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DC vs Warriors, 5th Match at Dubai, ILT20, Jan 22 2024 - Match Result

RESULT
5th Match (N), Dubai (DICS), January 22, 2024, International League T20
(18.5/20 ov, T:171) 171/5

Warriors won by 5 wickets (with 7 balls remaining)

Player Of The Match
93 (51) & 2 catches
johnson-charles
Cricinfo's MVP
145.89 ptsImpact List
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Scores: K Vairavan | Comms: Aaditya Narayan
Scorecard summary
Dubai Capitals 170/7(20 overs)
52 (31)
3/28 (4)
2/21 (4)
Sharjah Warriors 171/5(18.5 overs)
Cricinfo’s Most Valuable Players of the Match
PLAYERTeam
TI
Runs
I. Runs
B. Impact
Bowl
I. Wkts
Bo. Impact
SW145.8993(51)112.5145.89--0
SW116.6916(8)18.9823.963/283.6992.73
DC115.46--04/285.74115.46
DC83.5548(23)59.1669.060/29-14.49
SW64.65--02/322.664.65

And that's all we have from Dubai tonight, as at the end of match five of this season's ILT20, five teams are on the board already. Tomorrow, Abu Dhabi Knight Riders take on MI Emirates. Do join us for that one. Until then, on behalf of our scorer K Vairavan, this is Aaditya Narayan signing off. Good night!

Johnson Charles is the Player of the Match: I think that we had to adapt to the surface, coming from Sharjah where it was a bit low. This pitch was very good, bit more bounce, which meant a lot more leeway. Just had to make the most of the powerplay, which we did. I just want to keep it going, as we age, we get better, we age like fine wine, so I want to get better. Very important to get good starts in the powerplay, you get on top of the opposition.

Sharjah Warriors captain Tom Kohler-Cadmore: Yeah obviously it's nice to get your first win out of the way. Great to see the boys putting their hands up and winning the game for us. Him (Charles) and Raza played similar innings, made the pitch look way easier than it was. When we got into the middle overs, he wasn't just slogging, he controlled things really nice. Bowled really well, the short boundary made it really hard to defend, we were really happy with 170. We managed to claw it back at the end. Whenever we needed a boundary, Basil Hameed came up clutch for us, it's great to see we've got a full squad of players. I believe we've got 20 guys who can win games for us.

Dubai Capitals captain David Warner: The toss is a key component to this ground. Lots of dew here. We left a few runs out there, myself included. They bowled really well to me in the powerplay. It's always tough when you bat first here. You've got to hope that the bowlers bowl off their lengths. You just saw there with Johnson Charles, that if you execute, then one player can come off. It's unfortunate that Akif missed out tonight, with one short boundary, I thought experienced bowlers could do the job. We bowled way too many bad balls to Johnson.

The Warriors are on the board! Stunning knock from Charles, and then when it was needed, Hameed and Sams struck a couple of crucial blows to keep them ahead of the game at all times. Sams was also superb with the ball alongwith Woakes and Theekshana. But the result wouldn't have been possible with Charles's 93, which singlehandedly carried their top and middle order through, with no contributions otherwise. Gregory struggled for a 25-ball 16, but at least he kept Charles company to let him do his thing, before Hameed and Sams finished it off. The Capitals bowlers struggled though, with the exception of Chameera, who was excellent with figures of 4 for 28. He also ran Guptill out, meaning he was involved in every Warriors dismissal tonight.

18.5
4
Kane Richardson to Sams, FOUR runs

And that will be that! Full and straight, Sams looks to swat it over midwicket, but he gets a thick inside edge and the fielder at fine leg has no chance of stopping that.

18.4
1
Kane Richardson to Basil Hameed, 1 run

length ball outside off, takes the pace off, Hameed drives nicely to the sweeper cover

18.3
1
Kane Richardson to Sams, 1 run

short and wide again, Sams swats it to sweeper cover, Billings covers ground swiftly and cuts out the possibility of a second

18.2
1
Kane Richardson to Basil Hameed, 1 run

short and a bit wide outside off, Hameed works it behind square, a bit of a misfield in the deep, but they're not quite attentive to the possibility of a second

18.1
6
Kane Richardson to Basil Hameed, SIX runs

Hameed connects! Knee high full toss from Richardson, Hameed swats this over fine leg, and that feels like a game-clinching blow for the Warriors

13 off 2 overs for the Warriors. Richardson to bowl the 19th. Aborts his run-up first ball, as he sees a fifth fielder in the ring when he only needs four at this stage. Good game awareness from Richardson

end of over 189 runs
SW: 158/5CRR: 8.77 RRR: 6.50 • Need 13 from 12b
Daniel Sams11 (6b 2x4)
Basil Hameed16 (17b 1x4 1x6)
Jason Holder 4-0-35-0
Dushmantha Chameera 4-0-28-4
17.6
Holder to Sams, no run

slower short ball, Sams looks for the pull, but is way too early into it and gets beaten. Good finish for Holder

