Gulf Giants vs Abu Dhabi Knight Riders Highlights, Match 30, 28 December, 2025
COMPLETED / Match 30 / Dubai International Cricket Stadium
147/9 (20 ov)
179/1 (20 ov)
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders won by 32 runs
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Player of the match
Michael-Kyle Pepper,
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders
Rahmanullah Gurbaz c P Salt b J Holder 0 (4) Jason Holder to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, no run, c P Salt b J Holder, Caught out !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Rahmanullah Gurbaz hangs in the crease, tries a high-risk shot towards deep fine leg, but the ball finds safe hands of Phil Salt, who makes no mistake in taking the catch. Rahmanullah Gurbaz is out.
Ajay Kumar to James Vince, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, hangs in the crease, plays in the gap to the deep mid wicket for four.
Ajay Kumar to James Vince, Four, Four !! inswinger, full length, on the stumps, James Vince hangs in the crease, hits it to the long on, goes couple of bounces into the fence for a boundary.
Jason Holder to James Vince, Four, Four !! inswinger, full length, on the stumps, James Vince hangs in the crease, plays flick shot, gets an edge!, in the air to deep fine leg. Ball finds the ropes for four.
James Vince c P Chawla b J Holder 19 (10) Jason Holder to James Vince, no run, c P Chawla b J Holder, Caught out !! inswinger, full length, on the off stump, James Vince hangs in the crease, tries a high-risk shot towards short mid wicket, but the ball finds safe hands of Piyush Chawla, who makes no mistake in taking the catch. James Vince is out.
Benjamin Kellaway c MKS Pepper b AJ Kumar 5 (8) Ajay Kumar to Benjamin Kellaway, no run, c MKS Pepper b AJ Kumar, Caught out !! outswinger, full length, on the stumps, Benjamin Kellaway hangs in the crease, tries a high-risk shot towards mid off, but the ball finds safe hands of Michael-Kyle Pepper, who makes no mistake in taking the catch. Benjamin Kellaway is out.
Liam Livingstone to Moeen Ali, Six, Six !! What a delivery! off break ball lands right on the off stump, Moeen Ali hangs in the crease, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers sloge sweep sending it flying to the long on region for a remarkable Maximum!
Piyush Chawla to Moeen Ali, Four, Four !! legbreak, full length, on the off stump, Short and well outside the off stump. Moeen Ali hangs in the crease, it to the long off, races away and finds the boundary.
Piyush Chawla to Moeen Ali, Four, Four !! flicker ball, full length, on the stumps, Moeen Ali elegantly hangs in the crease into the shot, gracefully guides it to long on region, the ball speeds away and finds the boundary rope.
Piyush Chawla to Moeen Ali, Six, Six !! legbreak is delivered on the off stump, full length, Moeen Ali hangs in the crease, displays great skill by powering sloge sweep to long on for a magnificent Maximum!
Azmatullah Omarzai c P Salt b OP Stone 8 (14) Olly Stone to Azmatullah Omarzai, no run, c P Salt b OP Stone, Caught out !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Azmatullah Omarzai hangs in the crease, tries a high-risk shot towards slip, but the ball finds safe hands of Phil Salt, who makes no mistake in taking the catch. Azmatullah Omarzai is out.
Olly Stone to Moeen Ali, Six, Six !! With a brilliant fast ball, on the stumps, Moeen Ali hangs in the crease, showcases power-hitting prowess as batter unleashes it to long on for a colossal Maximum!
Olly Stone to Moeen Ali, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps. Moeen Ali hangs in the crease, hits flick shot in the gap towards deep fine leg, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Olly Stone to Moeen Ali, Four, Four !! slower ball, full length, on the off stump, Moeen Ali hangs in the crease, hits it to the deep cover, goes couple of bounces into the fence for a boundary.
Sunil Narine to Moeen Ali, Six, Six !! With a brilliant carrom ball on the off stump, Moeen Ali hangs in the crease and showcases power-hitting prowess as batter unleashes a spectacular sloge sweep to long on for a colossal Maximum!
Ajay Kumar to Moeen Ali, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Short and well outside the off stump. Moeen Ali hangs in the crease, it to the deep cover, races away and finds the boundary.
