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Dubai Capitals vs Abu Dhabi Knight Riders, Eliminator, International League T20, 2025-26

David Willey 0-33(4 ov)
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20
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Willey to McMullen, out McMullen Run Out!! Short of a length delivery from Willey, McMullen looks to slog and misses. Ball brushes the thigh pad on the way to the keeper. Holder tries to steal a bye. McMullen late to take off so Shayan Jahangir underarms the throw to Willey, who takes care of the stumps at his end. McMullen run out (Shayan Jahangir/Willey) 3(8)
19.5
Willey to Holder, 1 run, full delivery on the leg stump, Holder again aims deep mid-wicket but mistimes and it's only one run
19.4
6
Willey to Holder, SIX, low full toss, gets under this as he clears the front leg away nicely. Smacks it high and long over backward square leg to justify his call to deny the single last ball. This is already a great cameo
19.3
Willey to Holder, no run, very full delivery, drilled to long-on but he denies the run
19.2
4
Willey to Holder, FOUR, clears the front leg out of the way and flick-slogs this high over mid-wicket, connects pretty well and gets it in the gap as well for a boundary
19.1
Willey to McMullen, leg byes, 1 run, slower delivery on the stumps, McMullen gets an inside edge onto thigh pad, ball rolls beside the pitch and they try to sneak a run. Willey tries to kick the ball onto the stumps to effect a runout but just misses
6
4
Willey to Michael Pepper, FOUR, short of length delivery on the stumps, Pepper rocks back and pulls over mid-wicket, not timed wel but just good enough to trickle away to the fence and sign off the powerplay on a high
5.5
Willey to Michael Pepper, no run, great yorker pace off and dipping just outside off stump, Pepper looks to slog and plays early
5.4
Willey to Phil Salt, 1 run, good length delivery on the leg stump, Salt inside-edges the glance to long leg
5.3
Willey to Michael Pepper, 1 run, yorker, dug out to mid-wicket and Pepper had to put in a full length dive to get home safely as the run was pretty tight. Fifty up
5.2
Willey to Michael Pepper, no run, short of length delivery on the leg stump, Pepper stays leg-side and looks to slog, mistimes off the bottom of the bat to square leg
5.1
Willey to Phil Salt, 1 run, short delivery on the leg stump, Salt rocks back and pulls over backward square leg
4
Willey to Michael Pepper, 1 run, full and on the stumps, pushed to mid-off for a quick single
3.5
Willey to Michael Pepper, no run, fullish and on the leg stump, Pepper misses the flick, inside edge onto pad. Pitched outside leg as well
3.4
Willey to Phil Salt, 1 run, short of length delivery, Salt taps it to point
3.3
4
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
3.2
Willey to Michael Pepper, 1 run, short slower delivery on the stumps, Pepper looks to pull, under edge rolls to fine leg
3.1
Willey to Phil Salt, 1 run, short of length delivery, Salt taps square of the wicket on the off-side
2
Willey to Phil Salt, no run, short of length delivery just outside off stump, Salt punches it to cover
1.5
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
1.5
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
1.4
Willey to Michael Pepper, 1 run, good length delivery just outside off stump, Pepper taps it to deep backward point
1.3
Willey to Phil Salt, 1 run, on the leg stump, Salt knocks it past short mid-wicket
1.2
Willey to Michael Pepper, 1 run, inside edge onto thigh pad now as Pepper isn't able to cope with the seam movement yet. Nice, into the wicket back of a length from Willey just outside off stump
1.1
Willey to Michael Pepper, no run, beaten! Enough evidence to show pacers should be bowling at the moment. This length delivery looked like swiging back into the RHB and then seamed away as Willey bowled the wobble seam length ball, Pepper played inside the line and missed
1.1
Willey to Michael Pepper, wide, starts with a wide down the leg-side