- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR6.4 Dawson gets Mustafa! Full and flat just outside off stump. Mustafa comes down the track again, although on this occasion, he does not quite judge the length correctly. He yorks himself and the ball sneaks past his bat. Banton collects it cleanly and whips off the bails in a jiffy! 72/116.6 dismissed on 99! Can you believe it!? Full delivery outside off stump. Hales sits back in his crease and looks to carve it over deep cover point. He gets decent contact too but just does not get enough elevation. Hetmyer circles around on the fence and completes the catch! But take nothing away from what has again been a splendid innings! 173/313.6 holes out to deep mid wicket! Banged into the track at the batter. Munro looks to smash it away but this one just gets a little too big on him. He has a swipe at it anyway but can only splice it straight to deep mid wicket, where the fielder does the rest! 139/217.2 knocks him over first ball! Yorker that starts just outside off stump and tails into the batter very late. Curran has a swing at it but the inward movement means that the ball breezes past the inside edge and crashes into the base of off stump! 174/4Extras4 (b 2, lb 2)TOTAL195/4 (20 Overs, RR: 9.75)Fall of wickets: 1-72 (Rohan Mustafa, 6.4 ov), 2-139 (Colin Munro, 13.6 ov), 3-173 (Alex Hales, 16.6 ov), 4-174 (Tom Curran, 17.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB RJ Gleeson 4 0 19 1 4.75 14 3 0 0 0 LA Dawson 3 0 32 1 10.66 5 3 2 0 0 D Wiese 4 0 35 1 8.75 8 3 2 0 0 CJ Jordan 4 0 45 1 11.25 8 6 2 0 0 Rehan Ahmed 4 0 52 0 13.00 2 2 4 0 0 SM Sharma 1 0 8 0 8.00 1 1 0 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR3.3 in the air, and taken at mid off! Length delivery slanted into the batter on leg stump. Banton backs away and looks to go inside out but is slightly early into the stroke. In the end, he chalks it badly, with mid off running back and completing a regulation catch! 29/20.4 chops it on! The Cottrell salute is out too! Full delivery pushed across the batter just outside off stump. Vince throws his hands at it but loses his shape just a tad. That, though, means that he drags it onto the stumps, and Cottrell is absolutely elated! Massive moment in the game! 5/116.2 chops it on, oh my! Back of a length delivery outside off stump. Lynn has a hack at it but, for a change, loses shape. He ends up tugging at it and dragging it back onto leg stump! Atkinson is delighted, and this is just what the Vipers needed at this stage! 162/54.1 and Hasaranga responds with a wicket straightaway! Flat and on a length outside off stump. possibly as a riposte to Rehan advancing too early. In the end, he is too far away from the ball and is also in no shape to play a constructive stroke. The ball goes past the bat, and the keeper does the rest! The Giants are sliding now! 30/313.3 Cottrell gets Hetmyer, what a moment in the game! Dug into the track on leg stump, and for the first time in a while, Hetmyer gets into a tangle. He tries to be too funky and looks to glide it over the keeper. Unfortunately for him, he only feathers it through to Billings. Hetmyer is livid with himself. Cottrell, meanwhile, is absolutely pumped! 147/4Extras9 (lb 3, w 6)TOTAL196/5 (19.3 Overs, RR: 10.05)Fall of wickets: 1-5 (James Vince, 0.4 ov), 2-29 (Tom Banton, 3.3 ov), 3-30 (Rehan Ahmed, 4.1 ov), 4-147 (Shimron Hetmyer, 13.3 ov), 5-162 (Chris Lynn, 16.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB SS Cottrell 3.3 0 24 2 6.85 10 4 0 0 0 AAP Atkinson 4 0 36 1 9.00 9 6 0 0 0 TK Curran 4 0 36 1 9.00 6 3 1 2 0 PW Hasaranga 4 0 47 1 11.75 10 2 5 2 0 BAC Howell 1 0 17 0 17.00 0 0 2 0 0 Rohan Mustafa 2 0 21 0 10.50 1 3 0 0 0 Shiraz Ahmed 1 0 12 0 12.00 1 1 0 2 0
Match Details
Toss
Gulf Giants , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Season
Match days
22 January 2023 (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Gulf Giants 2, Desert Vipers 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 62 runs, 0 wicket)
- Desert Vipers: 50 runs in 4.5 overs (29 balls), Extras 1
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 29 balls (Rohan Mustafa 12, AD Hales 40, Ex 1)
- Strategic Timeout: Desert Vipers - 72/1 in 6.4 overs (AD Hales 48)
- AD Hales: 50 off 26 balls (7 x 4, 2 x 6)
- Over 7.5: Review by Gulf Giants (Bowling), Umpire - Akbar Ali, Batter - C Munro (Struck down)
- Desert Vipers: 100 runs in 9.5 overs (59 balls), Extras 1
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 33 balls (AD Hales 18, C Munro 32, Ex 0)
- Desert Vipers: 150 runs in 14.5 overs (89 balls), Extras 2
- Strategic Timeout: Desert Vipers - 165/2 in 16.0 overs (AD Hales 91, SE Rutherford 10)
- Over 16.3: Review by Gulf Giants (Bowling), Umpire - MJ Saggers, Batter - AD Hales (Struck down)
- Innings Break: Desert Vipers - 195/4 in 20.0 overs (SE Rutherford 27, SW Billings 3)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 43 runs, 3 wickets)
- Gulf Giants: 50 runs in 6.4 overs (40 balls), Extras 2
- Strategic Timeout: Gulf Giants - 66/3 in 7.0 overs (CA Lynn 29, SO Hetmyer 27)
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 25 balls (CA Lynn 10, SO Hetmyer 36, Ex 4)
- Gulf Giants: 100 runs in 9.4 overs (58 balls), Extras 4
- CA Lynn: 50 off 28 balls (5 x 4, 3 x 6)
- SO Hetmyer: 50 off 26 balls (1 x 4, 5 x 6)
- 4th Wicket: 100 runs in 49 balls (CA Lynn 37, SO Hetmyer 57, Ex 6)
- Strategic Timeout: Gulf Giants - 149/4 in 14.0 overs (CA Lynn 63, D Wiese 2)
- Gulf Giants: 150 runs in 14.1 overs (85 balls), Extras 6
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