Desert Vipers vs Abu Dhabi Knight Riders Highlights, Match 9, 18 January, 2025
COMPLETED / Match 9 / Dubai International Cricket Stadium

193/5 (20 ov)

140/10 (17.4 ov)
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Player of the match
Luke Wood,
Desert Vipers

Player of the Series
Sam Curran,
Desert Vipers
Philip Salt c NA Sowter b M Amir 2 (4) Mohammad Amir to Philip Salt, no run, c NA Sowter b M Amir, Caught out !! outswinger, good length, on the off stump, Philip Salt goes forward, takes a big risk by attempting sloge sweep towards deep mid wicket, but unfortunately, the ball flies towards Nathan Sowter, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Philip Salt.
Dhruv Parashar to Joe Clarke, Four, Four !! off break ball, good length, on the off stump. Joe Clarke hangs in the crease, hits drive in the gap towards deep cover, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Mohammad Amir to Joe Clarke, Four, Four !! fast ball, fulltoss, on the stumps, Joe Clarke hangs in the crease, plays drive in the air to long off. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Mohammad Amir to Joe Clarke, Four, Four !! outswinger, good length, on the off stump. Joe Clarke hangs in the crease, hits drive in the gap towards deep point, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four. If the first one was incredible, this is beyond the description. Well timed shot
Mohammad Amir to Joe Clarke, Four, Four !! outswinger, good length, on the stumps, Joe Clarke goes back, plays cut in the air to deep point. Ball finds the ropes for four. Well timed shot in the air, went flat and hard out of the ground. It deserves the standing ovation
Luke Wood to Joe Clarke, Four, Four !! outswinger, full length, on the stumps. Joe Clarke hangs in the crease, hits drive in the gap towards deep cover, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Sam Curran to Joe Clarke, Four, Four !! outswinger, good length, on the off stump. Joe Clarke hangs in the crease, hits inside out shot in the gap towards deep cover, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Luke Wood to Kyle Mayers, Four, Four !! inswinger, full length, on the stumps, Kyle Mayers hangs in the crease, plays flick shot in the air to deep mid wicket. Ball finds the ropes for four. If the first one was incredible, this is beyond the description. Well timed shot
Luke Wood to Joe Clarke, Four, Four !! inswinger, full length, on the stumps, Joe Clarke hangs in the crease, plays ramp shot in the air to deep square leg. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Dan Lawrence to Kyle Mayers, Six, Six !! With a brilliant off break ball on the off stump, Kyle Mayers hangs in the crease and showcases power-hitting prowess as batter unleashes a spectacular sloge sweep to long on for a colossal Maximum!
Kyle Mayers c L Wood b DW Lawrence 21 (20) Dan Lawrence to Kyle Mayers, no run, c L Wood b DW Lawrence, Caught out !! top spinner, back of length, on the stumps, Kyle Mayers goes forward, takes a big risk by attempting sloge sweep towards deep mid wicket, but unfortunately, the ball flies towards Luke Wood, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Kyle Mayers.
Dan Lawrence to Joe Clarke, Four, Four !! off break ball, good length, on the off stump, Short and well outside the off stump. Joe Clarke hangs in the crease, it to the deep mid wicket, races away and finds the boundary.
Charith Asalanka c L Wood b NA Sowter 5 (7) Nathan Sowter to Charith Asalanka, no run, c L Wood b NA Sowter, Caught out!! legbreak full length on the off stump, Charith Asalanka hangs in the crease to take the gamble with inside out shot towards long off, in the air!! and is perfectly caught by Luke Wood. Leading to a soft dismissal.
Joe Clarke runout (NA Sowter) 55 (32) Nathan Sowter to Sunil Narine, no run, runout (NA Sowter), Run out !! legbreak, full length, on the off stump, Sunil Narine misjudged the single, paid the price. Sunil Narine hangs in the crease, hits defensive shot straight to Nathan Sowter, but the throw was right on the money. Joe Clarke was run out by a comfortable margin. Swift fielding by the bowler.
