Desert Vipers v Gulf Giants, Live Cricket Score and Commentary, Match 8, International League T20, 2025
International League T20 Match 8: Desert Vipers v Gulf Giants at Dubai, December 08, 2025

Desert Vipers
DV
179/9 (20) & 13/1 (1)

Gulf Giants
GG
179/5 (20) & 9/0 (1)
Finished
DV won by superover
Gulf Giants InningGG Inning179/5 (20 ov)| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pathum Nissanka | b N Ahmad | 56 | 29 | 4 | 4 | 193.10 |
b N Ahmad | ||||||
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz | c S Hetmyer b KB Tanvir | 41 | 31 | 1 | 3 | 132.26 |
c S Hetmyer b KB Tanvir | ||||||
| James Vince | c S Hetmyer b KB Tanvir | 25 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 113.64 |
c S Hetmyer b KB Tanvir | ||||||
| Moeen Ali(C) | c DW Lawrence b DA Payne | 11 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 |
c DW Lawrence b DA Payne | ||||||
| Azmatullah Omarzai | c H Nawaz b N Ahmad | 20 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 153.85 |
c H Nawaz b N Ahmad | ||||||
| Tom Moores(WK) | Not out | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 125.00 |
Not out | ||||||
| Gerhard Erasmus | Not out | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 116.67 |
Not out | ||||||
| Extra | 9 (b 0, w 5, nb 0, lb 4) | |||||
| Total | 179/5 (20) | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naseem Shah | 4 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 9.25 |
| David Payne | 4 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 7.00 |
| Sam Curran | 3 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 11.00 |
| Khuzaima Bin Tanvir | 4 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 5.75 |
| Noor Ahmad | 4 | 0 | 47 | 2 | 11.75 |
| Dan Lawrence | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7.00 |
Fall of wickets: 1-73 (P Nissanka - 6.6 ov), 2-127 (J Vince - 13.3 ov), 3-128 (R Gurbaz - 13.5 ov), 4-159 (A Omarzai - 16.6 ov), 5-165 (M Ali - 18.2 ov)
Desert Vipers InningDV Inning179/9 (20 ov)| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fakhar Zaman | c L Dawson b A Omarzai | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 11.11 |
c L Dawson b A Omarzai | ||||||
| Andries Gous(WK) | c G Erasmus b MR Adair | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 122.22 |
c G Erasmus b MR Adair | ||||||
| Max Holden | b Haider Razzaq | 15 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 |
b Haider Razzaq | ||||||
| Sam Curran(C) | c A Omarzai b N Thushara | 44 | 36 | 1 | 3 | 122.22 |
c A Omarzai b N Thushara | ||||||
| Dan Lawrence | c L Dawson b A Omarzai | 56 | 31 | 6 | 2 | 180.65 |
c L Dawson b A Omarzai | ||||||
| Shimron Hetmyer | c MR Adair b A Omarzai | 16 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 200.00 |
c MR Adair b A Omarzai | ||||||
| Hasan Nawaz | c G Erasmus b N Thushara | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 275.00 |
c G Erasmus b N Thushara | ||||||
| Khuzaima Bin Tanvir | c R Gurbaz b A Omarzai | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 233.33 |
c R Gurbaz b A Omarzai | ||||||
| Naseem Shah | runout (A Omarzai / L Dawson) | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
runout (A Omarzai / L Dawson) | ||||||
| Vriitya Aravind | Not out | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 133.33 |
Not out | ||||||
| Extra | 12 (b 2, w 9, nb 1, lb 0) | |||||
| Total | 179/9 (20) | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuwan Thushara | 4 | 1 | 33 | 2 | 8.25 |
| Mark Adair | 4 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 9.00 |
| Azmatullah Omarzai | 4 | 0 | 32 | 4 | 8.00 |
| Haider Razzaq | 4 | 0 | 45 | 1 | 11.25 |
| Moeen Ali | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 6.50 |
| Liam Dawson | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 9.00 |
Fall of wickets: 1-8 (F Zaman - 2.2 ov), 2-14 (A Gous - 3.2 ov), 3-62 (MDE Holden - 8.6 ov), 4-122 (S Curran - 15.1 ov), 5-142 (S Hetmyer - 17.2 ov), 6-149 (DW Lawrence - 17.6 ov), 7-160 (H Nawaz - 18.3 ov), 8-173 (KB Tanvir - 19.2 ov), 9-179 (N Shah - 19.6 ov)
Desert Vipers InningDV Inning13/1 (1 ov)| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shimron Hetmyer | Not out | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
Not out | ||||||
| Dan Lawrence | c L Dawson b N Thushara | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 250.00 |
c L Dawson b N Thushara | ||||||
| Extra | 1 (b 0, w 0, nb 0, lb 1) | |||||
| Total | 13/1 (1) | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuwan Thushara | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 12.00 |
Fall of wickets: 1-13 (DW Lawrence - 0.6 ov)
Gulf Giants InningGG Inning9/0 (1 ov)| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moeen Ali(C) | Not out | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 83.33 |
Not out | ||||||
| Tom Moores(WK) | Not out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
Not out | ||||||
| Extra | 3 (b 0, w 2, nb 1, lb 0) | |||||
| Total | 9/0 (1) | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naseem Shah | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9.00 |
Fall of wickets:
Man of the Match
Man of the Series
Date
2025-12-08 20:00 PM
Venue
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Toss
Desert Vipers elected to bowl
Umpires
- Gazi Sohel
- Rod Tucker
Tv Umpires
- Paul Wilson
Match Referee
- Simon Taufel


