Desert Vipers v MI Emirates, Live Cricket Score and Commentary, Qualifier 1, International League T20, 2025

International League T20 Qualifier 1: Desert Vipers v MI Emirates at Abu Dhabi, December 30, 2025

Desert Vipers

233/1 (20)

MI Emirates

MIE

188/7 (20)

Finished

DV won by 45 runs

BATSMEN	R	B	4S	6S	SR
Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar	6	4	1	0	150.00
Romario Shepherd	39	23	5	2	169.57

BOWLERS	O	M	R	W	ECON
Sanjay Pahal	1	0	1	0	1.00
David Payne	4	0	52	2	13.00

Current Partnership: 18 run (1.5 ov) | Last Wicket: Shakib Al Hasan 8 (6) | Fall of Wicket: 170/7 (18.1 ov)

CRR: 9.40 | Last Ten Overs: 84/6 8.26

Recent: ····1·44414W·24466

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End of over 20 (1 runs)

Romario Shepherd 39 (23)

Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar 6 (4)

MI Emirates 188/7

Sanjay Pahal 1-0-1-0

David Payne 4-0-52-2

19.6

Sanjay Pahal to Romario Shepherd, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Romario Shepherd hangs in the crease, plays it with soft hands towards long on, but the fielder is quick to react and prevents the run.

19.5

Sanjay Pahal to Romario Shepherd, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, fulltoss, on the leg stump, Romario Shepherd hangs in the crease to the delivery, tries to defend it with full face of the bat, but the ball jags away at the last moment, beating the bat.

19.4

Sanjay Pahal to Romario Shepherd, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, back of length, on the stumps, hangs in the crease, but decided to leave the ball at last.

19.3

Sanjay Pahal to Romario Shepherd, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the leg stump, Romario Shepherd hangs in the crease to the delivery, tries to defend it with full face of the bat, but the ball jags away at the last moment, beating the bat.

19.2

Sanjay Pahal to Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar, 1 run, Sanjay Pahal delivers fast ball at full length, Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar hangs in the crease and plays the shot, but the ball goes straight to the fielder at deep mid wicket for 1 run.

19.1

Sanjay Pahal to Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar, no run, Dot ball !! , good length, on the off stump, Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar hangs in the crease to the delivery, tries to defend it with full face of the bat, but the ball jags away at the last moment, beating the bat.

End of over 19 (17 runs)

Romario Shepherd 39 (19)

Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar 5 (2)

MI Emirates 187/7

David Payne 4-0-52-2

Sam Curran 3-0-48-0

18.6

David Payne to Romario Shepherd, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Romario Shepherd hangs in the crease, hits it to the long on, goes couple of bounces into the fence for a boundary.

18.5

David Payne to Romario Shepherd, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Short and well outside the off stump. Romario Shepherd hangs in the crease, it to the deep fine leg, races away and finds the boundary.

18.4

David Payne to Romario Shepherd, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Romario Shepherd elegantly goes back into the shot, gracefully guides it to deep point region, the ball speeds away and finds the boundary rope.

18.3

David Payne to Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar, 1 run, fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar hangs in the crease to make a room for himself and hits it towards mid off for 1 run.

18.2

David Payne to Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar, Four, Four !! fast ball, back of length, on the off stump, Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar hangs in the crease, hits it to the third man, goes couple of bounces into the fence for a boundary.

18.1

Shakib Al Hasan c J Roy b DA Payne 8 (6) David Payne to Shakib Al Hasan, no run, c J Roy b DA Payne, Caught out !! fast ball, fulltoss, on the stumps, A risky shot choice by Shakib Al Hasan as the batter goes back to strike it towards mid off, only to get an edge that goes straight into the hands of Jason Roy for a soft dismissal.

End of over 18 (22 runs)

Romario Shepherd 27 (16)

Shakib Al Hasan 8 (5)

MI Emirates 170/6

Sam Curran 3-0-48-0

Khuzaima Bin Tanvir 4-0-32-1

17.6

Sam Curran to Romario Shepherd, no run, Dot ball !! bouncer, back of length, on the stumps, Sam Curran sends down a delivery outside the stumps, and Romario Shepherd hangs in the crease and watches it closely, deciding to let ball go to the keeper.

17.5

Sam Curran to Romario Shepherd, 2 runs, Romario Shepherd hangs in the crease to take slower ball of full length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident sweep that sent the ball sailing towards deep mid wicket for 2 runs.

17.4

Sam Curran to Romario Shepherd, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Romario Shepherd hangs in the crease and caresses drive, edged!! towards deep point, it raced away to the fence for four.

17.3

Sam Curran to Romario Shepherd, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps. Romario Shepherd hangs in the crease, hits flick shot in the gap towards deep mid wicket, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.

17.2

Sam Curran to Romario Shepherd, Six, Six !! With a brilliant fast ball, on the stumps, Romario Shepherd hangs in the crease, showcases power-hitting prowess as batter unleashes it to long on for a colossal Maximum! Back to back sixes, Freed his arms and sent the ball crashing on the other side of the fences into the crowd

17.1

Sam Curran to Romario Shepherd, Six, Six !! With a brilliant fast ball on the stumps, Romario Shepherd hangs in the crease and showcases power-hitting prowess as batter unleashes a spectacular pull to deep fine leg for a colossal Maximum!

End of over 17 (6 runs)

Romario Shepherd 5 (10)

Shakib Al Hasan 8 (5)

MI Emirates 148/6

Khuzaima Bin Tanvir 4-0-32-1

David Payne 3-0-35-1

16.6

Khuzaima Bin Tanvir to Romario Shepherd, 1 run, Khuzaima Bin Tanvir delivers fast ball at back of length, Romario Shepherd hangs in the crease and tucks it. But the ball is stopped by the fielder standing at the long on, limits Romario Shepherd to just 1 run.

16.5

Khuzaima Bin Tanvir to Shakib Al Hasan, 1 run, Shakib Al Hasan goes back to take fast ball of full length aimed on the leg stump, executing a confident flick shot that sent the ball sailing towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.

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16.4

Khuzaima Bin Tanvir to Romario Shepherd, 1 leg bye, Leg Bye !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Romario Shepherd hangs in the crease, aims to slam it, but deflect off the pads. Batter steals a leg bye for 1 run.

16.3

Khuzaima Bin Tanvir to Romario Shepherd, no run, Dot ball !! slower ball, back of length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, tries to play but misses to get the bat on it.

16.2

Khuzaima Bin Tanvir to Romario Shepherd, 2 runs, Romario Shepherd hangs in the crease and plays off an fast ball delivers at a back of length by the bowler, edged!! and the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at third man for 2 runs.

16.1

Khuzaima Bin Tanvir to Shakib Al Hasan, 1 run, Shakib Al Hasan hangs in the crease to take fast ball of back of length aimed on the leg stump, executing a textbook pull, edged!! and the ball sails towards deep fine leg for 1 run.

End of over 16 (7 runs)

Shakib Al Hasan 6 (3)

Romario Shepherd 2 (6)

MI Emirates 142/6

David Payne 3-0-35-1

Naseem Shah 4-0-20-1

15.6

David Payne to Shakib Al Hasan, 1 run, fast ball, back of length, on the off stump, Shakib Al Hasan hangs in the crease to make a room for himself and hits it towards long on for 1 run.

15.5

David Payne to Romario Shepherd, 1 run, fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Romario Shepherd hangs in the crease and chunks it towards the deep mid wicket for 1 run.

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