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Giants vs DC, 16th Match at Dubai, ILT20, Jan 23 2025 - Ball by Ball Commentary

RESULT
16th Match (N), Dubai (DICS), January 23, 2025, International League T20
(18.4/20 ov, T:154) 154/5

DC won by 5 wickets (with 8 balls remaining)

Player Of The Match
47 (39)
shai-hope
Cricinfo's MVP
68.99 ptsImpact List
aayan-afzal-khan
New
DC
Full 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.

18.4
1
Drakes to Shanaka, 1 run

short ball around off. Pulled to wide long on and Dubai Capitals win by five wickets!

18.3
4
Drakes to Shanaka, FOUR runs

stunning! Scores tied. Full and wide outside off. He uses the angle to guide a four to deep third!

18.2
6
Drakes to Shanaka, SIX runs

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

18.1
6
Drakes to Shanaka, SIX runs

short of good length ball, around off. Stands tall and pulls it over cow corner! 11 off 11 now

end of over 189 runs
DC: 137/5CRR: 7.61 RRR: 8.50 • Need 17 runs from 12b
Sikandar Raza26 (15b 1x4 1x6)
Dasun Shanaka17 (6b 2x4 1x6)
Muhammad Zuhaib 3-0-22-1
Blessing Muzarabani 3-0-28-1
17.6
Zuhaib Zubair to Raza, no run

length ball on middle, skidding towards leg. Misses the defensive shot. Keeper quickly whips the bails off. But the batter was in

17.5
1
Zuhaib Zubair to Shanaka, 1 run

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

17.4
1
Zuhaib Zubair to Raza, 1 run

good length ball just outside off and cut to deep backward point

17.3
4
Zuhaib Zubair to Raza, FOUR runs

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?

17.2
2
Zuhaib Zubair to Raza, 2 runs

half-tracker just outside off. Bit of turn away. Drags a pull to deep square leg

17.1
1
Zuhaib Zubair to Shanaka, 1 run

good length ball around off and tapped towards point

end of over 1718 runs • 1 wicket
DC: 128/5CRR: 7.52 RRR: 8.66 • Need 26 runs from 18b
Sikandar Raza19 (11b 1x6)
Dasun Shanaka15 (4b 2x4 1x6)
Blessing Muzarabani 3-0-28-1
Aayan Afzal Khan 4-0-23-2
16.6
2
Muzarabani to Raza, 2 runs

full ball just outside off and struck over Blessing's head to long off. Protection is there

16.5
1
Muzarabani to Shanaka, 1 run

length ball outside off and cut towards point

what a start by Shanaka

16.4
6
Muzarabani to Shanaka, SIX runs

over deep extra cover for six! Flat six, slot ball punished as it deserved to be! Drilled

16.3
4
Muzarabani to Shanaka, FOUR runs

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

16.3
1w
Muzarabani to Shanaka, 1 wide

full and wide, outside off. Turns out to land beyond the tramlines

16.2
4
Muzarabani to Shanaka, FOUR runs

full and wide, and he creams a cover drive off the first ball he faces!

16.1
W
Muzarabani to Hope, OUT

another wicket! Full ball outside off. Just a tad out of his reach as he attempts a lofted cover drive. Sliced to deep third

Shai Hope c Ibrahim Zadran b Muzarabani 47 (39b 3x4 2x6 68m) SR: 120.51
end of over 169 runs
DC: 110/4CRR: 6.87 RRR: 11.00 • Need 44 runs from 24b
Shai Hope47 (38b 3x4 2x6)
Sikandar Raza17 (10b 1x6)
Aayan Afzal Khan 4-0-23-2
Dominic Drakes 3-0-21-0
15.6
1
Aayan Afzal Khan to Hope, 1 run

full ball around off and tapped towards cover for a single

15.5
1
Aayan Afzal Khan to Raza, 1 run

another one to the total

15.4
1
Aayan Afzal Khan to Hope, 1 run

a single

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DC won by 5 wickets (with 8 balls remaining)
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