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Dubai Capitals registered their sixth win of the season after defeating table toppers Desert Vipers by 9 wickets in match number 30 of the International League T20 (ILT20) 2025 at Sharjah Cricket Stadium on February 3. For Capitals, leg spinner Qais Ahmad turned out to be the star performer with a four-wicket haul as Desert Vipers were bowled out for 137 runs in 19.4 overs while batting first. After that, Gulbadin Naib and Shai Hopes scored respective fifties as Dubai chased the target in 17.1 overs.

Talking about the match, batting first, Desert Vipers lost two wickets for 37 runs in 4.5 overs. After that, Dan Lawrence and Sam Curran added 45 runs for the third wicket. Curran got out after scoring 28(20) runs with one four and two sixes while Lawrence top scored with 44(31) runs hitting two fours and three sixes. 

Qais Ahmad takes 4 scalps as Dubai Capitals defeat Desert Vipers

Apart from Dan Lawrence and Sam Curran, none of the other batters could play a big knock as Desert Vipers were bowled out for 137 runs in 19.4 overs. Dubai Capitals, Qais Ahmad registered figures of 4/25 in his spell of four overs. Apart from that, Obed McCoy also took three scalps while Farhan Khan, Sikandar Raza and Dushmantha Chameera scalped a wicket each. 

Chasing the winning target, Dubai Capitals got a strong start as Adam Rossington and Shai Hope put up an opening partnership of 42 runs in 4.4 overs. Rossington got out after a quickfire 28(17) runs with a four and three sixes. After that, Gulbadin Naib joined Hope at the crease as the duo put up an unbeaten partnership of 96 runs to take Dubai Capitals home. Shai HOpe scored a steady 52*(54) runs with four fours and a six, while Gulbadin Naib remained unbeaten on 55*(31) runs hitting three fours and four sixes.