- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR1.4 off the bottom of the bat to mid-off! Jordan just has to move a step or two to his left to grab the ball comfortably. Worrall bowled on the slightly shorter side of a length on off, and got the ball to shape away after pitching. Mayers went for the pull, but seemed to have been done in by the pace. The ball ballooned off the toe-end of the bat, and gave Worrall and Giants their first wicket today 1/12.3 another one taken at mid-off! Gous walks back looking at the toe end of his bat, exactly from where the ball came off for another catch in the in field. The fact that it has now happened twice in a row might have to do with the slowness of the pitch too. The ball was on the shorter side of a length, and around fifth stump. Gous made room for himself and looked to swat it back over the fielder. But the ball shaped away, and Vince moved a bit to his right to take it with a reverse cup 3/212.1 chipped to mid-on! Clarke's painful stay of 13 from 27 balls ends. He was standing deep in the crease, and with his front leg out of the way. Jordan went on a quite full length on off, and Clarke looked to loft but ended up finding the fielder. The length seemed too full to try and lift that, and hence Clarke might have ended up mistiming it 55/46.6 edged this time! Muzarabani bowled well throughout the over, and gets his reward to finish it. On the shorter side of a length pitching on off, after being angled in. The ball shaped away again - and very slightly so - as Chase opened the face of the bat to try and poke at it. Eventually, he ended up guiding it to the keeper's right for a simple catch 26/315.4 taken by Jordan moving to his right from long-off! Willey's one-man show ends. Another ball at a change of pace from Adair, who went on a short of a length. The ball pitched outside off and bounced well, and Willey went ahead with the loft off the full face of the bat. There was some extra bounce despite the lack of pace, and Willey ended up lofting it to Giants' best fielder 88/614.4 taken on the edge of the deep-extra cover boundary! That new bat almost got him a six! Erasmus, placed on the boundary, tip toed, and just prevented his right boot from touching the boundary. Curran bowled a length delivery around fifth stump, and Russell absolutely belted that off the middle of the bat. That was cracked hard and flat, and nearly went for six 79/516.2 bowled him! The ball hits the off stump, and ADKR slide further on a disappointing day. A scrambled-seam ball from Jordan, who bowled on the shorter side of a length just outside off. The ball shaped in as Holder looked to pull, but missed. The ball clipped the off stump, and Holder was gone 94/7Extras8 (b 1, lb 1, w 6)TOTAL123/7 (20 Overs, RR: 6.15)Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Kyle Mayers, 1.4 ov), 2-3 (Andries Gous, 2.3 ov), 3-26 (Roston Chase, 6.6 ov), 4-55 (Joe Clarke, 12.1 ov), 5-79 (Andre Russell, 14.4 ov), 6-88 (David Willey, 15.4 ov), 7-94 (Jason Holder, 16.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB MR Adair 4 0 25 2 6.25 14 3 1 1 0 DJ Worrall 4 1 13 1 3.25 18 2 0 0 0 B Muzarabani 4 0 27 1 6.75 13 1 2 1 0 TK Curran 4 0 36 1 9 8 4 1 2 0 CJ Jordan 4 0 20 2 5 14 0 1 2 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR14.5 slashed to mid-off! Do ADKR still have hope?! Erasmus can't believe what he has done! Holder bowled it on the shorter side of a length around fifth stump, and Erasmus ended up slapping it back to Willey, who took it with a reverse cup. If ADKR needed a push, this could be it 93/34.4 chopped on! He gets a bottom edge on to middle stump! Vince decides to skip down the track, and looks to clobber at this shortish ball around off. But the ball didn't bounce as much as he anticipated, and he ended up giving away his wicket. ADKR get one in the powerplay, and will hope they can keep a lid on GG 23/14.5 confident appeal for lbw, and given! Cox has a word with Erasmus... and reviews at the last second! Willey bowled a length ball swinging in, as it pitched on leg. The ball straightened after pitching, and hit Cox's knee roll. He looked to clip at it from middle and off, though, but only half-closed the face of the bat. There's no inside edge involved... and ball tracking shows the ball would have hit the middle of middle! So GG lose Cox and a review, and ADKR have Willey on a hat-trick 23/2Extras12 (lb 5, nb 1, w 6)TOTAL124/3 (17.5 Overs, RR: 6.95)Fall of wickets: 1-23 (James Vince, 4.4 ov), 2-23 (Jordan Cox, 4.5 ov), 3-93 (Gerhard Erasmus, 14.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB DJ Willey 4 0 17 2 4.25 16 3 0 0 0 JO Holder 4 0 17 1 4.25 14 2 0 0 0 SP Narine 4 0 22 0 5.5 11 1 0 3 1 AD Russell 2 0 27 0 13.5 3 2 2 0 0 T Hinds 1.5 0 17 0 9.27 3 2 0 1 0 Ibrar Ahmad 2 0 19 0 9.5 3 1 1 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Gulf Giants , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Season
Hours of play (local time)
18.00 start, First Session 18.00-19.30, Interval 19.30-19.50, Second Session 19.50-21.20
Match days
1 February 2025 - night match (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Gulf Giants 2, Abu Dhabi Knight Riders 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 24 runs, 2 wickets)
- Strategic Timeout: Abu Dhabi Knight Riders - 34/3 in 9.0 overs (JM Clarke 10, DJ Willey 4)
- Abu Dhabi Knight Riders: 50 runs in 11.6 overs (72 balls), Extras 5
- Strategic Timeout: Abu Dhabi Knight Riders - 88/6 in 15.4 overs (JO Holder 2)
- Abu Dhabi Knight Riders: 100 runs in 16.4 overs (100 balls), Extras 6
- Over 18.1: Review by Gulf Giants (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - MJ Saggers, Batter - A Sharafu (Struck down)
- Over 19.1: Review by Gulf Giants (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - RJ Tucker, Batter - SP Narine (Struck down)
- Innings Break: Abu Dhabi Knight Riders - 123/7 in 20.0 overs (A Sharafu 21, SP Narine 12)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 27 runs, 2 wickets)
- Over 4.5: Review by Gulf Giants (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - MJ Saggers, Batter - JM Cox (Struck down)
- Over 5.3: Review by Abu Dhabi Knight Riders (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - RJ Tucker, Batter - MG Erasmus (Struck down)
- Strategic Timeout: Gulf Giants - 49/2 in 9.0 overs (MG Erasmus 25, TK Curran 12)
- Gulf Giants: 50 runs in 9.2 overs (56 balls), Extras 5
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 45 balls (MG Erasmus 21, TK Curran 25, Ex 6)
- Gulf Giants: 100 runs in 15.2 overs (92 balls), Extras 11
- Strategic Timeout: Gulf Giants - 106/3 in 16.0 overs (TK Curran 33, SO Hetmyer 7)
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