Desert Vipers registered another win in ILT. Desert Viper won the match by 22 runs against Dubai Capitals yesterday. The player of the match award was given to Sherfane Rutherford.
Yesterday, the 25th match of the International League was played between Desert Vipers and Dubai Capitals at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai. Dubai Capitals won the toss and opted to bowl first.
Desert Vipers set a target of 182 at the loss of 7 wickets. Earlier, there was some trouble for the Vipers, but some exceptional knock saved them from a worse day. Sam Billings was the top scorer. He scored 54 with the help of 4 fours and 1 six. Sherfane Rutherford was the other impressive and the most phenomenal batter for the team. He scored 50 over 23 balls with the help of 6 sixes. Fred Klaassen, with 3 wickets, was the top wicket-taker of Dubai Captials.
In response, the Capitals were restricted to 160 with the loss of 7 wickets. Sikandar Raza, with 42, was the most pronounced batter from this side. He smashed 1 four and 2 sixes. Captain Rovman Powell and Robin Uthappa were also key contributors to the team. They added 33 and 30 runs, respectively. Sheldon Cottrell and Luke Wood each bagged 2 wickets.
A 🔝 performance that booked our spot in the 🔝-2️⃣
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