Highlights Dubai Capitals vs Mi Emirates T20i International League T20 17.12.2025

OUT! Shepherd gets the wicket! Full ball, outside off stump. Willey moves onto the back foot and outside edges, and is caught by Kamindu Mendis

MAXIMUM! Full toss, pitching outside off. Willey moves onto the back foot and drives for six runs.

OUT! Run out. Full, pitching outside off. Willey goes back and lofts a drive for 1 run. Mustafizur Rahman is then run out, following some tidy fielding by Banton and Shepherd.

Yorker, outside off stump. Mustafizur Rahman goes back but misses while trying to play a drive

Back of a length from Naveen-ul-Haq, pitching outside leg stump and angled across the batter. Ali gets on the back foot and lifts a pull for one run.

Back of a length, on line. Willey rocks back and pulls for a single run.

Length ball, outside off. Ali rocks back and cuts for 1 run.

OUT! Caught. Short of a length, pitching on a good line once more. Cox rocks back and plays a shaky pull, and is caught by Muhammad Waseem

Back of a length from Naveen-ul-Haq, pitching on a good line. Willey goes back and plays a pull for a single run back behind square.

OUT! Caught. Length ball, outside off. Mohammad Nabi moves onto the front foot and lifts a shaky pull, and is caught by Muhammad Waseem

Wide. Too wide outside off. Mohammad Nabi gets on the back foot but makes no contact while attempting a drive

Shepherd pitches one up, outside off. Mohammad Nabi moves onto the back foot and punches a bad drive for a single run.

Full ball, pitching outside off stump. Cox goes back and drives for a single run.

Full ball, pitching on a good line. Cox moves onto the back foot and flicks for two runs.

On a good length, outside leg. Mohammad Nabi shuffles down the pitch and flicks for a run.

On a good length, pitching outside off once again. Mohammad Nabi gets on the back foot and plays a defensive stroke

FOUR! Length ball, pitching outside off. Mohammad Nabi gets on the back foot and outside edges behind point for 4 runs.

Short of a length, on a good line. Mohammad Nabi gets on the back foot and plays a pull back behind square for one run.

Length ball, pitching outside off once more. Cox gets on the front foot and drives for a run.

Good length, outside off stump. Cox rocks back and drives for a pair of runs.

Back of a length from Naveen-ul-Haq, outside off stump once again. Mohammad Nabi moves onto the back foot and edges

Back of a length, pitching outside off. Cox moves onto the back foot and plays a drive for one run down the ground.

On a good line and length. Mohammad Nabi gets on the back foot and cuts

Length ball, outside off stump. Mohammad Nabi rocks back and punches a sloppy drive

Full, pitching on a good line. Cox moves onto the front foot and drives down the ground for one run.

Full ball, pitching on leg and angled across. Mohammad Nabi moves onto the back foot and drives for a run.

Length ball, pitching outside off stump. Mohammad Nabi moves onto the back foot and late cuts for two runs through point.

On a good line and length once more. Cox rocks back and drives through the off side field for 1 run.

Good line and length from Ghazanfar. Cox goes back and glances through the leg side field for one run.

Ghazanfar now coming over the wicket to Mohammad Nabi. Good length, outside off. Mohammad Nabi goes back and drives through the off side field for one run.

OUT! Run out. Pitched up, outside off. Neesham pushes forward and drives down the ground. He is then run out, following some good fielding by Banton and Pooran.

Full ball, pitching outside off but angling across the batter. Neesham gets on the front foot, and is hit on the pads while attempting to play a reverse sweep. MI Emirates appeal for LBW, but umpire Tucker is unmoved. MI Emirates call for a review. The decision is upheld by the DRS.

Ghazanfar now coming around the wicket to Neesham. Good length from Ghazanfar, outside off stump once more. Neesham moves onto the back foot and edges

On a good length, pitching outside off. Cox goes back and drives through the leg side field for 1 run.

Kamindu Mendis pitches one up, pitching outside leg. Cox gets forward and inside edges back behind square for a run.

Pitched up, pitching on a good line. Shanaka gets on the front foot and eases a drive for a single run through the off side field.

Kamindu Mendis pitches one up, pitching outside off once again. Shanaka pushes forward and punches a drive on the off side.

