Warriors vs MI Emirates, 18th Match at Abu Dhabi, ILT20, Feb 02 2024 - Match Result

RESULT
18th Match (N), Abu Dhabi, February 02, 2024, International League T20
(11.1/20 ov, T:130) 133/2

MI Emirates won by 8 wickets (with 53 balls remaining)

Player Of The Match
3/18
waqar-salamkheil
Cricinfo's MVP
77.06 ptsImpact List
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Scorecard summary
Sharjah Warriors 129/10(20 overs)
MI Emirates 133/2(11.1 overs)
Cricinfo’s Most Valuable Players of the Match
PLAYERTeam
TI
Runs
I. Runs
B. Impact
Bowl
I. Wkts
Bo. Impact
MIE77.06--03/18377.06
MIE69.51--02/202.369.51
MIE52.1437(13)40.7752.14--0
MIE45.79--02/292.0845.79
MIE44.6347(27)47.3544.63--0

MI Emirates register an emphatic eight-wicket victory, completely outplaying Warriors today; the gulf between the two sides was enormous. The damage was inflicted with the ball when Emirates kept a lid on the score, restricting them to 129. Muhammad Waseem and Kusal Perera then decimated Warriors' bowling attack with their terrific display of hard-hitting and Nicholas Pooran added some maximums to cap off a comfortable win. Warriors will be dented with this morale-crushing defeat.

Earlier, Waqar Salamkheil and Akeal Hosein were miserly and made life onerous for the batters while Trent Boult and Fazalhaq Farooqi brought their vast experience to the fore and built enormous pressure. I'll wrap things up here for tonight; will be back tomorrow for more ILT20 action. Thank you for your company tonight!

11.1
4
Theekshana to Pooran, FOUR runs

Tossed up on middle, he thrashes it in the gap between cover and mid-off and seals the game in style. MI Emirates remain on top of the log after an emphatic eight-wicket win!

end of over 1116 runs
MIE: 129/2CRR: 11.72 RRR: 0.11 • Need 1 from 54b
Andre Fletcher22 (18b 3x4)
Nicholas Pooran20 (8b 3x6)
Muhammad Jawadullah 2-0-22-1
Maheesh Theekshana 3-0-22-0
10.6
4
Muhammad Jawadullah to Fletcher, FOUR runs

belted all along the floor past cover for a sizzling boundary, nothing working for Warriors who have run out of ideas now. Too full with some room on offer and he calmly squeezed it out to sweeper cover, it's a fast outfield so there's no cutting that off, fielder had no chance in the deep

10.6
1w
Muhammad Jawadullah to Fletcher, 1 wide

Goes off the radar and bangs it on back of a length but it's moving away from leg stump so it's a wasted effort, frustrating for Warriors to be in this situation

10.5
4
Muhammad Jawadullah to Fletcher, FOUR runs

Dishes out a high full-toss but he is not surprised, watches the ball like a hawk and steers it past Watt at short third for a boundary, brilliant adjustment towards the end from Spice Man

10.4
4
Muhammad Jawadullah to Fletcher, FOUR runs

Slings it full but strays in his line, he puts the rubbish in the bin and gets a boundary by tickling it fine of deep fine, Jawadullah is livid with himself for missing his target

10.3
Muhammad Jawadullah to Fletcher, no run

Spiteful bumper on middle, half-ducks to avoid the snorter, umpire gives one for the over

10.2
2
Muhammad Jawadullah to Fletcher, 2 runs

Drags his length back, angling across off, runs him down to deep third and hares back for the second

10.1
1
Muhammad Jawadullah to Pooran, 1 run

Pitched up on middle, driven strongly down the ground to the right of long-on

Jawadullah replacing Fuller

end of over 1010 runs
MIE: 113/2CRR: 11.30 RRR: 1.70 • Need 17 from 60b
Andre Fletcher8 (13b)
Nicholas Pooran19 (7b 3x6)
Maheesh Theekshana 3-0-22-0
James Fuller 2-0-18-1
9.6
Theekshana to Fletcher, no run

Slow through the air on middle, defends it right under his eyes back towards the bowler

9.5
Theekshana to Fletcher, no run

Floated up quicker on back of a length around the line off, shimmies across to paddle but is beaten by the quickness of the delivery

9.4
2
Theekshana to Fletcher, 2 runs

Floated up shorter and outside off, makes room and thwacks a cut, beats Watt at short third area

9.3
1
Theekshana to Pooran, 1 run

Eased down to long-off and nonchalantly walks for a run

9.2
6
Theekshana to Pooran, SIX runs

Tossed up from over the wicket, length and spinning away from off, that's Pooran at his best, brings his bat down at a blistering speed and then larrups him over long-on

9.1
1
Theekshana to Fletcher, 1 run

Tossed up fuller just outside off, pushed to cover-point

end of over 913 runs • 1 wicket
MIE: 103/2CRR: 11.44 RRR: 2.45 • Need 27 from 66b
Nicholas Pooran12 (5b 2x6)
Andre Fletcher5 (9b)
James Fuller 2-0-18-1
Maheesh Theekshana 2-0-12-0
8.6
Fuller to Pooran, no run

Tad short and whizzes away outside off, runs it down to short third

8.5
Fuller to Pooran, no run

Short of a length, nibbling away outside off, goes for a full-blooded cut but the ball goes past the groping outside edge to the keeper, he's in a hurry

8.5
1w
Fuller to Pooran, 1 wide

Good length, wide of off, can't connect, too far away from his swinging blade

8.4
Fuller to Pooran, no run

Knocked down towards mid-off, rare dot ball

8.3
6
Fuller to Pooran, SIX runs

Snap of the biceps and it goes all the way over square leg! gets hold of it, pumps it and gets the desired result, such a clean timer of the ball, joy to watch, box-office material

8.2
6
Fuller to Pooran, SIX runs

Goodness me! Banged in short on middle, gets his front leg out of the way and carts it away over deep backward square for a scintillating six, what a way to get off the mark, he has come down to steer his team over the line. Clean hit

Best performances - batters
Spike Graph
Wagon Zone
MDKJ Perera
47 runs (27)
5 fours2 sixes
Productive shot
pull
17 runs
0 four2 sixes
Control
78%
Muhammad Waseem
37 runs (13)
4 fours3 sixes
Productive shot
sweep shot
10 runs
1 four1 six
Control
69%
Best performances - bowlers
Waqar Salamkheil
O
4
M
0
R
18
W
3
ECO
4.5
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
1W
1W
LEGOFF
LHB
1W
AJ Hosein
O
4
M
0
R
20
W
2
ECO
5
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
2W
LEGOFF
LHB
Match details
Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
TossMI Emirates, elected to field first
Series
Season2023/24
Player Of The Match
Hours of play (local time)18.30 start, First Session 18.30-20.00, Interval 20.00-20.20, Second Session 20.20-21.50
Match days2 February 2024 - night (20-over match)
MIE Player Replacement
Impact player in out (1st innings, 14.6 ov)
SW Player Replacement
Impact player in out (1st innings, 16.2 ov)
Umpires
TV Umpire
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
PointsMI Emirates 2, Sharjah Warriors 0
Win Probability
MIE 100%
SWMIE
100%50%100%SW InningsMIE Innings

Over 12 • MIE 133/2

MI Emirates won by 8 wickets (with 53 balls remaining)
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TEAMMWLPTNRR
MIE1064121.469
GG1064120.386
ADKR105510-0.084
DC105510-0.203
DV10468-0.010
SW10468-1.608