BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Muhammad Waseem	b Mujeeb Ur Rahman	19	18	36	0	2	105.55

Will Smeed	c & b Drakes	1	4	7	0	0	25.00

Andre Fletcher	c Gleeson b Overton	28	38	50	2	1	73.68

Nicholas Pooran (c)†	c Vince b Jordan	51	28	56	3	4	182.14

Ambati Rayudu	b Jordan	25	16	30	3	1	156.25

Tim David	not out	41	15	20	2	5	273.33
Dwayne Bravo	not out	1	2	16	0	0	50.00
Extras	(lb 2, nb 1, w 10)	13
TOTAL	20 Ov (RR: 8.95)	179/5
Did not bat: Akeal Hosein, Asif Khan, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Trent Boult
Fall of wickets: 1-3 (Will Smeed, 1.2 ov), 2-44 (Muhammad Waseem, 6.3 ov), 3-66 (Andre Fletcher, 11.5 ov), 4-135 (Ambati Rayudu, 17.1 ov), 5-137 (Nicholas Pooran, 17.3 ov) • DRS

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Richard Gleeson	4	0	35	0	8.75	13	3	3	0	0
Dominic Drakes	4	0	30	1	7.50	11	1	1	6	0
1.2 to WCF Smeed, prodded limply back to the bowler! Back of a length, Smeed attempted to work it leg side but plopped the ball low to the bowler's right, Drakes stooping to hold on and complete the dismissal. First blow landed by Giants after a slow start from MIE. 3/1
Jamie Overton	4	0	41	1	10.25	11	2	4	0	0
11.5 to ADS Fletcher, short and slashed... straight to deep third! A pretty tortured stay for Fletcher is brought to a close. The ball flew off the top edge but he could barely have picked out the man better had he been aiming. Overton strikes and MIE sink a little lower in their attempts to set a testing target here. 66/3
Mujeeb Ur Rahman	4	1	23	1	5.75	15	2	1	3	0
6.3 to Muhammad Waseem, beautifully bowled, jags back to hit middle stump! Seemingly bowled like a topspinner but it curved in viciously at pace to cramp Waseem and rearrange the timbers. Mujeeb is bang on target from the off and Giants have their second wicket. 44/2
Chris Jordan	4	0	48	2	12.00	8	2	4	1	1
17.1 to AT Rayudu, cleans him up! Middle stump has been broken in half! Hits the mark with his yorker, the ball skidding through Rayudu as he swings to leg. Woodwork demolished - literally, in this case. But the partnership between Rayudu and Pooran has rescued this MIE innings. 135/4 17.3 to N Pooran, full toss, Pooran picks out cover! Not quite the ball Jordan wanted but sometimes they are the hardest to hit properly. Pooran freed the arms but sliced across it, tame connection and simple catch to his opposite number on the edge of the 30-yard circle. 137/5

Gulf Giants (T: 180 runs from 20 ovs)

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Jamie Smith †	c Bravo b Fazalhaq Farooqi	17	13	25	1	1	130.76

James Vince (c)	c Boult b Bravo	52	43	71	7	1	120.93

Jordan Cox	b Fazalhaq Farooqi	0	1	2	0	0	0.00

Usman Khan	c Bravo b Waqar Salamkheil	22	20	32	3	0	110.00

Shimron Hetmyer	run out (Fazalhaq Farooqi)	15	16	42	0	0	93.75

Jamie Overton	b Fazalhaq Farooqi	41	18	28	1	5	227.77

Karim Janat	c & b Boult	1	4	12	0	0	25.00

Chris Jordan	lbw b Fazalhaq Farooqi	0	1	4	0	0	0.00

Dominic Drakes	not out	2	2	8	0	0	100.00
Mujeeb Ur Rahman	c Smeed b Boult	2	2	3	0	0	100.00

