25/01Result
19th Match (N), International League T20 at Abu Dhabi, Jan 25 2025
Giants won by 2 wkts (0b rem)
Player of the Match
Mark Adair
Mark AdairGulf Giants
25/01Result
19th Match (N), International League T20 at Abu Dhabi, Jan 25 2025
Giants won by 2 wkts (0b rem)
Player of the Match
Mark Adair
Mark AdairGulf Giants

END OF OVER:
20 | 11 Runs 1 Wkt | GG: 152/8 | RR: 7.60

  • Muhammad Zuhaib1 (1b)
  • Aayan Afzal Khan11 (6b)
  • Dan Mousley3-0-30-1
  • Fazalhaq Farooqi4-0-34-3

That's it for tonight's coverage. Join us again tomorrow for more ILT20 action. For now, it's goodbye and goodnight from all of us

Nicholas Pooran, MI Emirates Captain: Tough one today. Not enough discipline with the bat and bowl. (on run-out claim) called him (Curran) back in the spirit of game. We haven't respected the game enough, the opposition and our plans. If we keep making same mistakes, it will cost us. Hopefully, we'll try to reflect and we need to pick ourselves up. It's definitely frustrating but we need to keep our emotions in check

James Vince, Gulf Giants Captain: Stumbled at the end but got the points. Couple of games we were in position to win games, we haven't dominated. Last season we win those moments...tonight was massively important to get back to winning ways. Still in the hunt for winning. Seamers upfront restricted and got key wickets, Banton and Pollard batted really well. Certainty wasn't impossible to chase that down

Mark Adair, Player of the Match: It was just basics again. Delighted to get across the line. Tom Curran came in and shared his experience. Delighted to catch (Pollard). It swirls a bit, there is always wind here, thankfully caught that

Almost botched up a straightforward chase after a superb bowling effort. Incredible drama towards the end of this game with a run-out claim from Pooran, who then changed his mind in the spirit of cricket and Curran came back. Erasmus, Alsop made handy contributions and later cameos from Curran and Adair kept them in the hunt. Aayan played a vital knock and his timely blows gave Giants the much-needed win. Rohid was exceptional with the ball and Joseph did a good job but Mousley was the most expensive bowler and the gamble to have him bowl the final over backfired big time. Gulf Giants move to the fifth spot after this win while MI Emirates remain in second place with a positive NRR of 0.15

19.6
1
Mousley to Zuhaib Zubair, 1 run, Says what's all the fuss about and finishes the game in style, gets down low and cracks the slog sweep across the line and beats the packed field at leg for a four, it has got enough legs to reach the rope at deep midwicket. Zubair is absolutely pumped up, he has kept his cool and got his side over the line
19.5
W
Mousley to Curran, OUT, Disturbs the furniture! Curran backed away and he slung it full on off and it tickles the stumps, zingers are alight. He's not going to go down without a spirited fight; a good comeback after being dispatched for a six

TK Curran b Mousley 16 (31m 13b 1x4 1x6) SR: 123.07

19.4
0
Mousley to Curran, no run, Full on leg, scuffs a drive back to the bowler
19.3
1
Mousley to Aayan Afzal Khan, 1 run, Full-toss on middle, plinked out to long-off for a run
19.2
2
Mousley to Aayan Afzal Khan, 2 runs, Around the wicket, full on fifth stump, forces it to sweeper cover and dashes back for the second
19.1
0
Mousley to Aayan Afzal Khan, no run, Tossed outside off, can't cut it away
19.1
7nb
Mousley to Aayan Afzal Khan, (no ball) SIX, Bowls a full-toss on middle and leg and he accepts it gleefully, smoked over midwicket for a six . It's a no ball too, double-whammy, he knew he erred big time

END OF OVER:
19 | 6 Runs 1 Wkt | GG: 141/7 (11 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 7.42, RRR: 11.00)

  • Tom Curran16 (11b)
  • Aayan Afzal Khan2 (2b)
  • Fazalhaq Farooqi4-0-34-3
  • Alzarri Joseph4-0-31-2
18.6
2
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Curran, 2 runs, Bustling in, lands it full and outside off, opens the face and carves it away to deep backward point for a couple. 11 will be required from the final over
18.5
0
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Curran, no run, Gets away with a juicy full-toss outside off, wanted to slam it away but missed it altogether
18.4
1
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Aayan Afzal Khan, 1 run, Looking for the blockhole, not far away from the spot, angled across off and prodded away to Waseem at deep third
18.3
1
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Curran, 1 run, Yorker length on off, pushed away to long-off for a run
18.3
1w
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Curran, 1 wide, Dishes out a wide outside the line of off-stump
18.2
1
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Aayan Afzal Khan, 1 run, Wide yorker, opens the face and steers it away to Waseem at deep third
18.1
W
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Adair, OUT, Slices in the air and he didn't get the requisite distance, Muhammad Waseem takes a spectacular running catch at deep third and Adair has to go. It was bowled across off and he wanted to swat it out of the park

