Overview
- Rovman Powell smashed 96 not out off 52 balls with eight fours and four sixes to earn Player of the Match honors.
- Jordan Cox scored 52 in a 119-run stand with Powell that rebuilt the innings and set up a total of 186/4.
- Abu Dhabi Knight Riders, sent in to chase after Jason Holder chose to bowl, were dismissed for 103 in 15.3 overs.
- Waqar Salamkheil led the bowling with 4/29, while David Willey took 2/13 and Mohammed Nabi 2/12, after early strikes from Willey and Mustafizur Rahman.
- Powell praised Cox’s role in rotating strike against Sunil Narine and Piyush Chawla, as commentators suggested the display could bolster his push for more KKR game time next season.