Emirates Blues vs Sharjah, 16th Match: 8 key moments, ball by ball
Emirates Blues beat Sharjah by 97 runs.
Emirates Blues beat Sharjah by 97 runs in 16th 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
- EMB Over 3 — 15 runs came off the over, bowled by Mohammed Irshad: 0 0 1 6 2 6
- EMB Over 7.6 — Asif Taniwal brings up a fifty off 27 balls
- EMB Over 16.3 — Ahmed Tariq run out for 49 (41). 148/2
- EMB Over 19.5 — Asif Taniwal brings up a hundred off 58 balls
- SHA Over 12.5 — Mohammed Irshad out for 24 (23), bowled by Zubair Khan. 52/4
- SHA Over 13.6 — Abdur Raheem out for 17 (34), catch out (sub) by Vikash Ranjan. 56/6
- SHA Over 18.4 — Zubair Khan completes a 3-wicket haul
- SHA Over 19.2 — Sharjah collapse: 3 wickets for 1 runs (81/7 to 82/10)
How the runs came
Emirates Blues were 90 after 10 overs and finished on 183/3. Sharjah were 36 after 10 overs and finished on 86/10.
Phase by phase
| Phase | EMB | SHA |
|---|---|---|
| Powerplay (1-6) | 63/1 (RR 10.50) | 17/2 (RR 2.83) |
| Middle overs (7-15) | 73/0 (RR 8.11) | 42/4 (RR 4.67) |
| Death overs (16-20) | 47/2 (RR 9.40) | 23/4 (RR 5.52) |
In the powerplay, Emirates Blues scored 46 more than Sharjah. In the middle overs, Emirates Blues scored 31 more than Sharjah. In the death overs, Emirates Blues scored 24 more than Sharjah.
Emirates Blues innings: over by over
Emirates Blues faced 37 dot balls (31%), hit 9 fours and 9 sixes, and got 11 extras. The best stand was 100 off 71 balls between Asif Taniwal & Ahmed Tariq.
Fall of wickets: 48-1 (Zainullah Khan, 4.4), 148-2 (Ahmed Tariq, 16.3), 166-3 (Ethan Carl D'Souza, 18.1)
Sharjah innings: over by over
Sharjah faced 59 dot balls (51%), hit 5 fours and 2 sixes, and got 3 extras. The best stand was 31 off 32 balls between Abdur Raheem & Mohammed Irshad. Between overs 18.5 and 19.2 they slipped from 81/7 to 82/10.
Fall of wickets: 11-1 (Masood Gurbaz, 3.2), 14-2 (Muhammad Hamdan, 5.1), 21-3 (Hazrat Hussain, 7.3), 52-4 (Mohammed Irshad, 12.5), 52-5 (Mohammed Anas Khan, 13.1), 56-6 (Abdur Raheem, 13.6), 81-7 (Ibrahim Masood, 18.4), 81-8 (Ali Iqbal, 18.5), 82-9 (Abdul Malik, 19.1), 82-10 (Hafeez ur Rahman, 19.2)
Our view
Emirates Blues had a strong day with both bat and ball. Asif Taniwal led the way with 100 off 58 balls, while Ahmed Tariq added 49. Their 100-run partnership helped the team reach 183/3, giving the bowlers a good total to defend.
Sharjah never really got going in the chase. Wickets kept falling, and Zubair Khan made things even harder by taking 5 wickets for 18 runs. Sharjah slipped from 81/7 to 82 all out, losing their last three wickets for just one run. Emirates Blues wrapped up a convincing 97-run win, with their batting strength and disciplined bowling making the difference.
Top performers
- Asif Taniwal — 100 (58 balls)
- Ahmed Tariq — 49 (41 balls)
- Mohammed Irshad — 24 (23 balls)
- Zubair Khan — 5/18 (4 ov)
- Usama Jameel — 2/6 (3.1 ov)
- Fazal Abubakr Farooq — 1/10 (3 ov)
Full scorecard and ball-by-ball commentary: Emirates Blues vs Sharjah