Full ball, outside off stump. Shanaka gets forward and inside edges into their pads while attempting a sweep. MI Emirates appeal for LBW, however Shanaka is given not out. MI Emirates call for a review. The decision is upheld by the DRS.

Length ball, pitching outside off stump once more. Cox gets on the back foot and punches a drive through the off side for a run.

Good length from Rashid Khan, outside off once again. Shanaka gets on the back foot and square cuts for 2 runs back through point.

OUT! Rashid Khan finds a way through! Full, pitching outside off once more. Powell pushes forward but misses while trying a drive, the stumps are disturbed, and Powell has to go

Length ball, outside off stump. Cox rocks back and drives for a single run.

Pitching on a good line and length once again. Cox gets on the back foot and eases a drive for 2 runs on the on side.

Rashid Khan pitches one up, pitching on a good line once again. Cox pushes forward, and is hit on the pads while attempting a reverse sweep. MI Emirates appeal, however Cox is given not out.

Pitched up, on a good line. Cox gets on the front foot and drives

Length ball, pitching outside off. Cox rocks back and plays a pull for a single run.

Full ball, pitching on a good line. Powell gets forward and skies a drive down the ground for a run.

Full ball, outside off stump again. Cox rocks back and drives for one run.

Kamindu Mendis comes around the wicket. Pitched up, pitching outside off again. Powell goes back and drives on the off side for one run.

FOUR! Full, outside off. Powell pushes forward and skies a drive for 4 runs on the off side.

Kamindu Mendis pitches one up, outside off. Cox gets forward and drives on the off side for 1 run.

Good length, pitching on leg and angled across Powell. He goes back and plays a poor defensive stroke

Pitched up, pitching on leg. Cox moves onto the front foot and reverse sweeps for 1 run back behind point.

Pitched up, on line. Cox pushes forward, and is hit on the pads while trying to play a defensive shot

Pitching on a good line and length once again. Cox goes back and plays a defensive stroke

On a good line and length. Powell goes back and defends for a single run.

Pitching on a good line and length. Powell rocks back and glances for two runs behind square.

Good length from Ghazanfar, outside off again. Powell rocks back and outside edges for a pair of runs back behind point.

Good length from Ghazanfar, pitching outside off stump once more. Cox moves onto the front foot and lifts a drive for a single run.

MAXIMUM! Ghazanfar pitches one up, outside off stump once again. Cox gets forward and drives over the on side field for a half dozen runs.

Full, pitching outside off stump again. Cox gets on the front foot and punches a drive through the off side.

Pitched up, pitching outside off once again. Cox gets on the back foot and eases a drive

Pitched up, outside off. Powell gets forward and plays a defensive stroke

Full ball, pitching near leg stump and angling across. Powell rocks back and drives shakily on the on side.

OUT! Rashid Khan gets the wicket! Pitched up, pitching on a good line. Shayan Jahangir moves down the pitch but misses while attempting a drive, Pooran quickly whips the bails off, and Shayan Jahangir has to go

Good line and length from Rashid Khan. Cox moves onto the back foot and drives down the ground for a single run.

Length ball, outside off stump once more. Shayan Jahangir gets on the back foot and inside edges for one run.

Length ball, pitching outside off again. Shayan Jahangir moves onto the back foot and defends

Good length from Ghazanfar, outside off stump again. Cox goes back but makes no contact while attempting to play a defensive shot

Good length, outside off stump again. Shayan Jahangir rocks back and plays a drive on the leg side for a run.

Good length, outside off stump. Cox moves onto the back foot and drives for a run. The ball is misfielded costing one run.

On a good line and length from Ghazanfar again. Cox gets on the front foot and plays a defensive stroke

Ghazanfar pitches one up, pitching on a good line once again. Cox gets forward and defends

Length ball, outside off stump. Shayan Jahangir rocks back and cuts

Good length, pitching outside leg. Shayan Jahangir goes back, and is hit on the pad while attempting to play a leg glance, resulting in 4 leg byes behind square.

On a good line and length. Shayan Jahangir rocks back, and is hit on the pads while attempting to defend

Good length from Rashid Khan, outside off stump. Shayan Jahangir goes back and drives for a pair of runs.

Good length from Rashid Khan, outside off stump. Shayan Jahangir rocks back and slices a late cut for two runs behind point.

