DUBAI: Ben Dunk’s brisk half-century, followed by Rovman Powell’s unbeaten 40 led Dubai Capitals to an enthralling four-wicket victory over Desert Vipers in the 17th match of the ILT20 here on Thursday.
Put into bat first, the Vipers registered a decent total of 169/6 in the allotted overs, courtesy of their openers Rohan Mustafa and Alex Hales.
The duo gave the Vipers a flourishing start with an 81-run opening partnership.
Mustafa led the stand with clean hitting and notched up his half-century in the process but failed to stretch his sensational knock.
He perished in the ninth over after scoring 50 off 33 deliveries with the help of four boundaries and three sixes.
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Meanwhile, Hales stood his ground firm and put together a cautious 35-run partnership with skipper Colin Munro but fell agonizingly short of his well-deserved fifty.
He fell victim to Jason Holder in the 14th over, scoring a 32-ball 49 which featured two boundaries and four sixes.
Following Hales’ dismissal, the Vipers lost three more wickets in quick succession and as a result, slipped to 127/5 in 16.4 overs.
However, Adam Hose and Wanindu Hasaranga added a quickfire 36 at the death to bolster the total.
Hasaranga perished on the penultimate delivery after scoring 12 off seven while Hose remained unbeaten with his quick cameo. He smashed two boundaries and three sixes on his way to a 17-ball 35.
For the Capitals, Sikandar Raza, Akif Raja, Holder, Scott Kuggeleijn and Dushmantha Chameera picked one wicket apiece.
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In return, the Capitals amassed the 170-run target on the last delivery of the innings.
The home side had a shaky start to their innings as they lost Rahmanullah Gurbaz (4) on the third delivery.
Substituted in to bat at number three, Ben Dunk took on the strong Vipers’ bowling attack and scored at a brisk rate.
He smashed seven boundaries and two sixes on his way to a 30-ball 59.
However, Dunk’s dismissal in the ninth over, dented the Capitals’ march towards the pursuit.
But Rovman Powell held his nerves calm and steered his side to glory with a sensible knock. His 32-ball 40 featured three boundaries and a six.
Wanindu Hasaranga and Shaheen Afridi bagged two wickets each for the Vipers while Mohammad Amir Mustafa struck out a batter apiece.
The four-wicket victory lifted Dubai Capitals to the second in the ILT20 standings with six points in six matches while Desert Vipers remained at the bottom with four points in as many matches.
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