Aayan Afzal Khan	not out	1	1	2	0	0	100.00
Extras	(b 4, nb 1, w 3)	8
TOTAL	20 Ov (RR: 8.05)	161/9
Fall of wickets: 1-48 (Jamie Smith, 5.2 ov), 2-48 (Jordan Cox, 5.3 ov), 3-96 (Usman Khan, 11.5 ov), 4-101 (James Vince, 13.2 ov), 5-155 (Jamie Overton, 18.2 ov), 6-155 (Shimron Hetmyer, 18.3 ov), 7-155 (Chris Jordan, 18.4 ov), 8-157 (Karim Janat, 19.2 ov), 9-159 (Mujeeb Ur Rahman, 19.4 ov) • DRS

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Akeal Hosein	4	0	23	0	5.75	11	3	0	0	0
Trent Boult	4	0	39	2	9.75	6	3	2	0	0
19.2 to Karim Janat, swings hard, big top edge and Boult completes the dismissal! Janat toe-ended this almost straight up and it was a pretty straightforward catch running across towards cover. 157/8 19.4 to Mujeeb Ur Rahman, short ball, hoicked to deep square leg! Mujeeb holes out to the man running in off the rope and this one is almost done and dusted for MI Emirates. 159/9
Fazalhaq Farooqi	4	0	25	4	6.25	11	2	1	1	0
5.2 to JL Smith, a dolly for Bravo. Smith backs away to launch it over the bowler's head but it was a slower one and he ends up miscuing it towards mid-off. A simple catch for Bravo there. 48/1 5.3 to JM Cox, two in two for Farooqi. A length ball just outside off. Cox looked to steer it behind point only to chop it on. 48/2 18.2 to J Overton, bowled 'im! Farooqi lands another blow! Pace on, perfect length, rattles into the top of middle and off. Will that finally fell the Giants chase? Wasn't there for Overton to hit but he tried to anyway, heaving across the line - and zing went the bails. 155/5 18.4 to CJ Jordan, fired in full and straight from round the wicket, 137kph and thumps the pads. Jordan was walking across his stumps and Pooran calls for a review. This could be close. Struck him in line with off, I reckon. Yes, it's three reds, smashing into middle stump! Farooqi has two in three balls and Giants are crumbling. 155/7
Dwayne Bravo	4	0	29	1	7.25	7	2	0	2	0
13.2 to JM Vince, goes for the big hit - but can't clear long-on! Vince departs and the chase hits the skids. Boult was the man back and he tracked it all the way into his hands. Was close enough to the rope that he needed to do a little hop-and-toss before completing the catch, but no doubt about it despite the third umpire check. Giants beginning to wobble. 101/4
Waqar Salamkheil	4	0	41	1	10.25	11	2	4	0	1
11.5 to Usman Khan, googly, top-edged to point! Usman departs with the asking rate just beginning to get ticklish for Giants. Salamkheil angled this across, asking him hit against the turn in pursuit of a boundary, and a dolly inside the ring was the result. 96/3

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MI Emirates innings
Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 41 runs, 1 wicket)
MI Emirates Impact Player Subs: Corey Anderson, Zahoor Khan, Kusal Perera, Odean Smith, Muhammad Rohid, Nosthush Kenjige and Waqar Salamkheil
Gulf Giants Impact Player Subs: Jordan Cox, Carlos Brathwaite, Saurabh Netravalkar, Sanchit Sharma, Zuhaib Zubair, Gerhard Erasmus and Blessing Muzarabani
Over 1.3: Review by MI Emirates (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - MJ Saggers, Batter - ADS Fletcher (Upheld)
MI Emirates: 50 runs in 7.1 overs (43 balls), Extras 6
Strategic Timeout: MI Emirates - 56/2 in 9.0 overs (ADS Fletcher 22, N Pooran 7)
MI Emirates: 100 runs in 14.2 overs (86 balls), Extras 11
4th Wicket: 50 runs in 23 balls (N Pooran 28, AT Rayudu 20, Ex 2)
Strategic Timeout: MI Emirates - 119/3 in 16.0 overs (N Pooran 40, AT Rayudu 20)
N Pooran: 50 off 27 balls (3 x 4, 4 x 6)
Over 17.4: Review by Gulf Giants (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - MJ Saggers, Batter - DJ Bravo (Struck down)
MI Emirates: 150 runs in 18.2 overs (110 balls), Extras 12
Innings Break: MI Emirates - 179/5 in 20.0 overs (TH David 41, DJ Bravo 1)