Wanindu Hasaranga to Sunil Narine, Six, Six !! What a delivery! legbreak lands right on the off stump, Sunil Narine hangs in the crease, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers sloge sweep sending it flying to the long on region for a remarkable Maximum!
Sunil Narine c L Wood b W Hasaranga 7 (6) Wanindu Hasaranga to Sunil Narine, no run, c L Wood b W Hasaranga, Caught out!! legbreak good length on the off stump, Sunil Narine hangs in the crease to take the gamble with sloge sweep towards deep mid wicket, in the air!! and is perfectly caught by Luke Wood. Leading to a soft dismissal.
Laurie Evans c T Suri b NA Sowter 1 (3) Nathan Sowter to Laurie Evans, no run, c T Suri b NA Sowter, Caught out !! legbreak, full length, on the off stump, A risky shot choice by Laurie Evans as the batter hangs in the crease to play defensive shot, only to get an edge that goes straight into the hands of Tanish Suri for Laurie Evans's dismissal. Rapid response from the keeper.
Nathan Sowter to Andre Russell, Six, Six !! What a delivery! legbreak lands right on the leg stump, Andre Russell hangs in the crease, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers sloge sweep sending it flying to the deep mid wicket region for a remarkable Maximum!
Andre Russell c (sub DA Payne) b NA Sowter 6 (3) Nathan Sowter to Andre Russell, no run, c (sub DA Payne) b NA Sowter, Caught out!! legbreak good length on the off stump, Andre Russell hangs in the crease to take the gamble with pull towards deep mid wicket, in the air!! and is perfectly caught by David Payne. Leading to a soft dismissal.
David Willey b W Hasaranga 1 (2) Wanindu Hasaranga to David Willey, no run, b W Hasaranga, Bowled out !! legbreak, yorker, on the stumps, A bold move from David Willey as batter hangs in the crease and plays it, but it proves to be batter's downfall. The ball crashes into stumps, and the stumps are rattled. Bowled out!
Nathan Sowter to Jason Holder, Six, Six !! With a brilliant legbreak on the off stump, Jason Holder hangs in the crease and showcases power-hitting prowess as batter unleashes a spectacular sloge sweep to deep mid wicket for a colossal Maximum!
Nathan Sowter to Jason Holder, Four, Four !! legbreak, full length, on the off stump, Jason Holder elegantly hangs in the crease into the shot, gracefully guides it to long on region, the ball speeds away and finds the boundary rope.
Nathan Sowter to Jason Holder, Six, Six !! legbreak is delivered on the leg stump, full length, Jason Holder hangs in the crease, displays great skill by powering sloge sweep to deep mid wicket for a magnificent Maximum!
Nathan Sowter to Jason Holder, Four, Four !! legbreak, full length, on the off stump. Jason Holder hangs in the crease, hits inside out shot in the gap towards deep cover, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Nathan Sowter to Jason Holder, Four, Four !! legbreak, good length, on the off stump, Jason Holder hangs in the crease and caresses inside out shot to deep cover, it raced away to the fence for four.
Jason Holder runout (W Hasaranga) 27 (9) Nathan Sowter to Jason Holder, no run, runout (W Hasaranga), Run out !! legbreak, full length, on the off stump, Jason Holder hangs in the crease, strikes push towards point and sets off for a quick single, but it was a suicidal one. Wanindu Hasaranga collects the ball and throws it toward the stumps, and Jason Holder was well short of his crease. Run out, and what a silly way to get out!
Dhruv Parashar to Alishan Sharafu, 1 run, Alishan Sharafu hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed inside out shot off an off break ball delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at long off for 1 run. Dropped catch
Nathan Sowter to Alishan Sharafu, Six, Six !! legbreak is delivered on the stumps, good length, Alishan Sharafu hangs in the crease, displays great skill by powering pull to deep mid wicket for a magnificent Maximum!
Alishan Sharafu c SE Rutherford b D Parashar 11 (11) Dhruv Parashar to Alishan Sharafu, no run, c SE Rutherford b D Parashar, Caught out!! legbreak good length on the leg stump, Alishan Sharafu hangs in the crease to take the gamble with pull towards deep mid wicket, in the air!! and is perfectly caught by Sherfane Rutherford. Leading to a soft dismissal.
