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Giants vs Vipers, 19th Match at Dubai,ILT20, Feb 03 2024 - Ball by Ball Commentary

RESULT
19th Match (D/N), Dubai (DICS), February 03, 2024, International League T20
(16.5/20 ov, T:161) 161/4

Vipers won by 6 wickets (with 19 balls remaining)

Player Of The Match
50* (20) & 2 catches
azam-khan
Cricinfo's MVP
95.02 ptsImpact List
mohammad-amir
New
DV
Full commentary

Desert Vipers win by six wickets and move up to the second position on the points table. It's been a clinical and a comfortable run-chase orchestrated by Colin Munro and Azam Khan. The target of 160 proved short on this wicket, and the early wobble for Giants didn't allow them to post an above-par score. Muzarabani was superb, though, and stood out for Giants but didn't receive much support from his teammates. Does this win harbinger peaking just at the right time for Vipers? The big names stepped up to the plate today and they'd hope to carry the winning momentum. Well, the second game of the double-header is about to get underway, Dubai Capitals will be bowling first against Knight Riders in Abu Dhabi. You can follow the match here

Thank you for joining us. It's goodbye from me, Rvel Zahid, on behalf of our scoring master Venkat Raghav. See you later!

16.6
1w
Muzarabani to Azam Khan, 1 wide

Bowls a wide outside off and Azam Khan cannot seal the game with a big hit but he'd be mighty pleased to thump a half-century and play a key role in Desert Vipers crucial win; they get the two points and climb up the points table!

16.5
Muzarabani to Azam Khan, no run

Geez! That is a well-direct bouncer on middle, tries to clonk that over square leg but the ball zips over his head to the keeper

16.4
Muzarabani to Azam Khan, no run

Pitched short wide of off, forehands it down to long-off and denies the run

16.3
1
Muzarabani to Hose, 1 run

Length on the pads, clipped calmly to midwicket for a run, second was available but Azam Khan wants to play the winning shot, let's see how he finishes the game

16.2
W
Muzarabani to Munro, OUT

Caught at midwicket! Back of a length angling in from outside off, launches the ball straight into the hands of Overton at deep midwicket and Munro cannot end the game in style, Giants will delay the inevitable result for some more time

Colin Munro c Erasmus b Muzarabani 51 (36b 6x4 2x6) SR: 141.66
16.1
Muzarabani to Munro, no run

Round the wicket, short of a length, whizzing away outside off, flails at thin air

end of over 1626 runs
DV: 159/3CRR: 9.93 RRR: 0.50 • Need 2 runs from 24b
Azam Khan50 (18b 5x4 4x6)
Colin Munro51 (34b 6x4 2x6)
Muhammad Zuhaib 4-0-49-2
Carlos Brathwaite 3-0-34-1
15.6
4
Zuhaib Zubair to Azam Khan, FOUR runs

Yes, he can! Azam Khan brings up the fastest half-century in ILT20 consuming just 18 deliveries, pounces on the shorter one angled at middle and he launches it over midwicket for a one bounce four over the rope. Excellent timing, but the key here was to wait till the last second so he can place it into the gap. It's been an unblemished innings from Azam, didn't break a sweat.

15.5
1
Zuhaib Zubair to Munro, 1 run

Zips it quicker on back of a length at middle, flicked away wristily to deep square, can Azam Khan also get to his half-century?

15.4
4
Zuhaib Zubair to Munro, FOUR runs

Clubbed! Brings up his half-century in fabulous style! Inverses his stance and cracked imperiously through backward point, powerful switch hit, so good to watch when he's on song!

15.3
4
Zuhaib Zubair to Munro, FOUR runs

Lobbed up fuller on fifth stump line, smites powerfully to bisect the fielders at cover and point, hits it with so much power and fizz, eye is set, margin of error is minimal

15.3
1nb
Zuhaib Zubair to Munro, (no ball)

Round the wicket, tossed up on middle on a full length, inside edge trickles away to fine leg, well-bowled, the backfoot was outside the wide crease marker so that's going to be a no-ball, youngster under pressure

15.2
6
Zuhaib Zubair to Munro, SIX runs

Dropped short outside off and the loose delivery gets dispatched way over midwicket for a 6, right out of the meat and goes out of the park, soared very high in the air and then came down in the stands. That is poor from Zuhaib!

15.1
6
Zuhaib Zubair to Munro, SIX runs

Munro joins the party! Oh, it's bigee! Smashed the ball as hard as he could using all the energy of his cells and deposits it many a mile over deep midwicket

end of over 1522 runs
DV: 133/3CRR: 8.86 RRR: 5.60 • Need 28 runs from 30b
Azam Khan46 (17b 4x4 4x6)
Colin Munro30 (28b 4x4)
Carlos Brathwaite 3-0-34-1
Jamie Overton 3-0-31-0
14.6
4
Brathwaite to Azam Khan, FOUR runs

Majestic! Great cut shot, finally gets the wide yorker right but he read it light years ago and slices it like a potato with a sharp kitchen knife. Lovely wrist-work, very strong bottom-hand, seen him play such shots in PSL. Good work by Vipers management to give him a license to play his natural game, he looks strained in Pakistan jersey to me

14.5
4
Brathwaite to Azam Khan, FOUR runs

Low full toss wide of off and once again he exquisitely paddles it past fine leg for a four, lovely, calmness personified!

14.4
1
Brathwaite to Munro, 1 run

On a length around middle and leg, mistimes it to short fine where Muzarabani was stationed

14.3
1
Brathwaite to Azam Khan, 1 run

Width on offer and he steers it to deep backward point for a run

14.2
6
Brathwaite to Azam Khan, SIX runs

Whoa! A virtuoso swing over midwicket and the result is same! 80 meters maximum. Slow back of a length ball wide of off, pummels it across the line, that hit a laptop in the aisles

14.1
6
Brathwaite to Azam Khan, SIX runs

Oh my word! That is improvisation at its best, instinctively shot over fine leg for a six. Amazing, amazing amazing! Sashayed across his stumps and scoops it for a maximum. Brathwaite didn't see that coming!

Brathwaite back in the attack

end of over 1413 runs
DV: 111/3CRR: 7.92 RRR: 8.33 • Need 50 runs from 36b
Azam Khan25 (12b 2x4 2x6)
Colin Munro29 (27b 4x4)
Jamie Overton 3-0-31-0
Blessing Muzarabani 3-0-23-0
13.6
1
Overton to Azam Khan, 1 run

Aiming for the yorker, delivers low full toss on the pads, worked in the gap at midwicket

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Over 17 • DV 161/4

Colin Munro c Erasmus b Muzarabani 51 (36b 6x4 2x6) SR: 141.66
W
Vipers won by 6 wickets (with 19 balls remaining)
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