Dubai Capitals faced MI Emirates in their last match of the league stages. The Capitals needed to win this game to strengthen their playoff hopes, and they did it. Now, they have finished with 9 points and a net run rate of -0.386. Sharjah Warriors are at 7 points and have a net run rate of -0.399.
Today, the last game of the league stage will be contested between Sharjah Warriors and Gulf Giants. If the Warriors lose this one, their tournament will end today. In terms of NRR, the Capitals are just 0.013 points ahead of the Warriors. Therefore, if the Sharjah team wins today with even a small margin, they will go through to the playoffs.
Keep reading till the bottom to know all about the previous game and the market changes caused by it.
Match 29: Dubai Capitals vs. MI Emirates
Dubai Capitals 166 for 3 (Shanaka 58, Raza 56(↑32%)) beat MI Emirates 164 for 7 (Pooran 43, Zahir 2/32) by 7 wickets.
Just as it has happened almost every time in this league, Dubai Capitals also opted to bowl first in their last league match. MI Emirates didn’t start well, as Andre Fletcher(↓33%) was dismissed for only 9 runs. Mohammed Waseem played another fine innings of 31 runs in 24 balls. The Emirates ended the powerplay at 58 for 3.
The skipper Nicholas Pooran walked into bat at #5 and smashed 43 runs in 31 balls. Dan Mousley played a rather strange innings of 31 runs in 35 deliveries. The innings closed at 164 for 7 as Jake Ball picked 3 wickets. Adam Zampa was excellent yet again, as he bagged 2 scalps for just 24 runs.
The chase started well with a 44-run partnership between Robin Uthappa(↑7%) and George Munsey. The former was dismissed in the 6th over, while the latter followed him on the 2nd delivery of the 7th over. Zahir Khan was bowling the 7th over and it turned out to be a nightmare for the Capitals.
After dismissing Munsey on the second ball, he sent Robin Uthappa(↑7%) back to the pavilion two balls later. It brought Sikandar Raza(↑32%) to the crease, and Zahir almost got him the first ball, just for the slip fielder to spill the opportunity. The final delivery of the over saw a massive LBW appeal against Raza. He wasn’t given out, and the MI Emirates didn’t review. But the replays later showed three reds on the hawkeye.
DCP needed 121 runs in the final 12 overs with 7 wickets in hand. Dasun Shanaka and Sikandar Raza(↑32%) batted with authority to form a 122-run partnership. The former scored 58 off 36, while the latter contributed 56 off 36. Dubai Capitals cruised to a 7-wicket victory with 11 balls to spare.
SportiScore Analysis
Sikandar Raza(↑32%) grabbed 40.5 SportiScores to become Sportiqo’s most valuable player of the day. Raza played a match-winning knock of 56 runs in just 36 balls with the help of 4 fours and as many sixes. This knock earned him 33 batting points. While he earned 7.5 scores due to his economical spell of 1 for 29 in 4 overs.
Robin Uthappa(↑7%) played a fine knock of 29 runs in 20 balls to provide Dubai Capitals with a solid start. His knock had 2 fours and as many maximums in it. His batting resulted in 12 batting points for him. Also, he took a catch and produced a run out to get 3 fielding points. So, his SportiScore sum came out to be 15.
Here are the performances and SportiScores earned by all the top players on the 24th day of the ILT20 League:
Player Performance SportiScores Earned
Sikandar Raza 56(36) & 1/29 40.5
Robin Uthappa 29(20) 15
Andre Fletcher 9(6) 0
Rovman Powell 0(2) -6
Market Update
Sikandar Raza’s(↑32%) all-round performance increased his price by 28 SPQs. Robin Uthappa(↑7%) also got a slight increase of 4.6 SPQs. On the other hand, Andre Fletcher’s(↓33%) value came down by 10.8 SPQs. Rovman Powell‘s(↓8%) two-ball duck resulted in a price drop of 16.9 SPQs for him.
Let’s see the major price changes in the players’ value after this match:
Player SportiScores 05 Feb Price 06 Feb Price % Change Cumulative SPQs Earned
Sikandar Raza 40.5 87.05 115.05 32% 115.05
Robin Uthappa 15 65.3 69.9 7% 69.9
Andre Fletcher 0 32.7 21.9 -33% 21.9
Rovman Powell -6 221.55 204.65 -8% 204.65
