- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR1.4 Now that is terrific response from the bowler! Castled! Wow, take that! Zingers are alight and it was an ugly swipe across the line and the ball moved in late, disturbed the leg stump pole as Jawadullah punches the air jubilation, this is fabulous bowling and Jamie got a bit carried away on this occasion, couldn't judge the length well 9/19.6 Has he got enough? No, he hasn't and what an over it turned out for Sean Williamms, tried to crack it up and over extra cover but hasn't' middled it and finds Woakes stationed just inside the rope who reverse cups it as easy as you like, another momentum breaker for Giants! 76/39.3 Pulled away in the air, didn't get all of it! Tossed up on middle with some turn, heaved down the ground but finds Joe Denly at wide long on who was perched on the edge of the boundary, catches it down his throat with zen-like calm, didn't have to move much and the danger-man Lynn departs for 45, always a vital wicket 75/211.5 Round the wicket, lobbed up an absolute pearler and Williams is on fire! Wicket-to-wicket stuff and Williams has made a strong impact already in only his second game of the ILT20 this season, what a celebration, arms aloft and he loved the sight of stumps being rearranged, that's the You Miss, I hit dismissal. Wanted to slug it out of oblivion, but ends up playing down the wrong line, it was quick too. They have hit a jackpot with Williams 87/415.2 Gone! Back of a length, floating outside off, an off-cutter, switches strike and tries to whack it behind square and ends up nicking it to the keeper, Dickwella takes a sensational diving catch to his left, great reflexes and a timely breakthrough for Warriors, Erasmus departs for 17 122/519.4 Launches the ball straight into the hands of Johnson Charles at deep midwicket and he barely got any time to react, pouches it right under his eyes and Jamie Overton goes after a very useful contribution of 25, was scratchy at the start but then got set and made Warriors pay 181/6Extras10 (lb 3, w 7)TOTAL187/6 (20 Overs, RR: 9.35)Fall of wickets: 1-9 (Jamie Smith, 1.4 ov), 2-75 (Chris Lynn, 9.3 ov), 3-76 (James Vince, 9.6 ov), 4-87 (Jordan Cox, 11.5 ov), 5-122 (Gerhard Erasmus, 15.2 ov), 6-181 (Jamie Overton, 19.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB CR Woakes 4 0 41 1 10.25 7 4 1 2 0 Muhammad Jawadullah 3 0 26 1 8.66 9 2 2 1 0 M Theekshana 4 0 21 0 5.25 9 2 0 0 0 DR Sams 4 0 40 1 10.00 8 4 1 1 0 SC Williams 4 0 46 3 11.50 8 1 4 1 0 JK Fuller 1 0 10 0 10.00 1 1 0 1 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR0.1 Tossed up from over the wicket on a length just outside leg stump, he goes for a full-blooded sweep, appeal for a caught behind and umpire takes an eternity but does raise the finger, Dickwella knows he nicked it, not taking the review Giants off to a dream start! Smith fumbled but recovered quickly to snaffle it safely in the end. What a start! 0/13.5 Appeal for a caught behind, umpire remains unmoved! Bouncer rising steeply off the surface, clears his front leg and tries to hook it away but might have gloved it. Smith and Vince decide to review after a brief chat. Well, there's a deflection on the ultra-edge so that's a huge breakthrough, third wicket inside the powerplay, that'll put a lot of pressure on Cadmore as this was the pair that was expected to do the bulk of the rebuilding but now they are in a pickle. A very well-directed bumper, induced the false shot 24/30.2 Round the wicket, bit short and angling in from outside off, picks out Jordan at mid-off and it's total mayhem out there! Two in two! James Vince has hit a masterstroke by introducing Aaayan upfront, just spooned it in the air, troubled by pace and sharp inward movement from outside off 0/26.6 Cadmore, what have you done? He cannot believe this and neither can Warriors supporters. That has been slugged straight into the hands of Jordan Cox at deep midwicket. Connected well but couldn't get the height. Warriors in dire straits, another big gun back in the hut. This is not looking good for Warriors. 