MR Adair c Muhammad Waseem b Fazalhaq Farooqi 15 (11m 8b 2x4 0x6) SR: 187.5

END OF OVER:
18 | 11 Runs | GG: 135/6 (17 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 7.50, RRR: 8.50)

  • Mark Adair15 (7b)
  • Tom Curran13 (8b)
  • Alzarri Joseph4-0-31-2
  • Fazalhaq Farooqi3-0-28-2
17.6
1
Joseph to Adair, 1 run, Goes full and outside off, plinked out to Pollard past mid-off for a run Pooran is claiming that it's a run-out as he grounded his bat and then left the crease even though the throw hadn't yet arrived and collected by Pooran but he loses the case even though his argument seems strong. Well, it's been sent to the third umpire for another look. It is OUT on the big screen and it won't sit nicely with Tom Curran and Andy Flower. And he started to walk off but he is now coming back. It's so confusing. Perhaps Nicholas Pooran called him back and decided against his appeal. Yes, he is staying on and will continue to bat.
17.5
4
Joseph to Adair, FOUR, Over the wicket again, short on middle, he steps away to the leg side, gives himself room and cuts it over Pooran's head for a four. He has got ice in his veins; remarkable awareness and composure at this crunch stage of the game
17.4
2
Joseph to Adair, 2 runs, Pollard gamely jumped two-handed at mid-off but no dice, excellent effort, timed the jump to perfection and almost pouched it. Slightly short on middle and powered down but hit him high and wasn't timed well enough
17.3
2
Joseph to Adair, 2 runs, Short of a length at middle, backs away and clatters it on the rise to sweeper cover, brilliant running between the wickets, rolled his fingers on it
17.2
1lb
Joseph to Curran, 1 leg bye, Bit short on the pads, glanced away to short fine and tears across for a quick single
17.1
1
Joseph to Adair, 1 run, Farooqi with a splendid effort at deep third, hauled the ball back in on one bounce, one-handed stop while running to his left, was a shortish ball outside off, sliced away behind square

END OF OVER:
17 | 12 Runs 1 Wkt | GG: 124/6 (28 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 7.29, RRR: 9.33)

  • Mark Adair5 (2b)
  • Tom Curran13 (7b)
  • Fazalhaq Farooqi3-0-28-2
  • Waqar Salamkheil3-0-24-0
16.6
1
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Adair, 1 run, Was tantalizingly in the air for a while, cut hard and fell short of the fielder at short third, slower back of a length delivery floating outside off. Tension is palpable out there
16.5
4
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Adair, FOUR, Around the wicket, touch short with width, jabbed away up and away from sweeper cover for a four. He has been inconsistent and Pooran is again perplexed. Desperate lunge from the fielder in the deep
16.4
W
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Ibrahim Zadran, OUT, Zingers are alight! Gets the better of his countryman; slightly short and held its line outside off, Ibrahim shuffles across his stumps to ramp and ends up making a horrible mess of his stumps

Ibrahim Zadran b Fazalhaq Farooqi 11 (26m 14b 0x4 0x6) SR: 78.57

16.3
0
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Ibrahim Zadran, no run, Appeal for a caught behind from Pooran; Farooqi joins him late and it's been sent upstairs. It was a wide yorker. Tries to scratch it away, nothing on ultra-edge as the ball passed away
16.2
1
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Curran, 1 run, Over the wicket, short and offers little bit of room outside off, leg-cutter again, opens the face and nurdles it away to deep backward point

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Giants 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st6JM VinceTP Alsop
2nd14TP AlsopJM Cox
3rd65MG ErasmusTP Alsop
4th7MG ErasmusIbrahim Zadran
5th12SO HetmyerIbrahim Zadran
6th15TK CurranIbrahim Zadran
7th16MR AdairTK Curran
8th16TK CurranAayan Afzal Khan
9th1Zuhaib ZubairAayan Afzal Khan