Gulf Giants innings
Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 56 runs, 2 wickets)
Gulf Giants: 50 runs in 5.5 overs (35 balls), Extras 5
Over 6.5: Review by Gulf Giants (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Ahmed Shah Pakteen, Batter - Usman Khan (Upheld)
Over 6.6: Review by Gulf Giants (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Ahmed Shah Pakteen, Batter - Usman Khan (Upheld)
Strategic Timeout: Gulf Giants - 72/2 in 9.0 overs (JM Vince 36, Usman Khan 13)
JM Vince: 50 off 38 balls (7 x 4, 1 x 6)
Gulf Giants: 100 runs in 12.4 overs (77 balls), Extras 7
Strategic Timeout: Gulf Giants - 101/3 in 13.0 overs (JM Vince 52, SO Hetmyer 3)
Over 14.1: Review by MI Emirates (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Ahmed Shah Pakteen, Batter - J Overton (Struck down)
Gulf Giants: 150 runs in 17.6 overs (109 balls), Extras 8
5th Wicket: 50 runs in 28 balls (SO Hetmyer 11, J Overton 41, Ex 1)
Over 18.4: Review by MI Emirates (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Ahmed Shah Pakteen, Batter - CJ Jordan (Upheld)

MATCH DETAILS

Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Toss	Gulf Giants, elected to field first
Series	International League T20
Season	2023/24
Player Of The Match	Tim David
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	21 January 2024 - night (20-over match)
GG Player Replacement	Impact player: Jordan Cox in, Richard Gleeson out (1st innings, 19.6 ov)
MIE Player Replacement	Impact player: Waqar Salamkheil in, Ambati Rayudu out (1st innings, 19.6 ov)
Umpires	Ahmed Shah PakteenDRS Martin SaggersDRS
TV Umpire	Leslie Reifer
Reserve Umpire	Rod Tucker
Match Referee	Simon Taufel
Points	MI Emirates 2, Gulf Giants 0

Win Probability

MIE 100%

MIEGG

100%50%100%

Over 20 • GG 161/9

Karim Janat c & b Boult 1 (4b 0x4 0x6 12m) SR: 25

Mujeeb Ur Rahman c Smeed b Boult 2 (2b 0x4 0x6 3m) SR: 100

MI Emirates won by 18 runs

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Giants Innings

PLAYER NAME		R	B
JL Smith	caught	17	13
JM Vince	caught	52	43
JM Cox	bowled	0	1
Usman Khan	caught	22	20
SO Hetmyer	run out	15	16
J Overton	bowled	41	18
Karim Janat	caught	1	4
CJ Jordan	lbw	0	1
DC Drakes	not out	2	2
Mujeeb Ur Rahman	caught	2	2
Aayan Afzal Khan	not out	1	1
Extras	(b 4, nb 1, w 3)
Total	161(9 wkts; 20 ovs)

PLAYER NAME	O	R	W	Econ
AJ Hosein	4	23	0	5.75
TA Boult	4	39	2	9.75
Fazalhaq Farooqi	4	25	4	6.25
DJ Bravo	4	29	1	7.25
Waqar Salamkheil	4	41	1	10.25 (1 nb)

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	48	James Vince	Jamie Smith
2nd	0	James Vince	Jordan Cox
3rd	48	James Vince	Usman Khan
4th	5	James Vince	Shimron Hetmyer
5th	54	Jamie Overton	Shimron Hetmyer
6th	0	Shimron Hetmyer	Karim Janat
7th	0	Chris Jordan	Karim Janat
8th	2	Karim Janat	Dominic Drakes
9th	2	Dominic Drakes	Mujeeb Ur Rahman
10th	2	Dominic Drakes	Aayan Afzal Khan

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TEAM	M	W	L	PT	NRR
MIE	10	6	4	12	1.469
GG	10	6	4	12	0.386
ADKR	10	5	5	10	-0.084
DC	10	5	5	10	-0.203
DV	10	4	6	8	-0.010
SW	10	4	6	8	-1.608

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