MI Emirates vs Giants, Qualifier 1 at Dubai, ILT20, Feb 14 2024 - Match Result

RESULT
Qualifier 1 (N), Dubai (DICS), February 14, 2024, International League T20
(18.2/20 ov, T:164) 118

MI Emirates won by 45 runs

Player Of The Match
2/13
akeal-hosein
Cricinfo's MVP
103.25 ptsImpact List
daniel-worrall
Match centre 
Scores: Binoy George | Comms: Rvel Zahid
Scorecard summary
MI Emirates 163/7(20 overs)
Gulf Giants 118/10(18.2 overs)
Cricinfo’s Most Valuable Players of the Match
PLAYERTeam
TI
Runs
I. Runs
B. Impact
Bowl
I. Wkts
Bo. Impact
GG103.256(9)63.623/154.2799.63
MIE97.030(1)- 1.61- 1.772/133.4798.8
MIE56.8136(28)42.556.81--0
MIE56.3230(28)28.5130.731/241.3425.59
MIE51.5527(14)34.9751.55--0

Thank you so much, everyone, who followed the game and sent comments! We'll be back tomorrow for the second Qualifier. For now, on behalf of Binoy George, this is Rvel Zahid waving goodbye

Akeal Hosein, Player of the Match (2/13): I mean we have to do what we have to do, right? (on coming back from Australia to rejoin MI Emirates). Just about trying to get accustomed as fast as possible and put in as much recovery as possible on your off days. The last two games played here was maybe like 10 days ago, thought it would be a green surface...came today, first ball spun so I said I am going to run with that today.

That was a high-intensity game where MI Emirates strategically outsmarted Gulf Giants and exploited the conditions well by relying predominantly on spin. The decision from James Vince to bat first backfired as Emirates spinners spun a web around the batters. Viyaskanth, the supersub, took three wickets, Hosein struck on the first ball with a beauty to dismiss Vince, Rohid got one wicket, and Salamkheil, consistent as ever, chipped in with two scalps as well. DJ Bravo was economical with his bag of tricks; amazing how he is still going strong in this format. 164 wasn't an imposing total but enough on the wicket. One big knock from any of those top-order batters from Giants could have pushed the game closer, but it was not their day and their progress was beset by frequent loss of wickets. They'll have one more opportunity to make it to the final in the second Qualifier against Dubai Capitals tomorrow. That is the privilege of a side that finishes in the top two positions in this tournament.

18.2
W
Waqar to Worrall, OUT

Tossed up on leg, yanks his front leg out of the way and swung hard but hasn't got all of it, a simple catch for Muhammad Waseem at midwicket region. MI Emirates make it to the final with a domineering win!

Daniel Worrall c Muhammad Waseem b Waqar Salamkheil 6 (9b 0x4 0x6 15m) SR: 66.66
18.1
Waqar to Worrall, no run

Googly turning away outside off, Salamkheil drops the catch after his follow-through, it was firmly hit

end of over 187 runs
GG: 118/9CRR: 6.55 RRR: 23.00 • Need 46 from 12b
Muhammad Zuhaib2 (5b)
Daniel Worrall6 (7b)
Vijayakanth Viyaskanth 4-0-22-3
Waqar Salamkheil 3-0-27-1
17.6
Viyaskanth to Zuhaib Zubair, no run

Tossed up on off, tapped to extra cover and doesn't take the run

17.5
1
Viyaskanth to Worrall, 1 run

Launches miles into the night sky and lands to the left of Trent Boult at deep midwicket, massive hit but didn't get the distance

17.5
1w
Viyaskanth to Worrall, 1 wide

Bowls another wide outside leg stump

17.4
1
Viyaskanth to Zuhaib Zubair, 1 run

Low full toss dipping at leg stump, cloths it down to deep square's left

17.4
1w
Viyaskanth to Zuhaib Zubair, 1 wide

Flighted ball down the leg side, gotta reload, that was a flipper

17.3
1
Viyaskanth to Worrall, 1 run

Tossed on middle, lashes it down the ground and looks like it brushed Viyaskanth's fingertips