44/47.2 Tossed up on a length and it's spinning away outside off, makes room and slaps a cut but finds Aayan Khan at short third who takes a sprawling catch, just stuck in his hands and he brings a Shahid Afridi-like celebration. Giants all over the Warriors! 44/513.5 Got his revenge! Superb sharp glovework from Jamies Smith who whips off the bails in a jiffy. Comes down the track to create his own length, he fires it while following him and he has played down the wrong line, can't get back. Lovely piece of bowling and a good comeback after being smashed earlier in the over for a few boundaries. 91/712.3 Edged and taken!Seam up full delivery wide of off, enticing him to go for a big booming drive and he obliges, threw his hands at it and nicked it through to the keeper. Regulation catch for Jamie Smith. Smiles all around as Giants edge closer to a victory. Brilliant bowling, not so bright batting 79/615.6 Pulls his length back and gets a hint of spin outside off, he dances down the track and Fuller holes out to long-off What a night Zubair is having, picks up his fourth wicket, just keeps coming at the batter and bowls with a big heart, he's not afraid to toss it up, backs his strengths and induces errors. Promising young talent! 101/915.3 Gottim! Length and turning away outside off, done him with the teaser, reaches out and smacks it straight to the man at backward point, he gave himself room and sliced it straight to Cox who took a stunning diving catch 98/817.3 Plucks it out of thin air! That is a stunning caught and bowl, a spellbinding catch after his follow-through! Amazing reflexes and that's all over for Warriors as they botch this chase! 108/10Extras1 (w 1)TOTAL108 all out (17.3 Overs, RR: 6.17)Did not bat: Muhammad JawadullahFall of wickets: 1-0 (Niroshan Dickwella, 0.1 ov), 2-0 (Joe Denly, 0.2 ov), 3-24 (Johnson Charles, 3.5 ov), 4-44 (Tom Kohler-Cadmore, 6.6 ov), 5-44 (Sean Williams, 7.2 ov), 6-79 (Daniel Sams, 12.3 ov), 7-91 (Lewis Gregory, 13.5 ov), 8-98 (Chris Woakes, 15.3 ov), 9-101 (James Fuller, 15.6 ov), 10-108 (Nilansh Keswani, 17.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Aayan Afzal Khan 3 0 16 2 5.33 11 1 1 0 0 B Muzarabani 3 0 17 1 5.66 10 1 1 0 0 J Overton 3 0 17 1 5.66 9 2 0 0 0 DC Drakes 2 0 24 1 12.00 3 0 3 0 0 Zuhaib Zubair 4 0 22 4 5.50 12 2 0 0 0 CJ Jordan 2.3 0 12 1 4.80 6 0 0 1 0
Match Details
Toss
Sharjah Warriors , 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
4 February 2024 - night match (20-over match)
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Gulf Giants 2, Sharjah Warriors 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 51 runs, 1 wicket)
- Gulf Giants Impact Player Subs: Usman Khan, Blessing Muzarabani, Carlos Brathwaite, Karim Janat, Richard Gleeson Saurabh Netravalkar and Sanchit Sharma
- Sharjah Warriors Impact Player Subs: Mark Deyal, Basil Hameed, Lewis Gregory, Mark Watt, Junaid Siddique, Chris Sole and Dilshan Madushanka
- Gulf Giants: 50 runs in 5.4 overs (34 balls), Extras 2
- Strategic Timeout: Gulf Giants - 51/1 in 6.0 overs (JM Vince 15, CA Lynn 27)
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 37 balls (JM Vince 18, CA Lynn 30, Ex 2)
- Strategic Timeout: Gulf Giants - 99/4 in 13.0 overs (SO Hetmyer 15, MG Erasmus 3)
- Gulf Giants: 100 runs in 13.1 overs (79 balls), Extras 5
- Gulf Giants: 150 runs in 16.6 overs (102 balls), Extras 8
- SO Hetmyer: 50 off 24 balls (3 x 4, 4 x 6)
- 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 23 balls (SO Hetmyer 30, J Overton 17, Ex 4)
- Innings Break: Gulf Giants - 187/6 in 20.0 overs (SO Hetmyer 53, CJ Jordan 6)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 35 runs, 3 wickets)
- Over 3.5: Review by Gulf Giants (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - RSA Palliyaguruge, Batter - J Charles (Upheld)
- Strategic Timeout: Sharjah Warriors - 35/3 in 6.0 overs (T Kohler-Cadmore 32, SC Williams 1)
- Sharjah Warriors: 50 runs in 8.6 overs (54 balls), Extras 0
- Strategic Timeout: Sharjah Warriors - 79/6 in 12.3 overs (L Gregory 21)
- Sharjah Warriors: 100 runs in 15.4 overs (94 balls), Extras 1
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