Match Details
Date & Time:
8th Feb 2025, 8:30 AM
Match Number:
Match 3
Match Results:
WWW Won By 5 wickets
Punjab Panthers vs Wild Woods Warriors - Commentary
Punjab Panthers vs Wild Woods Warriors - Commentary
Shaheed Chandershekhar Azad Memorial T20 Tournament, 2025
Match 3
Panchkula
165/5 (20.0)
166/5 (17.5)
Wild Woods Warriors beat Punjab Panthers by 5 wickets
Player of the match
Paras Kumar - WWW
Detailed Commentary
All
Wickets
4s
6s
PJP
WWW
Right then, that is it for the game! The Desert Vipers get their second win of the tournament. The International League T20, 2024 action continues as we have a game lined up on Wednesday, the 31st of January. It will be Abu Dhabi Knight Riders versus Gulf Giants at 8 p.m. IST (2.30 p.m. GMT), but as you know, our build-up begins much sooner, so do join us for the same. Until then, take care, and cheers!
Mohammad Amir is the player of the match. He says that it feels good and it was an interesting game. Adds that he always tries to swing the ball and ends bys saying that its a t20 game so they know the batters will come hard.
Colin Munro the skipper of Desert Vipers says that the scoreboard says that it was a great game. Adds that everyone was excellent and it was a great game of cricket. Ends by saying that they have some learnings to take away from this game and they will build on that.
Nicholas Pooran the skipper of MI Emirates says that they fell short of 15-20 runs. Adds that everyone gave their best but they just couldn't get over the line. Ends by saying that they will come back stronger.
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Earlier in the match, Ambati Rayudu and Akeal Hosein had a 49-run partnership, but their innings lacked momentum. Wickets fell regularly, and it was only thanks to Tim David's late surge that MI Emirates reached close to 150 runs. Mohammad Amir took three wickets for Desert Vipers, while Matheesha Pathirana and Luke Wood took two each. Wanindu Hasaranga took one wicket and bowled well, while Shaheen Shah Afridi went wicketless and was expensive.
The Desert Vipers were off to a shaky start and kept losing wickets at timely intervals. The score they had to chase was low, though. They were on the losing side, but Sherfane Rutherford's quickfire knock of 35 runs turned the tables. Shaheen Afridi later played a knock of 17 runs off 12 deliveries to get their side over the line on the very last ball! In three overs, Rohid Khan claimed three wickets for 21 runs for MI Emirates. Fazalhaq Farooqi and Dwayne Bravo each took a pair of wickets as they kept things close. Waqar Salamkheil also took a wicket.
What a contest of cricket we have noticed here at Dubai International Cricket Stadium! The game went down to the very last ball, and it was Shaheen Afridi who got three runs off it to get the Desert Vipers over the line! They get their second win of the competition. MI Emirates put up a good fight, though, but couldn't pull off the victory!
150/8 (20.0)
Over 20
3
1
2
1
1
wd
1
Shaheen Afridi*
17 (12)
Luke Wood
6 (6)
Trent Boult
0/44 (4)
DV
150/8
3
19.6
Trent Boult to Shaheen Afridi ,Three! Oh my word! Shaheen Afridi takes Desert Vipers over the line! Length and on off, Shaheen Afridi slashes it over backward point for three runs! The fielder throws it towards Nicholas Pooran who then throws it towards Trent Boult but Shaheen Afridi makes a dive to get well in the crease! Desert Vipers beat MI Emirates by 2 wickets!
1
19.5
Trent Boult to Luke Wood ,Single! A yorker, on leg, Luke Wood digs it to long on for one. 3 needed to win off the final ball now! Can Shaheen Afridi do it?
2
19.4
Trent Boult to Luke Wood ,A yorker this time, Luke Wood drives it to deep covers for a brace. 4 needed off 2 now!
1
19.3
Trent Boult to Shaheen Afridi ,Full again, Shaheen Afridi lofts it over the bowlers head for one.
