The ongoing International League T20 (ILT20) is reaching its business end with only a handful of games left to be played in the league stage before the playoffs begin. Meanwhile, Desert Vipers have become the first team to book their place in the playoffs f♉ollowing their crucial 22-run triꦅumph against Sharjah Warriors at Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Tuesday.
In❀ the contest, Vipers, after opting to bat first, posted 148/6 on the board and restricted the Warriors to 126/8 to register a victory that also pushe🧸d them to acquire the numero uno position in the points table.
so far courtesy !💥— Zee Cricket (@ilt20onzee)
Speaking about the game, the Vipers got to 148/6 after valuable contributions from Howell (34 off 23), Rohan Mustafa (31 off 33) and Billings (27 off 23). In response, the Warriors kept losing wickets at regular intervals and never really got the desired momentum. Paul Walter was the top-scorer for them with 27 off 23 as Warriors only managed to reach 126/8, losing the contest by 22 runs. Luke Wood and Wanindu Hasaranga were the pick of the bowlers for Vipers, b🌟agging a three-wicket haul each.
