Desert Vipers vs MI Emirates, Qualifier 1, International League T20, 2025-26 - Player Highlights

AM Ghazanfar to Fakhar Zaman, out Caught by Mousley!! A wicket, finally. Fakhar Zaman sees the flight and looks to slog it down the ground. Skews it off the toe end and picks out the fielder at long-on. Mousley covered lot of ground to his right, ran forward and then completed the catch with a full length head-first dive. Made an incredibly tough catch look easy there. Fakhar Zaman c Mousley b AM Ghazanfar 69(50) [4s-5 6s-2]

AM Ghazanfar to Fakhar Zaman, 1 run, very full outside off, Fakhar goes hard on the drive and gets it off the inside edge wide of short fine

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Fakhar Zaman, no run, slower ball bumper outside off, Fakhar looks to play the upper cut and gets beaten on the under edge

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Fakhar Zaman, 1 run, once again it's short from Fazalhaq Farooqi, Fakhar mistimes the pull behind square on the leg-side

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Fakhar Zaman, 2 runs, slower short ball on leg stump, Fakhar splices the pull to the left of deep square and brings up the highest ever opening partnership in the history of ILT20

Zahoor Khan to Fakhar Zaman, FOUR, full toss dished well wide of off stump, Fakhar throws his hands and slices the drive square on the off-side. No-one the deep there...

Zahoor Khan to Fakhar Zaman, 1 run, slower short of length outside off, Fakhar mistimes the cut to the right of long-off

Zahoor Khan to Fakhar Zaman, 2 runs, full and angled into leg stump, Fakhar whips and drags it off the toe end to the left of deep mid-wicket

AM Ghazanfar to Fakhar Zaman, no run, quicker outside leg stump, Fakhar misses the flick and wears it high on the front pad

AM Ghazanfar to Fakhar Zaman, 1 run, flicked away to deep mid-wicket

Pollard to Fakhar Zaman, 1 run, slower length delivery outside off, Fakhar drags the pull to the left of square leg

Pollard to Fakhar Zaman, no run, slower length delivery outside off, Fakhar cuts with cemented feet and gets beaten on the outside edge

Pollard to Fakhar Zaman, wide, slower full delivery that goes dribbling away well wide of off stump as Fakhar shoulders arms

Pollard to Fakhar Zaman, 1 run, slower length delivery outside off, Fakhar tucks it wide of square leg

Pollard to Fakhar Zaman, FOUR, full and wide from Pollard, Fakhar leans across and smashes the drive all along the ground to the right of cover

Pollard to Fakhar Zaman, SIX, brings up his fifty in style does Fakhar Zaman. Slower ball outside off, Fakhar Zaman picks the variation early and heaves the pull all the way over mid-wicket for a mighty maximum

Arab Gul Momand to Fakhar Zaman, 1 run, makes room and stabs the shorter length delivery to the right of sweeper cover

Arab Gul Momand to Fakhar Zaman, 1 run, quicker on the stumps, pulled away to the left of deep mid-wicket

Arab Gul Momand to Fakhar Zaman, 1 run, quicker on the stumps, Fakhar goes on the back foot and pulls it to deep mid-wicket

Mousley to Fakhar Zaman, 1 run, short on the stumps, bunted down the ground towards long-off

Mousley to Fakhar Zaman, SIX, short on the stumps, Fakhar Zaman rocks back and smacks the pull flat over the long-on fence. His first of the night...

Mousley to Fakhar Zaman, 1 run, clipped to the left of square leg

Mousley to Fakhar Zaman, 2 runs, full on the stumps, nudged wide of mid-wicket

Zahoor Khan to Fakhar Zaman, 1 run, 113ks pitched up outside off, Fakhar hammers the drive straight to extra cover and calls his partner through for a quick single

Zahoor Khan to Fakhar Zaman, 1 run, advances and drills the full delivery to the left of long-off

Zahoor Khan to Fakhar Zaman, 1 run, starts off with a slower full delivery outside off, Fakhar toe-ends the drive to the right of the bowler for a quick single

Pollard to Fakhar Zaman, 1 run, slow and full outside off, driven away to deep cover

Pollard to Fakhar Zaman, 3 runs, slower and fuller outside off, Fakhar slices the drive to the left of deep backward point and a desperate dive from the fielder prevents the boundary

Shakib to Fakhar Zaman, 1 run, flat outside off, stabbed away to the left of backward point for a quick single

Shakib to Fakhar Zaman, wide, fired wide of off stump, Fakhar looks to cut and misses

Shakib to Fakhar Zaman, FOUR, comes dancing down the wicket and thumps the full delivery up and over mid-on to his right. Got it off the toe end of the bat, but there was enough power behind the shot from Fakhar Zaman

Shakib to Fakhar Zaman, 2 runs, worked away into the mid-wicket pocket and that will be an easy two...

Shakib to Fakhar Zaman, no run, jumps out of his crease, meets the ball on the full and hits it straight back at the stumps. Luckily for the Vipers, Shakib didn't get any hand as Gous seemed to be out of his crease

Shakib to Fakhar Zaman, 1 run, full on off, Fakhar clips it away to the left of mid-wicket for a quick single

AM Ghazanfar to Fakhar Zaman, 1 run, advances and knocks this down to long-on

AM Ghazanfar to Fakhar Zaman, 1 run, short on off, Fakhar backs away and cuts to the right of cover

Shepherd to Fakhar Zaman, 1 run, 134ks short of length outside off, Fakhar steers it to the right of backward point

AM Ghazanfar to Fakhar Zaman, FOUR, a bit too full on the stumps, Fakhar kneels down and sweeps it square on the leg-side. Timed it well enough to claim his second boundary of the game...

AM Ghazanfar to Fakhar Zaman, no run, full and fast outside off, Fakhar looks to slam it on the off-side and gets beaten for pace

AM Ghazanfar to Fakhar Zaman, 1 run, quicker on the stumps, nudged away to the left of mid-wicket

AM Ghazanfar to Fakhar Zaman, no run, another delivery that turns away outside off, beaats Fakhar on the cut this time

AM Ghazanfar to Fakhar Zaman, no run, quicker and spinning away outside off, Fakhar looks to force it into the off-side and gets beaten on the outside edge

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Fakhar Zaman, 1 run, 131ks short outside off, Fakhar swivels and pulls to the left of deep square leg

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Fakhar Zaman, 1 run, back of a length just outside off, Fakhar drops it into the off-side and rushes across for a quick single

Shepherd to Fakhar Zaman, 1 run, 133ks good length on off, Fakhar drops it on the off-side and hares across for a quick single

Shepherd to Fakhar Zaman, FOUR, driven down the ground! 132ks full in the channel outside off, Fakhar plays it on the up and beats the diving fielder at short extra cover to his right

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Fakhar Zaman, no run, five dots in the opening over from Fazalhaq Farooqi. Bowls a length delivery on the stumps and beats Fakhar on the flick. Hit on the front pad once again, but it seemed a bit high to the naked eye

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Fakhar Zaman, no run, good length swerving away wide of off, Fakhar doesn't bother with it

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Fakhar Zaman, no run, swinging away from a good length outside off at 126ks, Fakhar shoulders arms

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Fakhar Zaman, 2 runs, full ball shaping in just outside off at 130ks, Fakhar flicks and gets it off the inside edge into the mid-wicket pocket. Off the mark with a couple of runs

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Fakhar Zaman, no run, 136ks swinging into leg stump, Fakhar misses the flick and gets hit high on the front pad

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Fakhar Zaman, no run, full and swinging into middle and leg at 125ks, Fakhar watches it carefully and jams it into the leg-side