- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR0.5 Wizardry from Willey! This was a perfect length, just enough to entice Smith to drive but still enough time to travel and get some movement. It shapes in on middle and then seams in just a touch. Smith goes for the drive, but plays all around it. Crashes into middle via the front pad 2/13.2 Chipped straight to mid-off! Willey's pressure pays dividends here. This was a length, on the stumps. Not a special delivery by any means, as Vince backs away and looks to clatter down the ground but only manages to slice it straight to the man 21/216.6 Khan gets the big wicket of Lynn! Polar opposite over to the last from Ali Khan and its pays off. Another yorker and this one, even though a low full-toss, is good enough to beat Lynn who has backed away too much on to the leg side. Crashes into the base of middle stump 132/412.6 And Imad has struck on one leg! Cox, who has struggled to get going, sees this in the slot and goes for the slog sweep over deep midwicket. But this is into the wind and so it only goes as far as De Lange a few metres in from the boundary 93/317.4 Bizarre dismissal! Usman clatters his off stump! This was a wide yorker. Usman is batting extremely deep in the crease and looks to get low and carve this away but is stopped abrupty as his whacks off stump with the swing of his bat 134/519.2 Hetmyer cries out in frustration as he falls for the trap! Holes out at deep midwicket! This was another low full-toss just outside off. Hetmyer once more gets low and heaves this onside, but this time he doesn't get the distance and there's an extra man out on the leg side t 157/6Extras12 (lb 2, nb 1, w 9)TOTAL161/6 (20 Overs, RR: 8.05)Fall of wickets: 1-2 (Jamie Smith, 0.5 ov), 2-21 (James Vince, 3.2 ov), 3-93 (Jordan Cox, 12.6 ov), 4-132 (Chris Lynn, 16.6 ov), 5-134 (Usman Khan, 17.4 ov), 6-157 (Shimron Hetmyer, 19.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB DJ Willey 4 0 18 1 4.50 16 2 0 3 0 AD Russell 4 0 39 2 9.75 7 4 1 2 0 Imad Wasim 4 0 31 2 7.75 9 3 1 0 0 SP Narine 4 0 22 0 5.50 11 0 1 2 0 M de Lange 1 0 17 0 17.00 3 1 2 1 0 Ali Khan 3 0 32 1 10.66 4 1 2 1 1
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR6.1 And the breakthrough comes straight after the strategic timeout! But Mujeeb looks almost sheepish having picked up a wicket here. This was a length ball sliding well down leg. Clarke however looks to glance it fine and gets a tickle through to the keeper 62/111.4 Pepper drags it on! This was a length, but doesn't bounce as much as Pepper anticipates. Looks to pull and ends up under edging it on to the stumps. Gleeson lets out a roar 110/310.6 Top edged and gone! Looks to swing this onside but Mujeeb has slowed it up. Is forced to reach for this and ends up skying it straight to Brathwaite at midwicket 106/214.4 And does he have him this time? Yes he does! Again comes down the track and looks to loft it. Drakes run in from long-off and dives forward for the take. Drakes is unsure, as he has taken this just above ground. Does he have enough under the ball? Just the fingers according to the replay. And it gets the third umpire's okay! 122/4Extras27 (lb 12, w 15)TOTAL164/4 (18.2 Overs, RR: 8.94)Fall of wickets: 1-62 (Joe Clarke, 6.1 ov), 2-106 (Alishan Sharafu, 10.6 ov), 3-110 (Michael Pepper, 11.4 ov), 4-122 (Laurie Evans, 14.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB RJ Gleeson 4 0 30 1 7.50 12 4 1 0 0 DC Drakes 2 0 21 0 10.50 5 2 1 2 0 Mujeeb Ur Rahman 3.2 0 31 2 9.30 8 3 1 2 0 CR Brathwaite 2 0 28 0 14.00 5 2 1 4 0 J Overton 4 0 25 0 6.25 13 0 2 1 0 Zuhaib Zubair 3 0 17 1 5.66 5 1 0 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Season
Hours of play (local time)
18.30 start, First Session 18.30-20.00, Interval 20.00-20.20, Second Session 20.20-21.50
Match days
31 January 2024 - night match (20-over match)
Twenty20 debut
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders 2, Gulf Giants 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 47 runs, 2 wickets)
- Gulf Giants: 50 runs in 6.5 overs (41 balls), Extras 4
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 32 balls (CA Lynn 34, JM Cox 13, Ex 3)
- Strategic Timeout: Gulf Giants - 72/2 in 9.0 overs (CA Lynn 41, JM Cox 13)
- CA Lynn: 50 off 30 balls (6 x 4, 2 x 6)
- Gulf Giants: 100 runs in 13.3 overs (81 balls), Extras 8
- Strategic Timeout: Gulf Giants - 119/3 in 15.0 overs (CA Lynn 58, Usman Khan 18)
- Gulf Giants: 150 runs in 19.0 overs (115 balls), Extras 11
- Innings Break: Gulf Giants - 161/6 in 20.0 overs (J Overton 6, CR Brathwaite 1)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 62 runs, 0 wicket)
- Abu Dhabi Knight Riders: 50 runs in 4.0 overs (24 balls), Extras 18
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 24 balls (JM Clarke 11, MS Pepper 25, Ex 18)
- Strategic Timeout: Abu Dhabi Knight Riders - 62/0 in 6.0 overs (JM Clarke 14, MS Pepper 25)
- Over 7.2: Review by Gulf Giants (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - MJ Saggers, Batter - MS Pepper (Struck down)
- MS Pepper: 50 off 33 balls (5 x 4, 3 x 6)
- Abu Dhabi Knight Riders: 100 runs in 9.6 overs (60 balls), Extras 26
- Strategic Timeout: Abu Dhabi Knight Riders - 131/4 in 16.0 overs (SR Hain 6, AD Russell 8)
- Rain: Abu Dhabi Knight Riders - 131/4 in 16.0 overs (SR Hain 6, AD Russell 8)
- Abu Dhabi Knight Riders: 150 runs in 17.4 overs (106 balls), Extras 27
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