Giants vs Vipers, 27th Match at Dubai, ILT20, Feb 04 2023 - Ball by Ball Commentary

Same ball essentially. Swiped off the edge to long-on.

Slow, full and outside off. Curran tries to muscle it over extra. Off the bottom goes the skier, lands safely at cover. They finally take the single.

Low fully on middle, Curran bows low and tries to drive it. Falls over, inside edge off the flick takes it to deep square. Goes halfway down for the single but decides to go back.

Back of length over the stumps, slapped to long-off. Off the bottom, along the ground. Curran says no to the single.

Misses and that should be the game. Fullish ball on leg, Curran tried to whip it square like he did last time and missed. Late review called for. Curran's front leg was well outside leg, the ball's hit him on the knee-roll. The impact is outside leg.

Misses the flick, hits pad and fizzles towards square leg. Run denied. Length on leg, tried to work it fine.

Tries to cut the short ball aerially but gets it off the edge, goes in the gap between deep third and deep point. Single taken.

Full toss outside off, Curran tries to lift it but can only slap it along the ground to mid-off. No run taken.

Wide yorker, just a bit fuller this time. Curran tried to guide it late, bat hit ground instead of the ball.

Wide and full, lays the horizontal bat on the floor to steer it to deep-backward point

Full again, driven over mid-off this time. Was around fifth, Curran's front leg was planted just outside leg. Back leg just outside off. Stood still and lifted it flat over the fielder.

Drills a cover drive. Was wide and full, pace on. Curran was in his crease and powered it like it was a half-volley

Dropped by the skip at mid-off. Short ball just outside off, Curran tries to muscle a pull, went off the sticker. Vince backtracked with a tilt and looked to take it low. Missed

Curran has no idea of the ball's location. Keeper has it, Curran sets off for the run before immediately being sent back. No throw. Short and slow outside off, Curran tried to muscle a cut and missed it. Waited a second or two and took off.

Nails the yorker this time. All Curran can do is block it to the bowler

Full, not far from a yorker but the error margin is low. Curran went back in the crease and lifted the drive over mid-off

Goes across and works the length ball on leg. Rolls the wrist and tucks his leg to get it fine, deep fine runs across and keeps it to two

Low full toss slips out at the stumps. Whipped to deep midwicket

Effective free hit. Lintott makes room and tries to carve it, he's outside leg and the ball just outside off. Beaten.

Low full toss outside off, tries to guide it. Opens the bat fully, goes off the bottom to short fine