Desert Vipers vs Dubai Capitals, IL T20 Qualifier 1 Highlights: Gulbadin Naib powers Dubai Capitals to final

That's it! What a finish! Dubai Capitals clinch last ball thriller by 5 wickets to make ILT20 final.

With 12 needed off last over, DCP lost a set Gulbadin Naib but Sikandar Raza kept his cool to take his side across the finish line on the last ball.

So, DCP win and Desert Vipers will now play Qualifier 2 for another shot in the final.

1 4 2 2 0 1 - Gulbadin Naib (52*) raises his half-century in the penultimate over from Sam Curran and Dubai Capitals now need 12 runs off the last 6 balls.

Dasun Shanaka is with Naib at the other end as this 190 has gone down to the wire.

Curran leaks 10 runs in the penultimate over.

Vipers skipper Lockie Ferguson to bowl the final over of the match.

OUT! David Payne comes back into the attack and breaks the terrific 47-run partnership between Rovman Powell and Gulbadin Naib. Powell goes for the slog sweep, gets the top edge and is caught inside the circle. Powell walks back for 20. DCP need another 25 off 14 balls

164/4 in 17.4 ov.

Gulbadin Naib and Rovman Powell keep Dubai Capitals chase alive. Both have added 29 off 18 balls. Final 4 overs to go now and DCP need 44 runs at 11 RPO. A set Naib is now looking really good on 32 and Powell is playing the support act to perfection.

DCP 146-3 in 16 overs

Gulbadin Naib 32*
Rovman Powell 5*
Partnership: 21(12)
Wanindu Hasaranga 1/40

Dubai Capitals need 52 runs in 30 balls @ 10.4 RPO

Sam Billings takes Wanindu Hasaranga to the cleaners, firing 20 runs in the 13th over but gets run out on the last ball. Billings hit 3 fours and a six in the Hasaranga over and gets run out, trying to go for a second run on the last ball. Billings walks back after scoring quickfire 16-ball 38.

DCP 117-3 in 13 overs

Gulbadin Naib 9*
Sam Billings 1*
Partnership: 6*(5)
Lockie Ferguson 1/13
Wanindu Hasaranga 1/11

Dubai Capitals need 117 runs in 60 balls @ 11.7 RPO

OUT! Second blow for Dubai Capitals as Adam Rossington walks back after scoring a brisk 31-ball 44. Lockie Ferguson gets rid of the DCP opener with a ripping yorker. Perfect use of the angle from Ferguson as Rossington is beaten all ends up.

DCP 67/2 in 9.1 overs

OUT! Wanindu Hasaranga strikes in his first over as Dubai Capitals lose Shai Hope for 17 (17) after 51-run opening stand.

Hasaranga bowls a flighted length ball outside off and Hope ends up slicing it to Khuzaima Tanveer at long-off.

DCP 51/1 in 6.4 overs

Adam Rossington 32*
Shai Hope 14*

Dubai Capitals need another 143 runs off 84 balls @ 10.21 RPO

4 overs into the 190 chase and Mohammad Amir and David Payne have managed to keep Adam Rossington and Shai Hope quiet inside the Powerplay. Dubai Capitals have scored 26 together as the required rate has now climbed up over 10 RPO.

A couple of overs into the chase and Adam Rossington and Shai Hope are off to a watchful start. After an 8-run first over from Mohammad Amir, that had a couple of boundaries in it, David Payne gives away just three runs in his first. Amir to continue from the other end for the Vipers.

DCP 11-0 in 2 overs

Adam Rossington and Shai Hope are in the middle to begin this 190 chase for Dubai Capitals. Left-arm quick Mohammad Amir to start the proceedings for Desert Vipers. Here we go!

W 0 B1 Wd 6 4 4 - That's it! Dushmantha Chameera completes the final over of the innings. He got rid of Daniel Lawrence and gave away 16 runs in it.

So, Desert Vipers, put in to bat by Dubai Capitals, get to a solid 189 for seven.

Alex Hales led the way for Vipers, scoring 32-ball 76, while Max Holden and Daniel Lawrence scored 36 and 35 respectively.

For Capitals, Qais Ahmad and Gulbadin Naib got a couple of wickets each.

1 2 1 W 2 1 - Obed McCoy gets rid of Sherfane Rutherford and leaks 7 runs in the 18th over. Daniel Lawrence is still out there for the vipers, batting on 26 and Wanindu Hasaranga is with him at the other end. Gulbadin Naib to now bowl the penultimate over of the innings.

DV 163-5 in 18 overs

OUT! Qais Ahmad comes back to bowl his final over and strikes on the last ball. Got hit for 14 on the first 5 deliveries but gets rid of Sam Curran on the last ball of the over. Sam Curran is caught by Gulbadin Naib at extra-cover as Vipers skipper walks back for 24.

