It was a smooth run-chase without major hiccups. Alsop held the innings together, put a hefty price on his wicket, stayed till the end and played a mature knock. His 85-run knock broke the back of the chase and he navigated his way through choppy waters. Tom Curran's nuggety contribution shouldn't go unnoticed as he complemented Alsop brilliantly and kept ticking along nicely. The timely hits towards the end changed the momentum of the game and now things are looking up for Gulf Giants. Sharjah Warriors were in the game at many stages and there wasn't much separating both teams. That's it from us for today's doubleheader. We hope to see you tomorrow for more ILT20 action. For now, it's goodbye from me, Rvel Zahid, and the rest of the crew at ESPNcricinfo. Goodnight!

Tim Southee, Sharjah Warriors Captain: It was a pretty good score. I think we had enough runs on the board and the way we bowled, it was good for the majority of that

James Vince, Gulf Giants Captain: It was a big weekend for us to get back into the competition, nice to get back into the mix. Last night, it felt conditions were ideal for (spinners). Seam dominated so felt like it was the right way for these conditions. Hopefully we are building momentum at the right time

Tom Alsop, Player of the Match: It was good, nice to send time out there...nice to contribute to win. Obviously, very different conditions from last night, just tried to soak in pressure and grind out. Today it was a bit more batter friendly. It's good besides the jet lag...feeling good. (on spinners) I think for bowlers, there was little margin of error, wasn't much for the spinners