ILT20 2025 Match 3: Gulf Giants vs Sharjah Warriorz – Match Highlights and Scorecard

Sharjah Warriorz started their ILT20 2025 campaign with a dramatic win over Gulf Giants, clinching victory by three wickets on the last ball of the match. Tom Kohler-Cadmore played a brilliant knock, guiding his team to success with an unbeaten 83 runs off 56 balls.

Gulf Giants Set a Competitive Total

Gulf Giants batted first and posted 174/7 in their 20 overs. Rehan Ahmed led the charge with a quickfire 46 off 27 balls, supported by Jordan Cox (38 off 32) and Shimron Hetmyer (36 off 23). Mark Adair added 20* off just 10 balls at the end.

For the Sharjah Warriorz, Tim Southee was the standout bowler, taking 3 wickets for 30 runs in his four overs. Harmeet Singh and Adam Milne picked up one wicket each.

Kohler-Cadmore’s Heroics Seal the Game

Chasing 175, Sharjah Warriorz had a poor start, losing Jason Roy and Johnson Charles in the first two overs. Rohan Mustafa and Tom Kohler-Cadmore then steadied the innings with a crucial 105-run partnership for the third wicket. Mustafa contributed 45 runs off 33 balls, hitting three boundaries and two sixes.

After Mustafa’s dismissal, Gulf Giants made a strong comeback by taking quick wickets, leaving Sharjah Warriorz needing 24 runs in the last two overs. Adil Rashid and Kohler-Cadmore kept their nerves, scoring 14 runs off the penultimate over. With two runs required on the last ball, Kohler-Cadmore pushed the ball past long-on to seal the win for his team.

Kohler-Cadmore remained unbeaten on 83, smashing six fours and four sixes during his match-winning knock.

Gulf Giants vs Sharjah Warriorz Full Match Scorecard

Gulf Giants: 174/7 (20 overs)

Batters		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Adam Lyth	c K Paul b T Southee	11	16	2	0	68.75
James Vince	c TK Cadmore b T Southee	3	2	0	0	150.00
Rehan Ahmed	c K Paul b H Singh	46	27	5	2	170.37
Jordan Cox	c TK Cadmore b A Milne	38	32	4	1	118.75
Shimron Hetmyer	c J Roy b T Southee	36	23	5	1	156.52
Oliver George Robinson	b MJ Ullah	5	8	0	0	62.50
Mark Adair	Not out	20	10	1	2	200.00
Muhammad Saghir Khan	runout (A Milne / K Paul)	11	4	1	1	275.00
Aayan Afzal Khan	Not out	0	0	0	0	0.00
Extra	4 15 (b 0, w 0, nb 2, lb 2)
Total	174/7 (20 ov)

Bowlers	O	M	R	W	ECON
Tim Southee	4	0	30	3	7.50
Adam Milne	4	0	42	1	10.50
Muhammad Jawad Ullah	2	0	17	1	8.50
Keemo Paul	2	0	22	0	11.00
Adil Rashid	4	0	30	0	7.50
Harmeet Singh	4	0	31	1	7.75

Fall of wickets: 1-5 (James Vince – 0.5 ov), 2-27 (Adam Lyth – 4.2 ov), 3-84 (Rehan Ahmed – 10.5 ov), 4-102 (Jordan Cox – 13.3 ov), 5-123 (Oliver George Robinson – 16.4 ov), 6-144 (Shimron Hetmyer – 18.1 ov), 7-158 (Muhammad Saghir Khan – 19.2 ov)

Sharjah Warriorz: 175/7 (20 overs)

Batters		R	B	4S	6S	SR
Tom Kohler-Cadmore	Not out	83	56	6	4	148.21
Johnson Charles	c M S Khan b DJ Worrall	12	4	0	2	300.00
Jason Roy	c OG Robinson b MR Adair	0	2	0	0	0.00
Rohan Mustafa	c A Lyth b B Muzarabani	45	33	3	2	136.36
Bhanuka Rajapaksa	c OG Robinson b R Ahmed	2	4	0	0	50.00
Karim Janat	b TS Mills	5	5	1	0	100.00
Keemo Paul	c TS Mills b B Muzarabani	11	6	1	1	183.33
Harmeet Singh	c & b MR Adair	2	4	0	0	50.00
Adil Rashid	Not out	9	6	0	1	150.00
Extra	6 15 (b 0, w 6, nb 0, lb 0)
Total	175/7 (20 ov)

Bowlers	O	M	R	W	ECON
Daniel Worrall	4	0	45	1	11.25
Mark Adair	4	0	23	2	5.75
Blessing Muzarabani	4	0	27	2	6.75
Tymal Mills	4	0	37	1	9.25
Rehan Ahmed	3	0	33	1	11.00
Aayan Afzal Khan	1	0	10	0	10.00

Fall of wickets: 1-13 (Johnson Charles – 0.6 ov), 2-14 (Jason Roy – 1.4 ov), 3-119 (Rohan Mustafa – 12.4 ov), 4-122 (Bhanuka Rajapaksa – 13.4 ov), 5-127 (Karim Janat – 14.3 ov), 6-145 (Keemo Paul – 16.2 ov), 7-148 (Harmeet Singh – 17.2 ov)

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Match Result: Sharjah Warriorz won by 3

Player of the Match: Tom Kohler-Cadmore