RESULT
8th Match (N), Dubai (DICS), December 08, 2025, International League T20
GG 179/5
DV (20 ov, T:180) 179/9
Match tied (Vipers won the one-over eliminator)
Player Of The Match
Dan Lawrence
, DV
56 (31)
Gulf Giants (20 ovs maximum)
Batting R B 4s 6s SR
Pathum Nissanka
56 29 4 4 193.10
b Noor Ahmad
Rahmanullah Gurbaz
41 31 1 3 132.25
c Hetmyer b Khuzaima Tanveer
James Vince
25 22 2 0 113.63
c Hetmyer b Khuzaima Tanveer
Moeen Ali (c)
11 11 1 0 100.00
c Lawrence b Payne
Azmatullah Omarzai
20 13 1 1 153.84
c Hasan Nawaz b Noor Ahmad
Tom Moores †
10 8 0 1 125.00
not out
Gerhard Erasmus
7 6 1 0 116.66
not out
Extras 9 (lb 4, w 5)
Total 179/5
20 Ov (RR: 8.95)
Did not bat:
Liam Dawson,
Mark Adair,
Haider Razzaq,
Nuwan Thushara,
Muhammad Zuhaib
Fall of wickets: 1-73 (Pathum Nissanka, 6.6 ov), 2-127 (James Vince, 13.3 ov), 3-128 (Rahmanullah Gurbaz, 13.5 ov), 4-159 (Azmatullah Omarzai, 16.6 ov), 5-165 (Moeen Ali, 18.2 ov) •
DRS
Bowling O M R W ECON WD NB
Naseem Shah
4 0 37 0 9.25 2 0
David Payne
4 0 28
1
7.00 0 0
Sam Curran
3 0 33 0 11.00 1 0
Khuzaima Tanveer
4 0 23
2
5.75 1 0
Noor Ahmad
4 0 47
2
11.75 1 0
Dan Lawrence
1 0 7 0 7.00 0 0
Desert Vipers (T: 180 runs from 20 ovs)
Batting R B 4s 6s SR
Fakhar Zaman
1 9 0 0 11.11
c Dawson b Azmatullah Omarzai
Andries Gous †
11 9 2 0 122.22
c Erasmus b Adair
Max Holden
15 15 1 0 100.00
b Haider Razzaq
Sam Curran (c)
44 36 1 3 122.22
c Azmatullah Omarzai b Thushara
Dan Lawrence
56 31 6 2 180.64
c Dawson b Azmatullah Omarzai
Shimron Hetmyer
16 8 2 1 200.00
c Adair b Azmatullah Omarzai
Hasan Nawaz
11 4 1 1 275.00
c Erasmus b Thushara
Khuzaima Tanveer
7 3 0 1 233.33
c Rahmanullah Gurbaz b Azmatullah Omarzai
Naseem Shah
2 3 0 0 66.66
run out (Erasmus/Azmatullah Omarzai)
Vriitya Aravind
4 3 0 0 133.33
not out
Extras 12 (b 2, nb 1, w 9)
Total 179/9
20 Ov (RR: 8.95)
Did not bat:
David Payne
Fall of wickets: 1-8 (Fakhar Zaman, 2.2 ov), 2-14 (Andries Gous, 3.2 ov), 3-62 (Max Holden, 8.6 ov), 4-122 (Sam Curran, 15.1 ov), 5-142 (Shimron Hetmyer, 17.2 ov), 6-149 (Dan Lawrence, 17.6 ov), 7-160 (Hasan Nawaz, 18.3 ov), 8-173 (Khuzaima Tanveer, 19.2 ov), 9-179 (Naseem Shah, 19.6 ov) •
DRS
Bowling O M R W ECON WD NB
Nuwan Thushara
4 1 33
2
8.25 2 0
Mark Adair
4 0 36
1
9.00 1 1
Azmatullah Omarzai
4 0 32
4
8.00 1 0
Haider Razzaq
4 0 45
1
11.25 0 0
Moeen Ali
2 0 13 0 6.50 0 0
Liam Dawson
2 0 18 0 9.00 1 0
Desert Vipers
Super Over
BATTING R B 4s 6s SR
Shimron Hetmyer
2 2 0 0 100.00
not out
Dan Lawrence
10 4 0 1 250.00
c Dawson b Thushara
Extras 1 (lb 1)
Total 13/1
Fall of wickets: 1-13 (0.6 ov)
BOWLING O M R W ECON WD NB
Nuwan Thushara
1 0 13
1
13.00 0 0
Gulf Giants
Super Over
(T: 14 runs)
BATTING R B 4s 6s SR
Moeen Ali (c)
5 6 0 0 83.33
not out
Tom Moores †
1 1 0 0 100.00
not out
Extras 3 (nb 1, w 2)
Total 9/0
Fall of wickets: 0-9 (0.6 ov)
BOWLING O M R W ECON WD NB
Naseem Shah
1 0 9 0 9.00 2 1
Match Flow
Desert Vipers innings
Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 35 runs, 2 wickets)
TJ Moores kept wickets from the start of the second innings
Desert Vipers: 50 runs in 7.2 overs (45 balls), Extras 3
Strategic Timeout: Desert Vipers - 53/2 in 8.0 overs (MDE Holden 14, SM Curran 24)
Over 12.4: Review by Desert Vipers (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - RJ Tucker, Batter - DW Lawrence (Upheld)
Desert Vipers: 100 runs in 13.4 overs (83 balls), Extras 4
4th Wicket: 50 runs in 32 balls (SM Curran 11, DW Lawrence 37, Ex 2)
SM Curran: 50 off 36 balls (1 x 4, 4 x 6)
Strategic Timeout: Desert Vipers - 122/4 in 15.1 overs (DW Lawrence 46)
DW Lawrence: 50 off 28 balls (5 x 4, 2 x 6)
Desert Vipers: 150 runs in 18.0 overs (109 balls), Extras 6
Desert Vipers: 150 runs in 18.2 overs (111 balls), Extras 5
Match Details
Dubai International Cricket Stadium
Toss Desert Vipers, elected to field first
Series
International League T20
Season
2025/26
Players per side Gulf Giants 12 (11 batting, 11 fielding); Desert Vipers 12 (11 batting, 11 fielding)
Player Of The Match
Vipers
Dan Lawrence
Hours of play (local time) 18.30 start, First Session 18.30-20.00, Interval 20.00-20.20, Second Session 20.20-21.50
Match days 8 December 2025 - night (20-over match)
DV Player Replacement
Impact player:
Max Holden
in,
Noor Ahmad
out (2nd innings, 2.2 ov)
GG Player Replacement
Impact player:
Tom Moores
in,
James Vince
out (1st innings, 16.6 ov)
Umpires
Bangladesh
Gazi Sohel
DRS
Australia
Rod Tucker
DRS
TV Umpire
Australia
Paul Wilson
Reserve Umpire
U.A.E.
Asif Iqbal
Match Referee
Australia
Simon Taufel
Points Gulf Giants 0, Desert Vipers 2