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Abu Dhabi Knight Riders vs Gulf Giants Scorecard, ILT20 2025
Top performers
The Statz MVP, the top bat and the top bowl
Updated 18 December 2025
Gulf Giants batting
1st innings, run rate 8.25
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  Pathum Nissankac Philip Salt b Olly Stone |
17 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 141.7 |
 Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk)c Alishan Sharafu b Ajay Kumar |
72 | 45 | 4 | 5 | 160.0 |
 James Vince (c)c Alishan Sharafu b Piyush Chawla |
16 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 145.5 |
 Moeen Alic Andre Russell b Piyush Chawla |
16 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 114.3 |
 Azmatullah Omarzaic Jason Holder b Piyush Chawla |
6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 75.0 |
 Sean Dicksonc Sunil Narine b Jason Holder |
9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 112.5 |
 Matthew Fordeb Piyush Chawla |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| AK Asif Khannot out |
14* | 13 | 1 | 0 | 107.7 |
 Aayan Khannot out |
9* | 9 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
| Extras | 6 (b 1, lb 1, w 3, nb 1) | ||||
| Total | 165/7 (20 ov) | ||||
1-40 Pathum Nissanka 4.1 ov, 2-70 James Vince 7.1 ov, 3-112 Moeen Ali 12.3 ov, 4-131 Rahmanullah Gurbaz 14.3 ov, 5-135 Azmatullah Omarzai 15.3 ov, 6-135 Matthew Forde 15.4 ov, 7-143 Sean Dickson 16.5 ov
Did not batAbu Dhabi Knight Riders bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  Jason Holder |
4 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 9.25 |
| AK Ajay Kumar |
4 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 7.50 |
 Olly Stone |
3 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 10.67 |
 Sunil Narine1 wd |
4 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 6.75 |
 Piyush Chawla |
4 | 0 | 27 | 4 | 6.75 |
 Andre Russell2 wd, 1 nb |
1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10.00 |
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders batting
2nd innings, run rate 8.64
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Philip Salt (wk)c Moeen Ali b Tabraiz Shamsi |
35 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 145.8 |
 Alex Halesc Rahmanullah Gurbaz b Chris Wood |
46 | 39 | 3 | 2 | 117.9 |
 Liam Livingstonest Rahmanullah Gurbaz b Tabraiz Shamsi |
12 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 150.0 |
 Sherfane Rutherfordb Frederick Klaassen |
30 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 136.4 |
 Alishan Sharafub Tabraiz Shamsi |
1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 |
| Andre Russellnot out |
21* | 13 | 0 | 2 | 161.5 |
| Jason Holder (c)c James Vince b Frederick Klaassen |
9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 128.6 |
 Brandon McMullennot out |
1* | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 |
| Extras | 12 (b 2, lb 5, w 4, nb 1) | ||||
| Total | 167/6 (19.2 ov) | ||||
1-61 Philip Salt 7.2 ov, 2-80 Liam Livingstone 9.4 ov, 3-125 Alex Hales 14.3 ov, 4-128 Alishan Sharafu 15.2 ov, 5-136 Sherfane Rutherford 16.3 ov, 6-158 Jason Holder 18.3 ov
Did not batGulf Giants bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chris Wood1 wd |
3.2 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 7.20 |
| Matthew Forde2 wd, 1 nb |
4 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 8.50 |
 Frederick Klaassen |
4 | 0 | 37 | 2 | 9.25 |
| Aayan Khan |
3 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 8.67 |
 Tabraiz Shamsi1 wd |
4 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 5.75 |
| Moeen Ali |
1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 16.00 |
Match details
- Toss
- Riders, bowl
- Start
- Thu 18 Dec, 14:30 UK
- Competition
- ILT20 2025
- Next meeting
- Riders v GiantsThu 3 Dec, 14:30 GMT
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders vs Gulf Giants Questions
When is Abu Dhabi Knight Riders vs Gulf Giants?
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders vs Gulf Giants starts at 14:30 UK time (20:00 in India) on Thursday 18 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 Gulf Giants head to head?
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders lead the Abu Dhabi Knight Riders vs Gulf Giants head to head at 4-3 from 8 T20 meetings, with 1 no result, and the latest, on 28 December 2025 at Dubai International Cricket 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 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 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.