Match Details

DV vs GG 12th Match, ILT20 2023

196-519.3

Gulf Giants won by 5 wickets 🏆

20.0195-4

Match info

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Scorecard

Player of the Match

Shimron Hetmyer

Gulf Giants

70(35)

GG - 2nd Innings

Session	Open	PASS
6 Over	53	43
10 Over	94	106
15 Over	153	152

DV - 1st Innings

Session	Open	PASS
6 Over	48	62
10 Over	101	104
15 Over	155	157
20 Over	217	195

Commentary

So, that is it from myself, Karthik Raj, my co-commentator, Ayan Chatterjee and our scorer for this game, Chandan Singh. Switch over to the game between MI Emirates-Dubai Capitals or the SA20 fixture between Pretoria Capitals-Paarl Royals. There is a lot of cricket going on right now.

Shimron Hetmyer: "Yes, pretty much and finally getting a chance to get a good score for the team. I didn't really see it as difficult. The guys have been doing a good job. Today, I needed to perform, and happy to do that. I spoke with Lynny and he said to get 10 an over and the left-hand right-hand combination helped us a lot. The environment is great. We are having a lot of fun and the coaching staff have been fantastic in supporting us and we are doing well and going well."

Shimron Hetmyer is the Player of the Match.

James Vince, Gulf Giants skipper: "Was a great effort to keep them under 200. That partnership between Hetty and Lynny was brilliant. I think if the dimensions were bigger throughout, would have batted first. With shorter boundaries on one side, was a bit easier to chase. Followed a very similar pattern to the last game."

Colin Munro (Desert Vipers Captain): "No nothing like that. The batting was fine. We were bad with the ball and we dropped catches. We went head to head. Two proper teams and it was a close game. It got slower as we went along. We didn't play well and were 10-20 runs short. They did well to keep us down and we lost the crucial moments."

Time for the post-match presentation ceremony.

Sheldon Cottrell: "I think the new ball works for me. It's swinging a lot. I am loving it. Yes, I enjoyed getting Hetty out. He is a wonderful player. They won the match and I won that battle. Yes, enjoying myself here. This is a great tournament to be a part of and hopes to do well. I am enjoying my cricket."

19.3 S Cottrell to D Wiese

1 That's it. There is the win for the Giants. Short of a length into the pitch, Wiese pulls it away uppishly to deep midwicket who puts it down and allows the single to give them the win. So, a win for the Giants by 5 wickets with 3 balls left as they stay at the top of the table with 4 wins in 4 games.

19.2 S Cottrell to L Dawson

1 Fuller and wide outside off, Dawson drives it through the covers for a single as the scores are level now.

19.1 S Cottrell to D Wiese

1 Cottrell will bowl the final over. Short and wide, Wiese cuts it away through the backward point region to the third man fielder for a single.

OVER 19

Gulf Giants

193/5

Liam Dawson

15(8)

David Wiese

20(17)

Gus Atkinson

1-36(4.0)

18.6 G Atkinson to L Dawson

4 FOUR MORE! Short of a length into the pitch, Dawson pulls it away through the midwicket region as the ball races away to the deep midwicket fence for a boundary to end the over.

18.5 G Atkinson to L Dawson

4 FOUR! This could be the game. Fuller and in the slot, Dawson goes inside out over mid-off as the ball goes flat and hard and has it gone over the ropes? No, it bounces inside. One bounce and over the ropes.

18.4 G Atkinson to L Dawson

0 Short of a length into the pitch, Dawson pulls it away to the short midwicket fielder.

18.3 G Atkinson to D Wiese

1 Fuller length around off, Wiese drives it through the covers for a single.

18.2 G Atkinson to D Wiese

0 Nails the wide yorker around off, Wiese plays and misses to the keeper.

18.1 G Atkinson to D Wiese

4 FOUR! Short of a length into the pitch, Wiese pulls it away through the midwicket region as the ball races away to the deep midwicket fence for a boundary.

OVER 18

Gulf Giants

180/5

Liam Dawson

7(5)

David Wiese

15(14)

Tom Curran

1-36(4.0)