DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – West Indies left-handed batsman Shimron Hetmyer led the best way with a useful 34. He shared a half-century stand along with his captain, James Vince, and Gulf Giants, by way of an exhibition of teamwork and resilience, fought to drag off a 19-run win in opposition to Dubai Capitals within the ILT20 on Tuesday.
Hetmyer struck 4 fours from 28 balls, and he shared 51 for the fifth wicket stands with Englishman Vince, whose 32 from 28 balls additionally included 4 fours, and dragged the Giants to 126 for 9 from their allocation of 20 overs on a gradual Dubai Worldwide Cricket Stadium pitch after they had been put into bat.
UAE 18-year-old left-arm spinner Aayan Afzal Khan then bagged two for eight from three overs at a vital stage of the chase, and Vince produced two of three run outs to additional derail the Capitals, and so they had been bowled out for 107 in 18.3 overs.
It was the fourth win for the Giants in eight matches, taking them to eight factors and third within the standings, whereas the Capitals dropped to fifth within the desk on six factors.
Capitals ended the Energy Play on 48 for 3 after they misplaced their captain, former Australia opener David Warner, for 11, Afghanistan wicketkeeper-batsman Rahmanullah Gurbaz for 15, and Englishman Sam Billings for 12.
They slumped to 68 for 4 on the midway stage after Gerhard Erasmus bowled Max Holden for seven within the seventh over, and 4 wickets – two to Aayan – fell for 18 within the span of 29 balls earlier than the Capitals reached 100, and there was no comeback.
Giants, too, struggled earlier and plunged to 30 for 4 on the shut of the Energy Play, however Hetmyer joined Vince and lifted them out of hazard with their partnership.
Hetmyer was lucky on 23 when Zimbabwean spinner Sikandar Raza failed to carry a return catch, however Vince was unfortunate when he fell caught and bowled to Pakistan left-arm spinner Haider Ali within the eleventh over.
Giants struggled to 100, and so they wanted 24 not out off 12 balls, together with one 4 and three sixes from left-handed all-rounder Dominic Drakes, son of former Barbados and West Indies all-rounder Vasbert Drakes, to get them to a good complete.
English pacer Olly Stone ended with 4 for 14 from 4 overs, and New Zealander Scott Kuggeleijn completed with three for 29 from 4 overs.
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