Mi Emirates Vs Gulf Giants 4th Match 21 January 2024

4th T20 • Sheikh Zayed Stadium • Abu Dhabi

MI Emirates

179/5 (20)

Gulf Giants

161/9 (20)

MIE won by 18 runs

Info

Fantasy

Live

Scorecard

Stats

Playing XI

Player of the Match Tim David

41(15)

MIE

Info

MI Emirates

179/5 (20)

Batters

Waseem Muhammad

105.56

b Rahman

Will Smeed

25.00

c & b Drakes

Andre Fletcher

73.68

c Gleeson b Overton

Nicholas Pooran

(C)

182.14

c Vince b Jordan

Ambati Rayudu

156.25

b Jordan

Tim David

273.33

Not out

Dwayne Bravo

50.00

Not out

Extras

(B: 0, LB: 2, NB: 1, W: 10)

TOTAL

(20 Ov, RR: 8.95)

179/5

Did not Bat

Asif-Khan Lala, Trent Boult, Akeal Hosein, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Waqar Salamkheil

Bowlers

EXT

8.75

7.50

10.25

5.75

12.00

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Will Smeed

c & b Drakes

1-3

1.2

Waseem Muhammad

b Rahman

2-44

6.3

Andre Fletcher

c Gleeson b Overton

3-66

11.5

Ambati Rayudu

b Jordan

4-135

17.1

Nicholas Pooran

c Vince b Jordan

5-137

17.3

Gulf Giants

161/9 (20)

Batters

Jamie Smith

130.77

c Bravo b Farooqi

James Vince

120.93

c Boult b Bravo

Jordan Cox

0.00

b Farooqi

Usman Khan

110.00

c Bravo b Waqar Salamkheil

Shimron Hetmyer

93.75

runout (Farooqi)

Jamie Overton

227.78

b Farooqi

Karim Janat

25.00

c & b Boult

Chris Jordan

0.00

lbw b Farooqi

Dominic Drakes *

100.00

Not out

Mujeeb Ur Rahman

100.00

c Smeed b Boult

Aayan Afzal Khan

100.00

Not out

Extras

(B: 4, LB: 0, NB: 1, W: 3)

TOTAL

(20 Ov, RR: 8.05)

161/9

Did not Bat

Richard Gleeson

Bowlers

EXT

5.75

9.75

6.25

7.25

10.25

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Jamie Smith

c Bravo b Farooqi

1-48

5.2

Jordan Cox

b Farooqi

2-48

5.3

Usman Khan

c Bravo b Waqar Salamkheil

3-96

11.5

James Vince

c Boult b Bravo

4-101

13.2

Jamie Overton

b Farooqi

5-155

18.2

Shimron Hetmyer

runout (Farooqi)

6-155

18.3

Chris Jordan

lbw b Farooqi

7-155

18.4

Karim Janat

c & b Boult

8-157

19.2

Mujeeb Ur Rahman

c Smeed b Boult

9-159

19.4

Match Info

Date & Time

21 Jan, 08:00 PM IST

Venue

Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi

Match

4th T20,

International League T20

Umpires

Ahmed Shah Pakteen (Afghanistan), Martin Saggers (England), Leslie Reifer (West Indies, TV)

Referee

Simon Taufel (Australia)

Toss

Gulf Giants elected to bowl

6 6 6 1 0 1

Over 17

Runs: 20

2 1 6 1 1 6

Over 18

Runs: 17

1 W W W 1 1

Over 19

Runs: 3

0 W 2 W 1 1

Over 20

Runs: 4

All Overs

Player of the Match Tim David

41(15)

Commentary

So that will be all from our coverage of this contest but there's more cricketing action lined up from leagues around the world. Do join us tomorrow for our coverage of the same right here on Sportskeeda. For now though, this is your host Sooryanarayanan Sesha taking your leave. Thank you so much for tuning in - good night and have a great week ahead!

Match Summary: MI Emirates beat Gulf Giants by 18 runs.

