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MI Emirates vs Warriorz, Eliminator at Abu Dhabi, ILT20, Feb 06 2025 - Ball by Ball Commentary

RESULT
Eliminator (N), Abu Dhabi, February 06, 2025, International League T20
(18.5/20 ov, T:147) 149/4

Warriorz won by 6 wickets (with 7 balls remaining)

Player Of The Match
40* (20)
tim-seifert
Cricinfo's MVP
69.74 ptsImpact List
muhammad-rohid
New
SW
Full commentary

Such is the scheduling crunch - even in this league, and not just in international cricket - that Sharjah Warriorz will be back in action in only about 19 hours from now. It is one must-win game after another. There's hardly any time for them to recuperate and resume, as Desert Vipers await in Qualifier 2 in Sharjah. Join us for what will be the penultimate game of this season's ILT20 tomorrow, as we wrap the Eliminator up tonight. Until next time, goodnight and take care (and follow the SA20 Qualifier 2 for the time being)!

Tim Seifert is the Player of the Match: "It's always nice to put into winning position. I thought the bowlers did a great job. That first four balls Pooran faced put pressure on us. The bowlers have been unbelievable. The way they use the new ball is outstanding. Southee has done the job for the Black Caps... you still got to be positive. I thought they bowled very well. We lost a couple of bang-bang wickets as well. Big semi-final, so hopefully we can make the final."

Tim Southee, Warriorz captain: "Nicholas came out and took the game on. Nice to get across the line. You shouldn't lose too many games chasing 140-odd. It's been great [playing in Abu Dhabi]."

Nicholas Pooran, MIE captain: "Not much assistance there for the bowlers. It was tough. [Warriorz] were brilliant. They took their chances. We didn't have an answer for them. Congrats to them. You get what you deserve. Looking forward to it next year, obviously. I felt like we were right in the game there. Farooqi has been brilliant this season. It's difficult; it's nine international players."

Time for the presentations

10.07pm Eleven overs into the chase, Warriorz needed only another 52 runs from the remaining 54 balls. They even had nine wickets standing. Three overs and two wickets later, we might have thought this could head anywhere. Another three overs on, MIE barely clung on to some hopes. But Siefert turned out to be the difference. He calmly cracked 40* at a strike rate of 200, even as TKC and Roy took their time before him. It wasn't a chase without its share of nerves, but Warriorz eventually got the victory they wanted. Hang around for the presentations.

18.5
6
Hosein to Seifert, SIX runs

swept away over fine leg! MIE are eliminated, while Warriorz get one step closer to the final. The over began with Warriorz requiring 14 to win; five balls into it, the game is done, when there were brief hopes of a stunning comeback from MIE. Hosein bowled this on a full length on Seifert's pads, and the latter swung at it to wrap the match up

Over the stumps

18.4
4
Hosein to Seifert, FOUR runs

bang over mid-off! This over is turning it around. It was a full ball around off, and he lofted with the turn

18.3
Hosein to Seifert, no run

again he makes room, but this time he can only slap this length ball around off to mid-off

18.2
2
Hosein to Seifert, 2 runs

he backs away, and Hosein goes on a fullish length around middle and leg. Nudged towards deep midwicket by Seifert, and they push for two

18.1
4
Hosein to Seifert, FOUR runs

bashed wide of long-off! Hosein tosses one up, and goes full and wide of off. Seifert spots the width available, and drives in the massive gap for four

Warriorz need another 14. MIE desperate for a strike or two.

Hosein back

end of over 187 runs
SW: 133/4CRR: 7.38 RRR: 7.00 • Need 14 runs from 12b
Tim Seifert24 (15b 3x4 1x6)
Rohan Mustafa2 (7b)
Muhammad Rohid 4-0-32-3
Fazalhaq Farooqi 4-0-27-1
17.6
1
Muhammad Rohid to Seifert, 1 run

short of a length on middle, and clipped to the man at a straightish fine leg

17.5
4
Muhammad Rohid to Seifert, FOUR runs

swiped to fine leg! Seifert gets strike, and relieves pressure straightaway. On the shorter side of a length, and angling into middle and off, as Seifert pulled for four

17.4
1
Muhammad Rohid to Mustafa, 1 run

short delivery around off, and shaping back in. Pulled just to mid-off's left

17.3
Muhammad Rohid to Mustafa, no run

another dot ball! Short in length, and the ball climbs over off as Mustafa looks to ramp but misses

17.2
Muhammad Rohid to Mustafa, no run

ooh, run-out chance missed! Shepherd was at square leg, and his throw was wide of the stumps at the striker's end, even as Mustafa was way out. Short in length at the stumps, and he looked to pull

17.1
1
Muhammad Rohid to Seifert, 1 run

short of a length outside off, and hacked towards deep point

MIE somehow dragging this on... as Rohid returns from around the wicket

end of over 172 runs • 1 wicket
SW: 126/4CRR: 7.41 RRR: 7.00 • Need 21 runs from 18b
Rohan Mustafa1 (4b)
Tim Seifert18 (12b 2x4 1x6)
Fazalhaq Farooqi 4-0-27-1
Alzarri Joseph 4-0-35-0
16.6
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Mustafa, no run

great over from Farooqi! He finishes it off with an inswinging yorker which lands outside leg, and between Mustafa's legs

16.5
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Mustafa, no run

short in length just outside off, as Mustafa looks to swat-pull but gets it off the bottom of the bat to Farooqi

16.4
1
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Seifert, 1 run

driven to deep cover

16.3
1
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Mustafa, 1 run

a yorker swinging into off, and squeezed towards extra cover. Mustafa pushes for the single, and throw at the non-striker's end is just wide of the stumps

16.2
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Mustafa, no run

he decides to skip down the first ball, and Farooqi bowls full and just outside off. Mustafa looked to loft but missed

Mustafa

16.1
W
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Kohler-Cadmore, OUT

bottom edge, and bowled him! MIE seem to strike each time we feel this is in Warriorz's bag. Farooqi bowled on a fullish length, and quite wide of off. TKC went slashing far away from his body, and reached out without any foot movement. As a result, a bottom edge hit off stump

Tom Kohler-Cadmore b Fazalhaq Farooqi 40 (40b 3x4 1x6 81m) SR: 100
end of over 167 runs
SW: 124/3CRR: 7.75 RRR: 5.75 • Need 23 runs from 24b
Tim Seifert17 (11b 2x4 1x6)
Tom Kohler-Cadmore40 (39b 3x4 1x6)
Alzarri Joseph 4-0-35-0
Fazalhaq Farooqi 3-0-25-0
15.6
Alzarri Joseph to Seifert, no run

ooh, pings Seifert on the helmet! The umpire immediately calls for the physio, who rushes out with his bag. Short ball at rapid pace from Joseph at middle, as Seifert went to pull but the ball zipped through towards him

15.5
4
Alzarri Joseph to Seifert, FOUR runs

top edge, but four! Seifert has some luck going his way! Short in length from Joseph, who bowled just outside off. Seifert went for the pull, and the ball went skying over the keeper

15.4
1
Alzarri Joseph to Kohler-Cadmore, 1 run

again TKC decides to make room, and this time guides this length delivery to deep third

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Warriorz won by 6 wickets (with 7 balls remaining)
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