- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR4.1 Dragged on! Pace off, smooth and streamlined run-up, touch short and just outside off, leans forward and inside edges it as the ball slowly crawls back at hits the stumps, the zingers are off and that is an unfortunate way to get out! He was hoping the ball would drift away from the stumps but was too far down the crease and didn't have much time to retrieve, just trying to force his case on the bowler but ending up losing his wicket, I feel he should have got behind the line instead of moving too much and losing it in the air 34/16.3 Round the wicket, Worrall is on fire, his third wicket! What a genius move from James Vince, just kill off the game and don't save one over for the death! Pitched up and was whooshing away wide of off, he flirts it with the wide one and gets a fat edge that is snaffled by the keeper. Elation for Worrall, another big wicket! 46/34.2 Timberrrrr!!! He has gottim with an absolute jaffa, too good for thee! Fuller delivery and gets it swing back prodigiously from outside off, a nightmarish delivery to face first up! Fletcher got an inside edge and made an absolute mess of his stumps! What an incredible delivery, Fletcher goes for duck! Worrall on hattrick! 34/212.3 Oh, that is a massive breakthrough for Gulf Giants! Zuhaib bravely tosses it up with plenty of revs and pitches it up on middle, he gets down on one knee and goes for a massive slog sweep but finds Hetmyer at deep square who takes an catch, as easy as you like, down this throat, elation for Zuhaib as his arms are aloft and he brings out a Shahid Afridi like celebration. This is a major breakthrough though, Pooran is a dangerous customer and has been in superb nick but there is still some batting to come, Tim David will come in next 91/415.2 Taken at deep midwicket, Cox gobbles it while leaning forward. Bravo shimmied down leg and Muzarabani followed him with a fullish delivery, he made his mind to go for the big shot but just couldn't get enough elevation and distance. Pollard will walk in next, they got plenty of firepower in their line-up! 115/519.4 Takes the pace off and it works! Short of a length ball angling into middle, clobbers it in the air and it goes straight into the hands of Hetmyer at deep square leg, caught as easy as you like. This is smart bowling, didn't offer him the pace he was looking for 160/619.6 Pinpoint accurate yorker dipping in, plonks it down the floor to long-on and they try to add one more run to the board but Akeal is well short of the crease at the non-striker's end 163/7Extras7 (b 1, lb 4, w 2)TOTAL163/7 (20 Overs, RR: 8.15)Fall of wickets: 1-34 (Muhammad Waseem, 4.1 ov), 2-34 (Andre Fletcher, 4.2 ov), 3-46 (Kusal Perera, 6.3 ov), 4-91 (Nicholas Pooran, 12.3 ov), 5-115 (Dwayne Bravo, 15.2 ov), 6-160 (Tim David, 19.4 ov), 7-163 (Akeal Hosein, 19.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB DJ Worrall 4 0 15 3 3.75 17 2 0 1 0 J Overton 4 0 40 0 10.00 5 6 0 0 0 B Muzarabani 4 0 34 2 8.50 9 2 2 1 0 CJ Jordan 4 0 36 0 9.00 8 4 1 0 0 LA Dawson 2 0 19 0 9.50 4 0 2 0 0 Zuhaib Zubair 2 0 14 1 7.00 4 1 0 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR0.1 Tossed up from round the wicket, bowls an absolute rippperrr that came back extravagantly and clattered the top of middle stump and James Vince plays all around it, Akeal Hosein leaps in air and punches the air ecstasy. That is a dream start for MI Emirates! What a delivery first up! BEAUTY 0/13.4 Very brisk run-up, gottim with an absolute pearler! Pitched outside leg stump, en route to off and pings the top of off stump, great sight if you are a fan of fast bowling, it doesn't get better than that. That is what you practice for in the nets and this is perfect execution, it's that awkward length, neither too short, not too full, he had to play at it, jams his bat down but played down the wrong line. Really good pinpoint delivery, incision! 