that will be that! Fired into the track on middle and leg stump. Watt skips down the track and looks to go inside out. He gets too close to the ball, though, and does not have enough room to work with either. In the end, he slices it straight to Boult at short extra cover
MI Emirates vs Vipers, 21st Match at Sharjah, ILT20, Jan 29 2023 - Match Result
9:18pm Right. That will be a wrap from us for tonight. Tomorrow, the Abu Dhabi Knight Riders take on the Dubai Capitals at Abu Dhabi, with the Capitals looking to keep their qualification hopes alive. Until next time, this is me (Shashwat) signing off on behalf of Binoy George and everyone at ESPNcricinfo. Goodbye, goodnight and take care!
9:15pm Well, that was one-way traffic and even that might seem an understatement. The Vipers just did not turn up and were trampled by MI Emirates. Funnily enough, it was the Vipers that won that toss and inserted MI Emirates into bat - perhaps the only thing that went their way tonight. With the bat, they lost too many wickets in the powerplay, making an already arduous task much tougher.
This result will have massive implications moving forward. Apart from the NRR ramifications, this could have an adverse effect on the Vipers' confidence. But that is something they will probably worry about tomorrow. Tonight at Sharjah, they were thoroughly outplayed by MI Emirates, and that is what the overriding theme should be.
shot! In the slot just outside off stump. Shiraz gives himself a bit of room and absolutely creams it over extra cover. One bounce and into the fence!
full outside off stump. Watt comes down the track and drives it towards deep cover point
very full delivery outside off stump. Watt tries the reverse sweep but makes no contact
length delivery on off stump. Shiraz plants his front foot and drags it towards long on for one more run
full delivery just outside off stump. Watt advances and chips it down the ground for another single
full delivery on off stump. Shiraz has a hack at it and squirts it off the inside edge into the on side for one
full delivery outside off stump. Shiraz comes forward and pushes it down the ground to get off the mark
Shiraz is the last man in
Tahir gets his man! Another wrong'un on a length on middle and leg stump. Pathirana is looking to tonk that into next week but does not pick the googly at all. The ball beats the bat and he hears the death rattle soon after!
googly on a back of a length on middle and off stump. Pathirana goes back and defends into the leg side
tossed up on a full length on off stump. Watt shuffles across and paddles it into the vacant short fine leg region for a single
full delivery outside off stump. Watt dances down the track, gets to the pitch of the ball and carves it over extra cover for a boundary!
full delivery on middle and leg stump. Watt brings out the reverse sweep and just gets it over short third man. The ball bobbles away and gives Watt and Pathirana the time to complete the second run
back of a length delivery on off stump. Watt goes back and stabs it into the off side for another single
full delivery on middle and off stump. Watt gets forward and pokes it back to the bowler
yorker on middle and off stump. Pathirana opens his bat face and guides it towards short third man to get off the mark
length delivery on off stump that goes through with the arm. Pathirana has a prod at it and misses it by quite some distance
back of a length delivery that pitches outside leg stump and skids through. Pathirana is caught on the crease and gets rapped on the pads. That nearly trickled onto the stumps too!
Pathirana to try his luck
and he picks up a wicket with his first ball! Fired into the batter on a length on middle and leg stump. Wood opts to stay back and also plays for the turn. The ball comes in with the angle, goes past the stumps and thunders into the stumps!
Mousley gets a bowl now
yorker on middle and off stump. Watt digs it out towards the bowler
1W |
1W | 1W | |||
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Sharjah Cricket Stadium | |
Toss | Desert Vipers, elected to field first |
Series | |
Season | 2022/23 |
Player Of The Match | |
Match days | 29 January 2023 - night (20-over match) |
Umpires | |
TV Umpire | |
Reserve Umpire | |
Match Referee | |
Points | MI Emirates 2, Desert Vipers 0 |
Over 13 • DV 84/10