Thursday, December 18, 2025 • 14:30 PM Day/Night
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders won the toss and chose to field
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders won by 4 wickets (with 4 balls remaining)
Gulf Giants - Innings 1
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk) | c Alishan Sharafu b Ajay Kumar c Alishan Sharafu b Ajay Kumar | 72 | 45 | 4 | 5 | 160 |
| Pathum Nissanka | c Philip Salt b Olly Stone c Philip Salt b Olly Stone | 17 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 141.67 |
| James Vince (c) | c Alishan Sharafu b Piyush Chawla c Alishan Sharafu b Piyush Chawla | 16 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 145.45 |
| Moeen Ali | c Andre Russell b Piyush Chawla c Andre Russell b Piyush Chawla | 16 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 114.29 |
| Azmatullah Omarzai | c Jason Holder b Piyush Chawla c Jason Holder b Piyush Chawla | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 75 |
| Sean Dickson | c Sunil Narine b Jason Holder c Sunil Narine b Jason Holder | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 112.5 |
| Matthew Forde | b Piyush Chawla b Piyush Chawla | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Asif Khan | not out not out | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 107.69 |
| Aayan Khan | not out not out | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
Chris Wood, Frederick Klaassen
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)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Holder (c) | 4 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 9.25 | 0 | 0 |
| Ajay Kumar | 4 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Olly Stone | 3 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 10.67 | 0 | 0 |
| Sunil Narine | 4 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 6.75 | 1 | 0 |
| Piyush Chawla | 4 | 0 | 27 | 4 | 6.75 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Russell | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 |
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders - Innings 2
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philip Salt (wk) | c Moeen Ali b Tabraiz Shamsi c Moeen Ali b Tabraiz Shamsi | 35 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 145.83 |
| Alex Hales | c Rahmanullah Gurbaz b Chris Wood c Rahmanullah Gurbaz b Chris Wood | 46 | 39 | 3 | 2 | 117.95 |
| Liam Livingstone | st Rahmanullah Gurbaz b Tabraiz Shamsi st Rahmanullah Gurbaz b Tabraiz Shamsi | 12 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 150 |
| Sherfane Rutherford | b Frederick Klaassen b Frederick Klaassen | 30 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 136.36 |
| Alishan Sharafu | b Tabraiz Shamsi b Tabraiz Shamsi | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Andre Russell | not out not out | 21 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 161.54 |
| Jason Holder (c) | c James Vince b Frederick Klaassen c James Vince b Frederick Klaassen | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 128.57 |
| Brandon McMullen | not out not out | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
Ajay Kumar, Olly Stone, Piyush Chawla, Sunil Narine
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)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Wood | 3.2 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 7.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Matthew Forde | 4 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 8.5 | 2 | 1 |
| Frederick Klaassen | 4 | 0 | 37 | 2 | 9.25 | 0 | 0 |
| Aayan Khan | 3 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 8.67 | 0 | 0 |
| Tabraiz Shamsi | 4 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 5.75 | 1 | 0 |
| Moeen Ali | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
Playing XI
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders
- 1. Ajay Kumar
- 2. Alishan Sharafu
- 3. Andre Russell
- 4. Brandon McMullen
- 5. Jason Holder (c)
- 6. Liam Livingstone
- 7. Olly Stone
- 8. Philip Salt (wk)
- 9. Piyush Chawla
- 10. Sherfane Rutherford
- 11. Sunil Narine
- 12. Alex Hales (sub)
- 13. George Garton (sub)
- 14. Ibrar Ahmad (sub)
- 15. Khary Pierre (sub)
- 16. Mayank Choudhary (sub)
- 17. Michael Pepper (sub)
- 18. Unmukt Chand (sub)
Gulf Giants
- 1. Aayan Khan
- 2. Asif Khan
- 3. Azmatullah Omarzai
- 4. Chris Wood
- 5. Frederick Klaassen
- 6. James Vince (c)
- 7. Matthew Forde
- 8. Moeen Ali
- 9. Pathum Nissanka
- 10. Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk)
- 11. Sean Dickson
- 12. Gerhard Erasmus (sub)
- 13. Haider Razzaq (sub)
- 14. Mark Adair (sub)
- 15. Muhammad Zuhaib Zubair (sub)
- 16. Nuwan Thushara (sub)
- 17. Tabraiz Shamsi (sub)
- 18. Tom Moores (sub)