Dubai
\nShayan Jahangir and Jordan Cox registered fifties to help defending champions Dubai Capitals sail into the play-offs with a strong six-wicket win over Sharjah Warriorz here on Christmas Eve at the Dubai International Stadium. Jahangir was also resourceful behind the stumps, getting dangerman Tom Kohler-Cadmore\u2019s stumped \u2013 showcasing an all-round performance.
\nChasing 135, Dubai Capitals made light work of the target with an early blitz by Jahangir, and an unbeaten Jordon Cox (finishing the job with ease \u2013 setting the Dubai International Stadium ablaze scoring 61 off 50 balls with six fours and one six. His effort also fetched him the green belt, putting him on top of the highest scorers list in the tournament so far.
\nJahangir and Cox set up a partnership of 76 runs off 63 balls after they lost opening batter Sediqullah Atal with just 17 on board. It was Harmeet Singh who bowled him out, but it took the Warriorz almost a lifetime to find another breakthrough. However, Sikandar Raza\u2019s over made up for the long wicket-less spells as he picked up two crucial back-to-back wickets \u2013 that of half-centurion Jahangir and Mohammad Nabi in the 14th over. Jahangir was caught at long-on by Kohler-Cadmore while Nabi (4 off 4) holed out to deep square leg.
\nTaskin Ahmed packed off Leus Du Plooy (5 off 6) in the 17th over, but the Capitals were already racing towards victory at this point. Jordon Cox became the cynosure of the chase, breaking no sweat to make the target in five balls to spare.
\nThe Dubai Capitals\u2019 bowlers had also done exceedingly well, restricting the Warriorz total to a paltry 134\/8 with Haider Ali and Waqar Salamkheil picking up two wickets each. Ali was extremely economical too, giving away just 13 runs in four overs. David Willey, Mustafizur Rahman and Mohammad Nabi bagged a wicket each, contributing to the Capitals\u2019 third successive victory that has landed them in the playoffs.
\nAsked to bat first, Sharjah Warriorz had an uneventful outing at the crease. Just as the opening batters were settling in, Warriorz received an early jolt when Monank Patel (24 off 13) was run out by a quick-thinking David Willey. A mix up in the middle, Patel was sent back by Charles (43 off 46) with Willey at arm\u2019s length from the bails. Losing a wicket in the 5th over with just 34 runs on board was a setback and it didn\u2019t help the Warriorz cause when Haider Ali bowled Tom Abell (9 off 10 balls).
\nTom Kohler-Cadmore (3 off 4) followed suit. He was stumped by Shayan Jahangir while attempting to go big off Haider Ali but he was nowhere close to the ball and Jahangir was bang-on.
\nWith just 65\/3 on board in 10 overs, Warriorz needed a solid partnership that could keep them afloat on a slow track at the Ring of Fire. There was still some hope with opener Johnson Charles piloting the innings and power hitter Sikandar Raza joining him after Kohler-Cadmore\u2019s dismissal. Raza was also gifted a new lease of life when Jahangir dropped a simple catch off Haider Ali\u2019s ball. Unfortunately, Raza (8 off 11) could not muster much from this opportunity as he lost his wicket, in a caught-and-bowled effort by Mustafizur Rahman.
\nCharles followed a couple of overs after, when he was attempting to pull towards the long-on boundary, but Willey took a fine low catch ending Charles\u2019 batting prowess with two boundaries and two sixes.
\nFrom here on, Warriorz were on a spiral losing almost four wickets in the death overs but for the 24 runs coming off the final two overs. Adil Rashid and Harmeet Singh scored a quick 14 runs each. While Tim Southee (5 off 2) contributed towards Warriorz total to a chasable 134\/8 in 20 overs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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