ADKR vs DC

International League T20 · Match 13

Recent overs

Ov 20
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16 runs
Ov 19
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14 runs
Ov 18
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14 runs
Ov 17
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12 runs

Commentary

That is all from the action here tonight. Hope you enjoyed the coverge, time for us to sign off. This is Sourabh Agrawal signing off on behalf of Bidipto Datta and the entire team. Cheers!
Shayan Jahangir (Player of the Match, 99 runs off 54 balls): "I'm just grateful for the opportunity! Getting back-to-back wins is great for the team and happy therefore to be contributing! I'm really grateful to be playing for America now, the country is making giant strides towards developing in this game. The more our players get to play in big tournaments like this, the better our country's cricket will get! Dubai Capitals backs me and keeps me motivated and I try to repay the faith with runs!" 
Dasun Shanaka (Dubai Capitals captain): "Yes you need to be nervous when those two (Russell and Holder) are at the crease. But I was very confident with my bowlers, specially Jawad even though he had not got a bowl. We certainly thought we had enough runs on the board but there was dew as well. He (Jawadullah) might have been a little nervous but with our plans he needs to bowl one or two overs. The discussion was to bowl a bit wider (in the last over) but it is cricket and you can't expect him to come in and bowl the final over, I was lucky that Nabi was there to help me. (About Jahangir's innings) Brilliant innings under pressure, unfortunately he got out on 99. Hopefully he will score many more runs for us."
Jason Holder (Abu Dhabi Knight Riders captain): "Close game, credit to the boys for hanging in there! Did well with the bat, and almost got the win! We need to keep that belief going. It's easy to fall flat, but, we need to keep the cheeks high and keep going." 
The 'Dispatch of the Day' award goes to Rovman Powell! 
10:29 PM local time, 11:59 PM IST: We want to hear from the captains and the Player of the Match now! So, on to the post-match presentation.
10:19 PM local time, 11:49 PM IST: MATCH SUMMARY

Dubai Capitals (196/5 in 20 overs) beat Abu Dhabi Knight Riders (187/8 in 20 overs) by 9 runs

Shayan Jahangir 99(54) | Waqar Salamkheil 3/34(4)
Andre Russell 53*(33) | Jason Holder 2/22(4)

Jawadullah can breathe easy now and so can the entire Capitals unit, Russell almost sneaked the two points from under their noses but in the end it a 9-run victory for the defending champions.

ADKR looked down and out at 111/7 needing 85 off 33, the game looked out of their grasp but then Russell and Holder, the two men from the Carribean brought them back into it with some big-hitting. Holder was dismissed on 22 off 9 and in the end it was all on Russell, he hit four maximums and as many fours in his blistering innings but the task in hand proved to be too much for even him.

Waqar Salamkheil was the pick of the bowlers for the Capitals, the wrist spinner showed great heart and picked up three big wickets in the middle. A double strike in the powerplay from Willey in the powerplay put ADKR on the backfoot straightaway in the chase. There were contribututions from Salt, Sharafu and Mcmullen but ADKR kept losing wickets throughout and never really got going before the carnage in the end.

With this win, Dubai Capitals make it 7 out of 8 against ADKR in ILT20 history and also move upto the third spot in the table with two wins in four games. Meanwhile, ADKR lose four in a row and are very close to the bottom of the table.
20Ov187/8Score
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Andre Russell*53 (33)
George Garton1 (2)
Muhammad Jawadullah0/16
19.6 Muhammad Jawadullah to Andre Russell, NO RUN AGAIN AND DUBAI CAPITALS WIN A THRILLER! THEY DO THE DOUBLE OVER THE KNIGHT RIDERS! Back of a length on off-stump. Russell tried to clear long-on from staying as deep in the crease as possible, but managed to clear only mid-on! Long-on got in the way and saved it on one bounce! 
Hugs and claps in the Capitals camp, head coach Hemang Badani standing with Venugoapl Rao are elated. Russell is distraught
19.5 Muhammad Jawadullah to Andre Russell, good length and on off-stump. Russell pumps it away from deep in the crease to the left of deep mid-wicket but has to settle for just the single this time! Oh, no run! 
Jawadullah feeling the pressure, 10 from 2 now
19.5 Muhammad Jawadullah to Andre Russell, WIDE! Full and going right across the tramline, well past off-stump! Russell leaves it alone and gets the extra. 
11 off 2, two sixes needed for an ADKR win, a six and a four for a Super Over and anything less will be a win for Capitals.
19.4 Muhammad Jawadullah to Andre Russell, DOT BALL NOW! Low full toss bowled wide of off-stump. Russell tried to get bat on it by reaching out, but failed to connect. 
Russell does not even care about his fifty, he is more concerned about the 11 needed off 3. More field changes 
Andre Russell Scored 53 runs in 30 balls
19.3 Muhammad Jawadullah to Andre Russell, FOUR RUNS! In the slot on off-stump. Russell opens up the off-side now by clearing the front leg and bangs it over the left of the umpire for a boundary! 
15 off 4, Jawadullah is feeling like the whole world is on his shoulders now. 
19.2 Muhammad Jawadullah to Andre Russell, SIX RUNS! Full toss, dipping on off-stump. But Russell, deep in his crease, bent his knees and got under it to pummel it over long-on!