Yorkshire Vikings retain Emirates Airline Twenty20 title in Dubai

The future is certainly bright for Yorkshire with their youngsters delivering with the ball as the defending champions retained their Emirates Airline Twenty20 title.

Their 13-run victory over rivals Lancashire was courtesy of a superb bowling performance from Karl Carver, Will Rhodes and James Wainman, who all took two wickets in Friday’s final in Dubai.

The day was a roaring success in more than one sense. This year there was action the whole way around the ground with a kid’s entertainment zone, brunch, temporary stands and plenty of loudspeakers to ensure the atmostsphere was electric from start to finish.

A healthy crowd of around 500 spectators turned up to cheer their teams on and the players responded by producing a breathtaking display of Twenty20 cricket.