ADKR vs DC Today's Match Expert Fantasy Tips & Player Stats, International League T20

20th T20 • Sheikh Zayed Stadium • Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi Knight Riders

203/4 (20)

Dubai Capitals

207/2 (19.5)

DC won by 8 wickets

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Playing XI

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Date & Time

26 Jan, 03:30 PM IST

Venue

Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi

TV/Streaming

FanCode

Match

20th T20,

International League T20

Points Table

Schedule

Stats

Umpires

Shiju Sam (United Arab Emirates), Ruchira Palliyaguruge (Sri Lanka), Leslie Reifer (West Indies, TV)

Referee

Simon Taufel (Australia)

Toss

Dubai Capitals elected to bowl

Pitch Report

There is something in it for the quicks up front, but that also means that the batters get a good wicket once they see though the initial phase.

1st Innings

157Avg Runs

6Avg Wkts

133.45Avg SR

2nd Innings

141Avg Runs

6Avg Wkts

131.34Avg SR

Playing XILineups Out

Points Table

Head To Head (Last 10 Matches)

ADKR

1- 4

Team Form (Recent 5 Matches, Latest First)

Abu Dhabi Knight Riders

Dubai Capitals

Players to Watch

Top Batters

Shai Hope

DC . WK

260 Runs

6 Matches

Alishan Sharafu

ADKR . BAT

146 Runs

6 Matches

Gulbadin Naib

DC . ALL

130 Runs

6 Matches

Top Bowlers

Jason Holder

ADKR . ALL

12 Wkts

6 Matches

Gulbadin Naib

DC . ALL

8 Wkts

6 Matches

Dushmantha Chameera

DC . BOWL

8 Wkts

4 Matches

Playing XILineups Out

Fantasy Top Picks

Expert Team 1

J Holder

S Raza

Expert Team 2

J Holder

S Raza

Venue Details

Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi

There is something in it for the quicks up front, but that also means that the batters get a good wicket once they see though the initial phase.

1st Innings

157Avg Runs

6Avg Wkts

133.45Avg SR

2nd Innings

141Avg Runs

6Avg Wkts

131.34Avg SR

Toss winners opt to

39%Bat First Bowl First61%

Team Batting First

49%Wins Losses51%

Recent Matches on venue

Match 17 • Jan 24 • International League T20

MIE 140/6 (20)

ADKR 182/7 (20)

ADKR won by 42 runs

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Match 14 • Jan 21 • International League T20

ADKR 158/9 (20)

MIE 186/6 (20)

MIE won by 28 runs

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Match 6 • Jan 15 • International League T20

ADKR 159/5 (20)

SW 129/10 (19.3)

ADKR won by 30 runs

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Match 2 • Jan 12 • International League T20

ADKR 166/5 (20)

DV 168/3 (18.4)

DV won by 7 wickets

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Eliminator • Feb 13 • International League T20

ADKR 103/10 (16.5)

DC 188/5 (20)

DC won by 85 runs

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25th Match • Feb 7 • International League T20

ADKR 94/10 (17.1)

SW 95/3 (13.5)

SW won by 7 wickets

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20th Match • Feb 3 • International League T20

ADKR 183/10 (20)

DC 154/8 (20)

ADKR won by 29 runs

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16th Match • Jan 31 • International League T20

ADKR 164/4 (18.2)

GG 161/6 (20)

ADKR won by 6 wickets

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12th Match • Jan 28 • International League T20

MIE 189/2 (19)

ADKR 188/5 (20)

MIE won by 8 wickets

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10th Match • Jan 27 • International League T20

ADKR 160/4 (17.2)

DV 154/8 (20)

ADKR won by 6 wickets

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Team Form (Last 5 Matches, Most recent first)

Team Form (Last 5 Matches)

Abu Dhabi Knight Riders

Dubai Capitals

Head To Head (Last 10 Matches)

ADKR

1- 4

Team Comparison (Last 10 Matches)

Matches Played

Matches Won

142

Average Score

159

182/7

Highest Score

201/5

79/3

Lowest Score

133/8

1wd 1 1 1 2 6 1

Over 17

Runs: 13

4 W 1wd 0 0 0

Over 18

Runs: 5

1nb 1b 1b 4 4 6 2

Over 19

Runs: 19

0 4 1 1b 4

Over 20

Runs: 10

All Overs

Player of the Match Gulbadin Naib

80(47)

0/18

Commentary

5:58 pm local time (7:28 pm IST): That will be it from the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi. The action now shifts to Sharjah as the Gulf Giants take on home side Sharjah Warriorz. The first ball is at 6:00 pm local time (7:30 pm IST). So you can switch tabs by clicking here and enjoy the coverage. This is Bidipto taking your leave. Keep following Sportskeeda!

