MI Emirates register an emphatic eight-wicket victory, completely outplaying Warriors today; the gulf between the two sides was enormous. The damage was inflicted with the ball when Emirates kept a lid on the score, restricting them to 129. Muhammad Waseem and Kusal Perera then decimated Warriors' bowling attack with their terrific display of hard-hitting and Nicholas Pooran added some maximums to cap off a comfortable win. Warriors will be dented with this morale-crushing defeat. Earlier, Waqar Salamkheil and Akeal Hosein were miserly and made life onerous for the batters while Trent Boult and Fazalhaq Farooqi brought their vast experience to the fore and built enormous pressure. I'll wrap things up here for tonight; will be back tomorrow for more ILT20 action. Thank you for your company tonight!
11.1
4
Theekshana to Pooran, FOUR, Tossed up on middle, he thrashes it in the gap between cover and mid-off and seals the game in style. MI Emirates remain on top of the log after an emphatic eight-wicket win!
END OF OVER:11 | 16 Runs | MIE: 129/2 (1 run required from 54 balls, RR: 11.72, RRR: 0.11)
- Andre Fletcher22 (18b)
- Nicholas Pooran20 (8b)
- Muhammad Jawadullah2-0-22-1
- Maheesh Theekshana3-0-22-0
10.6
4
Muhammad Jawadullah to Fletcher, FOUR, belted all along the floor past cover for a sizzling boundary, nothing working for Warriors who have run out of ideas now. Too full with some room on offer and he calmly squeezed it out to sweeper cover, it's a fast outfield so there's no cutting that off, fielder had no chance in the deep
10.6
1w
Muhammad Jawadullah to Fletcher, 1 wide, Goes off the radar and bangs it on back of a length but it's moving away from leg stump so it's a wasted effort, frustrating for Warriors to be in this situation
10.5
4
Muhammad Jawadullah to Fletcher, FOUR, Dishes out a high full-toss but he is not surprised, watches the ball like a hawk and steers it past Watt at short third for a boundary, brilliant adjustment towards the end from Spice Man
10.4
4
Muhammad Jawadullah to Fletcher, FOUR, Slings it full but strays in his line, he puts the rubbish in the bin and gets a boundary by tickling it fine of deep fine, Jawadullah is livid with himself for missing his target
10.3
0
Muhammad Jawadullah to Fletcher, no run, Spiteful bumper on middle, half-ducks to avoid the snorter, umpire gives one for the over
10.2
2
Muhammad Jawadullah to Fletcher, 2 runs, Drags his length back, angling across off, runs him down to deep third and hares back for the second
10.1
1
Muhammad Jawadullah to Pooran, 1 run, Pitched up on middle, driven strongly down the ground to the right of long-on
Jawadullah replacing Fuller
END OF OVER:10 | 10 Runs | MIE: 113/2 (17 runs required from 60 balls, RR: 11.30, RRR: 1.70)
- Andre Fletcher8 (13b)
- Nicholas Pooran19 (7b)
- Maheesh Theekshana3-0-22-0
- James Fuller2-0-18-1
9.6
0
Theekshana to Fletcher, no run, Slow through the air on middle, defends it right under his eyes back towards the bowler
9.5
0
Theekshana to Fletcher, no run, Floated up quicker on back of a length around the line off, shimmies across to paddle but is beaten by the quickness of the delivery
9.4
2
Theekshana to Fletcher, 2 runs, Floated up shorter and outside off, makes room and thwacks a cut, beats Watt at short third area
9.3
1
Theekshana to Pooran, 1 run, Eased down to long-off and nonchalantly walks for a run
9.2
6
Theekshana to Pooran, SIX, Tossed up from over the wicket, length and spinning away from off, that's Pooran at his best, brings his bat down at a blistering speed and then larrups him over long-on
9.1
1
Theekshana to Fletcher, 1 run, Tossed up fuller just outside off, pushed to cover-point
END OF OVER:9 | 13 Runs 1 Wkt | MIE: 103/2 (27 runs required from 11 overs, RR: 11.44, RRR: 2.45)
- Nicholas Pooran12 (5b)
- Andre Fletcher5 (9b)
- James Fuller2-0-18-1
- Maheesh Theekshana2-0-12-0
8.6
0
Fuller to Pooran, no run, Tad short and whizzes away outside off, runs it down to short third
8.5
0
Fuller to Pooran, no run, Short of a length, nibbling away outside off, goes for a full-blooded cut but the ball goes past the groping outside edge to the keeper, he's in a hurry
8.5
1w
Fuller to Pooran, 1 wide, Good length, wide of off, can't connect, too far away from his swinging blade
8.4
0
Fuller to Pooran, no run, Knocked down towards mid-off, rare dot ball
8.3
6
Fuller to Pooran, SIX, Snap of the biceps and it goes all the way over square leg! gets hold of it, pumps it and gets the desired result, such a clean timer of the ball, joy to watch, box-office material
8.2
6
Fuller to Pooran, SIX, Goodness me! Banged in short on middle, gets his front leg out of the way and carts it away over deep backward square for a scintillating six, what a way to get off the mark, he has come down to steer his team over the line. Clean hit
