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GULF GIANTS 126/9 (20 OVERS)
- James Vince32 (28)
- Shimron Hetmyer34 (28)
- Olly Stone4/14 (4)
- Scott Kuggeleijn3/29 (4)
DUBAI CAPITALS 107 (18.3 OVERS)
- Dasun Shanaka*24 (26)
- Rahmanullah Gurbaz15 (14)
- Muhammad Zuhaib1/16 (3)
- Aayan Afzal Khan2/8 (3)
Scorer: Ranjith P | Commentator: Rvel Zahid
Reigning champions held their nerve in this crucial clash, eking out a win after misfiring with the bat. Despite the early setback with the bat and losing the toss, the team remained in high spirits and coordinated effectively as a unit, fighting till the end and created enormous pressure on Capitals which was evident by as many as three run-outs! Giants bag 8 points, jumping to the third spot. The competition intensifies with each game and it remains to be seen which teams will join MI Emirates and Abu Dhabi Knight Riders in the final four. Capitals were brilliant with the ball but their progress was beset by the loss of wickets at regular intervals in the chase as they fumbled. They have only themselves to blame for a lacklustre batting performance. The most pleasing aspect of the game for me was to see the spin masterclass from Aayan Khan and Zuhaib Zubair - young talent shining through and hogging the limelight for Giants. Earlier, Olly Stone ripped through the Giants' batting line-up with a venomous fast bowling spell. Scott Kuggeleijn was excellent with the ball too and so was Kane Richardson--who was canny with his bag of tricks. Hope you had fun following all the drama tonight. We hope you'll join us tomorrow for more ILT20 action! For now, it's goodbye from me, Rvel Zahid, on behalf of the entire team at ESPNcricinfo
David Warner, Dubai Capitals Captain: Bowling unit did exceptionally well and got wickets, we should have got this total. We lost wickets in clumps and it's been a trend for us throughout the tournament. We can't discredit our bowlers, you bowl team at 127, you take that every day of the week, doesn't help our net run rate.
James Vince, Gulf Giants Captain: Not the ideal start with the bat, dew normally comes on later and makes it a better wicket, bowlers did well, needed some run-outs, sometimes you need to find a way to win. Some balls were coming on well some not, it swung early but it was two paced that made it hard to commit to shots. We knew we had to take early wickets, got three inside the powerplay, run-rate was high. We were one or two wickets away to squeeze in, just one of those where you have to get things right, job not done, but great win for us.
Hari: "Poor game awareness from Ali."
Kev: "Dasun already sent Haider back earlier and indicated he doesn't want the single. Why did Haider run? Such an unnecessary premature conclusion to this game, would've liked to see if it went the distance.." Nerves
shaneeqa: "I never understood why Shanaka exposes the tail. Could've easily refused the single in the last ball of the previous over."
Haider Ali run out 3 (17m 5b 0x4 0x6) SR: 60.00
END OF OVER:18 | 5 Runs | DC: 103/9 (24 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 5.72, RRR: 12.00)
- Haider Ali3 (5b)
- Dasun Shanaka20 (23b)
- Chris Jordan3-0-19-1
- Jamie Overton3-0-25-1
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