Philip Salt c NA Sowter b M Amir 2 (4) Mohammad Amir to Philip Salt, no run, c NA Sowter b M Amir, Caught out !! outswinger, good length, on the off stump, Philip Salt goes forward, takes a big risk by attempting sloge sweep towards deep mid wicket, but unfortunately, the ball flies towards Nathan Sowter, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Philip Salt.
Dhruv Parashar to Joe Clarke, Four, Four !! off break ball, good length, on the off stump. Joe Clarke hangs in the crease, hits drive in the gap towards deep cover, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Mohammad Amir to Joe Clarke, Four, Four !! fast ball, fulltoss, on the stumps, Joe Clarke hangs in the crease, plays drive in the air to long off. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Mohammad Amir to Joe Clarke, Four, Four !! outswinger, good length, on the off stump. Joe Clarke hangs in the crease, hits drive in the gap towards deep point, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four. If the first one was incredible, this is beyond the description. Well timed shot
Mohammad Amir to Joe Clarke, Four, Four !! outswinger, good length, on the stumps, Joe Clarke goes back, plays cut in the air to deep point. Ball finds the ropes for four. Well timed shot in the air, went flat and hard out of the ground. It deserves the standing ovation
Luke Wood to Joe Clarke, Four, Four !! outswinger, full length, on the stumps. Joe Clarke hangs in the crease, hits drive in the gap towards deep cover, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Sam Curran to Joe Clarke, Four, Four !! outswinger, good length, on the off stump. Joe Clarke hangs in the crease, hits inside out shot in the gap towards deep cover, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Luke Wood to Kyle Mayers, Four, Four !! inswinger, full length, on the stumps, Kyle Mayers hangs in the crease, plays flick shot in the air to deep mid wicket. Ball finds the ropes for four. If the first one was incredible, this is beyond the description. Well timed shot
Luke Wood to Joe Clarke, Four, Four !! inswinger, full length, on the stumps, Joe Clarke hangs in the crease, plays ramp shot in the air to deep square leg. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Dan Lawrence to Kyle Mayers, Six, Six !! With a brilliant off break ball on the off stump, Kyle Mayers hangs in the crease and showcases power-hitting prowess as batter unleashes a spectacular sloge sweep to long on for a colossal Maximum!
Kyle Mayers c L Wood b DW Lawrence 21 (20) Dan Lawrence to Kyle Mayers, no run, c L Wood b DW Lawrence, Caught out !! top spinner, back of length, on the stumps, Kyle Mayers goes forward, takes a big risk by attempting sloge sweep towards deep mid wicket, but unfortunately, the ball flies towards Luke Wood, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Kyle Mayers.
Dan Lawrence to Joe Clarke, Four, Four !! off break ball, good length, on the off stump, Short and well outside the off stump. Joe Clarke hangs in the crease, it to the deep mid wicket, races away and finds the boundary.
Charith Asalanka c L Wood b NA Sowter 5 (7) Nathan Sowter to Charith Asalanka, no run, c L Wood b NA Sowter, Caught out!! legbreak full length on the off stump, Charith Asalanka hangs in the crease to take the gamble with inside out shot towards long off, in the air!! and is perfectly caught by Luke Wood. Leading to a soft dismissal.
Joe Clarke runout (NA Sowter) 55 (32) Nathan Sowter to Sunil Narine, no run, runout (NA Sowter), Run out !! legbreak, full length, on the off stump, Sunil Narine misjudged the single, paid the price. Sunil Narine hangs in the crease, hits defensive shot straight to Nathan Sowter, but the throw was right on the money. Joe Clarke was run out by a comfortable margin. Swift fielding by the bowler.
Wanindu Hasaranga to Sunil Narine, Six, Six !! What a delivery! legbreak lands right on the off stump, Sunil Narine hangs in the crease, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers sloge sweep sending it flying to the long on region for a remarkable Maximum!
