ILT20 2025 Desert Vipers vs Abu Dhabi Knight Riders Highlights: Sam Curran-led Desert Vipers faced Sunil Narine-led Abu Dhabi Knight Riders to play the 9th match of the ILT20 2025 on January 18 in Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai.
| Tournament | International League T20 2025 |
| Match | Desert Vipers vs Abu Dhabi Knight Riders, 9th Match |
| Date | Saturday, January 18, 2025 |
| Toss | Desert Vipers won the toss and opted to bat |
| Venue | Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai |
| Result | Desert Vipers won by 53 runs |
| Points Table | ILT20 2025 Points Table, NRR, Team Standings |
Desert Vipers vs Abu Dhabi Knight Riders Playing 11
Desert Vipers
Fakhar Zaman, Alex Hales, Daniel Lawrence, Tanish Suri (wk), Sam Curran (c), Azam Khan, Sherfane Rutherford, Dhruv Parashar, Wanindu Hasaranga, Nathan Sowter, Mohammad Amir
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders
Kyle Mayers, Joe Clarke (wk), Alishan Sharafu, Laurie Evans, Charith Asalanka, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine (c), Jason Holder, David Willey, Shahid Iqbal Bhutta, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth
DV vs ADKT Scoreboard
| Team | Scoreboard |
| Desert Vipers | 193-5 (20 Ov) |
| Abu Dhabi Knight Riders | 140-10 (17.4 Ov) |
ILT20 2025 DV vs ADKT Scorecard
Desert Vipers Batting
| Batting | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |
| Fakhar Zaman | c & b Holder | 11 | 13 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 84.61 |
| Alex Hales | c Russell b Willey | 58 | 36 | 50 | 3 | 4 | 161.11 |
| Dan Lawrence | c Evans b Holder | 49 | 32 | 50 | 1 | 3 | 153.12 |
| Sam Curran (c) | c Holder b Mayers | 35 | 29 | 39 | 3 | 1 | 120.68 |
| Azam Khan | run out (†Clarke/Mayers) | 21 | 9 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 233.33 |
| Sherfane Rutherford | not out | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 233.33 |
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders Bowling
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
| David Willey | 4 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 7.25 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Mayers | 3 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 10.66 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Jason Holder | 4 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shahid Bhutta | 3 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 15.33 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Sunil Narine | 4 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Vijayakanth Viyaskanth | 2 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders Batting
| Batting | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |
| Phil Salt | c Sowter b Mohammad Amir | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Kyle Mayers | c Wood b Lawrence | 21 | 20 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 105 |
| Joe Clarke † | run out (Sowter) | 55 | 32 | 44 | 8 | 0 | 171.87 |
| Charith Asalanka | c Wood b Sowter | 5 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 71.42 |
| Sunil Narine (c) | c Wood b Hasaranga | 7 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 116.66 |
| Andre Russell | c sub (DA Payne) b Sowter | 6 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 200 |
| Laurie Evans | c †Suri b Sowter | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Alishan Sharafu | c Rutherford b Parashar | 11 | 11 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 100 |
| David Willey | b Hasaranga | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Jason Holder | run out (Hasaranga) | 27 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 300 |
| Shahid Bhutta | not out | 3 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
Desert Vipers Bowling
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
| Mohammad Amir | 2 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 8.5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dhruv Parashar | 2.4 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 3.37 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke Wood | 2 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 10.5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Curran | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | 4 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 5.5 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Lawrence | 2 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 7.5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathan Sowter | 4 | 0 | 44 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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Player of the Match
Luke Wood | Desert Vipers
I dont think I have won a Player of the Match award for fielding. I was just trying to get under those catches. I try to replicate what I do during the practise. Luckily Payne completed that (Russell) catch.
