Desert Vipers won by 8 wickets (with 19 balls remaining)
Gulf Giants vs Desert Vipers Scorecard, ILT20 2025
Top performers
The Statz MVP, the top bat and the top bowl
Updated 12 December 2025
Gulf Giants batting
1st innings, run rate 7.85
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  Pathum Nissankac Sam Curran b Khuzaima Tanveer |
19 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 158.3 |
 Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk)b Khuzaima Tanveer |
2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 |
 James Vince (c)c Vriitya Aravind b Khuzaima Tanveer |
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
 Kyle Mayerslbw b Noor Ahmad |
30 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 125.0 |
 Gerhard Erasmusc Daniel Lawrence b Khuzaima Tanveer |
4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 44.4 |
| AK Asif Khannot out |
36* | 38 | 0 | 2 | 94.7 |
 Azmatullah Omarzaib Sam Curran |
20 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 133.3 |
 Mark Adairc Sam Curran b Noor Ahmad |
1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 |
 Liam Dawsonnot out |
38* | 14 | 3 | 3 | 271.4 |
| Extras | 7 (lb 2, w 5) | ||||
| Total | 157/7 (20 ov) | ||||
1-16 Rahmanullah Gurbaz 1.4 ov, 2-16 James Vince 1.6 ov, 3-22 Pathum Nissanka 3.3 ov, 4-30 Gerhard Erasmus 5.5 ov, 5-67 Kyle Mayers 9.6 ov, 6-116 Azmatullah Omarzai 16.5 ov, 7-117 Mark Adair 17.1 ov
Did not batDesert Vipers bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  David Payne2 wd |
4 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 15.00 |
| KT Khuzaima Tanveer |
4 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 2.50 |
 Lockie Ferguson1 wd |
4 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 9.00 |
 Sam Curran1 wd |
4 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 6.75 |
 Noor Ahmad1 wd |
4 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 5.50 |
Desert Vipers batting
2nd innings, run rate 9.39
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Fakhar Zamanb Chris Wood |
14 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 175.0 |
 Max Holdennot out |
64* | 41 | 8 | 0 | 156.1 |
| HN Hasan Nawazrun out (Mark Adair) |
7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 77.8 |
| Sam Currannot out |
67* | 43 | 5 | 3 | 155.8 |
| Extras | 6 (lb 1, w 5) | ||||
| Total | 158/2 (16.5 ov) | ||||
1-20 Fakhar Zaman 1.4 ov, 2-35 Hasan Nawaz 3.6 ov
Did not batDaniel Lawrence, David Payne, Khuzaima Tanveer, Lockie Ferguson, Noor Ahmad, Shimron Hetmyer, Tom Bruce, Vriitya Aravind
Gulf Giants bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nuwan Thushara1 wd |
3.5 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 10.43 |
 Chris Wood1 wd |
4 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 6.75 |
| Mark Adair2 wd |
4 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 7.50 |
| Kyle Mayers1 wd |
3 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 10.33 |
| Gerhard Erasmus |
1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10.00 |
| Liam Dawson |
1 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 19.00 |
Match details
- Toss
- Vipers, bowl
- Start
- Fri 12 Dec, 14:30 UK
- Competition
- ILT20 2025
- Next meeting
- Vipers v GiantsSun 29 Nov, 14:30 GMT
Gulf Giants vs Desert Vipers Questions
When is Gulf Giants vs Desert Vipers?
Gulf Giants vs Desert Vipers starts at 14:30 UK time (20:00 in India) on Friday 12 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 Gulf Giants vs Desert Vipers head to head?
Desert Vipers lead the Gulf Giants vs Desert Vipers 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 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 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 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.