- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR3.2 has TKC nicked it? Looks like it! Dug into the track just outside off, perhaps after seeing the batter charge. Seems to nip in after pitching, meaning that TKC, who has also backed away to flay this into the off side, is cramped a touch for room. Feathers it through to the keeper in the end, and Adair has a wicket in his second over! 25/19.3 six and out! Aayan has the last laugh! Shortish just outside off and this seems to grip in the surface. Spins away a touch and that leads to Charles' undoing as he tries to swipe it over cow corner. Shanks it towards deep mid wicket, and Erasmus makes no mistake! 68/37.6 miscued a mile up, and Mendis is on his bike! Tossed up full just outside off. Mendis skips down, thinking he can smash this over long off. Does not quite get to the pitch of the ball, though, meaning that he has to reach out. The bat face subsequently opens upon contact and he spoons it straight to Dawson at long off! 57/217.2 catching practice for deep mid wicket, and Ranjane's troubled stay comes to an end! Never really got going throughout his innings and this is a fittingly tame end to proceedings with the bat for Ranjane. Tries to fetch a slower length ball from outside off but all he manages is a swipe straight to Erasmus. Warriorz six down now! 119/613.3 superb work at long off, and David has to go! Darted in on a back of a length on off. Seems to skid onto David and the Aussie, backing away to muscle it downtown, does not get the desired connection. Arrows it flat towards long off, where Dawson tracks the ball all the way and then lunges forward to his right to snaffle up a sharp chance. Big moment in the game! 94/414.6 absolute ripper, and Raza bites the dust! But Raza wants to have another look! Fizzed through on a fullish length on middle and leg. Drifts in and then grips in the surface to snake away. Raza is squared up completely and gets rapped on the back leg. Only thing that could save him here is if the ball did too much. First replay confirms the bat missed the ball by a mile. Onto Ball Tracking now and...it reckons the ball would have crashed into the top of middle and off. Raza storms off, and this is another big blow to the Warriorz's hopes of getting to a healthy total! 99/5Extras4 (b 1, lb 2, w 1)TOTAL157/6 (20 Overs, RR: 7.85)Fall of wickets: 1-25 (Tom Kohler-Cadmore, 3.2 ov), 2-57 (Kusal Mendis, 7.6 ov), 3-68 (Johnson Charles, 9.3 ov), 4-94 (Tim David, 13.3 ov), 5-99 (Sikandar Raza, 14.6 ov), 6-119 (Shubham Ranjane, 17.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB N Thushara 4 0 44 0 11 5 5 1 0 0 MR Adair 3 0 22 2 7.33 6 2 0 0 0 Azmatullah Omarzai 4 0 44 0 11 6 5 2 1 0 LA Dawson 4 0 21 1 5.25 7 0 0 0 0 Aayan Afzal Khan 4 0 17 3 4.25 14 0 1 0 0 MM Ali 1 0 6 0 6 1 0 0 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR13.3 launched way up, and pouched by David! Raza is pumped! Raza dangles the carrot on a full length on middle and off, and Gurbaz bites. He looks to go over long on but only gets the height he wants. The ball hangs in the air for an eternity but when it does come down, David, stood at long on, is there to accept the offering. The Warriorz are going nowhere! 111/37.4 and something does give! Raza into the wicket-taking act immediately! Given a bit of air on a full length just outside off. Vince loses his shape and has an ungainly mow at it. Slices across it too much and the ball goes straight up. Short third settles under it and does the rest. Raza has his arms aloft, and could that be the window of opportunity the Warriorz had been after? 78/112.1 Rashid outwits his mate Moeen, and the Giants lose their second! Tossed up deliciously on a length just outside off. Lots of revs on this, meaning the ball dips and then grips in the surface. Moeen has a swipe across the line but only connects with fresh air, with the ball rattling into the stumps moments later. Are the Warriorz still in this?! 107/219.2 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?! 155/4Extras13 (b 1, lb 2, w 10)TOTAL158/4 (19.4 Overs, RR: 8.03)Fall of wickets: 1-78 (James Vince, 7.4 ov), 2-107 (Moeen Ali, 12.1 ov), 3-111 (Rahmanullah Gurbaz, 13.3 ov), 4-155 (Azmatullah Omarzai, 19.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB TG Southee 3.4 0 34 1 9.27 7 0 3 1 0 Wasim Akram 1 0 21 0 21 0 3 1 1 0 M Theekshana 4 0 33 0 8.25 6 0 2 1 0 D Pretorius 1 0 9 0 9 3 0 1 0 0 Junaid Siddique 1 0 14 0 14 2 1 0 2 0 AU Rashid 4 0 21 1 5.25 13 1 1 0 0 Sikandar Raza 4 0 20 2 5 11 0 1 1 0 TH David 1 0 3 0 3 3 0 0 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Gulf Giants , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Season
Hours of play (local time)
18.30 start, First Session 18.30-20.00, Interval 20.00-20.20, Second Session 20.20-21.50
Match days
10 December 2025 - night match (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Gulf Giants 2, Sharjah Warriorz 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 48 runs, 1 wicket)
- Sharjah Warriorz: 50 runs in 6.2 overs (38 balls), Extras 0
- Strategic Timeout: Sharjah Warriorz - 57/2 in 8.0 overs (J Charles 26)
- Strategic Timeout: Sharjah Warriorz - 96/4 in 14.0 overs (SS Ranjane 8, Sikandar Raza 2)
- Over 14.6: Review by Sharjah Warriorz (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Shiju Sam, Batter - Sikandar Raza (Struck down)
- Sharjah Warriorz: 100 runs in 15.1 overs (91 balls), Extras 1
- Sharjah Warriorz: 150 runs in 19.3 overs (117 balls), Extras 4
- Innings Break: Sharjah Warriorz - 157/6 in 20.0 overs (D Pretorius 36, AU Rashid 12)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 73 runs, 0 wicket)
- Gulf Giants: 50 runs in 4.1 overs (25 balls), Extras 3
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 25 balls (Rahmanullah Gurbaz 28, JM Vince 19, Ex 3)
- Strategic Timeout: Gulf Giants - 73/0 in 6.0 overs (Rahmanullah Gurbaz 30, JM Vince 34)
- Gulf Giants: 100 runs in 11.1 overs (67 balls), Extras 10
- Rahmanullah Gurbaz: 50 off 34 balls (1 x 4, 4 x 6)
- Strategic Timeout: Gulf Giants - 121/3 in 16.0 overs (MG Erasmus 5, Azmatullah Omarzai 6)
- Over 18.3: Review by Sharjah Warriorz (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Shiju Sam, Batter - Azmatullah Omarzai (Struck down - Umpires Call)
- Gulf Giants: 150 runs in 19.1 overs (115 balls), Extras 13
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