In the ILT20, UAE’s 19-year-old medium bowler Ali Naseer was hit for six runs by Raza, helping Dubai Capitals defeat Desert Vipers by five wickets.
Dubai Caps defeated Desert Vipers by five wickets in the ILT20 thanks to Sikandar Raza’s final-ball six. Arabia’s 19-year-old medium bowler Ali Naseer delivered a valiant over when there were just six runs needed off the final ball, but Raza hit him long on with the last ball. With two sixes and five boundaries in 60 balls, Raza was still undefeated.
Sam Billings, who scored 57 off 36 balls with five boundaries and two sixes, and Raza, who hit 40 runs in just 23 balls with Dasun Shanaka (10) for the fifth wicket, set up a 79-run partnership in 54 balls that helped his team win.
“Given that I hit one out of the ground earlier, I don’t think he will go short,” I said to myself. Following his final-ball six, Raza declared, “I’ll hold my shape, try to hit it in the air, and hit it as well as I can.”
Vipers had earlier scored 171 for 7, thanks to 66 runs in 37 balls from Alex Hales. The other two noteworthy contributors were Michael Jones (20) and Phil Salt (26).
Colin Munro, the captain of the Vipers, expressed his disappointment, saying, “They bowled exceptionally well, but we lost wickets in clumps which never helps.” Although the top two played brilliantly, we were sadly unable to get going. Ali Naseer deserves credit for his excellent bowling; he will encounter such circumstances frequently in the future. Well for us for the upcoming year as well.
