Sharjah vs Emirates Red, 17th Match: 11 key moments, ball by ball
Emirates Red beat Sharjah by 34 runs.
Emirates Red beat Sharjah by 34 runs in 17th 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 5 — 16 runs came off the over, bowled by Hazrat Hussain: 6 1 0 1 4 4
- EMR Over 5.3 — Harsh Desai out for 28 (13), caught by Abdul Malik. 53/1
- EMR Over 8.5 — Aditya Singh out for 28 (28), bowled by Ibrahim Masood. 76/2
- EMR Over 14 — 17 runs came off the over, bowled by Ali Iqbal: 1 1 4 4 1 6
- EMR Over 15.3 — Mohammad Shariq Lakdawala out for 29 (19), caught by Ali Iqbal. 140/5
- EMR Over 18.3 — Hafeez ur Rahman completes a 3-wicket haul
- SHA Over 8 — 15 runs came off the over, bowled by Ali Asgar Shums: 1 1 0 1 6 6
- SHA Over 8.2 — Masood Gurbaz out for 26 (25), lbw by Harsh Desai. 63/2
- SHA Over 10 — 17 runs came off the over, bowled by Ali Asgar Shums: 6 6 4 1 0 0
- SHA Over 10.4 — Mohammed Anas Khan out for 33 (11), stumped by Harsh Desai. 84/3
- SHA Over 13.1 — Harsh Desai completes a 3-wicket haul
How the runs came
Emirates Red were 83 after 10 overs and finished on 181/8. Sharjah were 82 after 10 overs and finished on 147/7.
Phase by phase
| Phase | EMR | SHA |
|---|---|---|
| Powerplay (1-6) | 53/1 (RR 8.83) | 34/1 (RR 5.67) |
| Middle overs (7-15) | 84/3 (RR 9.33) | 71/4 (RR 7.89) |
| Death overs (16-20) | 42/4 (RR 8.40) | 37/2 (RR 7.40) |
In the powerplay, Emirates Red scored 19 more than Sharjah. In the middle overs, Emirates Red scored 13 more than Sharjah.
Emirates Red innings: over by over
Emirates Red faced 33 dot balls (28%), hit 12 fours and 8 sixes, and got 13 extras. The best stand was 53 off 33 balls between Aditya Singh & Harsh Desai.
Fall of wickets: 53-1 (Harsh Desai, 5.3), 76-2 (Aditya Singh, 8.5), 88-3 (Punya Bhatia, 10.5), 134-4 (Vedhas Khot, 14.4), 140-5 (Mohammad Shariq Lakdawala, 15.3), 153-6 (Abubakar Sidique, 16.5), 168-7 (Ayan PC, 18.3), 179-8 (Ali Asgar Shums, 19.5)
Sharjah innings: over by over
Sharjah faced 50 dot balls (41%), hit 9 fours and 8 sixes, and got 6 extras. The best stand was 34 off 36 balls between Muhammad Hamdan & Masood Gurbaz.
Fall of wickets: 34-1 (Muhammad Hamdan, 5.6), 63-2 (Masood Gurbaz, 8.2), 84-3 (Mohammed Anas Khan, 10.4), 94-4 (Abdur Raheem, 13.1), 104-5 (Hazrat Hussain, 14.6), 120-6 (Ibrahim Masood, 16.1), 136-7 (Abdul Malik, 18.4)
Our view
Emirates Red posted a competitive 181/8, with Harsh Desai scoring 28 off 13 balls and Mohammad Shariq Lakdawala adding 29 off 19 deliveries. The middle overs proved important, especially the 14th over, which brought 17 runs and helped Emirates Red maintain their scoring momentum.
Sharjah responded with some powerful hitting, as Mohammed Anas Khan smashed 33 off just 11 balls. However, his dismissal at 84/3 slowed the chase, and regular wickets made the target increasingly difficult to reach. Harsh Desai led the bowling effort with 4/19, while Hafeez ur Rahman picked up three wickets to keep Sharjah under pressure.
Sharjah eventually finished on 147/7, falling 34 runs short of the target. Emirates Red’s ability to build a strong total and strike at crucial moments with the ball made the difference. Even Sharjah’s brief bursts of attacking batting could not overcome the pressure created by the early and middle-order wickets.
Top performers
- Faisal Altaf — 35 (32 balls)
- Mohammed Anas Khan — 33 (11 balls)
- Mohammad Shariq Lakdawala — 29 (19 balls)
- Harsh Desai — 4/19 (4 ov)
- Hafeez ur Rahman — 3/28 (3 ov)
- Ibrahim Masood — 2/27 (4 ov)
Full scorecard and ball-by-ball commentary: Sharjah vs Emirates Red
