10.08pm: That's back-to-back wins for Dubai Capitals at a vital time, they move on to 10 points and will be favourites to edge out Sharjah Warriors for the second qualifier. Warriors play bottom-placed Desert Vipers tomorrow but DC's NRR cushion is sizeable; and that result has also eliminated last year's runners-up, Vipers, who can get a maximum of 8 points. Capitals' stellar opening stand, 88 from 9.2 overs between Max Holden and Tom Banton, provided enough of a platform for a pretty comfortable victory in the end. Right, that's us pretty much done for tonight, but there's still a final to won over in the SA20. Why not join Andrew Miller for that? Bye!
DC vs MI Emirates, 29th Match at Abu Dhabi, ILT20, Feb 10 2024 - Ball by Ball Commentary
RESULT
29th Match (N), Abu Dhabi, February 10, 2024, International League T20
91.84 ptsImpact List
Over20
5 runs, 1 wicket
MIE 128/8CRR: 6.40
Trent Boult 2 (2b)Vijayakanth Viyaskanth 8 (13b)
Olly Stone1/36 (4)
19.6
1
Stone to Boult, 1 run
low full toss to finish, squirted into the covers - and that's it, Capitals win by 19 runs and take a grip on fourth spot in the race for the knockouts
19.5
1
Stone to Viyaskanth, 1 run
short of a length, 138kph and swatted away to deep midwicket
19.4
1
Stone to Boult, 1 run
dropped at mid-off! Another flying effort from Kuggeleijn, this time he got one hand to it but the catch went down!
Trent Boult is in
19.3
W
Stone to Dwayne Bravo, OUT
timbeeeeeeeerrrrrrr! Full and straight, 136kph and cleans him up as Bravo makes room looking for the big hit. Middle stump plucked out of the ground, and Capitals are set to pluck the points, too
Dwayne Bravo b Stone 7 (9b 0x4 0x6 19m) SR: 77.77
19.2
2
Stone to Dwayne Bravo, 2 runs
clubbed down the ground, Kuggeleijn can't hold on! Very tough chance running in from long-off, but he should have held it once he got both hands to the ball
19.1
•
Stone to Dwayne Bravo, no run
back of a length, 139kph and whizzing through over off stump as Bravo swings blindly and misses
Stone to close out, 25 to requirement
Over19
8 runsNeed 25 runs from 6b
MIE 123/7CRR: 6.47 RRR: 25.00
Vijayakanth Viyaskanth 7 (12b)Dwayne Bravo 5 (6b)
Scott Kuggeleijn1/25 (4)
18.6
4b
Kuggeleijn to Viyaskanth, 4 byes
banged in short, beats everyone! Billings couldn't reel it in above his head, four byes to the MIE cause
18.5
1
Kuggeleijn to Dwayne Bravo, 1 run
slower ball, slapped out to deep point
Kuggeleijn heads back to his mark glowering
18.4
1
Kuggeleijn to Viyaskanth, 1 run
plopped into the night sky, dropped again! This was a much harder chance for Shanaka, running back from point. He might have been put off by Haider coming in, got both hands to this one... but it squirmed out
18.3
•
Kuggeleijn to Viyaskanth, no run
hard length, Viyaskanth heaves at the ball unsuccessfully once again
18.2
1
Kuggeleijn to Dwayne Bravo, 1 run
shovelled away into the leg side
18.1
1
Kuggeleijn to Viyaskanth, 1 run
skied towards backward point, but Shanaka makes a hash of it! Misses the hands completely as he positions himself under the ball. Luckily it probably won't matter
Kuggeleijn is back
Over18
4 runsNeed 33 runs from 12b
MIE 115/7CRR: 6.38 RRR: 16.50
Vijayakanth Viyaskanth 5 (8b)Dwayne Bravo 3 (4b)
Olly Stone0/31 (3)
Excellent from Stone, just four conceded from the over
17.6
1
Stone to Viyaskanth, 1 run
length ball angling in and flicked to fine leg
17.5
•
Stone to Viyaskanth, no run
short ball, heading a touch leg side, Viyaskanth pulls and misses. Billings appeals for caught behind but might just have been trying to ensure against a wide being given
17.4
•
Stone to Viyaskanth, no run
dug in, 138kph and it flies through over the stumps
17.4
1w
Stone to Viyaskanth, 1 wide
length ball veering down leg, wide called
17.3
•
Stone to Viyaskanth, no run
banged in, climbing through outside off as Viyaskanth heaves to leg and misses
17.2
1
Stone to Dwayne Bravo, 1 run
pitched up wide of the stumps, 137kph and Bravo lashes a drive to deep point
17.1
1
Stone to Viyaskanth, 1 run
short of a length outside off, 130kph and sliced through backward point
The MIE equation up past 12 an over now. Stone is back to bowl at the No.9 Viyaskanth
Over17
6 runs, 1 wicketNeed 37 runs from 18b
MIE 111/7CRR: 6.52 RRR: 12.33
Vijayakanth Viyaskanth 3 (3b)Dwayne Bravo 2 (3b)
Sikandar Raza1/23 (4)
Raza finishes with 1 for 23, Capitals closing in on the two points
16.6
1
Raza to Viyaskanth, 1 run
tossed up and whipped away leg side for one more
Win Probability
DC 100%
DCMIE100%50%100%
Over 20 • MIE 128/8
Dwayne Bravo b Stone 7 (9b 0x4 0x6 19m) SR: 77.77
DC won by 19 runsW
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