Good line and length from Rashid Khan once more. Shayan Jahangir gets on the back foot and defends

On a good line and length. Cox goes back and eases a drive

FOUR! Short of a length, pitching outside off stump once more. Cox moves onto the back foot and lifts a cut for four runs behind point.

Good length from Shepherd, outside off. Shayan Jahangir gets forward and outside edges for a single run.

Short of a length, on a good line. Cox goes back and drives for a single run.

Pitched up, pitching near leg stump and angling across the batter. Shayan Jahangir rocks back and flicks for a run.

Good line and length from Shepherd once again. Cox gets on the front foot and eases a drive through the on side field for 1 run.

Rohid now coming over the wicket. Back of a length, on line. Shayan Jahangir goes back and tucks a glance

Rohid now coming around the wicket. Back of a length, outside off stump once again. Cox goes back and edges for one run behind square.

And again! Back of a length, pitching outside off again. Cox gets on the back foot and slices a late cut for 4 runs back behind point.

FOUR! On a good length, pitching outside off again. Cox pushes forward and plays a drive for four runs over the off side field.

Full ball, outside off stump. Cox gets forward and drives over the leg side field for a pair of runs.

OUT! Rohid gets the wicket! Back of a length, on a good line. Du Plooy goes back and outside edges, and is caught by Pooran

Full, pitching on a good line. Shayan Jahangir gets forward and inside edges

MAXIMUM! Full, outside off stump. Shayan Jahangir pushes forward and lifts a drive down the ground for a half dozen runs.

Full ball, outside off. Shayan Jahangir gets on the front foot and plays a drive for a pair of runs.

Wide. Pitching well down the leg side. Shayan Jahangir gets on the back foot but swings and misses while trying a leg glance

Pitched up, outside off stump. Shayan Jahangir moves onto the front foot and punches a drive for a pair of runs down the ground.

Ghazanfar pitches one up, on a good line. Shayan Jahangir pushes forward and plays a defensive stroke

Full, outside off once more. Shayan Jahangir gets on the front foot but makes no contact while trying to play a reverse sweep

Naveen-ul-Haq pitches one up, pitching outside off stump once again. Shayan Jahangir pushes forward and edges for 1 run back through point.

Length ball, pitching outside off stump once more. Shayan Jahangir moves onto the front foot but swings and misses while trying to play a drive

SIX! Naveen-ul-Haq comes over the wicket to Shayan Jahangir. Back of a length, pitching outside off stump. Shayan Jahangir rocks back and pulls for 6 runs.

Full, outside leg once more. Du Plooy rocks back and glances for a run.

On a good line and length. Du Plooy moves onto the back foot and plays a defensive stroke

On a good length, pitching outside off stump. Du Plooy gets on the back foot and glances for a run.

Full ball, outside off once again. Shayan Jahangir moves onto the front foot and eases a shaky drive through the off side field for a run.

Rohid pitches one up, outside off stump. Shayan Jahangir gets on the back foot and drives poorly for two runs.

Full ball, pitching on a good line. Shayan Jahangir goes back and drives down the ground.

Back of a length, pitching outside off. Du Plooy moves onto the back foot and plays a defensive stroke for a run.

Good length from Rohid, pitching outside off. Du Plooy moves onto the back foot and drives poorly

Naveen-ul-Haq now coming over the wicket to Shayan Jahangir. On a good length, outside off stump. Shayan Jahangir pushes forward and eases a drive

Full, pitching outside off. Du Plooy gets on the front foot and square cuts for one run back through point.

Good length, outside off stump. Du Plooy moves onto the front foot and plays a defensive stroke

Wide. Pitched up, pitching far outside off.

Good length from Naveen-ul-Haq, pitching outside off stump. Du Plooy pushes forward and punches a drive through the off side field.

Full ball, outside off stump. Du Plooy gets on the front foot and punches a drive

SIX! Short of a length, on line. Shepherd gets on the back foot and skies a pull for 6 runs.

Back of a length from Mustafizur Rahman, pitching outside off stump. Shepherd goes back and edges for a pair of runs.

DROPPED! Pitching on a good line and length. Shepherd rocks back and drives for a couple of runs on the off side. A chance at a wicket, but the catch is put down.

Mustafizur Rahman pitches one up, outside off stump. Shepherd rocks back and drives shakily for 2 runs.