Kyle Mayers c A Russell b S Narine 6 (10) Sunil Narine to Kyle Mayers, no run, c A Russell b S Narine, Caught out !! carrom ball, good length, on the stumps, Kyle Mayers goes forward and takes a big risk by attempting reverse sweep towards slip, edged!! and flies straight to Andre Russell, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Kyle Mayers.
Sean Dickson c A Russell b S Narine 0 (2) Sunil Narine to Sean Dickson, no run, c A Russell b S Narine, Caught out !! carrom ball, full length, on the stumps, A risky shot choice by Sean Dickson as the batter hangs in the crease to strike it towards slip, only to get an edge that goes straight into the hands of Andre Russell for a soft dismissal.
Ajay Kumar to Moeen Ali, Six, Six !! With a brilliant fast ball on the off stump, Moeen Ali hangs in the crease and showcases power-hitting prowess as batter unleashes a spectacular pull to deep square leg for a colossal Maximum!
Ajay Kumar to Mark Adair, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Short and well outside the off stump. Mark Adair hangs in the crease, it to the long off, races away and finds the boundary.
Moeen Ali c B McMullen b A Russell 79 (49) Andre Russell to Moeen Ali, no run, c B McMullen b A Russell, Caught out !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, A risky shot choice by Moeen Ali as the batter hangs in the crease to strike it towards long off, only to get an edge that goes straight into the hands of Brandon McMullen for a soft dismissal.
Aayan Afzal Khan c P Chawla b A Russell 0 (1) Andre Russell to Aayan Afzal Khan, no run, c P Chawla b A Russell, Caught out !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Aayan Afzal Khan hangs in the crease, tries a high-risk shot towards slip, but the ball finds safe hands of Piyush Chawla, who makes no mistake in taking the catch. Aayan Afzal Khan is out.
Andre Russell to Mark Adair, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Mark Adair goes back, hits it to the long on, goes couple of bounces into the fence for a boundary.
Ali Khan b A Russell 5 (6) Andre Russell to Ali Khan, no run, b A Russell, Bowled out !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Ali Khan hangs in the crease, tries to take on the bowler but fails to get the timing right. The ball goes past the bat and crashes into the stumps, and the batter is bowled out in disappointing fashion.
Rahmanullah Gurbaz c P Salt b J Holder 0 (4) Jason Holder to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, no run, c P Salt b J Holder, Caught out !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Rahmanullah Gurbaz hangs in the crease, tries a high-risk shot towards deep fine leg, but the ball finds safe hands of Phil Salt, who makes no mistake in taking the catch. Rahmanullah Gurbaz is out.
Ajay Kumar to James Vince, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, hangs in the crease, plays in the gap to the deep mid wicket for four.
Ajay Kumar to James Vince, Four, Four !! inswinger, full length, on the stumps, James Vince hangs in the crease, hits it to the long on, goes couple of bounces into the fence for a boundary.
Jason Holder to James Vince, Four, Four !! inswinger, full length, on the stumps, James Vince hangs in the crease, plays flick shot, gets an edge!, in the air to deep fine leg. Ball finds the ropes for four.
James Vince c P Chawla b J Holder 19 (10) Jason Holder to James Vince, no run, c P Chawla b J Holder, Caught out !! inswinger, full length, on the off stump, James Vince hangs in the crease, tries a high-risk shot towards short mid wicket, but the ball finds safe hands of Piyush Chawla, who makes no mistake in taking the catch. James Vince is out.
Benjamin Kellaway c MKS Pepper b AJ Kumar 5 (8) Ajay Kumar to Benjamin Kellaway, no run, c MKS Pepper b AJ Kumar, Caught out !! outswinger, full length, on the stumps, Benjamin Kellaway hangs in the crease, tries a high-risk shot towards mid off, but the ball finds safe hands of Michael-Kyle Pepper, who makes no mistake in taking the catch. Benjamin Kellaway is out.
Liam Livingstone to Moeen Ali, Six, Six !! What a delivery! off break ball lands right on the off stump, Moeen Ali hangs in the crease, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers sloge sweep sending it flying to the long on region for a remarkable Maximum!
