"VAN" (Sports Desk - 28.11.2025) :: Quetta Qavalry confirmed their place in Qualifier 1 with a dramatic Super Over victory against the Vista Riders, maintaining their position at the top of the 2025 Abu Dhabi T10 table. Muhammad Waseem’s explosive 41* off 14 and Liam Livingstone’s decisive six in the Super Over proved decisive, while Vista Riders were carried by Ben McDermott’s 44 off 27 in a contest that went down to the wire.
Quetta made a bright start through Andries Gous (23 off 16), who struck two fours and a six before falling to Dwaine Pretorius in the fifth over. Evin Lewis kept the innings moving with a couple of boundaries, lifting the Qavalry to 52/1 at the halfway stage before being dismissed by Andrew Tye. Waseem then seized control, smashing three fours and three sixes in a blistering finish, with brief support from Liam Livingstone, Khwaja Nafay and Fabian Allen. His late surge carried Quetta to a competitive 104/5.
In response, Faf du Plessis launched Ali Majid for six but was bowled shortly after. McDermott and Unmukt Chand rebuilt steadily, though Chand was removed by Abbas Afridi in the fourth over. McDermott’s fluent 44 off 27, decorated with four fours and two sixes, kept Riders well in touch at 46/2 after five overs. Sean Dickson (17 off 11) added pressure-shifting boundaries before retiring hurt, leaving the final push to McDermott and the lower order.
A turning point arrived when Livingstone pulled off a brilliant diving catch at the boundary to remove McDermott off Khuzaima Tanveer, soon followed by Pretorius edging behind. Needing 16 off the last over, Matthew Forde and CP Rizwan held their nerve, combining for a six and a four to force the match into the season’s first Super Over.
Vista Riders posted 12/0 through McDermott and du Plessis, with the former striking a boundary. Quetta’s reply began with a four from Waseem before Nafay fell going big, but Livingstone stepped up, launching a towering six over square leg to seal a thrilling finish and secure Quetta’s top-of-table progression.
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