Abu Dhabi Knight Riders won by 1 run
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders vs Desert Vipers Scorecard, ILT20 2025
Top performers
The Statz MVP, the top bat and the top bowl
Updated 16 December 2025
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders batting
1st innings, run rate 9.05
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  Philip Salt (wk)lbw b Khuzaima Tanveer |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
 Michael Pepperc Vriitya Aravind b Lockie Ferguson |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 133.3 |
 Alex Halesc Hasan Nawaz b Lockie Ferguson |
25 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 138.9 |
 Liam Livingstonec Vriitya Aravind b Lockie Ferguson |
76 | 48 | 6 | 3 | 158.3 |
 Alishan Sharafuc Vriitya Aravind b Sam Curran |
39 | 35 | 1 | 3 | 111.4 |
 Sherfane Rutherfordnot out |
24* | 14 | 1 | 2 | 171.4 |
 Andre Russellnot out |
2* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 200.0 |
| Extras | 11 (lb 4, w 7) | ||||
| Total | 181/5 (20 ov) | ||||
1-0 Philip Salt 0.1 ov, 2-9 Michael Pepper 1.3 ov, 3-43 Alex Hales 4.6 ov, 4-111 Alishan Sharafu 14.5 ov, 5-179 Liam Livingstone 19.5 ov
Did not batAjay Kumar, Jason Holder, Shadley van Schalkwyk, Sunil Narine
Desert Vipers bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
KT  Khuzaima Tanveer2 wd |
4 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 9.50 |
 Lockie Ferguson3 wd |
4 | 0 | 34 | 3 | 8.50 |
 Sam Curran |
4 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 9.00 |
 Qais Ahmad1 wd |
4 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 8.00 |
 Noor Ahmad1 wd |
4 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 9.25 |
Desert Vipers batting
2nd innings, run rate 9.00
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Fakhar Zamanlbw b Andre Russell |
44 | 32 | 4 | 1 | 137.5 |
 Max Holdenc Ajay Kumar b Andre Russell |
52 | 43 | 6 | 0 | 120.9 |
| HN Hasan Nawazc Liam Livingstone b Ajay Kumar |
23 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 164.3 |
| Sam Curranc Philip Salt b Jason Holder |
11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 110.0 |
 Daniel Lawrencenot out |
11* | 7 | 1 | 0 | 157.1 |
 Shimron Hetmyerb Olly Stone |
7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 175.0 |
| KT Khuzaima Tanveerc Shadley van Schalkwyk b Ajay Kumar |
16 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 177.8 |
 Tom Brucenot out |
2* | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
| Extras | 14 (b 5, lb 3, w 5, nb 1) | ||||
| Total | 180/6 (20 ov) | ||||
1-97 Max Holden 11.3 ov, 2-114 Fakhar Zaman 13.5 ov, 3-131 Hasan Nawaz 15.4 ov, 4-143 Sam Curran 16.4 ov, 5-152 Shimron Hetmyer 17.3 ov, 6-177 Khuzaima Tanveer 19.4 ov
Did not batAbu Dhabi Knight Riders bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jason Holder2 wd |
4 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 7.00 |
| AK Ajay Kumar2 wd, 1 nb |
4 | 0 | 47 | 2 | 11.75 |
 Olly Stone |
4 | 0 | 44 | 1 | 11.00 |
 Sunil Narine |
4 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 5.75 |
 Shadley van Schalkwyk1 wd |
1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14.00 |
| Andre Russell |
3 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 5.33 |
Match details
- Toss
- Vipers, bowl
- Start
- Tue 16 Dec, 14:30 UK
- Competition
- ILT20 2025
- Next meeting
- Riders v VipersWed 2 Dec, 10:00 GMT
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders vs Desert Vipers Questions
When is Abu Dhabi Knight Riders vs Desert Vipers?
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders vs Desert Vipers starts at 14:30 UK time (20:00 in India) on Tuesday 16 December 2025, at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, part of ILT20 2025; this page has the form, the head to head, the ground and the projections for the match.
What is the Abu Dhabi Knight Riders vs Desert Vipers head to head?
Desert Vipers lead the Abu Dhabi Knight Riders vs Desert Vipers head to head at 5-3 from 8 T20 meetings, and the latest, on 16 December 2025 at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, was won by Abu Dhabi Knight Riders.
What is Abu Dhabi Knight Riders's recent form?
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders have won 2 and lost 3 of their last 5 T20 matches, newest first L W W L L; most recently they lost to MI Emirates on 02 Jan, 120/8 to 121/3.
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 Sheikh Zayed Stadium?
A good first-innings score at Sheikh Zayed Stadium is around 167, the average over its last 30 T20 matches, and the side batting first has won 50% of them, so neither batting first nor chasing has had the edge there.