Piyush Chawla to Moeen Ali, Four, Four !! legbreak, full length, on the off stump, Short and well outside the off stump. Moeen Ali hangs in the crease, it to the long off, races away and finds the boundary.
Piyush Chawla to Moeen Ali, Four, Four !! flicker ball, full length, on the stumps, Moeen Ali elegantly hangs in the crease into the shot, gracefully guides it to long on region, the ball speeds away and finds the boundary rope.
Piyush Chawla to Moeen Ali, Six, Six !! legbreak is delivered on the off stump, full length, Moeen Ali hangs in the crease, displays great skill by powering sloge sweep to long on for a magnificent Maximum!
Azmatullah Omarzai c P Salt b OP Stone 8 (14) Olly Stone to Azmatullah Omarzai, no run, c P Salt b OP Stone, Caught out !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Azmatullah Omarzai hangs in the crease, tries a high-risk shot towards slip, but the ball finds safe hands of Phil Salt, who makes no mistake in taking the catch. Azmatullah Omarzai is out.
Olly Stone to Moeen Ali, Six, Six !! With a brilliant fast ball, on the stumps, Moeen Ali hangs in the crease, showcases power-hitting prowess as batter unleashes it to long on for a colossal Maximum!
Olly Stone to Moeen Ali, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps. Moeen Ali hangs in the crease, hits flick shot in the gap towards deep fine leg, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Olly Stone to Moeen Ali, Four, Four !! slower ball, full length, on the off stump, Moeen Ali hangs in the crease, hits it to the deep cover, goes couple of bounces into the fence for a boundary.
Sunil Narine to Moeen Ali, Six, Six !! With a brilliant carrom ball on the off stump, Moeen Ali hangs in the crease and showcases power-hitting prowess as batter unleashes a spectacular sloge sweep to long on for a colossal Maximum!
Ajay Kumar to Moeen Ali, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Short and well outside the off stump. Moeen Ali hangs in the crease, it to the deep cover, races away and finds the boundary.
Kyle Mayers c A Russell b S Narine 6 (10) Sunil Narine to Kyle Mayers, no run, c A Russell b S Narine, Caught out !! carrom ball, good length, on the stumps, Kyle Mayers goes forward and takes a big risk by attempting reverse sweep towards slip, edged!! and flies straight to Andre Russell, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Kyle Mayers.
Sean Dickson c A Russell b S Narine 0 (2) Sunil Narine to Sean Dickson, no run, c A Russell b S Narine, Caught out !! carrom ball, full length, on the stumps, A risky shot choice by Sean Dickson as the batter hangs in the crease to strike it towards slip, only to get an edge that goes straight into the hands of Andre Russell for a soft dismissal.
Ajay Kumar to Moeen Ali, Six, Six !! With a brilliant fast ball on the off stump, Moeen Ali hangs in the crease and showcases power-hitting prowess as batter unleashes a spectacular pull to deep square leg for a colossal Maximum!
Ajay Kumar to Mark Adair, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Short and well outside the off stump. Mark Adair hangs in the crease, it to the long off, races away and finds the boundary.
Moeen Ali c B McMullen b A Russell 79 (49) Andre Russell to Moeen Ali, no run, c B McMullen b A Russell, Caught out !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, A risky shot choice by Moeen Ali as the batter hangs in the crease to strike it towards long off, only to get an edge that goes straight into the hands of Brandon McMullen for a soft dismissal.
Aayan Afzal Khan c P Chawla b A Russell 0 (1) Andre Russell to Aayan Afzal Khan, no run, c P Chawla b A Russell, Caught out !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Aayan Afzal Khan hangs in the crease, tries a high-risk shot towards slip, but the ball finds safe hands of Piyush Chawla, who makes no mistake in taking the catch. Aayan Afzal Khan is out.
Andre Russell to Mark Adair, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Mark Adair goes back, hits it to the long on, goes couple of bounces into the fence for a boundary.
Ali Khan b A Russell 5 (6) Andre Russell to Ali Khan, no run, b A Russell, Bowled out !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Ali Khan hangs in the crease, tries to take on the bowler but fails to get the timing right. The ball goes past the bat and crashes into the stumps, and the batter is bowled out in disappointing fashion.