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ABU DHABI KNIGHT RIDERS 163/9 (20 OVERS)
- Laurie Evans*34 (24)
- Jason Roy47 (31)
- Chris Jordan2/22 (4)
- Jamie Overton3/32 (4)
Scorer: Harshith Gowda | Commentator: Rvel Zahid
END OF OVER:20 | 7 Runs 1 Wkt | ADKR: 163/9 (4 runs required, RR: 8.15)
- Laurie Evans34 (24b)
- Josh Little0 (0b)
- Blessing Muzarabani4-0-31-0
- Chris Jordan4-0-22-2
It was Abu Dhabi Knight Riders' game to lose! They botched up this chase big time and those timely wickets from Chris Jordan sent the alarm bells ringing. Who would have envisaged that after Jason Roy and Joe Clarke's onslaught, Giants would manage to sneak back into the game? The match was even-steven in the middle overs as Giants kept coming back into the game with wickets and the equation became an uphill battle in the end as Jordan nailed his yorkers, leaving 10 runs for Muzarabani to defend; he didn't let down his team and kept his cool in the tense moments. What a game of cricket, one for the memory vault. The reigning champions Giants finish in the top two and will lock horns with MI Emirates in the first qualifier.
Giants engineered a superb comeback to snatch this victory here. A gripping contest, and we hope you enjoyed it as much as we did bringing it to you. The second match of the doubleheader between MI Emirates and Dubai Capitals is just about to get underway! You can follow it here. This is Rvel Zahid signing off. Cheers
We had a good powerplay. We were on course to win the game, losing wickets in cluster is where we lost it. The spinners did a good job. Ali has been bowling well at the backend throughout the tournament. I think we have done well; we have won five games, we still have momentum with us. We'll have to win three games now, says Knight Riders' captain Sunil Narine
We showed great amount of chracter to get the job done. Told him (Muzarabani) yorker is the right option. Just making sure he was 100% committed...two extremely young leg-spinners; they are contributing every game which is huge, they are impacting in games for us which is amazing. We just had to find extra bit of form, there's no doubts in the quality, always had belief in the group. It's been a great turnaround. We knew the importance of this game to give us an extra chance, says Gulf Giants captain James Vince
Jamie Overton, Player of the Match: 20-20 cricket is hard. It's just trying to be unpredictable with what you are going to bowl. Felt wicket was slower, sometimes it skids through, sometimes it stopped. You are gonna get hit every now and then, but gotta keep backing up yourselves. The two spinners have been phenomenal, taking crucial wickets.
SP Narine run out 2 (7m 3b 0x4 0x6) SR: 66.66
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