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Abu Dhabi Knight Riders vs Gulf Giants Scorecard, 19th Match
167/6 (19.2 ov)
165/7 (20 ov)
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders won by 4 wickets (with 4 balls remaining)
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Started
- Thu, 18 Dec, 20:00 IST
- Venue
- Sheikh Zayed Stadium
- Data checked
- 05:51:43 IST
Match summary
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders won by 4 wickets (with 4 balls remaining).
19th Match · International League T20 · Sheikh Zayed Stadium · 18 Dec 2025
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders won the toss and elected to bowl.
Gulf Giants: 165/7 (20 ov)
Top score: Rahmanullah Gurbaz, 72 off 45 balls
Best bowling: Piyush Chawla, 4 for 27 in 4 overs
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders: 167/6 (19.2 ov)
Top score: Alex Hales, 46 off 39 balls
Best bowling: Tabraiz Shamsi, 3 for 23 in 4 overs
Player of the match: Piyush Chawla (Abu Dhabi Knight Riders)
Compiled from the official match data supplied by Sportmonks. Facts only: no commentary, ratings or predictions.
Scorecard
Gulf Giants innings165/7 (20 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pathum Nissankac Salt b Stone | 17 | 12 | 141.7 | ||
| Rahmanullah Gurbazc Sharafu b Kumar | 72 | 45 | 160.0 | ||
| James Vincec Sharafu b Chawla | 16 | 11 | 145.5 | ||
| Moeen Alic Russell b Chawla | 16 | 14 | 114.3 | ||
| Azmatullah Omarzaic Holder b Chawla | 6 | 8 | 75.0 | ||
| Sean Dicksonc Narine b Holder | 9 | 8 | 112.5 | ||
| Matthew Fordeb Chawla | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||
| Asif Khannot out | 14 | 13 | 107.7 | ||
| Aayan Khannot out | 9 | 9 | 100.0 | ||
| Extras | 6 (w 3, nb 1, b 1, lb 1) | ||||
| Total | 165/7 (20 ov) | ||||
Fall of wickets
40-1 (Pathum Nissanka, 4.1 ov) · 70-2 (James Vince, 7.1 ov) · 112-3 (Moeen Ali, 12.3 ov) · 131-4 (Rahmanullah Gurbaz, 14.3 ov) · 135-5 (Azmatullah Omarzai, 15.3 ov) · 135-6 (Matthew Forde, 15.4 ov) · 143-7 (Sean Dickson, 16.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Holder | 4 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 9.25 | ||
| Ajay Kumar | 4 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 7.50 | ||
| Olly Stone | 3 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 10.67 | ||
| Sunil Narine | 4 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 6.75 | ||
| Piyush Chawla | 4 | 0 | 27 | 4 | 6.75 | ||
| Andre Russell | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10.00 |
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders innings167/6 (19.2 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philip Saltc Ali b Shamsi | 35 | 24 | 145.8 | ||
| Alex Halesc Gurbaz b Wood | 46 | 39 | 117.9 | ||
| Liam Livingstonest Gurbaz b Shamsi | 12 | 8 | 150.0 | ||
| Sherfane Rutherfordb Klaassen | 30 | 22 | 136.4 | ||
| Alishan Sharafub Shamsi | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | ||
| Andre Russellnot out | 21 | 13 | 161.5 | ||
| Jason Holderc Vince b Klaassen | 9 | 7 | 128.6 | ||
| Brandon McMullennot out | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | ||
| Extras | 12 (w 4, nb 1, b 2, lb 5) | ||||
| Total | 167/6 (19.2 ov) | ||||
Fall of wickets
61-1 (Philip Salt, 7.2 ov) · 80-2 (Liam Livingstone, 9.4 ov) · 125-3 (Alex Hales, 14.3 ov) · 128-4 (Alishan Sharafu, 15.2 ov) · 136-5 (Sherfane Rutherford, 16.3 ov) · 158-6 (Jason Holder, 18.3 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Wood | 3.2 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 7.20 | ||
| Matthew Forde | 4 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 8.50 | ||
| Frederick Klaassen | 4 | 0 | 37 | 2 | 9.25 | ||
| Aayan Khan | 3 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 8.67 | ||
| Tabraiz Shamsi | 4 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 5.75 | ||
| Moeen Ali | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 16.00 |
Line-ups
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders
- Philip Salt(wk)
- Alishan Sharafu
- Liam Livingstone
- Brandon McMullen
- Sherfane Rutherford
- Andre Russell
- Sunil Narine
- Jason Holder(c)
- Piyush Chawla
- Ajay Kumar
- Olly Stone
Substitutes: Mayank Choudhary, Ibrar Ahmad, Unmukt Chand, Alex Hales, George Garton, Khary Pierre, Michael Pepper
Gulf Giants
- Rahmanullah Gurbaz(wk)
- Pathum Nissanka
- James Vince(c)
- Sean Dickson
- Moeen Ali
- Azmatullah Omarzai
- Asif Khan
- Aayan Khan
- Chris Wood
- Frederick Klaassen
- Matthew Forde
Substitutes: Muhammad Zuhaib Zubair, Haider Razzaq, Gerhard Erasmus, Tom Moores, Mark Adair, Tabraiz Shamsi, Nuwan Thushara
The ground: Sheikh Zayed Stadium
FairPlay holds 102 completed matches in T20 and shorter formats at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, with a median first-innings score of 123.
Of the matches with a winner, the side batting first won 46% and the toss winner won 56%.
Captains who won the toss chose to field 90% of the time.
Highest total: 233/1 by Desert Vipers on 30 Dec 2025.
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