some drama this as the slower ball dribbles past the stumps. Was looking to tuck this length ball through square leg but nearly rolled back onto the stumps off the body. Big win for the Gulf Giants to open the new season, one that has been set up by their skipper James Vince.
Giants vs Warriors, 1st Match at Sharjah, ILT20, Jan 19 2024 - Ball by Ball Commentary
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1st Match (N), Sharjah, January 19, 2024, International League T20
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end of over 2016 runs
SW: 167/7CRR: 8.35
Chris Sole2 (3b)
Chris Woakes22 (13b 4x4)
Chris Jordan 4-0-35-2
Richard Gleeson 4-0-35-1
At 92/0 at the halfway mark, Warriors seemed well placed to make a dash to the target in the second half. Then they sensationally collapsed, with Overton and Jordan coming into their own to help Gulf Giants, the defending champions, open with a comprehensive victory.
It was a high-scoring game alright, but one strewn with errors. It didn't make for the most gripping narrative, but the game did have its moments of brilliance. Like Maheesh Theekshana's spell, especially the carrom ball to dismiss Shimron Hetmyer. Usman Khan's cameo was enterprising. UAE's Aayan Afzal Khan held his own against the marauding Martin Guptill initially and then, finally, Jamie Overton mixed his lengths up superbly to be the pick of the bowler's on the night.
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Winning captain James Vince says, "Pretty all-rounded performance, can take a lot of confidence from that. Think we were 20 above par. Tough ground to catch with the low lights but we bowled well."
Jamie Overton is the Player of the Match for his 3 for 29. "I had a good run at the BBL, it's nice to join the Giants again. Tried to hit the wicket, hit the top of off stump as much as we could. Just tried to make it hard for the batters. Trying to picking the brain of CJ [Chris Jordan], and try to keep on doing what we are doing."
Tom Kohler-Cadmore says, "Think we were 20 short with bat and ball. The Giants smashed the middle of the pitch and made us take it square of the wicket which we found difficult. When a team scores 200, you need to chase really well. We didn't, lots to improve on."
19.6
1
Jordan to Sole, 1 run
19.5
1
Jordan to Woakes, 1 run
punches this to long-on
19.4
4
Jordan to Woakes, FOUR runs
off a thick edge, beats third man for four. Woakes was looking to swing through the leg side
19.3
4
Jordan to Woakes, FOUR runs
drilled to sweeper cover where Usman Khan did all the hard work in getting to the ball from deep point but couldn't quite slide and stop. Parried it over the boundary skirting.
19.2
2
Jordan to Woakes, 2 runs
mistimes this heave into the acres of open space between deep midwicket and long-on
19.1
4
Jordan to Woakes, FOUR runs
straight hit, ferocious hit, beats long-off for four. Absolutely bludgeoned that
end of over 192 runs • 1 wicket
SW: 151/7CRR: 7.94 • RRR: 48.00 • Need 48 runs from 6b
Chris Sole1 (2b)
Chris Woakes7 (8b 1x4)
Richard Gleeson 4-0-35-1
Jamie Overton 4-0-29-3
18.6
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Gleeson to Sole, no run
through his legs. Yorker-length, veering in past leg stump. Sole was looking to get some bat on it but was late on the ball.
18.5
1lb
Gleeson to Woakes, 1 leg bye
the dipping full toss, off the pad to fine leg. Was looking to flick it fine.
18.4
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Gleeson to Woakes, no run
beaten by this cutter, tried to hack it across the line, played at that even before the ball got to him.
18.3
1
Gleeson to Sole, 1 run
squeezed to long-off
18.2
W
Gleeson to Basil Hameed, OUT
he simply had to go after the bowling, and has perished trying to belt it over long-off. Looked to hit through the line but the ball nipped away a hint off the deck and he ended up slicing it wide of mid-off, good catch running back by Vince.
Basil Hameed c Vince b Gleeson 7 (6b 1x4 0x6 13m) SR: 116.66
18.1
•
Gleeson to Basil Hameed, no run
backs away to carve this delivery over cover poin but is beaten by the slower ball dug into the pitch
end of over 1812 runs
SW: 149/6CRR: 8.27 • RRR: 25.00 • Need 50 runs from 12b
Basil Hameed7 (4b 1x4)
Chris Woakes7 (6b 1x4)
Jamie Overton 4-0-29-3
Chris Jordan 3-0-19-2
17.6
1
Overton to Basil Hameed, 1 run
mistimed heave to deep midwicket
17.5
4
Overton to Basil Hameed, FOUR runs
scooped up and over short fine for four! Walks across and picks this full delivery up and over. Kept his eyes on the ball until the very end
17.4
1
Overton to Woakes, 1 run
mistimes this heave into the leg side, off the inside edge to deep midwicket
17.3
4
Overton to Woakes, FOUR runs
beats short fine for four! Slips it down leg, all the batter needed to get on it was some bat and he did.
17.2
1
Overton to Basil Hameed, 1 run
heaved across the line to deep backward square leg
17.1
1
Overton to Woakes, 1 run
works it straight to deep midwicket
end of over 173 runs • 2 wickets
SW: 137/6CRR: 8.05 • RRR: 20.66 • Need 62 runs from 18b
Chris Woakes1 (3b)
Basil Hameed1 (1b)
Chris Jordan 3-0-19-2
Jamie Overton 3-0-17-3
16.6
1
Jordan to Woakes, 1 run
works it towards midwicket for a single
16.5
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Jordan to Woakes, no run
slips in a superb yorker on leg stump, the ball flicks something on the way to the keeper as he tried to scramble something to get bat on it
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