That will be all! Jordan cleans up Akif Raja's stumps and he finishes with three wickets. Dubai Capitals are out for 80 in under 15 overs and Gulf Giants have won by 101 runs
Giants vs DC, 8th Match at Sharjah, ILT20, Jan 19 2023 - Ball by Ball Commentary
9.30pm Right then, that will be all folks! A strong batting performance from the Gulf Giants, followed by a dominant show with the ball. Be back with us tomorrow for Abu Dhabi Knight Riders taking on Desert Vipers. Until then, this is Abhimanyu Bose signing off on behalf of Vishal Dikshit.
9.22pm Time for the presentation ceremony
James Vince, again the player of the match as well: Yeah it's nice. Pleasing to contribute to wins. Three wins in a row is a great start for us. We had good chats yesterday at training. Some of us had experience of the conditions before. We probably though earlier that 140-150 was par, but Hettie and Dawson going off at the death helped us get to 180. It's a difficult role, particularly on a wicket like that. Lucky to have him. He has the firepower, he has the quality and he does the job consistently. [On the bowlers] It's hard to single one out. As a bowling group we were exceptional. I thought we had plans and we practiced and we executed very well. We planned on going back of a length and did that well. One thing talking about it but to go out and do it, absolutely superb. Three from three is a great start but there are other teams out there and there will be tough challenges as we go on.
Rovman Powell: I still think it was the right decision [bowling first]. We just didn't bat well as a team and they also got 20-25 runs too much. We pulled it in just a bit, the unfortunate bit is we are playing good cricket but only in patches. I think bowlers like CJ will be very, very handy. He has a lot of pace and he slides the ball instead of bouncing the ball. These are the types of wickets where batters need to spend some time. I still think we are playing good cricket. One bad game does not make you a bad team. The two previous games represent this franchise
9.12pm What a comprehensive win for Gulf Giants this was! James Vince hit yet another half-century as he continues to lead the run charts and Shimron Hetmyer also played a good knock to set up a big target for Dubai Capitals. The Capitals' top order couldn't come to the party today and David Wiese and Chris Jordan made short work of the middle and lower order. They both took three each, while Gleeson took two. Dubai Capitals' 80 is the lowest score in the tournament. Gulf Giants have made it three wins in three and look like a well rounded unit!
Chris Jordan: Nice reward, but most importantly, we've got three wins from three. The batters thought that if we bowled on that 7-8m length and go stump to stump, we should have some joy. Boys are just looking forward to training every day. They are all working so hard to get into that team, so that dynamic is great. [On his side-on position for the catch] I feel if the ball swings in the air or goes away from me, I'm in a better position to take it.
On a length outside off, driven out to mid-on
Timberrrr! On a length just outside off, Karunaratne swings for the hills and finds nothing but air and the ball crashes into the stumps and Giants are now just a wicket away
Helped down the leg side and that runs away for four
Yorker fired in on leg-stump, Udana backed away and tried to drive it over the infield but could only get it as far as mid-off and Giants captain James Vince gobbles that up
Full outside off, he miscues a pull to midwicket
On a length outside off, he backs away and punches towards long-on
On a length on off, nudged square for a single
Gleeson returns
On a length outside off, seaming in just a bit, and he stands tall and punches to sweeper cover
On a length outside off, flat-batted back to the bowler
So close! Full around off, Udana looks to drive and gets an inside edge that goes just past leg stump and runs away for four
Well, there will be no doubt this time! On a length around off again, seaming in and Allen is too slow to get his bat down and the ball crashes into the stumps
Fuller side of good length, on off and he misses the flick and is struck on the pads. Huge appeal, but the umpire turns it down. Gulf Giants review it. Oh, that's so close. Umpire's call, with Hawkeye saying the ball would have just clipped leg-stump. He survives!
Jordan now
After going for 45 runs in the last game, good comeback by Sanchit Sharma today to back up his POTM performance in his first match
Full outside off, driven towards mid-on
Full outside off, he drives it in front of point to sweeper cover's left
Full and wide, he steers it past backward point. Deep third runs in to gather
Full outside off, he drives it towards mid-on to get off the mark
Six gone. Chamika Karunaratne steps out to bat
Shanaka holes out at long-on. Dug in short and Shanaka makes room and looks to swing it down the ground but doesn't time it well. Chris Jordan is the fielder there, and he does not miss easy chances like those!
Over 15 • DC 80/10