17.6
1w
Holder to Sams, 1 wide

Short one from Holder, Sams moves legside, this goes further down leg from Holder though. He's not happy but umpire Aleem Dar has got that one right, in terms of line. May have hit an arm though, which is why Holder is annoyed

17.5
2
Holder to Sams, 2 runs

full and straight from Holder, Sams looks for the ramp, doesn't time it as well as he'd have liked, but places it into an empty pocket

17.4
4
Holder to Sams, FOUR runs

Sams gets it away! Short one from Holder, Sams gives himself room and swats it wide of long-on for a much-needed boundary

17.3
1
Holder to Basil Hameed, 1 run

Hameed finally gets off strike, short one from Holder, he doesn't get hold of the pull, bunts it towards the square leg umpire, Hameed wants two as Gurbaz chases after it but Sams isn't interested

17.2
Holder to Basil Hameed, no run

length ball outside off, Hameed looks to dab it to third, but gets beaten. Pressure...

17.1
1
Holder to Sams, 1 run

back of a length on off stump, pushed into the gap square on the offside, and they scamper across for a run

Holder will bowl his last now

end of over 175 runs • 1 wicket
SW: 149/5CRR: 8.76 RRR: 7.33 • Need 22 from 18b
Basil Hameed15 (15b 1x4 1x6)
Daniel Sams4 (2b 1x4)
Dushmantha Chameera 4-0-28-4
Kane Richardson 3-0-35-0
16.6
Chameera to Basil Hameed, no run

slower ball, length ball outside off stump, looks to dab it towards third, but only finds Gurbaz. Ends a superb spell from Chameera. Has given his team a chance in this one, with the best figures by a Dubai Capitals bowler

16.5
Chameera to Basil Hameed, no run

pace on this time, in the slot for Hameed, he looks to hack it across the line, but gets beaten again

16.4
Chameera to Basil Hameed, no run

slower ball, Hameed gives himself room and looks to belt it over long-on, but he's through the shot too early

16.3
1lb
Chameera to Sams, 1 leg bye

length ball and straight from Chameera, hits Sams on the pad, Warner refuses the review as it hits him too high. He's taken a review right at the last minute though. It's hit him on the back thigh... The line looks good. Warner was right, it's going well above the stumps.

16.2
4
Chameera to Sams, FOUR runs

What a way to get off the mark! Length ball on off stump, he drives this straight past Chameera, and mid-off is too wide to stop that one

Daniel Sams walks in with a bit of pressure on the Warriors

16.1
W
Chameera to Charles, OUT

Gurbaz takes a good catch, and Chameera does it for the Capitals! It's a huge wicket as Charles goes. He looks to smash this over midwicket, as he's done so brilliantly throughout this innings. Chameera hits that hard length again, Charles gets a big top edge on it and it goes way up in the air, Gurbaz orders everyone to get out of his way, and then settles under it and pouches it with the big mitts

Johnson Charles c †Rahmanullah Gurbaz b Chameera 93 (51b 8x4 6x6) SR: 182.35
end of over 1614 runs
SW: 144/4CRR: 9.00 RRR: 6.75 • Need 27 from 24b
Johnson Charles93 (50b 8x4 6x6)
Basil Hameed15 (12b 1x4 1x6)
Kane Richardson 3-0-35-0
Jason Holder 3-0-26-0
15.6
1
Kane Richardson to Charles, 1 run

slower bouncer, Charles goes back and helps it behind square, the man at short fine leg dives to his left and stops it to restrict the batters to a single

15.5
2
Kane Richardson to Charles, 2 runs

slower ball, short an dwide, Charles rocks back and cuts it past backward point, but the man at sweeper cover sprints to his right and then slides to make the stop

Best performances - batters
Spike Graph
Wagon Zone
J Charles
93 runs (51)
8 fours6 sixes
Productive shot
on drive
25 runs
0 four4 sixes
Control
82%
SW Billings
52 runs (31)
1 four4 sixes
Productive shot
flick
15 runs
0 four1 six
Control
61%
Best performances - bowlers
PVD Chameera
O
4
M
0
R
28
W
4
ECO
7
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
3W
LEGOFF
LHB
1W
DR Sams
O
4
M
0
R
28
W
3
ECO
7
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
1W
1W
LEGOFF
LHB
1W
Match details
Dubai International Cricket Stadium
TossSharjah Warriors, elected to field first
Series
Season2023/24
Player Of The Match
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 days22 January 2024 - night (20-over match)
DC Player Replacement
Impact player in out (2nd innings, 3.6 ov)
SW Player Replacement
Impact player in out (1st innings, 19.6 ov)
Umpires
TV Umpire
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Win Probability
SW 100%
DCSW
100%50%100%DC InningsSW Innings

Over 19 • SW 171/5

Warriors won by 5 wickets (with 7 balls remaining)
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