DV 150/4 in 16 overs

Daniel Lawrence 19*
Sam Curran 12*
Partnership: 29*(29)
Gulbadin Naib 1/15
Qais Ahmad 1/16

Daniel Lawrence (14*) and Sam Curran (10*) steady Desert Vipers after quick blows. Both have now added 22 runs off 23 balls and looking to build a partnership. Despite the fall of set Alex Hales and Max Holden in quick succession, Vipers still scoring at 9.21 RPO. A 10-run third over from Obed McCoy comes to an end.

DV 129/3 in 14 overs

OUT! Now Max Holden falls! Desert Vipers in a bit of trouble as they lose both set batters. After the fall of Alex Hales in the 9th over, Qais Ahmad gets rid of Holden for 36 in the 11th. Holden misses an Ahmad googly and hits it to Gulbadin Naib to the right of long-on. Vipers lose two in 3 overs as Capitals bounce back.

DV 107/3 in 10.1 overs

Max Holden 36*
Daniel Lawrence 2*
Partnership: 7*(6)
Gulbadin Naib 1/8

OUT! Gulbadin Naib gets the breakthrough Dubai Capitals were searching for. Naib comes into the attack and strikes on the last ball of his first over to break the 98-run stand. Dangerous Hales is caught and bowled by Naib as he walks back after scoring an incredible 32-ball 67.

DV 100/2 in 9 overs

6 6 0 6 - Alex Hales show in Dubai! He takes Sikandar Raza to the cleaners in his first over. Whacks three sixes in it to raise his fifty. Hales has raced to 68 off 28 balls. Desert Vipers scoring at 12 RPO at the moment and look set for a big total.

DV 84/1 in 7 overs

A cracker of a knock this has been from Alex Hales. He raises to his fifty off just 25 balls. Hales has so far hit 5 fours and 4 sixes and his knock has come at a strike rate of over 220. Gets to his half-century with a maximum off Sikandar Raza.

DV 72/1 in 6.3 overs

Alex Hales 45*
Max Holden 17*
Partnership: 62*(34)
Farhan Khan 1/16

After the fall of Rahmanullah Gurbaz in the first over, Alex Hales and Max Holden have added 36 runs off 22 balls for the second wicket. While Hales is on 21 off 13, Holden has so far scored 15 off 10. An 8-run first over from Dushmantha Chameera that had a boundary in it comes to an end.

DV 38/1 in 4 overs

OUT! Farhan Khan strikes third-ball. Farhan gives Dubai a perfect start. Rahmanullah Gurbaz falls after scoring just 1 run. A lovely length ball from Farhan outside off at around the fourth-stump channel and Gurbaz edges it to Shai Hope behind the stumps.

DV 2/1 in 0.3 overs

Alex Hales and Rahmanullah Gurbaz are in the middle to begin the Desert Vipers. Farhan Khan to start the proceedings for Dubai Capitals. Here we go!

There is no grass on the deck. It is very bare. The spinners despite the deck being dry haven't come into play as they have given away runs as well. Even 150 can be enough at times during playoffs but on this wicket 170-175 might well be needed.

Alex Hales, Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Daniel Lawrence, Sam Curran, Dhruv Parashar, Sherfane Rutherford, Max Holden, Wanindu Hasaranga, Khuzaima Tanveer, Lockie Ferguson(c), Mohammad Amir

Shai Hope(w), Gulbadin Naib, Sam Billings(c), Sikandar Raza, Dasun Shanaka, Rovman Powell, Farhan Khan, Haider Ali, Obed McCoy, Dushmantha Chameera, Qais Ahmad

Dubai Capitals skipper Sam Billings wins toss and decides to bowl first against Desert Vipers in Dubai.

Daniel Lawrence, Alex Hales, Sam Curran, Azam Khan(w), Sherfane Rutherford, Adam Hose, Michael Jones, Wanindu Hasaranga, Ali Naseer, Lockie Ferguson(c), Khuzaima Tanveer, Tanish Suri, Dhruv Parashar, Kushal Malla, Bas de Leede, Fakhar Zaman, Max Holden, Nathan Sowter, Luke Wood, David Payne, Mohammad Amir

Shai Hope(w), Gulbadin Naib, Sam Billings(c), Sikandar Raza, Dasun Shanaka, Rovman Powell, Dushmantha Chameera, Farhan Khan, Haider Ali, Qais Ahmad, Obed McCoy, Zeeshan Naseer, Garuka Sanketh, Brandon McMullen, Joe Burns, Adam Rossington, Olly Stone, Najibullah Zadran, Scott Kuggeleijn, Khalid Shah, Zahir Khan

Desert Vipers topped the points table with 14 points in the league stage of the season.
Dubai Capitals, on the other hand, finished second on the points table after beating Desert Vipers in the last league game.