Nicholas Pooran 51 (28) | Fazalhaq Farooqi 4/25 (4)
James Vince 52 (43) | Chris Jordan 2/48 (4)

A fantastic bowling display by MI Emirates after they posted a massive 179 on the back of Nicholas Pooran and Tim David's exploits. It was a struggle initially with wickets not coming their way early in the powerplay even as Akeal Hosein bowled his heart out with fortune not favoring him. The intent was there to be seen by Jamie Smith and skipper James Vince as they went all out in attack from the outset.

Fazalhaq Farooqi then broke the game open with a dual-strike that sent Smith and Jordan Cox packing off consecutive deliveries. The onus fell on Vince to steer the innings but the scoring rate slowed down and it didn't help that Usman Khan was struggling for timing at the other end. It seemed a completely different game post the powerplay as the asking rate mounted steadily.

Waqar Salamkheil's googly proved difficult to read and he eventually got the better of Usman. Vince scored a half-century but he tried to overhit the ball on a fair few occasions, eventually biting the dust. Dwayne Bravo nailed his yorkers and by the time he was done, the Giants needed 63 off the last four overs. It seemed a lost cause until Jamie Overton turned it on, walloping five sixes across the next two overs to bring it down to 26 needed off the last two.

Suddenly, momentum swung the way of the Giants but Farooqi could simply do no wrong tonight. On he came for the 19th and he delivered an over for the ages, castling Overton and trapping Chris Jordan in front while running a scratchy Shimron Hetmyer out in between those two wickets. He finished with four to his name and shut the door on the defending champions before Trent Boult wrapped things up. MI Emirates get on the board for the season while the Giants taste their first defeat as the result of last year's Eliminator was flipped around this time out.

And that is that! MI Emirates had to toil hard but they've got the job done in the end for their first win of the season. By a fairly decent margin at that!

overs

161 /9 score

runs

Dominic Drakes *

2 (2)

Aayan Afzal Khan

1 (1)

Trent Boult

2 /39

19.6 Trent Boult to Dominic Drakes, very full on off stump. Drakes shovels it out towards long on who fumbles slightly but a lone run it shall be. MI Emirates get on the board with an 18-run win!

19.5 Trent Boult to Aayan Khan, full outside the off stump. Aayan powers it with a smear through point and picks up a single into the deep

Aayan Khan, RHB, is the last man out in the middle

19.4 Trent Boult to Mujeeb Ur Rahman, SWATTED TO DEEP SQUARE LEG! Shoved into the track outside the off stump and Mujeeb goes for a wild swat as he loses his balance. Arrows it straight down the throat of deep square leg coming forward and pouching it even as he has to reach for it and that's the ninth wicket down!

19.3 Trent Boult to Mujeeb Ur Rahman, backs away to thump this back of a length delivery with width through the cover point region. Good work by the sweeper moving to his left as the batters pick up two

Mujeeb Ur Rahman, RHB, comes to the crease

It's turning into a procession of wickets now! The result looks inevitable.

19.2 Trent Boult to Karim Janat, SKIED HIGH AND GONE! Good length delivery outside the off stump and Janat goes for a wild heave again. Gets nowhere close to middling it as the ball takes the top-edge and balloons high before Boult moves into the off-side and pouches it himself. The end is nigh for the Giants!

19.1 Trent Boult to Karim Janat, SWING AND A MISS! Around the wicket and on a length outside the off stump. Janat swings like a rusty gate without connecting

Fazalhaq Farooqi is the hero for MI Emirates! Well, almost. The game's not done yet but gosh, hasn't he landed some major dents into the hopes of the Giants now. 23 required off the final over!

overs

157 /7 score

runs

Karim Janat *

1 (2)

Dominic Drakes

1 (1)

Fazalhaq Farooqi

4 /25

18.6 Fazalhaq Farooqi to Karim Janat, another superb yorker from around the wicket. Janat can only open the face and squeeze it to backward point for a run

Does Janat go big or take the single to leave it all to himself?

18.5 Fazalhaq Farooqi to Dominic Drakes, perfect yorker tailing into middle and leg stump. Drakes shovels it down the carpet to long on for one

Dominic Drakes, LHB, comes to the crease

Another one bites the dust! Four for Farooqi and his dream outing keeps getting better.