short ball around off. Pulled to wide long on and Dubai Capitals win by five wickets!
Giants vs DC, 16th Match at Dubai, ILT20, Jan 23 2025 - Ball by Ball Commentary
10.09pm That's all from us tonight. See you tomorrow for more franchise cricket action!
Time for the presentation.
Losing captain Vince: "Shanaka's striking in the end there, he was probably the only guy who struck it well. We did lots of good things but game got taken away in last three overs. We had gotten ourselves in a position where we could've win. Gerhard one of our better fielders but some missed chances cost us. I think we batted well. Slow and low. Cox played a good innings that made our score look defendable. I think key moments really. Couple of runs short at the top of the order as well. We've got ourselves in winning positions in half of the games. Fine margins, we aren't out of the competition."
Winning captain Raza: "It's the home ground and home team has to win their games here. We adjusted to the wickets here better. Tough for the oppositions since they just played one game here while we play six here. I looked at the wicket and didn't think it was that tough. In my heart, I was quite confident. It was an okayish score. Shai got 40-odd, he wanted to carry on, but these things happen. Then Dasun scoring at 300 (340) strike-rate certainly helped. I still think we haven't played our best game yet, which is good, but we are peaking at the right time. We can get some more energies. We haven't bowled a lot of extras or no-balls, so those are some good things."
Player of the Match is Shai Hope for his 47, catch and run-out: (Catch) The surface was a little slow so I had to stand closer. I stuck my hand out and it stayed. Chameera has pace too. I've been trying to grow. Any time you play in overseas conditions you have to adjust quickly. I try to improve in all aspects. The way I've been going so far is commendable, want to continue. Just trying to find ways to get better."
9.54pm Oh what a furious end to the innings. DC get a win, which briefly looked too tough to do, and also get an NRR boost. All thanks to Dasun Shanaka's blitz right at the end. As I said, he's got my vote for POTM, for his 34 at a strike-rate of 340. Sikandar Raza also played a captain's knock to firm up one end and Shai Hope set the chase up with a classy 47 too. Aayan's efforts with the ball go to waste. Also goes abeggin' is Jordan Cox's 70 from the first innings. DC go up the table, GG slide further.
stunning! Scores tied. Full and wide outside off. He uses the angle to guide a four to deep third!
full ball outside off. Shanaka frees his arms and muscles a six over deep extra cover! The fielder in the deep a mere spectator
Shanaka possibly contender for POTM with this effort. He's got my vote if DC win
short of good length ball, around off. Stands tall and pulls it over cow corner! 11 off 11 now
length ball on middle, skidding towards leg. Misses the defensive shot. Keeper quickly whips the bails off. But the batter was in
full ball outside off. Tries to lift it down the V but the ball turns away and takes the outside edge. Lands well short of short third though
good length ball just outside off and cut to deep backward point
full ball on off. Backs away and then clears his arms to tonk a boundary between the two fielders at deep extra cover and long off!
DC's game to lose?
half-tracker just outside off. Bit of turn away. Drags a pull to deep square leg
good length ball around off and tapped towards point
full ball just outside off and struck over Blessing's head to long off. Protection is there
length ball outside off and cut towards point
what a start by Shanaka
over deep extra cover for six! Flat six, slot ball punished as it deserved to be! Drilled
he ran in too much! Judgment error at deep extra cover and Erasmus has conceded four and also missed out on a wicket. Full and wide ball outside off, tonked over cover and Erasmus covers a lot of ground at long off by moving to his left. Tries a reverse-cup catch but he's over-run it
full and wide, outside off. Turns out to land beyond the tramlines
full and wide, and he creams a cover drive off the first ball he faces!
another wicket! Full ball outside off. Just a tad out of his reach as he attempts a lofted cover drive. Sliced to deep third
full ball around off and tapped towards cover for a single
another one to the total
a single
Over 19 • DC 154/5
DC won by 5 wickets (with 8 balls remaining)