Short of a length, on line. Shepherd gets on the back foot but swings and misses while attempting to play a pull

FOUR! Full, pitching outside off. Shepherd gets on the back foot and edges back behind point for 4 runs.

Full, pitching on a good line. Naveen-ul-Haq moves down the pitch and lifts a drive for a pair of runs.

Salamkheil pitches one up, pitching on a good line. Naveen-ul-Haq gets on the front foot and plays a defensive stroke

Salamkheil pitches one up, on a good line. Naveen-ul-Haq pushes forward, and is hit on the pad while trying to defend. Dubai Capitals appeal, but the umpire says not out.

Salamkheil pitches one up, on leg stump and angling across. Shepherd gets on the front foot and lifts a sweep for one run.

Full, on line. Shepherd pushes forward and plays a sloppy sweep back behind square.

Length ball, outside leg. Naveen-ul-Haq goes back and leg glances back behind square.

OUT! Mustafizur Rahman gets the wicket! Good length, pitching outside off stump. Ghazanfar goes back and edges, and is brilliantly caught by du Plooy

Back of a length, pitching on a good line again. Ghazanfar moves onto the back foot but swings and misses while attempting a glance

OUT! Mustafizur Rahman gets the wicket! Full, pitching on a good line. Banton moves onto the back foot and lifts a sloppy drive, and is caught by du Plooy on the leg side.

Length ball, pitching outside off stump again. Shepherd gets on the back foot and finesses a glance behind point on the off side for a single run.

OUT! Mustafizur Rahman gets the wicket! Mustafizur Rahman pitches one up, outside off stump again. Rashid Khan gets on the back foot and edges, and is caught by Shanaka down the ground.

Full ball, pitching outside off stump. Banton moves onto the front foot but misses while attempting to play a sweep

Good line and length. Rashid Khan goes back and slices a cut for a run.

Full ball, outside off. Rashid Khan gets on the back foot but makes no contact while trying a cut

OUT! LBW. Pitched up, on a good line. Kamindu Mendis moves onto the front foot, and is hit on the pads while attempting to play a sweep. Umpire Gazi Sohel gives Kamindu Mendis out LBW, however the umpires then ask Kamindu Mendis to remain while a review is undertaken. The decision is upheld, and Kamindu Mendis is given out.

DROPPED! Salamkheil pitches one up, pitching outside off. Kamindu Mendis gets on the front foot and skies a sweep for four runs. A chance for a catch, but it's dropped by Willey.

Good line and length. Banton gets on the back foot and inside edges for one run.

Mustafizur Rahman pitches one up, pitching outside off. Banton moves onto the front foot and edges for a single run behind point.

Length ball, outside off stump. Kamindu Mendis goes back and plays a pull for one run.

Good length, pitching outside off stump. Kamindu Mendis pushes forward and eases a drive for a pair of runs.

Wide. Back of a length from Mustafizur Rahman, too wide outside off.

Pitching on a good line and length once more. Banton rocks back and punches a drive for a single run.

Good line and length from Mustafizur Rahman. Banton goes back but misses while trying a drive

Full ball, on line once more. Kamindu Mendis goes back and edges behind square for a single run.

Ali now coming around the wicket to Banton. On a good line and length from Ali. Banton goes back and punches a mediocre drive

Ali comes over the wicket. Full ball, outside off stump. Kamindu Mendis moves onto the front foot and flicks for 1 run.

On a good line and length. Banton rocks back and drives for a single run.

Ali comes around the wicket to Banton. Ali pitches one up, outside off. Banton moves onto the front foot and plays a defensive stroke

Ali comes over the wicket to Kamindu Mendis. Full ball, pitching outside off stump again. Kamindu Mendis gets forward and drives for 1 run.

OUT! Ali gets the wicket! Full, outside off stump. Pollard moves onto the front foot and edges, and is caught by Salamkheil

Back of a length, pitching on a good line. Pollard pushes forward and glances behind square for a single run.

Good length from Jawadullah, outside off stump. Pollard gets forward but opts to let the ball through to the wicketkeeper unchallenged

Back of a length, pitching on a good line again. Banton goes back and edges for a single run back behind point.

On a good line and length. Banton goes back but swings and misses while trying a drive

OUT! Jawadullah breaks through! Good line and length once again. Bairstow moves onto the back foot but makes no contact while trying to play a pull, the ball gets through, and Bairstow is bowled

Wide. Short of a length, pitching on a good line once more.

