ILT20 2025 Match 6: Abu Dhabi Knight Riders vs Sharjah Warriorz – Match Highlights and Scorecard

Abu Dhabi Knight Riders beat Sharjah Warriorz by 30 runs in the 6th match of the IILT20 2025 at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi. Sharjah won the toss and chose to bowl first, but ADKR posted a total of 159-5 in 20 overs.

The Knight Riders’ innings started with Phil Salt and Kyle Mayers at the crease. However, Salt was dismissed early for just 2 runs. Mayers followed soon after, scoring 21 runs off 9 balls, hitting 2 fours and 2 sixes. Joe Clarke contributed 32 runs before falling to Harmeet Singh. Michael Pepper and Alishan Sharafu couldn’t build on their starts, scoring 7 and 25 runs, respectively.

Laurie Evans and Andre Russell played well towards the end. Evans remained unbeaten on 39 off 31 balls, while Russell scored a quick-fire 24 off 12 balls. The team’s total of 159-5 came with a run rate of 7.95.

Sharjah Warriorz’s Struggle in the Chase

Sharjah Warriorz began their chase poorly, with early wickets falling quickly. Tom Kohler-Cadmore was dismissed for a duck in the very first over, and soon after, Jason Roy and Johnson Charles were also back in the dugout. Rohan Mustafa’s 20 runs and Keemo Paul’s 21 runs provided some resistance, but Sharjah was losing wickets regularly.

David Willey was the star with the ball for the Knight Riders, taking 3 wickets for 19 runs in his 4 overs. Jason Holder supported him well, picking up 4 wickets for 23 runs. Mayers also contributed with 2 wickets. Despite a late flurry from Tim Southee (24 runs off 11 balls), Sharjah was bowled out for 129 in 19.3 overs, hence falling short by 30 runs.

Abu Dhabi Knight Riders vs Sharjah Warriorz Full Match Scorecard

Abu Dhabi Knight Riders: 159/5 (20 overs)

Batters	R	B	4S	6S	SR
Philip Salt	2	7	0	0	28.57
Kyle Mayers	21	9	2	2	233.33
Joe Clarke	32	27	4	0	118.52
Michael-Kyle Pepper	7	12	1	0	58.33
Alishan Sharafu	25	22	3	0	113.64
Laurie Evans	39	31	3	1	125.81
Andre Russell	24	12	0	3	200.00
Extra	9 15 (b 1, w 7, nb 0, lb 1)
Total	159/5 (20 ov)

Bowlers	O	M	R	W	ECON
Adam Milne	4	0	37	2	9.25
Tim Southee	4	0	42	0	10.50
Muhammad Jawad Ullah	3	0	32	0	10.67
Harmeet Singh	4	0	22	1	5.50
Keemo Paul	1	0	10	0	10.00
Adil Rashid	4	0	14	2	3.50

Fall of wickets: 1-19 (Philip Salt – 2.2 ov), 2-26 (Kyle Mayers – 2.5 ov), 3-62 (Michael-Kyle Pepper – 7.4 ov), 4-86 (Joe Clarke – 11.2 ov), 5-109 (Alishan Sharafu – 15.3 ov)

Sharjah Warriorz: 129/10 (19.3 overs)

Batters	R	B	4S	6S	SR
Tom Kohler-Cadmore	0	2	0	0	0.00
Johnson Charles	12	14	1	1	85.71
Jason Roy	6	7	1	0	85.71
Rohan Mustafa	20	19	4	0	105.26
Bhanuka Rajapaksa	7	19	0	0	36.84
Karim Janat	9	9	0	1	100.00
Keemo Paul	21	16	4	0	131.25
Harmeet Singh	8	11	2	0	72.73
Adil Rashid	4	7	0	0	57.14
Tim Southee	24	11	2	2	218.18
Adam Milne	1	2	0	0	50.00
Extra	17 15 (b 0, w 8, nb 0, lb 9)
Total	129/10 (19.3 ov)

Bowlers	O	M	R	W	ECON
David Willey	4	0	19	3	4.75
Kyle Mayers	3.3	0	16	2	4.57
Jason Holder	4	0	23	4	5.75
Shahid Iqbal Bhutta	4	0	46	1	11.50
Sunil Narine	4	0	16	0	4.00

Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Tom Kohler-Cadmore – 0.2 ov), 2-11 (Jason Roy – 2.3 ov), 3-29 (Johnson Charles – 5.4 ov), 4-45 (Rohan Mustafa – 7.6 ov), 5-62 (Karim Janat – 10.6 ov), 6-70 (Bhanuka Rajapaksa – 12.2 ov), 7-83 (Harmeet Singh – 14.4 ov), 8-102 (Keemo Paul – 16.6 ov), 9-104 (Adil Rashid – 17.3 ov), 10-129 (Tim Southee – 19.3 ov)

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Match Result: Abu Dhabi Knight Riders won by 30 runs

Player of the Match: David Willey