Dubai vs Emirates Red, 20th Match: 7 key moments, ball by ball
Dubai beat Emirates Red by 8 wickets.
Dubai beat Emirates Red by 8 wickets in 20th Match of Emirates D20 Tournament — Regular Season. Here is how the match turned, ball by ball: the overs that changed it, the wickets that mattered and the numbers behind the result.
Key moments, ball by ball
- EMR Over 2.2 — Said Nazeer Afridi completes a 3-wicket haul
- EMR Over 3.6 — Mohammad Shariq Lakdawala out for 3 (12), caught by Ronak Panoly. 8/4
- EMR Over 7.1 — Ronak Panoly completes a 3-wicket haul
- EMR Over 10.4 — Emirates Red collapse: 9 wickets for 19 runs (0/0 to 19/9)
- EMR Over 10.4 — Ali Asgar Shums out for 6 (9), caught by Baitullah Khan. 19/9
- DUB Over 0.2 — Ronak Panoly out for 4 (2), caught by Sudais Ur Rehman. 4/1
- DUB Over 2.3 — Shashank Mantra finished it off with 1 run off Sudais Ur Rehman
How the runs came
Emirates Red were 16 after 7 overs and finished on 24/10. Dubai were 6 after 1 overs and finished on 25/2.
Phase by phase
| Phase | EMR | DUB |
|---|---|---|
| Powerplay (1-6) | 9/6 (RR 1.50) | 21/2 (RR 8.40) |
| Middle overs (7-15) | 13/4 (RR 1.53) | - |
The two sides were level phase by phase; single overs made the difference.
Emirates Red innings: over by over
Emirates Red faced 63 dot balls (72%), hit 1 fours and 0 sixes, and got 2 extras. The best stand was 7 off 7 balls between Aditya Singh & Pranay Susurla. Between overs 0.5 and 10.4 they slipped from 0/0 to 19/9.
Fall of wickets: 2-1 (Harsh Desai, 0.5), 2-2 (Aditya Singh, 0.6), 3-3 (Punya Bhatia, 2.2), 8-4 (Mohammad Shariq Lakdawala, 3.6), 9-5 (Ayan PC, 4.2), 9-6 (Vedhas Khot, 5.6), 16-7 (Pranay Susurla, 7.1), 17-8 (Sudais Ur Rehman, 9.1), 19-9 (Ali Asgar Shums, 10.4), 22-10 (Naimat Ullah, 14.3)
Dubai innings: over by over
Dubai faced 5 dot balls (33%), hit 3 fours and 0 sixes, and got 1 extras. The best stand was 15 off 8 balls between Aryan Saxena & Shashank Mantra (unbroken).
Fall of wickets: 4-1 (Ronak Panoly, 0.2), 6-2 (Ammar Badami, 1.1)
Our view
Dubai secured a dominant 8-wicket victory over Emirates Red in the 20th match of the Emirates D20 Tournament after bowling them out for just 24 runs. Said Nazeer Afridi led the bowling attack with an impressive 4/10, while Ronak Panoly picked up three wickets to leave Emirates Red struggling at 19/9. Dubai had a minor setback during the chase, losing two early wickets, but Shashank Mantra's quick 12 off just 5 balls helped the team reach the target in only 2.3 overs. This match report highlights Emirates Red's batting collapse, Dubai's disciplined bowling performance, key wickets, and the moments that decided the one-sided contest.
Top performers
- Shashank Mantra — 12 (5 balls)
- Ali Asgar Shums — 6 (9 balls)
- Ronak Panoly — 4 (2 balls)
- Said Nazeer Afridi — 4/10 (4 ov)
- Ronak Panoly — 3/6 (4 ov)
- Dhruv Parashar — 1/0 (3 ov)
Full scorecard and ball-by-ball commentary: Dubai vs Emirates Red
