Abu Dhabi Knight Riders won by 32 runs
Gulf Giants vs Abu Dhabi Knight Riders Scorecard, ILT20 2025
Top performers
The Statz MVP, the top bat and the top bowl
Updated 28 December 2025
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders batting
1st innings, run rate 8.95
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  Philip Salt (wk)not out |
72* | 56 | 2 | 4 | 128.6 |
 Michael Pepperc Fielder b Aayan Khan |
83 | 51 | 6 | 4 | 162.7 |
 Liam Livingstonenot out |
18* | 13 | 1 | 0 | 138.5 |
| Extras | 6 (lb 2, w 4) | ||||
| Total | 179/1 (20 ov) | ||||
1-131 Michael Pepper 14.6 ov
Did not batAjay Kumar, Alex Hales, Alishan Sharafu, Andre Russell, Brandon McMullen, Jason Holder, Piyush Chawla, Sunil Narine
Gulf Giants bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  Kyle Mayers |
1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6.00 |
 Mark Adair1 wd |
2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 6.50 |
 Azmatullah Omarzai1 wd |
4 | 0 | 52 | 0 | 13.00 |
 Aayan Khan1 wd |
4 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 8.50 |
| MZ Muhammad Zuhaib Zubair |
2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 8.50 |
 Tabraiz Shamsi1 wd |
4 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 7.25 |
 Ali Khan |
3 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 8.67 |
Gulf Giants batting
2nd innings, run rate 7.35
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk)c Philip Salt b Jason Holder |
0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
 James Vince (c)c Piyush Chawla b Jason Holder |
19 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 190.0 |
| BK Ben Kellawayc Michael Pepper b Ajay Kumar |
5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 62.5 |
 Moeen Alic Brandon McMullen b Andre Russell |
78 | 49 | 5 | 5 | 159.2 |
| Azmatullah Omarzaic Philip Salt b Olly Stone |
8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 57.1 |
| Kyle Mayersc Andre Russell b Sunil Narine |
6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 60.0 |
 Sean Dicksonc Andre Russell b Sunil Narine |
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Mark Adairnot out |
15* | 14 | 2 | 0 | 107.1 |
| Aayan Khanc Piyush Chawla b Andre Russell |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Ali Khanb Andre Russell |
5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 83.3 |
| MZ Muhammad Zuhaib Zubairnot out |
2* | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
| Extras | 9 (lb 3, w 6) | ||||
| Total | 147/9 (20 ov) | ||||
1-4 Rahmanullah Gurbaz 0.6 ov, 2-24 James Vince 2.6 ov, 3-29 Ben Kellaway 4.2 ov, 4-62 Azmatullah Omarzai 9.1 ov, 5-107 Kyle Mayers 14.2 ov, 6-107 Sean Dickson 14.4 ov, 7-132 Moeen Ali 17.2 ov, 8-132 Aayan Khan 17.3 ov, 9-142 Ali Khan 19.1 ov
Did not batAbu Dhabi Knight Riders bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jason Holder1 wd |
4 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 6.00 |
| AK Ajay Kumar4 wd |
4 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 9.75 |
 Sunil Narine |
4 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 3.50 |
 Piyush Chawla |
2 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 9.50 |
| Liam Livingstone |
2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7.00 |
 Olly Stone |
2 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 10.50 |
 Andre Russell1 wd |
2 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 6.50 |
Match details
- Toss
- Giants, bowl
- Start
- Sun 28 Dec, 14:30 UK
- Competition
- ILT20 2025
- Next meeting
- Riders v GiantsThu 3 Dec, 14:30 GMT
Gulf Giants vs Abu Dhabi Knight Riders Questions
When is Gulf Giants vs Abu Dhabi Knight Riders?
Gulf Giants vs Abu Dhabi Knight Riders starts at 14:30 UK time (20:00 in India) on Sunday 28 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 Abu Dhabi Knight Riders head to head?
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders lead the Gulf Giants vs Abu Dhabi Knight Riders 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 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 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 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.