Player of the Match
Player of the Match

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Best performances - Batsmen

Rahmanullah Gurbaz
50(36) 1x4 - 4x6
Control %88%
  • Productive Shot
  • pull
  • 12 runs
  • 0x4 - 2x6
0 2 5 4 4 11 2 22
D Pretorius
D Pretorius
36(17) 2x4 - 2x6
Control %88%
  • Productive Shot
  • slog shot
  • 10 runs
  • 0x4 - 1x6
0 4 1 6 1 6 0 18

Best performances - Bowlers

Aayan Afzal Khan
Aayan Afzal Khan
O4
M0
R17
W3
Eco4.25
RHB
OFFLEG
2W
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
Sikandar Raza
Sikandar Raza
O4
M0
R20
W2
Eco5
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF

Scorer: Chandan Duorah | Commentator: Shashwat Kumar

10:17pm That will be all from us for today. We will be back with more cricketing action from around the world tomorrow. Until then, from Chandan and myself (Shashwat), this is goodbye!

Aayan Afzal Khan, Player of the Match: It was a spinning wicket. Happy to take a few wickets. To bowl four overs, it feels so good. I did not bowl for a few games, felt so good to bowl now. This match was so good for me. For me, it is so nice to be here (taking this award).

James Vince, Gulf Giants captain: Bowling first, the spinners were excellent through the middle. Whenever he (Aayan) plays, he does an amazing job. Got away from us a bit at the end. As the innings went on, pace-off was tricky to hit. They got 35-40 (at the end) which was probably a little too many. Wanted to get ahead of the game (in the powerplay). It was tricky, as expected, in the middle but managed to get over the line. Pace off the ball, even when the seamers rolled their fingers, it sat a bit. Spinners played a big role throughout the game. (On Nissanka's future) As far as I understand, he should be okay for the next game. But will leave that to the professionals.

Tim Southee, Sharjah Warriorz captain: Last two (matches), we have been in it till the end. Tonight, was a good effort to take it that deep (after the powerplay). 0-3 is not where we want to be, but we have a chance in a couple of days to put that right. There is a little bit of dew. But on that wicket, you needed quality spinners who could take it deep. Spinners bowled really well to give us a chance at the end. (On if they are inclined to change things up) A different opposition next time to contemplate and make the (necessary) decisions.

Shadow-Shell: "Ask and you shall receive, third thriller in 3 matches"

10pm A bit of a slow burn, but things did get tense towards the end. That was largely down to how the Warriorz's spinners bowled. Led by Rashid and Raza, they tied down the Giants through the middle phases and ensured they had to do some more heavy lifting at the death. Unfortunately for SW, they did not have a whole host of runs to play with and that, ultimately, is what pegged them back.

The Giants would have wanted to finish this with much lesser hassle, especially given how Gurbaz and Vince had begun. But they kept losing wickets through the middle and could not sustain their momentum against spin. Thankfully for them, Gurbaz gave them enough of a cushion at the top, with Omarzai holding his nerve adequately to ensure they did not botch a run-chase they were in control of for the majority.

19.4
1
Southee to Dickson, 1 run, well, no Super Over today, because the Giants have scraped past the line! Sharp short ball on leg stump and this gets big on Dickson. He shanks his pull horribly but all he needed to do was find a gap. Does so in the vacant square leg region, and that is the cue for the Giants' celebrations. They pick up their third win of the season; the Warriorz, meanwhile, remain winless!

Scores level, meaning that if the Warriorz are to get on the board tonight, they will have to win it via a Super Over. Wondering if we have seen that this week already?

19.3
2
Southee to Dickson, 2 runs, back ofa length just outside off. Dickson bunts it towards long on and Erasmus channels his inner sprinter straightaway. He was always going to come back for two and Dickson makes it back to the other end too!

Dickson is the new batter in. What a time to walk in too. 3 off 4

19.2
W
Southee to Azmatullah Omarzai, OUT, taken on the fence this time, and Omarzai perishes with the finish line in sight! Southee tests out the middle of the deck again but this time, follows the batter a little. Omarzai cannot free his arms fully on the pull and splices it into the wide long on region, where David moves to his right and sends Omarzai packing. Is there another twist in this game still?!

Azmatullah Omarzai c David b Southee 28 (27m 21b 1x4 2x6) SR: 133.33

19.1
6
Southee to Azmatullah Omarzai, SIX, Omarzai finds the moon with that, and he also finds the stands! What a hit under pressure! Into the track on off stump and this sits up just enough. Omarzai picks it up early, gets into position and clobbers it way over the deep mid wicket fence!

Another final-over thriller, folks. 9 off 6. Omarzai on strike. Southee to bowl. Who have you got?

END OF OVER:
19 | 8 Runs | GG: 149/3 (9 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 7.84, RRR: 9.00)

  • Gerhard Erasmus15 (18b)
  • Azmatullah Omarzai22 (19b)
  • Adil Rashid4-0-21-1
  • Tim Southee3-0-25-0
18.6
0
Rashid to Erasmus, no run, very slow on a length just outside leg. Erasmus, trying to back away, has no room to work with and scuffs it towards extra cover
18.5
0
Rashid to Erasmus, no run, floated up beautifully on a full length on off stump. Drifts in and then rips away, well past Erasmus' flailing blade. Mendis whips off the bails in a flash, and we go upstairs to see if he managed to whip them off quickly enough. The back foot was grounded, but did it come up when the bails were removed? Oh my. The foot does come up but when the stumps are broken, the back foot is marginally grounded. It comes up afterwards and as it turned out, Mendis was too quick!

ILT20 News

Giants 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st78JM VinceRahmanullah Gurbaz
2nd29MM AliRahmanullah Gurbaz
3rd4MG ErasmusRahmanullah Gurbaz
4th44MG ErasmusAzmatullah Omarzai
5th3MG ErasmusSR Dickson

International League T20

TeamMWLPTNRR
DV1082160.438
MIE1073140.676
DC1055100.578
ADKR10468-0.559
GG10376-0.31
SW10376-0.815