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Scorer: Ranjith P | Commentator: Alan Gardner
10.35pm: A tall chase turns out to be too much for Giants. They suffer their first defeat, while MIE are on the board after losing their opening game. The men in blue were indebted to the captain, Nicholas Pooran, and some muscular finishing from Tim David as they rampaged through the back end of the MIE innings, ultimately leaving Giants with too much to do. We'll be back for more from the UAE tomorrow, when Dubai Capitals take on Sharjah Warriors. Bye!
In walks last man Aayan Afzal Khan
Mujeeb Ur Rahman c Smeed b Boult 2 (3m 2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 100.00
Mujeeb slopes in at No. 10 with sixes needed
Karim Janat c & b Boult 1 (12m 4b 0x4 0x6) SR: 25.00
Boult to close this out, 23 needed for a Giants upset
Another potential overlap could be South Africa travelling to Pakistan for an ODI series as prep for the 2025 Champions Trophy, pencilled in for mid-February
Noor was offered another year's extension by Sharjah Warriors, but refused to sign the retention notice
Put in to bat, they raced to fifty in 3.3 overs and never looked back against Dubai Capitals
MI have been boosted by the return of Nicholas Pooran but they will be wary of a Capitals line-up that enters the final on the back of four successive wins
The order of the Eliminator and Qualifier 1 was changed, with the Eliminator brought forward from Wednesday to Tuesday and Qualifier 1 pushed back from Tuesday to Wednesday