Back of a length, pitching on a good line. Pollard gets on the back foot and lifts a shaky cut for a run.

Yorker, pitching near leg stump and angled across Bairstow. He pushes forward and flicks for 2 runs.

Ali pitches one up, pitching on a good line. Pollard gets on the back foot and drives on the on side for 1 run.

Length ball, outside off stump again. Bairstow rocks back and drives for a run on the on side.

Full, outside off once more. Bairstow pushes forward, and is hit on the pad while attempting to play a reverse sweep

DROPPED! Good length, outside off. Bairstow moves onto the back foot and edges. A chance for a catch, but it's dropped by Shayan Jahangir. A really difficult chance for Shayan Jahangir there.

On a good line and length from Ali once more. Pollard gets on the back foot and plays a bad drive for one run.

Back of a length from Jawadullah, on line. Bairstow goes back but makes no contact while attempting a pull

Full, outside off stump. Bairstow rocks back and inside edges into their pads while trying a drive

Yorker, on line again. Pollard moves onto the back foot and drives for one run past the bowler.

Good line and length once more. Bairstow moves onto the back foot and drives down the ground for a run.

Back of a length, on line. Pollard gets on the back foot and glances for one run behind square.

OUT! Caught. Good length, pitching outside off stump. Pooran rocks back and outside edges, and is caught by Shayan Jahangir

Mohammad Nabi comes around the wicket to Pooran. On a good line and length from Mohammad Nabi. Pooran gets on the back foot and glances on the on side for 1 run.

Good length from Mohammad Nabi, pitching outside off once again. Bairstow gets on the back foot and drives through the off side for a run.

And again! Good length, pitching outside off stump again. Bairstow rocks back and skies a drive for six runs.

MAXIMUM! Short of a length, outside off stump again. Bairstow moves onto the back foot and pulls for a half dozen runs.

FOUR! Bairstow brings up his 50 in emphatic style! Mohammad Nabi now coming over the wicket. Length ball, pitching outside off. Bairstow advances down the pitch and sweeps for four runs back behind square.

Pitched up, outside off. Pooran moves onto the back foot and finesses a glance back behind square for a run.

Pitched up, on line again. Bairstow gets on the front foot and plays a defensive stroke

DROPPED! Full, on a good line. Bairstow moves onto the front foot and reverse sweeps for four runs behind point. A chance at a wicket, but the catch is put down.

MAXIMUM! Salamkheil pitches one up, outside off. Bairstow pushes forward and sweeps for a half dozen runs behind square.

Pitched up, outside off stump. Pooran gets on the front foot and flicks for a run.

Full ball, pitching outside off stump. Pooran gets on the front foot, and is hit on the pad while trying to play a sweep. Dubai Capitals appeal for LBW, but umpire Tucker gives Pooran not out. Dubai Capitals call for a review. The decision is upheld by the DRS.

Good length from Salamkheil, outside off. Pooran rocks back and drives

Full, on a good line. Bairstow gets on the front foot and outside edges behind point for a couple of runs.

FOUR! On a good length, outside off stump once more. Bairstow gets on the back foot and drives for four runs over the leg side field.

Mohammad Nabi now coming over the wicket. Mohammad Nabi pitches one up, outside off. Bairstow moves onto the front foot and outside edges for two runs behind square.

Mohammad Nabi pitches one up, outside off stump. Bairstow gets on the front foot and lifts a flick for a couple of runs.

Pitched up, pitching outside off stump. Pooran gets forward and defends

Salamkheil pitches one up, pitching outside off. Bairstow rocks back and inside edges

FOUR! Salamkheil pitches one up, on line. Bairstow moves onto the front foot and reverse sweeps behind point for 4 runs.

Good length, pitching outside off. Pooran moves onto the back foot and eases a drive through the off side field for 1 run.

Full, outside off stump. Pooran gets on the front foot and inside edges

Full, outside leg and angling across. Pooran pushes forward and plays a paddle back behind square for a couple of runs.

Full, pitching outside off stump. Pooran gets forward and defends

On a good length, pitching outside off stump. Pooran goes back and flicks a glance for 1 run.