Gulbadin Naib (Player of the Match, 80 runs off 47 balls): We were trying to build a partnership first up. We waited for our time and when loose balls came along, we pounced on them. After 14 overs, things got easier for us. We cashed in on that and I made sure that I can score heavy runs. I can bat in every position, so whatever the team requires of me, I'll do accordingly.

Sikandar Raza (Dubai Capitals captain): A lot happened in that one ball, I injured myself and dropped the catch! Let's see what the scan report says tomorrow. The momentum shifted when we turned things around in the last 4 or 5 overs of our bowling innings. We then carried it forward in our batting innings. Shai Hope batted brilliantly again, Gulbadin Naib was just superb and Dasun Shanaka plundered some key runs towards the end. We have areas of improvement of course, but if a bowler like Dushmantha Chameera bowls so well at the back end and still stays unhappy, we are in really good hands!

Sunil Narine (Abu Dhabi Knight Riders captain): I think we have been bowling great, just needed our batting to come good. And thankfully, it did! But of course, our bowling failed to come up trumps. When that happens against a good batting line-up on a good pitch, you don't really win too many games. Charith Asalanka played well, we could have done well towards the end of our batting innings too. But, we will try and improve on most counts in the next game.

5:49 pm local time (7:19 pm IST): It's time for the post-match presentation!

5:41 pm local time (7:11 pm IST): Dubai Capitals win by 8 wickets with 1 ball to spare!

Gulbadin Naib 80 (47) | Sikandar Raza - 2/24 (4)
Charith Asalanka 74 (38) | Jason Holder - 1/40 (3.5)

What a fantastic run chase it was! Shai Hope batting right till the end and sealing the deal and other batters contributing in the best way possible to reach what looked liked a tough target! But the impetus given to the innings by Gulbadin Naib's 47-ball 80 was the difference between the sides, clearly!

Abu Dhabi Knight Riders failed to execute their plans, and looked a little out of place in the field. Sunil Narine's captaincy too needed to be better at the crunch moments of the innings. The bowling seemed quite one-dimensional in the approach.

With this victory, Dubai Capitals move to second in the points table and give themselves a tremendous chance of making the final four. The Knight Riders, in presence of their owner Shahrukh Khan, suffered a heartbreaking loss at home to remain on 6 points.

19.5 Jason Holder to Shai Hope, PULLED AWAY FOR FOUR! DUBAI CAPITALS WIN THIS HIGH-SCORING MATCH! Dug in short on off-stump. Hope swiveled on the back foot and swung it away towards the vacant deep square-leg region for a boundary!

19.4 Jason Holder to Dasun Shanaka, SCORES ARE LEVEL! Full outside off-stump. A play and a miss yet again through the line. But the batters scamper through for a bye as Gous misses the stumps at the striker's end!

19.3 Jason Holder to Shai Hope, full outside off-stump. Squirted away to the deep backward point region from the open bat face for a single.

19.2 Jason Holder to Shai Hope, FOUR RUNS! Holder went wide outside off-stump but missed his yorker by a bit. Hope thumped it wide of long-off off the front foot for a boundary on one bounce!

19.1 Jason Holder to Shai Hope, full and wide yet again outside off. Another swing-and-a-miss through the line of the ball by Shai Hope! Dot ball. 7 needed off 5 balls!

overs

197 /2 score

1nb

runs

Dasun Shanaka *

17 (7)

Shai Hope

65 (49)

Andre Russell

1 /38

18.6 Andre Russell to Dasun Shanaka, full and targeted at the toes. Heaved to the wide long-on region by backing away for a desperate couple of runs!

18.5 Andre Russell to Dasun Shanaka, SIX RUNS! Short on off-stump. Shanaka backs away and carves this magnificently over deep backward point for a flat maximum!

18.4 Andre Russell to Dasun Shanaka, FOUR MORE! Full toss on off-stump. Shanaka goes across his stumps again and lap-scoops it over the keeper for another boundary!

18.3 Andre Russell to Dasun Shanaka, FOUR CLEVER RUNS! Full on middle-and-leg. A toe-ended lap by going across the stumps to the left of the keeper!

18.2 Andre Russell to Shai Hope, WHAT A YORKER! Full and tailing in down the leg-side. Hope fails to squeeze this out from the block hole and collects only a bye.

18.1 Andre Russell to Dasun Shanaka, FREE HIT! Yorker at the base of off-stump. Shanaka swings and misses but they get a bye to the point area off the ricochet.

18.1 Andre Russell to Dasun Shanaka, over the wicket, full and right up in the block hole. This was aimed at the stumps and Shanaka played all over it! Another front foot no-ball here!

Andre Russell [2.0-0-22-1] comes back into the attack.

overs

178 /2 score

1wd

runs

Shai Hope *

65 (48)

Dasun Shanaka

1 (1)

Jason Holder

1 /31