DC vs Giants, 11th Match at Sharjah, ILT20, Jan 27 2024 - Ball by Ball Commentary

RESULT
11th Match (N), Sharjah, January 27, 2024, International League T20
(18.4/20 ov, T:133) 133/7

Giants won by 3 wickets (with 8 balls remaining)

Player Of The Match
3/26
carlos-brathwaite
New
GG
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That's it from us today. Hope you all enjoyed our coverage. I am signing off on behalf of my entire team. Thank you and good night!

10.09pm: Uff, what a low-scoring thriller we had today! What looked like an easy chase for Giants was made difficult by Capitals spinners Raza and van der Merwe, who shared five wickets between them to trigger a collapse. But Cox stayed till the end to take the team past 132. Raza's 47 with the bat also went in vain for Capitals, who endured an early collapse. With this result, Giants move from fifth to occupy third spot. Capitals remain second on the points table.

18.4
4
van der Merwe to Drakes, FOUR runs

Drakes finishes the game! Full ball outside off, he smashes this through covers

18.3
van der Merwe to Drakes, no run

Fuller on stumps, comes down and taps this to leg side

18.2
van der Merwe to Drakes, no run

Flicked off the back foot to mid-on

18.1
van der Merwe to Drakes, no run

Goes back to taps this to square leg. Doesn't connect

Alex: "Raza has been brilliant with bat and ball - looks a great signing for Northamptonshire in the Blast."

end of over 181 run
GG: 129/7CRR: 7.16 RRR: 2.00 • Need 4 runs from 12b
Jordan Cox38 (30b 5x4)
Dominic Drakes6 (13b)
Sikandar Raza 3-0-8-2
Roelof van der Merwe 3-0-23-3
17.6
Raza to Cox, no run

Full on the stumps, defended

17.5
1
Raza to Drakes, 1 run

Driven straight to long-off

17.4
Raza to Drakes, no run

Yorker on stumps, defended back to bowler. He jams the delivery on to the ground before it deflects off his shoe

17.3
Raza to Drakes, no run

Punched down to cover

17.2
Raza to Drakes, no run

Fuller on off, defended to midwicket. Did it hit the pad first? Warner takes the review. No, it is bat first

17.1
Raza to Drakes, no run

Slightly short outside off, cut away to point

Just 5 needed now

end of over 174 runs
GG: 128/7CRR: 7.52 RRR: 1.66 • Need 5 runs from 18b
Dominic Drakes5 (8b)
Jordan Cox38 (29b 5x4)
Roelof van der Merwe 3-0-23-3
Sikandar Raza 2-0-7-2
16.6
1
van der Merwe to Drakes, 1 run

Fuller around off, drilled to long-off

16.5
1
van der Merwe to Cox, 1 run

Full ball on off, hit down the ground to long-off

Anish: "I think Warner was late to introduce Raza."

16.4
1
van der Merwe to Drakes, 1 run

Full ball around off, taps to midwicket

16.3
van der Merwe to Drakes, no run

Full ball outside off, hangs back and defends

16.2
1
van der Merwe to Cox, 1 run

Fuller on middle stump, driven to long-on

16.1
van der Merwe to Cox, no run
end of over 163 runs
GG: 124/7CRR: 7.75 RRR: 2.25 • Need 9 runs from 24b
Dominic Drakes3 (5b)
Jordan Cox36 (26b 5x4)
Sikandar Raza 2-0-7-2
Roelof van der Merwe 2-0-19-3

Time out

15.6
Raza to Drakes, no run

Full ball around off , gets an inside edge on to the pads

15.5
1
Raza to Cox, 1 run

Fuller on stumps, pushed to long-on

15.4
Raza to Cox, no run

Full ball outside off, knocked back to bowler

15.3
1
Raza to Drakes, 1 run

Full ball on stumps, guides this to square leg. plays this late

Win Probability
GG 100%
DCGG
100%50%100%DC InningsGG Innings

Over 19 • GG 133/7

Giants won by 3 wickets (with 8 balls remaining)
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