- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR4.3 Chipped to mid-on! Fuller length wide outside off, makes room outside leg, clears the front foot and swings it away across the line, hits the toe end of the bat and skies it high wide of mid-on, Amir turns to his right side and effortlessly reverse cups it. 25/17.1 Strikes in his first ball! Length ball darted on the off stump line, non-turner delivery goes straight, Alsop tried to pull it away over mid wicket delivery, goes through past the inside edge of the bat and clipped the top of the off stump 35/29.6 Soft dismissal! Length ball drifting in on the leg stump channel, makes room outside leg early, presents the full face of the bat and lofted it softly to short extra cover, straightforward catch for Fakhar Zaman 44/48.4 Fuller length ball angling away outside off, Hetmyer stays inside the crease, no foot movement, plays it across the line and feathers it behind the stumps. Loud appeal and the finger goes up. Hetmyer reviews it immediately. Ultra Edge confirmed the spike as the ball passes the outside edge of the bat, Hetmyer has to depart 40/310.4 Curran strikes! Short of a length ball, quick use of the feet, clears the front leg and pulled it away, mistimed and miscued to mid wicket area, Curran called for the catch early, went to his right side, and completed the catch while moving backwards. 46/512.3 Flicked straight to deep mid wicket! Fuller length ball on middle-leg, goes deep inside the crease and whips it away aerially towards mid wicket, did not get enough elevation, picks up the outfield player at deep mid wicket region near the ropes. The Giants are 6 wickets down! 55/613.2 Generously flighted good length ball, drifting in and hits the front pad of Jordan, tried to defend off the front foot, goes past the bat and hits the pads. Loud appeal and the umpire is convinced. Jordan reviews the decision. Replays confirmed no bat involved, ball tracking showed three reds hitting the leg stump 58/714.1 Edged and taken! A tad fuller length outside off angling away, plays off the front foot, hits the cover drive late and gets the thick outside edge of the bat, Azam Khan dived to his right side and takes a good catch behind the stumps 61/8Extras3 (w 3)TOTAL129/8 (20 Overs, RR: 6.45)Fall of wickets: 1-25 (James Vince, 4.3 ov), 2-35 (Tom Alsop, 7.1 ov), 3-40 (Shimron Hetmyer, 8.4 ov), 4-44 (Jordan Cox, 9.6 ov), 5-46 (Gerhard Erasmus, 10.4 ov), 6-55 (Tim David, 12.3 ov), 7-58 (Chris Jordan, 13.2 ov), 8-61 (Mark Adair, 14.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Mohammad Amir 4 0 40 0 10 10 7 0 3 0 LH Ferguson 4 0 28 1 7 11 3 1 0 0 Khuzaima Tanveer 3 0 12 1 4 10 1 0 0 0 SM Curran 4 0 28 3 7 12 3 1 0 0 PW Hasaranga 4 0 10 3 2.5 15 0 0 0 0 D Parashar 1 0 11 0 11 0 1 0 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR3.3 Fakhar Zaman has holed out at third man! Flatter widish delivery outside off, clears the front leg and throws his bat at it, slices it off the outside edge of the bat and sends it flying to deep third man, good catch by Tom Curran at the deep third man region 24/22.4 Chris Jordan takes a blinder! Flatter length ball on the stumps around off, tried to pick it over mid-on, hits the bottom part of the bat, hits it flat and in the air, Chris Jordan moves back and stretches his right hand in the air, causing the ball to stick to his hand! Jordan falls down after grabbing the ball, loses his balance and going backwards, but he manages to hold on to it. 18/16.6 Banged in short pitched ball on the stumps, plays the pull shot and skies it high towards deep backward square leg, finds the leading edge, did not get enough elevation to clear the ropes, Hetmyer settles underneath, caught the ball millimetres from the boundary ropes, maintained his balance, and remained inside. 49/313.6 Muzarabani gets the breakthrough! Short pitched ball on the off stump line, tried to whip it over the in-field, mistimed the shot and clips it towards mid wicket, Vince steps back and holds on to it at the edge of the circle 94/415.3 Hard length ball darted around the off stump, charges forward and tried to whack it away, slices it in the air to extra cover, easy catch for the circle fielder, poor shot and execution from Azam Khan 98/5Extras1 (w 1)TOTAL130/5 (19 Overs, RR: 6.84)Fall of wickets: 1-18 (Alex Hales, 2.4 ov), 2-24 (Fakhar Zaman, 3.3 ov), 3-49 (Dan Lawrence, 6.6 ov), 4-94 (Sam Curran, 13.6 ov), 5-98 (Azam Khan, 15.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB MR Adair 4 0 21 1 5.25 16 4 0 1 0 TK Curran 4 0 34 0 8.5 9 4 1 0 0 B Muzarabani 4 0 25 3 6.25 12 2 1 0 0 CJ Jordan 3 0 23 1 7.66 7 4 0 0 0 MG Erasmus 3 0 17 0 5.66 5 1 0 0 0 Aayan Afzal Khan 1 0 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Desert Vipers , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
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
29 January 2025 - night match (20-over match)
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Desert Vipers 2, Gulf Giants 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 31 runs, 1 wicket)
- Over 2.2: Review by Desert Vipers (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - RSA Palliyaguruge, Batter - JM Vince (Struck down)
- Strategic Timeout: Gulf Giants - 40/3 in 8.4 overs (JM Cox 2)
- Over 8.4: Review by Gulf Giants (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - RSA Palliyaguruge, Batter - SO Hetmyer (Struck down)
- Over 11.1: Review by Desert Vipers (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - AG Wharf, Batter - TH David (Struck down)
- Gulf Giants: 50 runs in 12.2 overs (74 balls), Extras 1
- Innings Break: Gulf Giants - 55/6 in 12.3 overs (TK Curran 1)
- Over 13.2: Review by Gulf Giants (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - AG Wharf, Batter - CJ Jordan (Struck down)
- Gulf Giants: 100 runs in 18.2 overs (110 balls), Extras 2
- 9th Wicket: 50 runs in 27 balls (TK Curran 44, Aayan Afzal Khan 5, Ex 1)
- TK Curran: 50 off 29 balls (7 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Innings Break: Gulf Giants - 129/8 in 20.0 overs (TK Curran 64, Aayan Afzal Khan 6)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 42 runs, 2 wickets)
- Strategic Timeout: Desert Vipers - 49/3 in 7.0 overs (MDE Holden 18)
- Desert Vipers: 50 runs in 7.1 overs (43 balls), Extras 1
- MDE Holden: 50 off 42 balls (6 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Strategic Timeout: Desert Vipers - 98/5 in 15.3 overs (MDE Holden 50)
- Desert Vipers: 100 runs in 15.5 overs (95 balls), Extras 1
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