16/24.5 Miscued to Fletcher at point! Tossed up and spinning away outside off, wanted to play it across the line but got in a tangle and ended up getting a leading edge that ballooned up, Fletcher didn't have to much to gobble it up. Gulf Giants in a spot of bother; MI Emirates had a similar shaky start 24/312.2 Holes out to long-off! It's a procession! Nicely tossed up with little bit of away spin from off, goes for the big hit without sizing up the bowler at all and gives a simple catch to Boult. Giants collapsing like a house of cards, Usman could switch gears 69/78.5 Cries of catch it and Tim David hears him, reverse cups at long-on. Smith couldn't middle it as he tried to clear midwicket, went back and lost his shape while trying the big shot and this is another big arrow darted in the chase. An untimely wicket for Gulf Giants but this is exactly what MI Emirates wanted to firm their grip on this game in the middle overs. The supersub Viyaskanth makes an impact straightaway; have to say the quality of spinners has been top-notch in this league 46/49.6 Flirts with the wide short delivery and nicks it through to the keeper! The seasoned campaigner does the job and makes life tough for Giants. Hits the deck hard and gets steepling bounce in the channel, Hetmyer tries to hack it away and cannot get on top of the bounce. Massive breakthrough, five down already! 57/512.1 Inverses his stance goes for a switch hit! Finds the fielder in the ring and he rifles a spot-on throw at the striker's end, Overton is short of his crease by some distance as Viyaskanth quickly removes the bails and another wicket falls at the wrong time; this is getting way out of hands for Giants 69/614.4 Has he trapped him lbw? Tossed up full and beats his sweep, vociferous appeal for an lbw and the umpire raises the dreaded finger. Review taken by Dawson. Nothing on the ultraedge. Two reds and the third is umpire's call so the on-field decision stands. 86/816.4 Floats up a wrong'un on off, launches the ball straight into the hands of Trent Boult at long-off who hangs onto it brilliantly, Jordan's ebullience comes to end; was an entertaining knock! He swing big but couldn't control it well 111/918.2 Tossed up on leg, yanks his front leg out of the way and swung hard but hasn't got all of it, a simple catch for Muhammad Waseem at midwicket region. MI Emirates make it to the final with a domineering win! 118/10Extras4 (w 4)TOTAL118 all out (18.2 Overs, RR: 6.43)Did not bat: B MuzarabaniFall of wickets: 1-0 (James Vince, 0.1 ov), 2-16 (Jordan Cox, 3.4 ov), 3-24 (Chris Lynn, 4.5 ov), 4-46 (Jamie Smith, 8.5 ov), 5-57 (Shimron Hetmyer, 9.6 ov), 6-69 (Jamie Overton, 12.1 ov), 7-69 (Usman Khan, 12.2 ov), 8-86 (Liam Dawson, 14.4 ov), 9-111 (Chris Jordan, 16.4 ov), 10-118 (Daniel Worrall, 18.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB AJ Hosein 4 0 13 2 3.25 13 0 0 0 0 TA Boult 2 0 16 0 8.00 7 2 1 0 0 Muhammad Rohid 2 0 16 1 8.00 7 2 1 0 0 Waqar Salamkheil 3.2 0 27 2 8.10 8 1 2 0 0 V Viyaskanth 4 0 22 3 5.50 12 0 1 2 0 DJ Bravo 3 0 24 1 8.00 6 1 1 2 0
Match Details
Toss
Gulf Giants , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Series result
MI Emirates advanced
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
14 February 2024 - night match (20-over match)
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 45 runs, 2 wickets)
- MI Emirates: 50 runs in 7.3 overs (45 balls), Extras 3
- Strategic Timeout: MI Emirates - 54/3 in 8.0 overs (N Pooran 10, DJ Bravo 6)
- Over 10.1: Review by Gulf Giants (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - AT Holdstock, Batter - N Pooran (Struck down - Umpires Call)
- Strategic Timeout: MI Emirates - 94/4 in 13.0 overs (DJ Bravo 18, TH David 2)
- MI Emirates: 100 runs in 13.3 overs (81 balls), Extras 4
- MI Emirates: 150 runs in 19.1 overs (115 balls), Extras 5
- Innings Break: MI Emirates - 163/7 in 20.0 overs (KA Pollard 27)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 35 runs, 3 wickets)
- Over 7.5: Review by MI Emirates (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - AT Holdstock, Batter - Usman Khan (Struck down)
- Strategic Timeout: Gulf Giants - 46/4 in 8.5 overs (Usman Khan 17)
- Gulf Giants: 50 runs in 8.6 overs (54 balls), Extras 0
- Over 14.4: Review by Gulf Giants (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - MJ Saggers, Batter - LA Dawson (Struck down - Umpires Call)
- Gulf Giants: 100 runs in 15.4 overs (94 balls), Extras 2
- Strategic Timeout: Gulf Giants - 100/8 in 16.0 overs (CJ Jordan 21, DJ Worrall 2)
Match Coverage
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