SW vs GG Highlights: Sharjah Warriors vs Gulf Giants – ILT20 LIVE – Gulf Giants has defeated Sharjah Warriors by 7 wickets in match no 30 of ILT20 League. This is the third successive win for the Giants and they end the league stage as table-toppers. Chasing the target of 108 runs, Colin de Grandhomme smacked a 28-ball 35 and Vince chipped in with a 31-ball 27 at the top of the order. The match was held at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah. Follow ILT20 2023 LIVE Updates on INSIDESPORT.IN.
SW vs GG Highlights: David Wiese shine as Gulf Giants beat Sharjah Warriors by 7 wickets, Giants Finish Group Stage on TOP: Check ILT20 2023 Highlights
Medium pacer David Wiese’s deadly spell of 5 for 20 bowled out Sharjah Warriors for 107 runs in 18.3 overs and helped Gulf Giants record an emphatic seven-wicket in the 30th match of the DP World ILT20 at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Monday night.
Sharjah Warriors’ defeat resulted in them being knocked out of the tournament as they finished fifth with seven points. Gulf Giants who recorded three consecutive victories finished on top of the table with 16 points. Dubai Capitals, whose fate depended on the result of this match, now make it to the playoffs with nine points.
Desert Vipers who finished second will take on table toppers Gulf Giants in the first qualifier on February 8 at the Dubai International Stadium while Dubai Capitals will meet MI Emirates in the eliminator on February 9 at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium.
SW vs GG Highlights: David Wiese shine as Gulf Giants beat Sharjah Warriors by 7 wickets, Giants Finish Group Stage on TOP: Check ILT20 2023 Highlights
The @GulfGiants are at the top of the league points table and at the top of their game.
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— International League T20 (@ILT20Official) February 6, 2023
Gulf Giants won the toss and elected to bowl. Sharjah Warriors opener Rahmanullah Gurbaz hit the fifth ball of the first over from Dominic Drakes for the first six of the match but he fell to the first ball of the third over from Sanchit Sharma. Gurbaz pulled Sharma to Tom Helm at mid-wicket for 7. Opener Tom Kohler-Cadmore picked two boundaries off Sharma and then went on to smash Helm for two boundaries, a six and a boundary off four successive balls but fell to the fifth ball to a breath-taking tumbling catch by skipper James Vince at mid-off for 32.
Skipper Moeen Ali lasted just four balls to score one run when he mistimed a pull off Carlos Brathwaite. Drakes ran in and dived forward at deep square leg for another superb catch. However, Drakes injured himself while taking the catch. Liam Dawson came in as the concussion replacement following approval from the match referee.
SW vs GG Highlights: David Wiese shine as Gulf Giants beat Sharjah Warriors by 7 wickets, Giants Finish Group Stage on TOP: Check ILT20 2023 Highlights
Marcus Stoinis hit the first ball he faced for a boundary through extra cover. At the end of powerplay, Sharjah Warriors were 48 for 3. In the eighth over, Evin Lewis, playing across to Wiese, got trapped leg before for 3. At the halfway mark, Sharjah Warriors were 65 for 4.
The 11th over from Wiese pushed Sharjah into deep trouble. He had Joe Denly clean bowled for 3 with a ball that kept low. Two balls later, he trapped Stoinis leg before for 17. With the last ball of that over, he had Chris Woakes with a lifting delivery that touched the handle of the bat and landed in the hands of Qais Ahmed at point for a duck.
Mohammad Nabi and Noor Ahmad added 29 runs for eighth wicket, the biggest partnership of the innings, before Noor got run out by a quick pick up and throw from Helm to wicketkeeper Banton for 10. Nabi became Wiese’s fifth victim getting trapped leg before for 21. Brathwaite picked the last wicket of Junaid Siddique caught by Colin de Grandhomme at mid-off for 8. The Sharjah innings thus folded up in 18.3 overs.
SW vs GG Highlights: David Wiese shine as Gulf Giants beat Sharjah Warriors by 7 wickets, Giants Finish Group Stage on TOP: Check ILT20 2023 Highlights
Chasing a target of 108 in 120 balls, Gulf Giants openers Banton and Vince scored steadily. Banton escaped being caught at eight off a thick leading edge to mid-wicket. Kohler-Cadmore ran and dived but the ball did not stick on. However, in the fifth over, Stoinis had Banton clean bowled for 11. At the end of the powerplay, Gulf Giants were 36 for 1.
