Dubai Capitals vs Abu Dhabi Knight Riders, Eliminator, International League T20, 2025-26 - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Nabi to Phil Salt, out Caught by (sub)Scott Currie!! He's taken this time. Flighted delivery on the stumps, Salt advances to slog, mistimes the loft and the big boundary meant this came straight to Currie at deep mid-wicket. Salt jobs off the field after a great hand. Struggled with a back issue, but ensured he held one end. Phil Salt c (sub)Scott Currie b Nabi 43(34) [4s-3 6s-1]

Nabi to Phil Salt, no run, shortish delivery down leg, Salt mistimes the pull to square leg

Haider Ali to Phil Salt, no run, beaten! Short and turning away, Salt looks to pull and misses. Grimaces in pain and calls for attention

Haider Ali to Phil Salt, FOUR, in the airrrr, oh Neesham turns away from the ball as he lost it in the lights/crowd last second! Flighted delivery on the stumps, Salt goes for the slog-sweep, hits it flat. Was catchable and Neesham almost had it covered but he couldn't attack the ball

Haider Ali to Phil Salt, no run, short slower delivery, Salt looks to pull, swings, ball sneaks under his bat

Waqar Salamkheil to Phil Salt, 1 run, turning back in, Salt drives it off the back foot to long-off

Waqar Salamkheil to Phil Salt, no run, short of length delivery, Salt slaps it hard to cover

Jawadullah to Phil Salt, 1 run, has Cox taken this cleanly? Seems like he's not really confident. The first replay suggests fingers were under the ball. On the second look the third ump felt "ball is on the ground" and ruled in favour of the batter. Was a short of length delivery that rushed Salt on the slap, ball flew off the splice of the bat. Mid-off ran in and dived low to grab the ball but it wasn't good enough to send Salt back

Jawadullah to Phil Salt, SIX, finally tees off and collects his first maximum of the day. Slower delivery full and outside off stump, Salt waits and belts it down the ground over long-on. Not one to take 26 balls to hit a six in a T20 game but he's been struggling with a back issue

Jawadullah to Phil Salt, no run, short of length delivery angling in and thuding Salt on the thigh pad, Salt looks to pull but misses and gets hit on the thigh pad

Jawadullah to Phil Salt, FOUR, now Neesham doesn't bend low in time and concedes a boundary. Could have been two runs at best but it's four! Short of a length delivery on the stumps, Salt rocks back and pulls, sends it to the deep

Jawadullah to Phil Salt, 2 runs, oh misfield at short fine leg allows two runs. Short of a length delivery angling away, Salt looks to slog, under edge rolls to fine leg

Navin Bidaisee to Phil Salt, no run, fullish delivery, Salt knocks it to long-on

Navin Bidaisee to Phil Salt, 1 run, stays leg-side of this flatter delivery and slaps this hard to wide long-off. Salt not able to hold a solid base

Navin Bidaisee to Phil Salt, 2 runs, short delivery on the leg stump, Salt rocks back and pulls through backward square leg

Waqar Salamkheil to Phil Salt, 1 run, on the stumps, Salt turns it away to square leg

Waqar Salamkheil to Phil Salt, no run, short and outside off stump, Salt rocks back and slaps it to cover

Waqar Salamkheil to Phil Salt, 1 run, shortish delivery, Salt looks to slog and mistimes to square leg

Navin Bidaisee to Phil Salt, 2 runs, on the leg stump, Salt flicks to mid-wicket. In the pocket again for two

Navin Bidaisee to Phil Salt, 1 run, loses shape trying hit this hard through the off-side, mistimes along the ground to long-off

Navin Bidaisee to Phil Salt, 1 run, flighted delivery outside off stump, Salt drives to deep cover

Waqar Salamkheil to Phil Salt, 1 run, short delivery on the stumps, Salt rocks back and pulls to deep mid-wicket

Waqar Salamkheil to Phil Salt, no run, fullish delivery just outside off stump, Salt toe-ends the drive with one hand to extra-cover

Waqar Salamkheil to Phil Salt, 1 run, full delivery on the stumps, Salt goes for the slog sweep and mistimes to deep mid-wicket

Willey to Phil Salt, 1 run, good length delivery on the leg stump, Salt inside-edges the glance to long leg

Willey to Phil Salt, 1 run, short delivery on the leg stump, Salt rocks back and pulls over backward square leg

Willey to Phil Salt, 1 run, short of length delivery, Salt taps it to point

Willey to Phil Salt, FOUR, lofted down the ground! Full delivery just outside off stump, slot ball and Salt went nicely through the line and hit it over mid-off for his first hit to the fence

Willey to Phil Salt, 1 run, short of length delivery, Salt taps square of the wicket on the off-side

Willey to Phil Salt, no run, short of length delivery just outside off stump, Salt punches it to cover

Willey to Phil Salt, 2 runs, that's driven off the outer half of the bat and the outfield is quick, threatens to escape for four but mid-on gives chase and cuts it off inside the rope with a last minute slide. Good length delivery on the stumps, Salt wanted to play towards mid-on, ball nipped away to trouble him a bit but he managed to get decent bat on it

Willey to Phil Salt, wide, that's another wayward full ball down the leg-side, not enough confidence in the bowling strides for Willey yet

Willey to Phil Salt, 1 run, on the leg stump, Salt knocks it past short mid-wicket

Nabi to Phil Salt, 1 run, Salt slogs, loses shape as he tries to muscle this short delivery to deep mid-wicket

Nabi to Phil Salt, 1 run, bit of turn, not easy to get under this flatter delivery, Salt punches it down to long-on for a gentle single