Player of the Match
Player of the Match

9.58pm: Time for the presentations in Dubai, starting with MIE's Kieron Pollard: "We didn't get off to the greatest start. They bowled well and kept us in check. We finished with a decent total but were 15-20 runs short. We could have been tighter with the ball, get early wickets and get into them. They started well and we were always playing catch-up. Things went their way, so congratulations to them, but we lost that game. [ILT20 impressions] The best in the world come together and you get opportunities to showcase your talent. Long may that continue."

Gulf Giants captain James Vince is also Player of the Match: "Got off to a quick start which took the pressure off. We lost a few wickets through the middle but the guys who came in didn't chew up too many balls and found the boundaries. [Bowlers] Been fantastic all tournament, as Polly said they were 15 short. If we'd fielded better we could have kept them to 10 fewer. But we adapted well today. Good response [to losing first qualifier], we get a chance to put it right against the Vipers on Sunday."

And that concludes proceedings for tonight. We'll be back for the final between Desert Vipers and Gulf Giants on Sunday - thanks for your comments, from myself, Ekanth and Thilak, it's cheerio for now. Bye!

9.52pm: James Vince leads the Giants into the ILT20 final with a towering display. The captain finishes unbeaten on 83, streets ahead of the next-best contribution from his team. MIE looked to be below par after struggling through the early part of the innings and so it proved. They bow out despite the best efforts of Kieron Pollard and their elite ringer Rashid Khan

18.1
4
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Vince, FOUR, stroked over the covers, that'll do! Pitched up and Vince jumps across and slaps it away, beyond the man in the deep for the wining runs. Giants get up by four wickets and it will be a rematch of Qualifier 1 in Sunday's final

Farooqi is back

END OF OVER:
18 | 3 Runs 1 Wkt | GG: 164/6 (4 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 9.11, RRR: 2.00)

  • James Vince79 (55b)
  • Trent Boult4-0-35-1
  • Dwayne Bravo3-0-27-1

Chris Jordan heads to the middle with four runs needed...

17.6
W
Boult to Brathwaite, OUT, bowled 'im! Full outside leg again and it deflects off his back knee into the stumps as Brathwaite holds the pose on a golf swing to leg. Not quite over yet, though there isn't much celebrating in the MIE camp

CR Brathwaite b Boult 13 (12m 9b 1x4 1x6) SR: 144.44

17.5
0
Boult to Brathwaite, no run, yorker, outside leg as Brathwaite makes room, bunted into the covers
17.4
1
Boult to Vince, 1 run, round the wicket, slower delivery worked towards midwicket for one
17.3
0
Boult to Vince, no run, digs in the bouncer, swing and a miss
17.2
1
Boult to Brathwaite, 1 run, length on the pads, tucked behind square

"Strange that Vince drops off so much at international level. With his talent, experience and calmness he should've been a mainstay in all formats you'd feel. He scores runs in almost every domestic game I watch him." He's back in England's squad for Bangladesh, Chris. Could end the year with another World Cup-winner's medal...

17.1
1
Boult to Vince, 1 run, length ball, 121kph outside off, Vince eases it through backward point

Boult back, seven required

END OF OVER:
17 | 16 Runs | GG: 161/5 (7 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 9.47, RRR: 2.33)

  • James Vince77 (52b)
  • Carlos Brathwaite12 (6b)
  • Dwayne Bravo3-0-27-1
  • Rashid Khan4-0-40-2

Sixteen off the over and Giants are almost home and hosed

16.6
3
Bravo to Vince, 3 runs, punched through the covers, there's a man in the deep - but Waseem runs past it, and they'll come back for three
16.5
1
Bravo to Brathwaite, 1 run, dipping slower ball, slugged in the air out towards long-on. Mousley is there and plunging for another tough chance... but this one definitely bounces
16.4
6
Bravo to Brathwaite, SIX, smoked over long-off! Where have we seen him do that before...? Bravo takes pace off but misses his yorker, and Brathwaite belts it for six. Does that settle this for GG

Slip in now

16.3
0
Bravo to Brathwaite, no run, short ball, mistimed on the pull and midwicket is across
16.2
2lb
Bravo to Brathwaite, 2 leg byes, spears in the yorker, Bravo wants the lbw... heading leg side though, and they hurry through before getting a second on the overthrow
16.1
4
Bravo to Brathwaite, FOUR, pitched up and edged past short third! Chunky connection as Brathwaite drove at the ball, diving attempt to cut off but it'll be four to the GG cause

Four overs to go, 23 needed. Is there a twist? Bravo back on

END OF OVER:
16 | 9 Runs 1 Wkt | GG: 145/5 (23 runs required from 24 balls, RR: 9.06, RRR: 5.75)

  • Carlos Brathwaite1 (1b)
  • James Vince74 (51b)
  • Rashid Khan4-0-40-2
  • Fazalhaq Farooqi3-0-23-2
15.6
1
Rashid Khan to Brathwaite, 1 run, googly outside off, played off the back foot and calmly punched down the ground for one

Carlos Brathwaite is in at No. 7. Slip and leg slip... and now Polly in under the helmet for Rashid's last ball

Speaking of the new Giants batter, here's Udam: "Or will it be that name? the name which we should remember! will finish it off in style."

15.5
W
Rashid Khan to Wiese, OUT, belted leg side... but straight to deep backward square! Wiese's attempt to get this done ends up with a flaccid connection and a simple catch for Waseem stood in from the rope. MIE chip out another, but it feels like too little, too late

D Wiese c Muhammad Waseem b Rashid Khan 15 (20m 10b 1x4 1x6) SR: 150.00

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Giants 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st64JM VinceCA Lynn
2nd17C de GrandhommeJM Vince
3rd27JM VinceMG Erasmus
4th0JM VinceSO Hetmyer
5th36D WieseJM Vince
6th20JM VinceCR Brathwaite
7th4CJ JordanJM Vince

International League T20

TeamMWLPTNRR
GG1071161.258
DV1073140.399
MIE1054111.059
DC10459-0.386
SW10367-0.522
ADKR10183-1.784