Vince and De Grandhomme took the score to 60 for 1 by the halfway mark, needing another 48 runs in 60 deliveries. De Grandhomme hit Stoinis effortlessly over long-on for a six. The pair put on 50 runs from 47 balls for the second wicket when Junaid Siddique got De Grandhomme to hit to Lewis at deep square leg for 35. Siddique also clean bowled Vince for 27 with the last ball of that over.
UAE’s 17-year-old youngster Aayan Khan was joined by Gerhard Erasmus when 24 runs were needed from 42 balls. Muhammad Jawadullah bowled a tight 14th over giving away just three runs. Siddique, who bowled the 15th over, was slashed by Erasmus to third man boundary. Aayan Khan took Gulf Giants to the target through a slog sweep off Nabi to mid-wicket for a six and remain unbeaten on 14 with Erasmus unconquered on 10.
SW vs GG Highlights: David Wiese shine as Gulf Giants beat Sharjah Warriors by 7 wickets, Giants Finish Group Stage on TOP: Check ILT20 2023 Highlights
Speaking about their performance, Gulf Giants’ Colin de Grandhomme said, “The boys played well today. It’s nice to get a win leading into the playoffs. The bowlers led the way and made it easier for the batters. David Wiese has been good for us throughout the whole tournament and today he showed how good he is. Finishing at the top of the table gives us confidence before the playoffs.”
Meanwhile, Sharjah Warriors’ captain Moeen Ali said, “Our fate was in our own hands, but we just couldn’t do it. I thought our batting wasn’t great throughout the tournament, apart from Tom Kohler-Cadmore and a couple of other innings. We just didn’t click as a unit. I thought we were good in the bowling department most of the time.”
Gulf Giants Inning:
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Banton | b Stoinis | 11 | 16 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 68.75 | ||
| James Vince (c) | b Junaid Siddique | 27 | 31 | 66 | 3 | 0 | 87.09 | ||
| Colin de Grandhomme | c Lewis b Junaid Siddique | 35 | 28 | 38 | 2 | 2 | 125.00 | ||
| Aayan Afzal Khan | not out | 14 | 13 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 107.69 | ||
| Gerhard Erasmus | not out | 10 | 12 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 83.33 | ||
| Extras | (nb 1, w 10) | 11 | |||||||
| TOTAL | 16.3 Ov (RR: 6.54) | 108/3 | |||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Woakes | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 5.00 | |||||
| Junaid Siddique | 4 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 6.75 | |||||
| Marcus Stoinis | 4 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 4.00 | |||||
| Muhammad Jawadullah | 3 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 7.00 | |||||
| Noor Ahmad | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8.00 | |||||
| Mohammad Nabi | 1.3 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 14.00 |
Sharjah Warriors Inning:
| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz(WK) | 7 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 77.78 | |
| Tom Kohler-Cadmore | 32 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 168.42 | |
| Moeen Ali(C) | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 | |
| Evin Lewis | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 42.86 | |
| Marcus Stoinis | 17 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 106.25 | |
| Joe Denly | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 37.50 | |
| Mohammad Nabi | 21 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 105.00 | |
| Chris Woakes | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Noor Ahmad | 10 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 90.91 | |
| Junaid Siddique | 8 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 80.00 | |
| Muhammad Jawadullah | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 | |
| Extra | 4 (b 0, w 1, nb 0, lb 3) | |||||
| Total | 107/10 (18.3) | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dominic Drakes | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3.50 |
| Sanchit Sharma | 2 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 8.00 |
| Tom Helm | 2 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 11.00 |
| Carlos Brathwaite | 3.3 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 4.29 |
| Qais Ahmad | 4 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 4.50 |
| David Wiese | 4 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 5.00 |
| Colin de Grandhomme | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6.00 |
SW vs GG Highlights: David Wiese shine as Gulf Giants beat Sharjah Warriors by 7 wickets, Giants Finish Group Stage on TOP: Check ILT20 2023 Highlights
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