Match tied (Desert Vipers won the Super Over)
Desert Vipers vs Gulf Giants Scorecard, ILT20 2025
Top performers
The Statz MVP, the top bat and the top bowl
Updated 8 December 2025
Gulf Giants batting
1st innings, run rate 8.95
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  Pathum Nissankab Noor Ahmad |
56 | 29 | 4 | 4 | 193.1 |
 Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk)c Shimron Hetmyer b Khuzaima Tanveer |
40 | 31 | 1 | 3 | 129.0 |
 James Vincec Shimron Hetmyer b Khuzaima Tanveer |
25 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 113.6 |
 Moeen Ali (c)c Daniel Lawrence b David Payne |
11 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 |
 Azmatullah Omarzaic Hasan Nawaz b Noor Ahmad |
20 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 153.8 |
 Tom Mooresnot out |
10* | 8 | 0 | 1 | 125.0 |
 Gerhard Erasmusnot out |
7* | 6 | 1 | 0 | 116.7 |
| Extras | 10 (lb 5, w 5) | ||||
| Total | 179/5 (20 ov) | ||||
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
Did not batHaider Razzaq, Liam Dawson, Mark Adair, Muhammad Zuhaib Zubair, Nuwan Thushara
Desert Vipers bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  Naseem Shah2 wd |
4 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 9.25 |
 David Payne |
4 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 7.00 |
 Sam Curran1 wd |
3 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 11.00 |
| KT Khuzaima Tanveer1 wd |
4 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 5.50 |
 Noor Ahmad1 wd |
4 | 0 | 47 | 2 | 11.75 |
 Daniel Lawrence |
1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7.00 |
Desert Vipers batting
2nd innings, run rate 8.95
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Fakhar Zamanc Liam Dawson b Azmatullah Omarzai |
1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 11.1 |
 Andries Gous (wk)c Gerhard Erasmus b Mark Adair |
11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 122.2 |
 Max Holdenb Haider Razzaq |
15 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 |
| Sam Curran (c)c Azmatullah Omarzai b Nuwan Thushara |
44 | 36 | 1 | 3 | 122.2 |
| Daniel Lawrencec Liam Dawson b Azmatullah Omarzai |
56 | 31 | 6 | 2 | 180.6 |
 Shimron Hetmyerc Mark Adair b Azmatullah Omarzai |
16 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 200.0 |
| HN Hasan Nawazc Gerhard Erasmus b Nuwan Thushara |
11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 275.0 |
| KT Khuzaima Tanveerc Rahmanullah Gurbaz b Azmatullah Omarzai |
7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 233.3 |
| Naseem Shahrun out (Gerhard Erasmus) |
2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.7 |
 Vriitya Aravindnot out |
4* | 3 | 0 | 0 | 133.3 |
| Extras | 12 (b 2, w 9, nb 1) | ||||
| Total | 179/9 (20 ov) | ||||
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 Daniel 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
Did not batGulf Giants bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nuwan Thushara6 wd |
4 | 1 | 33 | 2 | 8.25 |
 Mark Adair1 wd, 1 nb |
4 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 9.00 |
| Azmatullah Omarzai1 wd |
4 | 0 | 32 | 4 | 8.00 |
| HR Haider Razzaq |
4 | 0 | 45 | 1 | 11.25 |
| Moeen Ali |
2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 6.50 |
 Liam Dawson1 wd |
2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 9.00 |
Super over
Vipers won
Match details
- Toss
- Vipers, bowl
- Start
- Mon 8 Dec, 14:30 UK
- Competition
- ILT20 2025
- Next meeting
- Vipers v GiantsSun 29 Nov, 14:30 GMT
Desert Vipers vs Gulf Giants Questions
When is Desert Vipers vs Gulf Giants?
Desert Vipers vs Gulf Giants starts at 14:30 UK time (20:00 in India) on Monday 8 December 2025, at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, part of ILT20 2025; this page has the form, the head to head, the ground and the projections for the match.
What is the Desert Vipers vs Gulf Giants head to head?
Desert Vipers lead the Desert Vipers vs Gulf Giants head to head at 7-3 from 10 T20 meetings, and the latest, on 12 December 2025 at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, was won by Desert Vipers.
What is Desert Vipers's recent form?
Desert Vipers have won 4 and lost 1 of their last 5 T20 matches, newest first W W W L W; most recently they beat MI Emirates on 04 Jan, 182/4 to 136.
What is Gulf Giants's recent form?
Gulf Giants have won 0 and lost 5 of their last 5 T20 matches, newest first L L L L L; most recently they lost to Abu Dhabi Knight Riders on 28 Dec, 147/9 to 179/1.
What is a good score at Dubai International Cricket Stadium?
A good first-innings score at Dubai International Cricket Stadium is around 156, the average over its last 30 T20 matches, and the side batting first has won 40% of them, so chasing has had the edge there.