Desert Vipers vs Dubai Capitals, Qualifier 1 - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Chameera to Khuzaima Tanveer, FOUR, Khuzaima Tanveer finishes well. A half-volley outside off, carved over extra-cover and it runs away for four. Vipers end on 189

Chameera to Khuzaima Tanveer, FOUR, more runs. Full and wide outside off, Khuzaima Tanveer reaches for it to drive and the thick outside-edge flies wide of Shai Hope and short third man

Chameera to Khuzaima Tanveer, SIX, whacked 15 rows back at wide long-on. A slower-ball leg-cutter outside off, on a length, Khuzaima Tanveer gets forward and swings it meatily for 90m

Chameera to Lawrence, out Caught by Shanaka!! Good catch to his left by deep backward point. Full outside off, Lawrence slices it well and just the placement was missing, still got it wide of Shanaka who ran to his left and took it well. Lawrence c Shanaka b Chameera 35(25) [4s-3]

Gulbadin to Lawrence, FOUR, more good batting. Lawrence knows it's just the slower-balls, makes room outside the leg-stump and lofts this over extra-cover

Gulbadin to Lawrence, FOUR, Lawrence picked the bones out of it, he comes down the track and picks the slower-ball, whacks the pull hard and well wide of deep mid-wicket

Gulbadin to Hasaranga, out Caught by Qais Ahmad!! Gulbadin on fire tonight. A slower-ball leg-cutter full on the stumps, Hasaranga makes room and slices the loft flat, straight to Qais. Good catch with the reverse-cup. Hasaranga c Qais Ahmad b Gulbadin 3(3)

Obed McCoy to Rutherford, out Caught by Billings!! Straight to long-on this time. Length delivery on middle and leg, Rutherford gets forward and lofts well but just does not have a bit more to clear long-on. Easy catch. Rutherford c Billings b Obed McCoy 4(5)

Obed McCoy to Lawrence, 1 run, dropped by Obed McCoy. Full outside off, Lawrence slices the loft and loses his bottom-hand, goes straight up, Obed McCoy calls for it and tries to take it reverse-cup but fails to hang on

Qais Ahmad to Sam Curran, out Caught by Gulbadin!! Straight up and it's that man Gulbadin again. He tracks back from extra-cover and takes it. Made it look easy under the high ball. Fired full outside off, Sam Curran gets forward to loft and miscues it, more height and he has to go. Sam Curran c Gulbadin b Qais Ahmad 24(21) [6s-2]

Qais Ahmad to Sam Curran, SIX, fraction short on the stumps and Sam Curran has another six. He goes on the back foot and pulls high and over the deep mid-wicket fielder's head

Qais Ahmad to Sam Curran, SIX, tossed up full outside the leg-stump, Sam Curran comes down the track and heaves and has connected so well on this, flies away over deep mid-wicket

Gulbadin to Lawrence, no run, tough chance dropped by Gulbadin. Full on the stumps, drilled back at Gulbadin who can't take it, takes evasive action and it hits the hands and goes down

Obed McCoy to Lawrence, FOUR, poor from Farhan at short fine-leg, he overruns it to his right and lets it go. Gives away four. A back of the hand slower-ball outside the leg-stump, Lawrence mistimes the pull and it was one at best

Qais Ahmad to Max Holden, out Caught by Gulbadin!! Now Qais Ahmad strikes. It's tossed up full outside off, Max Holden gets forward to loft and skies it, was the googly, Naib at long-on runs to his right and takes a simple catch. He is everywhere, two quick wickets for the Capitals. Max Holden c Gulbadin b Qais Ahmad 36(26) [4s-4]

Gulbadin to Hales, out Caught&Bowled!! Again Gulbadin has the breakthrough. He was brought in to get this and makes the wicket happen. A slower-ball leg-cutter outside off, wide and Hales trying to access the leg-side gets a top-edge that goes straight up, Gulbadin calls and takes it. Flexes off his biceps in celebration. End of a dangerous knock. Hales c and b Gulbadin 67(32) [4s-5 6s-6]

Gulbadin to Max Holden, 1 run, length delivery and angling into the pads, flicked to deep backward square-leg

Gulbadin to Max Holden, FOUR, can't give room to Max Holden. It's a slower-ball outside off on a length, cut so hard and deep backward point did not have a chance as the ball went to his left

Qais Ahmad to Max Holden, FOUR, hint of width and Max Holden has cashed in. Fraction short outside off, Holden cuts square of the wicket and no chance for deep point to his left

Raza to Hales, SIX, third six of the over. Length and angling into him, outside the leg-stump, Hales heaves over deep mid-wicket and he is now on fire

Raza to Hales, SIX, a flat six this time. Hales comes down the track and gets to the pitch of the ball, takes it on the half-volley, lofts flat and clears wide long-off with ease, was the attempted seam-up delivery

Raza to Hales, SIX, attacking 50 for Hales, it's tossed up full on off, another no-look, head-down loft, slices it across the ball and it flies away over long-off

Chameera to Hales, SIX, no-look shot from Hales and it flies away over long-off. Length and seam-up on off, Hales gets forward and slices across it, kept the head down and did not look up, flies away

Chameera to Hales, FOUR, picks the slower-ball leg-cutter outside off and deposits over cover-point, gets forward and cuts hard and over the fielder

Obed McCoy to Hales, SIX, tremendous blow this. Length delivery on the stumps, Hales stays low and clouts it high and over long-on, lots of height and the elevation too

Obed McCoy to Hales, FOUR, length delivery outside off, across Hales who gets forward and lofts over mid-off, did not time that as it came off the bottom of the bat, but it's in the gap

Obed McCoy to Hales, 1 run, dropped by Haider Ali at sweeper cover. Length delivery on off, Hales gets forward and loses his bottom-hand as he lofts and it's a simple catch to Haider who drops it as he gets forward to take it, should have been taken

Chameera to Hales, FOUR, length delivery outside off, Hales carves it up and over cover-point, opened the face at the last moment to get it over the infield

Obed McCoy to Hales, FOUR, off-pace length delivery outside the leg-stump, Hales waits and pulls to the deep backward square-leg fence, expensive over this

Obed McCoy to Hales, SIX, tremendous shot. Full and angleda cross Hales outside off, he gets low and forward to loft aerially and clears the deep point fence

Obed McCoy to Hales, FOUR, width and cut away over cover-point. Short and wide outside off, Hales slashes and gets it in the gap, hit up and over

Farhan Khan to Max Holden, FOUR, and again. An action-replay of the previous delivery, similar full delivery outside off, Max Holden unfurls another gorgeous drive and beats backward point to his left

Farhan Khan to Max Holden, FOUR, beautiful shot. Full outside off, Max Holden gets forward and unfurls a nice cover drive and beats the off-side fielders

Farhan Khan to Gurbaz, out Caught by Shai Hope!! Lovely delivery and Gurbaz nicks off. Length delivery in the fourth-stump channel, Gurbaz is squared up and he nicks off behind, Shai Hope dives to his right and takes a simple catch. Early blow for the Vipers. Gurbaz c Shai Hope b Farhan Khan 1(2)