International League T20 is being organized on UAE soil, where the match was played between Dubai Capitals and Abu Dhabi Knight Riders on 26 January. In this match, runs rained like heavy rain. A shower of fours and sixes was seen. The result was that the biggest target chase in the history of the league was achieved. This amazing historical script was written by Dubai Capitals defeating Abu Dhabi Knight Riders. By doing this they also won the match by a margin of 8 wickets.

Abu Dhabi Knight Riders scored 203 runs

In this match played against Dubai Capitals, Abu Dhabi Knight Riders batted first. Thanks to middle order batsman Charish Asalanka's 78 runs in just 38 balls, Abu Dhabi Knight Riders scored 203 runs in the match, losing 4 wickets in 20 overs. A total of 8 sixes and 22 fours were hit by Abu Dhabi Knight Riders in the match, out of which 4 sixes and 6 fours were from Asalanka.

The biggest target in front of Dubai Capitals

Now Dubai Capitals had a target of 204 runs. Such a big target had never been chased before in the history of ILT20. In such a situation, Dubai Capitals had a chance to create history. And he did just that. Dubai Capitals wrote this new chapter of history. Dubai Capitals chased the record target of 204 runs with just one ball left, in which the role of its two players Shay Hope and Gulbadin Naib played an important role.

Dubai Capitals chased the record in 19.5 overs

Shay Hope scored 74 runs in 53 balls while Gulbadin Naib scored 80 runs in just 47 balls with 5 sixes and 4 fours. While chasing the biggest target, Dubai Capitals hit 7 sixes and 19 fours, out of which only Hope and Naib hit 6 sixes and 13 fours.

15 sixes, 41 fours… 3 big records broken

In the match between Dubai Capitals and Abu Dhabi Knight Riders, a total of 15 sixes and 41 fours were hit. Three big records were broken in this match. The first was the biggest partnership for the first wicket for Abu Dhabi Knight Riders, where Myers and Andrews together added 63 runs. The second record was made by Hope and Naib by making a partnership of 135 runs, which is the biggest partnership for any wicket by Dubai Capitals. Third, a total of 410 runs were scored in the match, which is the highest number of total runs in the match between Dubai Capitals and Abu Dhabi Knight Riders. Earlier the record was 368 runs.