Dubai Capitals fell well short of their 184 target, ending their innings on 154 for 8 LONDON: Abu Dhabi Knight Riders emerged triumphant with a 29-run victory against the Dubai Capitals in the International League T20 on Saturday. Big knocks from Michael Pepper early in the innings and Andre Russell’s display of power-hitting in the death overs saw the Knight Riders post a total of 183 all out. In response the Dubai Capitals fell well short of their 184 target, ending their innings on 154 for 8. David Willey delivered a comprehensive player of the match performance for the Knight Riders with an impactful knock of 26 runs in 18 balls while denting the Capitals’ top order with the crucial wickets of Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Sam Billings. Steering the Dubai Capitals run chase, David Warner and Jason Holder scored 42 runs each, but the lack of support around them and a strong display from the Knight Riders’ bowlers saw the Capitals’ run chase fizzle out. Abu Dhabi’s David Willey, Sunil Narine and Imad Wasim were exceptional with the ball picking up two wickets each. Speaking after the match, Knight Riders captain, Sunil Narine said: “The way we started with the bat in the powerplay, could have been better. Thanks to Russell, we got to that score. The bowlers started off briliiantly, and we would like to have a perfect game (without drop catches), but we will take the win” Echoing his sentiments, player of the match Willey added: “We have got a great group of guys and everybody is chipping in. It is nice to get the win. I am happy that there is a little bit out there with the new ball for me. I would like to think I am peaking at the right time and hopefully we start to gel well and get results in our favour.”