DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – A tidy spell from retired West Indies off-spinner Sunil Narine didn’t encourage Abu Dhabi Knight Riders, and England worldwide Sam Billings and Zimbabwe worldwide Sikandar Raza propelled Dubai Capitals to a five-wicket win of their ILT20 match on Thursday within the United Arab Emirates.
Narine ended with two for 23 from his allotted 4 overs, and West Indies all-rounder Andre Russell grabbed one wicket for 19 from one over. Nonetheless, Billings and Raza shared 109 for the fourth wicket, and the Capitals efficiently chased 184 to win the match on the Dubai Worldwide Stadium.
Billings hit 9 fours and one six within the prime rating of 67 off 35 balls, and Raza, who captained St Lucia Kings in final yr’s Caribbean Premier League, supported with 5 fours in 43 off 29 balls to make mild work of the run chase.
UAE wicketkeeper-batsman Rahul Chopra formalized the end result with 23 balls remaining when he tickled a supply to nice leg for 4 off Pakistan left-arm spinner Imad Wasim, who captained the now-decommissioned Jamaica Tallawahs within the CPL final yr.
Capitals are actually degree on 4 factors with Mumba Indians Emirates on the prime of the desk, however they’re successfully second attributable to an inferior web run price.
“I believe we batted effectively; it was a very good complete,” Narine, the Knight Riders captain, mentioned, explaining it was troublesome to bowl with a ball made moist with dew.
“Choosing up early wickets would have been good for us bowling second. Their batters caught to their plan, and never shedding wickets helped them. Bowling second with the dew makes it troublesome for spinners. Nevertheless, we have to execute higher.”
Capitals have been set again early within the chase when their captain and up to date Australia Check retiree David Warner was lbw to current England worldwide retiree David Willey to the second ball of the primary over for a duck.
Rusell spilled an easy probability at long-on within the second over when he dropped the opener, Afghanistan worldwide Rahmanullah Gurbaz, on naught, off Wasim.
So as to add insult to harm, Jake Fraser-McGurk hit two successive sixes off Wasim and Willey earlier than Russell made up for his earlier error within the discipline when he held a return catch to ship him packing for 41 within the fourth over.
Narine acquired Rahmanullah caught behind for 21 within the fifth over, and the Capitals ended the Energy Play on 78 for 3.
Billings and Raza took the rating previous 100 within the ninth over, and the pair carried the Capitals to 120 for 3 on the midway mark.
The England worldwide struck Eire pacer Josh Little for 2 fours and a six within the twelfth over and reached his half-century from 27 balls with a single off Narine, however the wily off-spinner acquired him caught at long-on within the fifteenth over.
Capitals have been 174 for 4 and misplaced Raza caught and bowled to Willey off a vanguard within the subsequent over with 4 required from the remaining 28 balls.
Earlier, former West Indies captain Jason Holder took just one wicket for 41 runs from his 4 overs in a noteworthy batting show from the Knight Riders led by Sam Hain and Laurie Evans.
They shared 131 for the fourth wicket, and Knight Riders reached 183 for 4 from their allocation of 20 overs after they have been put into bat.
Hong Kong-born Hain led the best way with 77 off 49 balls, together with eight boundaries and two sixes, and fellow England worldwide Evans hit an unbeaten 67 off 41 balls adorned with six fours and two sixes.
Holder acquired the wicket of Hain caught at additional cowl with the second ball of the ultimate over, however Billings and Raza produced a medical run chase to win it for the Capitals.
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