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KnightRiders vs DC, 22nd Match at Abu Dhabi, ILT20, Jan 30 2023 - Ball by Ball Commentary

RESULT
22nd Match (N), Abu Dhabi, January 30, 2023, International League T20
(17.4/20 ov, T:150) 150/3

DC won by 7 wickets (with 14 balls remaining)

Player Of The Match
3/16
adam-zampa
Cricinfo's MVP
100.1 ptsImpact List
joe-clarke
New
DC
Full commentary

9.45pm And that's it from us for tonight. We hope you enjoyed our coverage. Until next time, it's good night from me, Ekanth and Chandan.

Adam Zampa is the Player of the Match. "We probably had the better side of the toss. There was a bit of tackiness if you got it into the wicket, a bit of spin, and the new probably negated it later. These wickets suit me, you get a bit of grab if you get it into the wicket, but also the sliders, they sort of skid on. I've played with Rovan for the Tallawahs so we have a good relationship, and I try to lend him help [as a leader] whenever I can."

Rovman Powell: "I enjoyed how the bowlers bowled. At the start of the competition we had problems with our bowling, now it seems like we've sorted it out. [Akif Raja] has been bowling well in the nets, he's a wicket-taker. He might go for runs sometimes but he gets wickets, and the only way to stop good players is to get them out. [Zampa] gives us control in the middle overs. Once you take wickets in the middle overs you're doing well. It's important that [Dickwella and Munsey] came in tonight and showed what they've got."

Sunil Narine: "It's a case of probably confidence. We've been in good positions in the last 3-4 games, but the last six overs we could have scored more to make it a bit easier for our bowlers. Any combination isn't going our way. Just a tournament where things aren't going our way. [On Joe Clarke:] He looked the part, he was in good nick, even in the first game even though he didn't score. We got a good start and we didn't capitalise again. If you lose wickets in a cluster it will stop the flow. I think we'll try to enjoy the next two games and try to make the best of it."

9.25pm The Knight Riders remain winless, and the Capitals stay alive. They changed their opening pair today, and the two new faces made a big difference in the chase, with Niroshan Dickwella scoring 37 off 22 and George Munsey 57 off 43. Before that, though, it was a strong bowling performance that restricted Knight Riders to 149, with Adam Zampa picking up his second successive three-wicket haul to put the Capitals on top.

17.4
1
Hosein to Powell, 1 run

back of a length, angling into the stumps, goes back and works it to deep midwicket and picks up the match-sealing single

17.3
Hosein to Powell, no run

flat, comes in with the angle from outside off to beat the attempted cut

17.2
1
Hosein to Raza, 1 run

short outside off, flat-batted to long-on

17.1
1
Hosein to Powell, 1 run

length ball finishing around off stump. Goes with the angle, mostly. Rocks right back and heaves it along the floor to long-on

Three to get now. Hosein to bowl the 18th over. Left-arm round.

end of over 173 runs
DC: 147/3CRR: 8.64 RRR: 1.00 • Need 3 runs from 18b
Sikandar Raza1 (4b)
Rovman Powell19 (11b 2x6)
Sunil Narine 4-0-31-0
Andre Russell 3-0-27-1
16.6
Narine to Raza, no run

steps out now but can't reach the pitch of this ball. Whips it hurriedly back to the bowler

16.5
1
Narine to Powell, 1 run

back of a length, straightens outside off, looks to go back and whip to long-on, can't really work against the angle so it rolls gently back down the pitch

16.4
Narine to Powell, no run

big offbreak turning down leg. Looks to go back and whip it leg side, gets hit on the pad

16.3
1
Narine to Raza, 1 run

flat skidder ending up around off stump, goes back and tucks it into the midwicket region

16.2
Narine to Raza, no run

tossed up slow outside off, stretches out and defends into the off side

16.1
1
Narine to Powell, 1 run

offbreak, goes back and looks to work it into the leg side from outside off. Gets a thick inside edge that deflects off the keeper's pad or glove into the backward square leg region

Narine.

end of over 1615 runs • 1 wicket
DC: 144/3CRR: 9.00 RRR: 1.50 • Need 6 runs from 24b
Sikandar Raza0 (1b)
Rovman Powell17 (8b 2x6)
Andre Russell 3-0-27-1
Akeal Hosein 3-0-18-1
15.6
Russell to Raza, no run

no he can't. Bouncer outside off, left alone

Just six to win. Can Sikandar Raza finish it in one ball?

15.5
W
Russell to Munsey, OUT

slower bouncer angling across the left-hander while still cramping him for room. Looks to lean back and ramp him, but he only manages to connect with the bat sticker. Ball pops gently to the keeper and Munsey has to walk back after a terrific debut innings

George Munsey c †Clarke b Russell 57 (43b 6x4 1x6 77m) SR: 132.55

Stays over the wicket to Munsey.

15.4
1
Russell to Powell, 1 run

slower length ball on leg stump, whipped to the right of deep midwicket

15.3
6
Russell to Powell, SIX runs

wow, terrific hit. Short, climbing over off stump. Steps away from the line to create a bit of swinging room and swats it cleanly over the wide long-on boundary

15.2
2
Russell to Powell, 2 runs

in the blockhole on middle stump. Was looking to create room initially. Jams his bat down on the ball to send it rolling away to deep square leg

15.1
6
Russell to Powell, SIX runs

slower ball, full and at the stumps, and Powell spots it early, clears his front leg, and launches it high over the long-on boundary

end of over 156 runs
DC: 129/2CRR: 8.60 RRR: 4.20 • Need 21 runs from 30b
George Munsey57 (42b 6x4 1x6)
Rovman Powell2 (4b)
Akeal Hosein 3-0-18-1
Lahiru Kumara 3-0-33-1
14.6
4
Hosein to Munsey, FOUR runs

steps away from the stumps and Hosein looks to follow him, but ends up bowling short at his hips, and he pulls it to the backward square leg boundary

14.5
1
Hosein to Powell, 1 run

proper slog against the arm ball. Gets a thick inside edge down to deep backward square leg

14.4
Hosein to Powell, no run

shortish, but not short enough to pull from outside off. Flat-batted back towards the bowler

Slip in place. Only four on the boundary as Knight Riders chase a wicket.

14.3
1
Hosein to Munsey, 1 run

shortish, goes with the angle across the stumps, makes room and slaps to sweeper cover

14.2
Hosein to Munsey, no run

expects the arm ball going across him and gets it, but misses the reverse-sweep. Ball misses off stump too

14.1
Hosein to Munsey, no run

length ball straightening into middle stump. Defended back to the bowler

Hosein. Round the wicket.

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