Paul): 14 runs, 61/1 – • 4 4 1 4 1
- Over 4 (UT, Ali Naseer): 10 runs, 47/1 – 1 wd 6 1 • • 1
- Over 3 (UT, Keemo Paul): 9 runs, 37/1 – 1 wd 2 1 4 W •
- Over 2 (UT, Naseem Shah): 11 runs, 28/0 – 1 6 • • 4 •