DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – West Indies white-ball seamer Dominic Drakes produced a high spell. Nonetheless, it was not sufficient, as Sherfane Rutherford steered Desert Vipers to a six-wicket win over Gulf Giants within the ILT20 right here Wednesday.
The left-armer claimed two for 19 from 4 glorious overs, however the Vipers nonetheless managed to chase down 162 for victory at Dubai Worldwide Stadium.
Sri Lankan Wanindu Hasaranga marshaled the run chase with a 19-ball 42, which included 4 fours and a brace of sixes, whereas England’s Adam Hose struck a measured 39 from 35 balls.
When Colin Munro fell cheaply for six within the third over with 14 runs on the board, Hose added 27 for the second wicket with fellow countryman Alex Hales (21) earlier than posting an extra 57 for the third wicket with Hasaranga and 41 for the fourth wicket with Azam Khan (26 not out).
The left-handed Rutherford arrived at quantity six to complete the chase, placing three fours in a 14-ball unbeaten 20.
Earlier, Shimron Hetmyer’s poor kind continued when he was dismissed for 11, however Chris Lynn top-scored with 63 off 42 balls to get the Giants as much as 160 for six off their 20 overs.
Lynn struck seven fours and three sixes in an 89-run third wicket stand with Jordan Cox (32) to tug the innings round from seven for 2 within the third over.
Pakistan seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi completed with three for 22.
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