On a good length, pitching outside off stump. Pooran gets on the front foot and plays a defensive stroke

Length ball, outside off. Pooran pushes forward but swings and misses while trying to play a drive

Pitched up, outside off stump. Pooran gets forward and drives

OUT! Caught. Pitched up, on a good line. Muhammad Waseem goes back and drives averagely, and is caught by du Plooy down the ground.

On a good length, pitching outside off. Muhammad Waseem pushes forward but swings and misses while attempting a drive

Length ball, outside off stump. Muhammad Waseem rocks back and punches a drive for a single run.

Pitching on a good line and length once more. Bairstow rocks back and lifts a wild drive

FOUR! Good line and length once again. Bairstow moves onto the back foot and pulls for four runs.

Pitching on a good line and length. Muhammad Waseem goes back and punches a drive for a single run.

Length ball, outside off. Muhammad Waseem moves onto the front foot but misses while trying a sweep

On a good line and length. Muhammad Waseem goes back and eases a drive

Yorker, pitching outside leg. Bairstow goes back but makes no contact while trying a flick

MAXIMUM! Back of a length from Willey, pitching on a good line. Bairstow moves onto the back foot and lifts a pull for 6 runs.

Yorker, outside leg. Bairstow shuffles down the pitch but makes no contact while attempting a flick

Back of a length from Willey, pitching on a good line once more. Bairstow gets on the back foot but misses while attempting a pull

Back of a length, on line. Muhammad Waseem moves onto the back foot and pulls for 1 run.

Short of a length, pitching on leg and angled across Bairstow. He gets on the back foot and pulls for a single run behind square.

Pitched up, pitching outside off. Muhammad Waseem moves onto the front foot and plays a defensive stroke

Ali pitches one up, pitching on a good line. Muhammad Waseem rocks back and sweeps averagely behind square.

On a good length, pitching outside off. Bairstow goes back and edges for a run behind square on the leg side.

Pitched up, on line. Bairstow gets on the back foot, and is hit on the pads while trying a sweep. Dubai Capitals appeal for LBW, but Bairstow is given not out. Dubai Capitals call for a review. DRS comes back as umpire's call, meaning that Bairstow is not out.

DROPPED! Pitched up, pitching on leg and angled across the batter. Muhammad Waseem advances down the pitch and outside edges for a single run past the bowler. A great chance at a wicket, but the catch is put down by Mohammad Nabi.

Full ball, pitching near leg stump and angling across the batter. Bairstow goes back and flicks a leg glance behind square for a run.

Back of a length, pitching on a good line. Muhammad Waseem gets on the back foot and plays a pull back behind square for 2 runs.

Back of a length, outside off. Bairstow goes back and skies a pull for a single run.

Back of a length from Willey, pitching on a good line. Bairstow shuffles down the pitch but makes no contact while trying a drive

Full, pitching outside leg and angled across Muhammad Waseem. He gets on the back foot and flicks for a run back behind square.

And another! Back of a length from Willey, on line once more. Muhammad Waseem gets on the back foot and inside edges behind square for 4 runs.

FOUR! Pitched up, on line once again. Muhammad Waseem rocks back and flicks for 4 runs.

FOUR! Pitched up, on line. Bairstow goes back and skies a drive for 4 runs.

Good length from Mustafizur Rahman, pitching outside leg stump and angled across Muhammad Waseem. He gets on the back foot, and is hit on the pads while attempting to play a defensive stroke, resulting in a leg bye.

Back of a length, outside leg and angled across the batter. Bairstow moves onto the back foot and plays a mediocre pull back behind square for 1 run.

FOUR! Back of a length, on leg stump and angling across the batter. Bairstow rocks back and pulls for 4 runs.

Good line and length again. Bairstow pushes forward and outside edges

Back of a length, on a good line once again. Muhammad Waseem rocks back and guides a glance for a run.

Good line and length. Bairstow gets on the front foot and defends

Length ball, pitching on leg and angling across. Bairstow gets on the front foot but makes no contact while trying to defend

Pitched up, pitching outside off once again. Bairstow moves onto the front foot but misses while attempting to play a drive

Pitched up, outside off stump. Muhammad Waseem moves onto the front foot and edges for one run behind point.

Good line and length from Willey. Muhammad Waseem moves onto the front foot and finesses a glance

Willey pitches one up, outside off stump. Muhammad Waseem gets on the front foot but swings and misses while attempting to play a drive