17.2
1
Viyaskanth to Zuhaib Zubair, 1 run

Tossed up on middle, down on one knee and pulled to midwicket

17.1
1
Viyaskanth to Worrall, 1 run

Prances down the track to manufacture his own length, worked down the ground to deep midwicket

end of over 1711 runs • 1 wicket
GG: 111/9CRR: 6.52 RRR: 17.66 • Need 53 from 18b
Muhammad Zuhaib0 (2b)
Daniel Worrall3 (4b)
Waqar Salamkheil 3-0-27-1
Dwayne Bravo 3-0-24-1
16.6
Waqar to Zuhaib Zubair, no run

Round the wicket again, tossed and turning away from off, blocked towards first slip

16.5
Waqar to Zuhaib Zubair, no run

Tossed up on middle and off, scythes it to down the ground towards cover-point

16.4
W
Waqar to Jordan, OUT

Floats up a wrong'un on off, launches the ball straight into the hands of Trent Boult at long-off who hangs onto it brilliantly, Jordan's ebullience comes to end; was an entertaining knock! He swing big but couldn't control it well

Chris Jordan c Boult b Waqar Salamkheil 31 (15b 2x4 3x6 18m) SR: 206.66
16.3
6
Waqar to Jordan, SIX runs

Spanked with insolence over long-off for a six! In his hitting arc and he swings big down the ground, turning out to be a great came from Jordan

16.2
4
Waqar to Jordan, FOUR runs

Length and turning away outside off, hits it with a lot of oomph through cover and a fumble at deep extra cover leaks a boundary

16.1
1
Waqar to Worrall, 1 run

Over the wicket, tossed up on off, hangs back and is content to just guide it away towards long-off for a run

end of over 1613 runs
GG: 100/8CRR: 6.25 RRR: 16.00 • Need 64 from 24b
Chris Jordan21 (12b 1x4 2x6)
Daniel Worrall2 (3b)
Dwayne Bravo 3-0-24-1
Vijayakanth Viyaskanth 3-0-15-3
15.6
Dwayne Bravo to Jordan, no run

Oh, that's a pitch-perfect yorker on middle and off, digs it out back to the bowler and Bravo is having a friendly banter with Jordan; he's giving him a taste of his own medicine. Timeout

15.5
Dwayne Bravo to Jordan, no run

Over the wicket, shortish and held its line outside off, play and a miss, appeal from Bravo for a caught behind but nobody else is interested

15.4
2
Dwayne Bravo to Jordan, 2 runs

Rams the wide yorker on fifth stump line, stabbed away to deep point

15.3
4
Dwayne Bravo to Jordan, FOUR runs

Fortuitous but they all count! Length and arcing away outside off, swings leisurely and gets a decent chunk of it, thick edge flies away to third man boundary

Best performances - batters
Spike Graph
Wagon Zone
N Pooran
36 runs (28)
1 four3 sixes
Productive shot
flick
9 runs
0 four1 six
Control
71%
CJ Jordan
31 runs (15)
2 fours3 sixes
Productive shot
flick
7 runs
0 four1 six
Control
60%
Best performances - bowlers
DJ Worrall
O
4
M
0
R
15
W
3
ECO
3.75
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
2W
LEGOFF
LHB
1W
V Viyaskanth
O
4
M
0
R
22
W
3
ECO
5.5
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
1W
1W
1W
LEGOFF
LHB
Match details
Dubai International Cricket Stadium
TossGulf Giants, elected to field first
Series
Season2023/24
Player Of The Match
Series resultMI Emirates advanced
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 days14 February 2024 - night (20-over match)
GG Player Replacement
Impact player in out (2nd innings, 0.1 ov)
MIE Player Replacement
Impact player in out (1st innings, 19.6 ov)
Umpires
TV Umpire
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Language
English
Win Probability
MIE 100%
MIEGG
100%50%100%MIE InningsGG Innings

Over 19 • GG 118/10

Daniel Worrall c Muhammad Waseem b Waqar Salamkheil 6 (9b 0x4 0x6 15m) SR: 66.66
W
MI Emirates won by 45 runs
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