Gulf Giants vs Desert Vipers, Live Score and Commentary, ILT20, 12 December, 2025
COMPLETED / Match 12 / Dubai International Cricket Stadium
157/7 (20 ov)
158/2 (16.5 ov)
Desert Vipers won by 8 wickets
Recent
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Holden | 64 | 41 | 8 | 0 | 156.10 |
| Sam Curran | 67 | 43 | 5 | 3 | 155.81 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECO |
| Nuwan Thushara | 3.5 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 10.43 |
| Mark Adair | 4 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 7.50 |
Desert Vipers won by 8 wickets
Gulf Giants vs Desert Vipers, Live Cricket Commentary
Recent Performance (Last 5 Matches)
| Opponent | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Abu Dhabi Knight Riders (ADKR won by 32 runs) | Match 30 | 28 Dec 2025 |
| MI Emirates (MIE won by 8 wickets) | Match 26 | 23 Dec 2025 |
| Dubai Capitals (DC won by 6 wickets) | Match 23 | 21 Dec 2025 |
| Abu Dhabi Knight Riders (ADKR won by 4 wickets) | Match 19 | 18 Dec 2025 |
| Sharjah Warriors (Sharjah Warriorz won by 11 runs) | Match 16 | 15 Dec 2025 |
| Opponent | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|
| MI Emirates (DV won by 46 runs) | Final | 4 Jan 2026 |
| MI Emirates (DV won by 45 runs) | Qualifier 1 | 30 Dec 2025 |
| Sharjah Warriors (DV won by 5 wickets) | Match 28 | 26 Dec 2025 |
| MI Emirates (MIE won by 4 wickets) | Match 24 | 21 Dec 2025 |
| Sharjah Warriors (DV won by 4 wickets) | Match 22 | 20 Dec 2025 |
Key Stats
- Partnership: 123 run (12.5 ov): Max Holden: 53 (34), Sam Curran: 67 (43)
- Last Bat: Hasan Nawaz 7(9) - runout (CP Wood / MR Adair)
- Fall of Wickets: 20 - 1 Fakhar Zaman, 35 - 2 Hasan Nawaz
- Reviews Remaining: Desert Vipers - 2 of 2, Gulf Giants - 2 of 2
- Toss: Desert Vipers elected to bowl
Match Info
- Match: Match 12
- Series: International League T20
- Date: Friday, December 12, 2025
- Time: 08:00 PM
- Venue: Dubai International Cricket Stadium
- City: Dubai
- Umpires: Gazi Sohel (Bangladesh), Shiju Sam (United Arab Emirates), Paul Wilson (Australia, TV)
- Referee: Simon Taufel (Australia)
Mark Adair to Max Holden, Four, Four !! inswinger, good length, on the stumps. Max Holden goes back, hits pull in the gap towards deep square leg, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
End of over 13 (8 runs)
Kyle Mayers to Sam Curran, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Sam Curran hangs in the crease, hits it to the long on, goes couple of bounces into the fence for a boundary.
Kyle Mayers to Sam Curran, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Short and well outside the off stump. Sam Curran hangs in the crease, it to the deep mid wicket, races away and finds the boundary.
Kyle Mayers to Sam Curran, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Sam Curran elegantly goes forward into the shot, gracefully guides it to deep cover region, the ball speeds away and finds the boundary rope.
Kyle Mayers to Sam Curran, 1 run, An accurately pitched fast ball on the leg stump, Sam Curran hangs in the crease to make a confident push, sending the ball towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.
Kyle Mayers to Max Holden, 1 wide, Wide Ball !! slower ball full length, on the off stump, That is well outside the off-stump, leaving Max Holden no chance to play a shot. The umpire stretches arms to signal it a wide ball.
Kyle Mayers to Max Holden, Four, Four !! fast ball, fulltoss, on the off stump, Max Holden hangs in the crease, plays cut in the air to deep point. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Kyle Mayers to Max Holden, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Max Holden hangs in the crease, tucks push toward the fielder at short mid wicket, who halts the ball.
End of over 14 (18 runs)
Chris Wood to Sam Curran, 1 run, Sam Curran goes forward to take slower ball of good length aimed on the off stump, executing a textbook pull, edged!! and the ball sails towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.
Chris Wood to Max Holden, 1 run, Max Holden hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed push off an inswinger delivers at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at short cover for 1 run.
Chris Wood to Sam Curran, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, hangs in the crease, plays flick shot to the short mid wicket.
Chris Wood to Sam Curran, 1 wide, Wide Ball !! bouncer back of length on the off stump, That sails wide of the leg-stump, leaving Sam Curran with no chance to make contact. The umpire calls it a wide.
Chris Wood to Sam Curran, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Short and well outside the off stump. Sam Curran hangs in the crease, it to the deep mid wicket, races away and finds the boundary.
Chris Wood to Sam Curran, 2 runs, fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Sam Curran hangs in the crease to make a room for himself and hits it towards deep point for 2 runs.
Chris Wood to Sam Curran, 1 run, Sam Curran hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed pull off an slower ball delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at long on for 1 run.
End of over 15 (10 runs)
Mark Adair to Sam Curran, 1 run, fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Sam Curran hangs in the crease to make a room for himself and hits it towards long on for 1 run.
Mark Adair to Max Holden, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, tries to play but misses to get the bat on it.
Mark Adair to Max Holden, 2 runs, An accurately pitched fast ball on the stumps, Max Holden goes back to make a confident cut, sending the ball towards deep cover for 2 runs. Misfielding has cost them runs
Mark Adair to Max Holden, 1 run, Mark Adair delivers fast ball at fulltoss, Max Holden goes forward and plays the shot, but the ball goes straight to the fielder at mid off for 1 run.
Mark Adair to Sam Curran, 1 run, Mark Adair delivers slower ball at back of length, Sam Curran hangs in the crease and tucks it. But the ball is stopped by the fielder standing at the deep mid wicket, limits Sam Curran to just 1 run.
Mark Adair to Max Holden, 1 wide, Wide Ball !! fast ball good length on the off stump, That sails wide of the leg-stump, leaving Max Holden with no chance to make contact. The umpire calls it a wide.
Mark Adair to Max Holden, 1 run, Mark Adair delivers fast ball at full length, Max Holden hangs in the crease and plays the shot, but the ball goes straight to the fielder at deep point for 1 run.
End of over 16 (7 runs)
Nuwan Thushara to Max Holden, 2 runs, fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Max Holden goes forward to make a room for himself and hits it towards deep mid wicket for 2 runs.
Nuwan Thushara to Max Holden, 1 run, Max Holden hangs in the crease to take slower ball of back of length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident pull that sent the ball sailing towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.
Nuwan Thushara to Sam Curran, 1 run, An accurately pitched fast ball on the stumps, Sam Curran goes forward to make a confident push, sending the ball towards mid off for 1 run.
Nuwan Thushara to Max Holden, 1 run, Nuwan Thushara delivers fast ball at full length, Max Holden hangs in the crease and plays the shot, but the ball goes straight to the fielder at long off for 1 run.
Nuwan Thushara to Sam Curran, 1 run, Nuwan Thushara delivers fast ball at full length, Sam Curran goes forward and tucks it. But the ball is stopped by the fielder standing at the long on, limits Sam Curran to just 1 run.