International League T20 2025/26, Match 8

Gulf Giants v Desert Vipers

Gulf Giants 179/5 20 ov
Desert Vipers 179/9 20 ov

Tied; Desert Vipers won the super over

Venue
Dubai International Cricket Stadium
Date
Mon, 8 December 2025
Toss
Desert Vipers won the toss and chose to field
Player of the match
Daniel Lawrence

The match

Before a ball was bowled the model made Desert Vipers 61% favourites, from the two XIs that took the field.

Gulf Giants win

Desert Vipers win

Gulf Giants batDesert Vipers chase 180

Turning point −49 to Desert Vipers. 19.1, the chase: Azmatullah Omarzai to Khuzaima Tanveer, 6 runs, 173/7, needing 7. Gulf Giants went from 65% to 16%.

Moved it most Haider Razzaq −36.4 · Naseem Shah −32.6 · Pathum Nissanka +29.0 · Vriitya Aravind +28.0

BattingRB4s6sSRWin
Pathum Nissankab Noor Ahmad562944193.1+29.0
Rahmanullah Gurbazc SO Hetmyer b Khuzaima Tanveer413113132.3−7.0
James Vincec SO Hetmyer b Khuzaima Tanveer252220113.6−4.1
Moeen Alic DW Lawrence b DA Payne111110100.0−5.3
Azmatullah Omarzaic Hassan Nawaz b Noor Ahmad201311153.8−4.7
Thomas Mooresnot out10*801125.0−1.0
Merwe Erasmusnot out7*610116.7−1.4
Extras lb 4, w 59
Total 20 ov, 8.95 an over179/5

Did not bat Liam Dawson, Mark Adair, Haider Razzaq, Nuwan Thushara, Zuhaib Zubair

Fall of wickets 73-1 (Nissanka, 7), 127-2 (Vince, 13.3), 128-3 (Gurbaz, 13.5), 159-4 (Omarzai, 17), 165-5 (Ali, 18.2)

BowlingOMRWEconDotsWdNbWin
Naseem Shah403709.25720−9.3
David Payne402817.00900−4.7
Sam Curran3033011.00610−0.9
Khuzaima Tanveer402325.75910+10.9
Noor Ahmad4047211.75410−4.3
Daniel Lawrence10707.00200+0.9

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Ball by ball

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The balls that decided it