Sunil Narine c L Wood b W Hasaranga 7 (6) Wanindu Hasaranga to Sunil Narine, no run, c L Wood b W Hasaranga, Caught out!! legbreak good length on the off stump, Sunil Narine hangs in the crease to take the gamble with sloge sweep towards deep mid wicket, in the air!! and is perfectly caught by Luke Wood. Leading to a soft dismissal.
Laurie Evans c T Suri b NA Sowter 1 (3) Nathan Sowter to Laurie Evans, no run, c T Suri b NA Sowter, Caught out !! legbreak, full length, on the off stump, A risky shot choice by Laurie Evans as the batter hangs in the crease to play defensive shot, only to get an edge that goes straight into the hands of Tanish Suri for Laurie Evans's dismissal. Rapid response from the keeper.
Nathan Sowter to Andre Russell, Six, Six !! What a delivery! legbreak lands right on the leg stump, Andre Russell hangs in the crease, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers sloge sweep sending it flying to the deep mid wicket region for a remarkable Maximum!
Andre Russell c (sub DA Payne) b NA Sowter 6 (3) Nathan Sowter to Andre Russell, no run, c (sub DA Payne) b NA Sowter, Caught out!! legbreak good length on the off stump, Andre Russell hangs in the crease to take the gamble with pull towards deep mid wicket, in the air!! and is perfectly caught by David Payne. Leading to a soft dismissal.
David Willey b W Hasaranga 1 (2) Wanindu Hasaranga to David Willey, no run, b W Hasaranga, Bowled out !! legbreak, yorker, on the stumps, A bold move from David Willey as batter hangs in the crease and plays it, but it proves to be batter's downfall. The ball crashes into stumps, and the stumps are rattled. Bowled out!
Nathan Sowter to Jason Holder, Six, Six !! With a brilliant legbreak on the off stump, Jason Holder hangs in the crease and showcases power-hitting prowess as batter unleashes a spectacular sloge sweep to deep mid wicket for a colossal Maximum!
Nathan Sowter to Jason Holder, Four, Four !! legbreak, full length, on the off stump, Jason Holder elegantly hangs in the crease into the shot, gracefully guides it to long on region, the ball speeds away and finds the boundary rope.
Nathan Sowter to Jason Holder, Six, Six !! legbreak is delivered on the leg stump, full length, Jason Holder hangs in the crease, displays great skill by powering sloge sweep to deep mid wicket for a magnificent Maximum!
Nathan Sowter to Jason Holder, Four, Four !! legbreak, full length, on the off stump. Jason Holder hangs in the crease, hits inside out shot in the gap towards deep cover, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Nathan Sowter to Jason Holder, Four, Four !! legbreak, good length, on the off stump, Jason Holder hangs in the crease and caresses inside out shot to deep cover, it raced away to the fence for four.
Jason Holder runout (W Hasaranga) 27 (9) Nathan Sowter to Jason Holder, no run, runout (W Hasaranga), Run out !! legbreak, full length, on the off stump, Jason Holder hangs in the crease, strikes push towards point and sets off for a quick single, but it was a suicidal one. Wanindu Hasaranga collects the ball and throws it toward the stumps, and Jason Holder was well short of his crease. Run out, and what a silly way to get out!
Dhruv Parashar to Alishan Sharafu, 1 run, Alishan Sharafu hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed inside out shot off an off break ball delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at long off for 1 run. Dropped catch
Nathan Sowter to Alishan Sharafu, Six, Six !! legbreak is delivered on the stumps, good length, Alishan Sharafu hangs in the crease, displays great skill by powering pull to deep mid wicket for a magnificent Maximum!
Alishan Sharafu c SE Rutherford b D Parashar 11 (11) Dhruv Parashar to Alishan Sharafu, no run, c SE Rutherford b D Parashar, Caught out!! legbreak good length on the leg stump, Alishan Sharafu hangs in the crease to take the gamble with pull towards deep mid wicket, in the air!! and is perfectly caught by Sherfane Rutherford. Leading to a soft dismissal.