1
19.2
Trent Boult to Luke Wood ,Bowls it on off, Luke Wood drills it to long on for one. 7 needed off 4. This could go either way!
wd
19.2
Trent Boult to Luke Wood ,Wide! Lands it down leg, Luke Wood looks to flick it but misses.
1
19.1
Trent Boult to Shaheen Afridi ,Too full, on middle, Shaheen Afridi whips it to deep mid-wicket for one.
Trent Boult to bowl the final over. 10 needed off the final over now! Shaheen Afridi on strike. Can he do it?
Over 19
0
1
4
0
1
1
Luke Wood*
2 (3)
Shaheen Afridi
12 (9)
Fazalhaq Farooqi
2/23 (4)
DV
140/8
0
18.6
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Luke Wood ,Dot! A low full toss, on off, Luke Wood taps it to covers. Denies for a single!
1
18.5
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Shaheen Afridi ,Full, on middle, Shaheen Afridi flicks it to deep backward square leg for one.
4
18.4
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Shaheen Afridi ,FOUR! Streaky, and how crucial is this? A full toss, on off, Shaheen Afridi looks to drive it but gets an outside edge as the ball finds the third man fence.
0
18.3
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Shaheen Afridi ,Bowls it down leg, Shaheen Afridi shuffles across to play at it but misses. Shaheen Afridi seems unhappy with the umpires decision as he wanted a wide.
1
18.2
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Luke Wood ,Full and outside off, Luke Wood chips it over covers for one more.
1
18.1
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Shaheen Afridi ,Too full, on middle, Shaheen Afridi flicks it to square leg for one.
Over 18
1
2
0
1
W
3
Shaheen Afridi*
6 (5)
Luke Wood
1 (1)
Dwayne Bravo
2/30 (4)
DV
133/8
1
17.6
Dwayne Bravo to Shaheen Afridi ,Slower one, outside off, Shaheen Afridi slices it to backward point for one. 17 needed off 12 now!
2
17.5
Dwayne Bravo to Shaheen Afridi ,Bowls it on off, Shaheen Afridi miscues his drive towards deep mid-wicket for a brace.
0
17.4
Dwayne Bravo to Shaheen Afridi ,Too full, on off, Shaheen Afridi defends it back.
1
17.3
Dwayne Bravo to Luke Wood ,Full, on off, Luke Wood drives it to covers for one.
Luke Wood walks in.
W
17.2
Dwayne Bravo to Sherfane Rutherford ,OUT! TAKEN! Oh no, what have you done? Full and on off, Sherfane Rutherford looks to loft it but gets the toe end of his bat. The ball goes into the night sky between mid on and mid off. Kusal Perera settles under it and takes a great catch!
3
17.1
Dwayne Bravo to Shaheen Afridi ,Bowls it on leg, Shaheen Afridi helps it fine for three runs. Excellent running between the wickets!
Over 17
4
0
2
4
0
wd
6
Sherfane Rutherford*
35 (21)
Shaheen Afridi
0 (1)
Trent Boult
0/34 (3)
DV
126/7
4
16.6
Trent Boult to Sherfane Rutherford ,FOUR! Excellent from Sherfane Rutherford! Bowls it dow leg, Sherfane Rutherford uses the pace of the ball and whips it past backward square leg for a boundary! 24 needed off 18 now!
0
16.5
Trent Boult to Sherfane Rutherford ,Full, on leg, Sherfane Rutherford flicks it to the right of the keeper who does well to stop it. Dot!
2
16.4
Trent Boult to Sherfane Rutherford ,Too full, on off, Sherfane Rutherford steers it through point for a brace.
4
16.3
Trent Boult to Sherfane Rutherford ,FOUR! Excellent from Sherfane Rutherford! Fuller one, on middle, Sherfane Rutherford picks it well and flicks it over square leg for a boundary! 11 from the over already!
0
16.2
Trent Boult to Sherfane Rutherford ,A yorker, on off, Sherfane Rutherford blocks.
wd
16.2
Trent Boult to Sherfane Rutherford ,Wide! Bowls it down leg, Sherfane Rutherford leaves. Trent Boult under pressure now!
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