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

Zahoor Khan to Sam Curran, FOUR, low full toss wide of off at 128ks, Sam Curran slams the drive and slices it in the gap to the left of backward point

Zahoor Khan to Sam Curran, SIX, Sam Curran is playing an absolute gem here! He reaches out for the full ball wide of off and powers it over extra cover with plenty of bottom hand power...

Zahoor Khan to Sam Curran, FOUR, 125ks full outside off, Curran heaves and gets a thick inside edge that runs away in the gap to the left of the fielder at short fine

Zahoor Khan to Sam Curran, SIX, slower ball bumper outside off, Curran stood tall and spanked it straight back over the bowler's head for a flat maximum

Zahoor Khan to Sam Curran, 2 runs, 126ks full ball outside off, Curran slices the loft off the toe end and the ball drops just short of the incoming long-on fielder to his right

Shepherd to Gous, FOUR, low full toss at 127ks wide of off, Gous crouches and flays it up and over cover for a one-bounce boudnary. That was so close to hitting the ropes on the full...

Shepherd to Gous, SIX, 200 up for the Vipers! A full slot ball from round the wicket, Gous goes deep inside the crease and smites it down the ground, beating the leaping fielder at long-on to his right

Shepherd to Gous, SIX, that is a hit me full toss in the zone outside off, Gous heaves and gets plenty of bat on it to get that sailing over the long-on fence

Shepherd to Gous, 2 runs, second hundred in T20 cricket for Andries Gous. He gets there with a slice drive to sweeper cover and becomes the first player to record a hundred in knockout stages of the ILT20 league. Takes his helmet off, raises his arms aloft and soaks in all the applause from every corner of the ground...

Zahoor Khan to Gous, leg byes, 1 run, yorker length tailing down leg, Gous misses the flick and gets hit low on the front pad. The impact was a shade outside leg stump (umpire's call on ball tracker) as well. Not sure what prompted the bowling side to go for the review...

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Sam Curran, SIX, nailed! Full ball and Sam Curran says thank you very much. Lifted down the ground with absolute disdain - 19 off the over

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Gous, SIX, into the 90s now. Slower ball bowled full in the slot outside off, Gous clears his front leg and tonks it back over the bowler's head for a 101-metre maximum

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Gous, FOUR, 133ks full ball from round the wicket, Gous gets under it and thrashes it back past the bowler to his right. He is looking in some touch today is Andries Gous

AM Ghazanfar to Sam Curran, SIX, Curran need no sighters. Comes dancing down the wicket, gets close to the pitch of the delivery and gets enough bat on the slog to get it sailing over wide long-on for a huge sixer...

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 Gous, SIX, overpitches on leg stump, Gous uses his strong wrists to swipe it over square leg. The fielder in the deep was interested briefly and put in a full length leap as well. Unfortunately for him, the ball escaped past his outstretched right hand and landed over the ropes...

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 Gous, FOUR, slower ball bumper and Gous was up for it. Stands tall and smacks it flat-batted to the left of the diving fielder at long-off

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...

AM Ghazanfar to Gous, SIX, a juicy full toss on the stumps, Gous accepts the gift and couriers it into the long-on orbit with a no-mercy bash down the ground

AM Ghazanfar to Gous, FOUR, short and sat up nicely on the stumps, Gous used the depth of the crease to muscle the pull over mid-wicket for a one-bounce boundary

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 Gous, 1 run, brings up the 100-run stand with a punch down to long-off

Arab Gul Momand to Gous, SIX, that was reaally short and Gous took full toll of it. Used the depth of the crease and smoked the pull many-a-mile back over the bowler's head

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 Gous, FOUR, full outside off, Gous makes room and carves it up and over extra cover with terrific timing

Zahoor Khan to Gous, SIX, another slower ball but the length was a bit too short from Zahoor Khan. Gous goes deep inside the crease and pulls it flat over the long-on fence for a 83-metre maximum

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...

Shepherd to Gous, FOUR, slower ball with too much width outside off, Gous was all hands on the drive as he slaps it in the gap between backward point and cover

Shepherd to Gous, SIX, 132ks length on the stumps, Gous uses his wrists to whip it all the way over mid-wicket for a 84-metre maximum

Shepherd to Gous, SIX, that was a touch too full from Shepherd and Gous has helped it away over deep square with a nice whippy pick up flick square on the leg-side

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...

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Gous, FOUR, 131ks length delivery drifting down the leg-side, Gous tickles and gets enough bat to beat the fielder at short fine diving across to his left

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