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KnightRiders vs MI Emirates, 12th Match at Abu Dhabi, ILT20, Jan 28 2024 - Ball by Ball Commentary

RESULT
12th Match (D/N), Abu Dhabi, January 28, 2024, International League T20
(19/20 ov, T:189) 189/2

MI Emirates won by 8 wickets (with 6 balls remaining)

Player Of The Match
89* (62)
muhammad-waseem
Cricinfo's MVP
111.59 ptsImpact List
fazalhaq-farooqi
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MIE
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end of over 1910 runs
MIE: 189/2CRR: 9.94 
Muhammad Waseem89 (62b 8x4 3x6)
Tim David10 (7b 1x6)
Marchant de Lange 4-0-46-0
Ali Khan 3-0-26-1

So, that's all from the first game of the double-header, Shashwat has fired up commentary in the second game between Sharjah Warriors and Desert Vipers so you may hop over to that tab. It's goodbye and goodnight from me, Rvel Zahid

MI Emirates gyrate towards convincing victory by eight wickets with an utterly professional performance. They were riding high on confidence and were always ahead in the game. Fielding was a massive contrast between the two teams as MI held onto their catches, whereas Knight Riders seemed lost and bogged down once Muhammad Waseem and Kusal Pererawent berserk in the powerplay and then slammed half-centuries to break the back of the chase. Knight Riders got a decent score on the board on the back of Andre Russell's staggering knock of 47 down the order but they were struggling with the bowl from ball one and never really applied pressure. The supersub Ali Khan was brought in late into the attack, and Sunil Narine seemed a bit indifferent and ran out of ideas as his teammates were hammered for a barrage of boundaries.

18.6
1
de Lange to Muhammad Waseem, 1 run

Another full-bunger aimed at the body, whangs it away to long on and there's the win for MI who remain perched at the top of the table, it's been a clinical display once again, too good for ADKR

18.5
1
de Lange to David, 1 run

Pushed to long on for a run and they're only a hit away from a resounding win

18.4
6
de Lange to David, SIX runs

Low full toss on middle which is sweet music for Tim David, he accepts the gift and spanks it merrily over wide long on for a six

18.3
de Lange to David, no run

That's a vicious bouncer on middle and leg, sways away from the line and decides against hooking it in the end

18.2
1
de Lange to Muhammad Waseem, 1 run

Goes full and doesn't offer much room, manages to prod it down to long on

18.1
1
de Lange to David, 1 run

sliced away wide of backward point and picks up a single edging closer to the target

end of over 183 runs • 1 wicket
MIE: 179/2CRR: 9.94 RRR: 5.00 • Need 10 runs from 12b
Tim David2 (3b)
Muhammad Waseem87 (60b 8x4 3x6)
Ali Khan 3-0-26-1
Marchant de Lange 3-0-36-0
17.6
1
Ali Khan to David, 1 run

takes the pace off and lands it on a length outside off, creamed to sweeper cover

17.5
1
Ali Khan to Muhammad Waseem, 1 run

back of a length around the line off, lovely pick-up shot to deep midwicket, fielder in the deep collects it on one bounce

17.4
1
Ali Khan to David, 1 run

low wide full toss, slapped away to deep backward point

17.3
Ali Khan to David, no run

slings a wide yorker, keeps it out to short cover, Ali Khan hunts it down after his follow through

17.2
W
Ali Khan to Pooran, OUT

Holes out to long-off! On a length angling across off, makes room and goes big down the ground but hasn't got all of it, ball taking the outer half of the bat and the fielder takes a superb catch, Hain was stationed in the deep

Nicholas Pooran c Hain b Ali Khan 33 (19b 3x4 2x6 37m) SR: 173.68
17.1
Ali Khan to Pooran, no run

touch short outside off, shimmies across his stumps and attempts to scoop it away, gets rapped on the pads while moving across

end of over 179 runs
MIE: 176/1CRR: 10.35 RRR: 4.33 • Need 13 runs from 18b
Muhammad Waseem86 (59b 8x4 3x6)
Nicholas Pooran33 (17b 3x4 2x6)
Marchant de Lange 3-0-36-0
Ali Khan 2-0-23-0
16.6
de Lange to Muhammad Waseem, no run

carbon copy of the previous attempted shot and it's the same result, de Lange sticking to his guns and hitting the surface hard, keeping it nice and straight in the channel

16.5
de Lange to Muhammad Waseem, no run

gets too far across his stumps in a bid to hook it away but can't pull it off

16.4
1
de Lange to Pooran, 1 run

outside skews away to backward pint and they pinch a run

16.3
6
de Lange to Pooran, SIX runs

Rapacious loft for a six! Just clears the fielder at deep midwicket, got underneath and gave him a brutal treatment

16.2
de Lange to Pooran, no run

tries some improvisation and can't connect it while trying to guide it behind square on off

16.2
1w
de Lange to Pooran, 1 wide

dishes out a full length ball tailing away from off and it outside the guideline on off

16.1
1
de Lange to Muhammad Waseem, 1 run

That has been heaved into the orbit, short ball munched to deep square and the fielder caught the ball but then flicked it in the ground and went over the rope even though it looks like he could have just held onto it, maybe wasn't aware where was the rope and misjudged it

end of over 1617 runs
MIE: 167/1CRR: 10.43 RRR: 5.50 • Need 22 runs from 24b
Muhammad Waseem85 (56b 8x4 3x6)
Nicholas Pooran26 (14b 3x4 1x6)
Ali Khan 2-0-23-0
Sunil Narine 4-0-31-0
15.6
1
Ali Khan to Muhammad Waseem, 1 run

misses the yorker again, it's outside off, back and across, plinked out to deep square

Win Probability
MIE 100%
ADKRMIE
100%50%100%ADKR InningsMIE Innings

Over 19 • MIE 189/2

MI Emirates won by 8 wickets (with 6 balls remaining)
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TeamMWLPTNRR
MIE1064121.469
GG1064120.386
ADKR105510-0.084
DC105510-0.203
DV10468-0.010
SW10468-1.608