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ILT20 2023, Gulf Giants vs MI Emirates: Highlights, Player Of The Match, List of Award Winners

With 11 runs needed off the last over, Hetmyer hit the last ball of the match for a six to ensure an exciting victory that also sealed a place in the playoff.

Shimron Hetmyer held his nerve to a hit a last-ball six to win the match for Gulf Giants

Abu Dhabi, February 2: Shimron Hetmyer hit a last ball six to ensure a nail-biting five wicket win for Gulf Giants over MI Emirates in the 24th match of the ILT20 held at the Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday (February 1) night.

After Chris Jordan's three wicket spell backed by Dominic Drakes, David Wiese and Rehan Ahmed with two wickets each bowled out MI Emirates for 139 runs in 19.5 overs, Gulf Giants finished the match in a last-ball thriller.

Chasing a moderate total, Gulf Giants opener Tom Banton hit 45 off 39 balls with five boundaries and six carried the team closer to the target but with 11 runs needed off the last over, Hetmyer hit the last ball of the match for a six to ensure an exciting victory that also sealed a place in the playoff.

Jordan with figures of 3 for 12 and Drakes (2 for 21), Wiese (2 for 14) and Ahmed (2 for 27) set the stage for victory. Gulf Giants batsmen batted with caution and MI Emirates bowled tightly giving nothing away till the exciting last over.

MI Emirates are in third slot two points ahead of Dubai Capital and Sharjah Warriors in the ILT20 points table but it will be an exciting three-way shoot-out between these teams for the last two slots in the knock out.

Gulf Giants won the toss and elected to bowl. MI Emirates' opener Andre Fletcher fell to the second ball of the first over trapped leg before by Drakes.

UAE's Basil Hameed joined his national team and prolific scorer Muhammad Waseem. They took the score to 27 in 3.4 overs when Hameed going for a pull shot off Wiese edged to his helmet and got caught by Chris Lynn at short fine leg for 9. Only 36 runs came off the powerplay.

Nicholas Pooran, well known for his six hits, cracked the first six off the match off Ahmed over long-on. The ninth over from Ahmed turned costly when Waseem hit one six and Pooran hit him for two sixes and take 21 runs off that over.

In the 10th over, Waseem hit Wiese for a huge six over long-on. At the half way mark, MI Emirates were 76 for 2. In the 12th over Chris Jordan struck to clean bowl Waseem for 29. Pooran and Waseem had put on 61 runs in 46 balls for the third wicket.

Ahmed took the prize wicket of Pooran in the 13th over forcing him to pull into the hands of Hetmyer at deep mid-wicket for 42. The task of accelerating the run flow fell on skipper Kieron Pollard and Najibullah Zadran but Pollard departed pulling Ahmed to Drakes at mid-wicket for 19.

With half the side back in the dug-out for 112 by the 15th over, MI Emirates continued to lose wicket in every over that followed.

In the 16th over, Zadran going for a pull top edged to wicketkeeper Banton off Jordan for 1. This was followed by Jordan Thompson falling to Drakes in the next over caught by Chris Lynn at gully for 1. In the 18th over, Trent Boult got caught by James Vince at mid-off for 1 off Wise.

In the last over, Jordan picked his third wicket having Dwayne Bravo caught at covers by Drakes for 3 while Fazalhaq Farooqi got run out for a duck. In the last 52 deliveries MI Emirates lost eight wickets for 51 runs and could score only 18 runs and lost five wickets in the last five overs

Chasing the gettable target, opener and skipper James Vince with Banton batted at a very slow pace and with caution. In the powerplay they scored just 35 runs and went on to register a half century partnership in 7.4 overs.

At the score on 61, Vince fell to the last ball of the ninth over to Jordan Thompson caught by Bravo at long off for 26. Lynn joined Banton with 79 runs needed in 66 balls.

Banton went on to score freely and hit 45 before Bravo got him out caught by Waseem at deep mid-wicket. Gerhard Erasmus with Lynn kept the scoreboard moving. Lynn hit Thomspon for three consecutive boundaries in the 14th over to take 17 runs off that over.

In the last five overs, Gulf Giants needed 38 runs only. Lynn and Erasmus put on 42 runs in 4.5 overs to pull their team closer to victory before Erasmus got caught by Bravo off Fazalhaq Farooqi for 20.

Lynn fell for 28 caught by Waseem at deep extra cover when Gulf Giants needed 17 runs in the last 11 deliveries. Wiese slashed at Bravo to get a boundary. Bravo got Jordan run out while trying to steal a single to make it 11 runs needed off the last over.

Jordan Thompson bowling the last over bowled a wide, gave two runs to the second delivery, a single to the third and made it seven runs off the last four balls, then six runs off the last three through a single.

Another wide made it four runs off two balls and a single off the next to make it three off the last ball. Hetmyer hit the last ball for a mighty six over long on to pull off a thrilling win

Gulf Giants vs MI Emirates Brief scores

MI Emirates: 139 in 19.5 overs (Muhammad Waseem 29, Nicholas Pooran 42, Dominic Drakes 2 for 21, David Wiese 2 for 14, Chris Jordan 3 for 12, Rehan Ahmed 2 for 27) lost to Gulf Giants: 143 for 5 in 20 overs (Tom Banton 45, James Vince 26, Chris Lynn 28, Gerhard Erasmus 20, Dwayne Bravo 2 for 32)

Chris Jordan

Gulf Giants vs MI Emirates Award Winners

Player of Match ($1500): Chris Jordan

DP World Smart delivery of the day ($1500): Chris Jordan to Muhammad Waseen

Fairplay News biggest hit of the match ($1500): Kieron Pollard's six of 97 mts.

Skytech.Net Super 4s of the match ($1500): Tom Banton (5 boundaries)

Sportsbuzz Buzzmaker of the match ($1500): Chris Jordan for scoring 101 fantasy points

Green Belt Holder: Alex Hales

White Belt Holder: Chris Jordan

Story first published: Thursday, February 2, 2023, 10:59 [IST]
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