Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
James Vince (c)	c Powell b Stone	58	53	79	4	2	109.43

Usman Khan	c †Billings b Holder	21	11	13	3	1	190.90

Chris Lynn	b Haider Ali	0	3	7	0	0	0.00

Jordan Cox	run out (Holder/†Billings)	2	8	10	0	0	25.00

Jamie Smith †	c Stone b Sikandar Raza	0	2	1	0	0	0.00

Shimron Hetmyer	c Sikandar Raza b Kuggeleijn	8	8	12	0	0	100.00

Chris Jordan	not out	30	29	41	1	2	103.44
Jamie Overton	not out	12	6	9	2	0	200.00
Extras	(b 1, lb 3, w 3)	7
Total	20 Ov (RR: 6.90)	138/6
Did not bat: Carlos Brathwaite, Liam Dawson, Aayan Afzal Khan
Fall of wickets: 1-25 (Usman Khan, 2.6 ov), 2-29 (Chris Lynn, 4.5 ov), 3-40 (Jordan Cox, 7.2 ov), 4-40 (Jamie Smith, 7.4 ov), 5-62 (Shimron Hetmyer, 10.4 ov), 6-117 (James Vince, 18.2 ov) • DRS

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Scott Kuggeleijn	3	0	27	1	9.00	8	2	2	0	0
10.4 to SO Hetmyer, Dismissed! Hurls a teasing effort ball thumping it into the surface and getting that extra kick off the turf, he tries to work it away off his pads into the leg side and gets a leading edge to Sikandar Raza at cover-point, so just when they were rebuilding, Hetmyer loses the plot. Not good from Giants. 62/5
Olly Stone	4	0	30	1	7.50	11	5	0	0	0
18.2 to JM Vince, Hammered in and veering leg side, takes the pace off, in his hitting arc and he goes for the big shot down the ground, Powell tracks the ball from the bat, through the air, towards him and then into his hand! Excellent catch but what an innings from James Vince when his team was in dire straits. 117/6
Jason Holder	2	0	7	1	3.50	6	0	0	0	0
2.6 to Usman Khan, Gone! Chips the bumper straight in the air and gives a regulation catch to Sam Billings while trying to tuck it away, ruffled by the searing bounce and got a bit strangled on the leg side. Big wicket for Capitals. Usman was not in a mood to hang around for long and went hard from ball one, I think it was his role to make full use of the powerplay. 25/1
Haider Ali	4	0	18	1	4.50	12	1	0	0	0
4.5 to CA Lynn, Magnificent bowling! Darts in from round the wicket and targets the stumps, ball kept very low and perplexed him completely. He exposed his stumps in an attempt to play it through covers but is a little unlucky because it didn't bounce at all. Haider is pumped up, punched the air in jubilation. 29/2
Sikandar Raza	3	0	27	1	9.00	8	1	2	1	0
7.4 to JL Smith, Another! Soft dismissal, this is irresponsible batting in such a crucial game! Tossed up on a tight off stump line and Jamie Smith larrups it straight into the hands of Olly Stone who pouches it in his big bucket hands. Giants in disarray. Jamie couldn't get underneath it properly. 40/4
Zahir Khan	4	0	25	0	6.25	10	1	1	2	0

Dubai Capitals (T: 139 runs from 20 ovs)

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Leus du Plooy	not out	63	40	73	5	3	157.50
Tom Banton	c Overton b Dawson	38	38	53	4	0	100.00

Tom Abell	not out	20	18	19	2	1	111.11
Extras	(b 4, nb 1, w 13)	18
Total	15.5 Ov (RR: 8.77)	139/1
Did not bat: Sam Billings (c)†, Rovman Powell, Sikandar Raza, Scott Kuggeleijn, Jason Holder, Rahul Chopra, Olly Stone, Haider Ali
Fall of wickets: 1-98 (Tom Banton, 11.1 ov) • DRS

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Daniel Worrall	3	0	38	0	12.66	4	5	0	4	0
Jamie Overton	3	0	23	0	7.66	7	2	1	0	0
Aayan Afzal Khan	1.5	0	23	0	12.54	2	1	1	1	1
Carlos Brathwaite	2	0	10	0	5.00	4	0	0	0	0
Chris Jordan	2	0	20	0	10.00	3	2	1	0	0
Liam Dawson	4	1	21	1	5.25	12	1	1	0	0
11.1 to T Banton, Miscues the skier! Tossed up from round the wicket on middle, he skips down the track and it was lofted out of the orbit as if it defied gravity, Overton at long-on settled under the skier and caught it comfortably. Finally, Giants get a wicket, too little, too late though. 98/1

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Match Flow

Gulf Giants innings
Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 32 runs, 2 wickets)
Strategic Timeout: Gulf Giants - 46/4 in 9.0 overs (JM Vince 15, SO Hetmyer 5)
Gulf Giants: 50 runs in 9.3 overs (57 balls), Extras 3
Strategic Timeout: Gulf Giants - 73/5 in 13.0 overs (JM Vince 34, CJ Jordan 3)
Over 15.6: Review by Gulf Giants (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - MJ Saggers, Batter - CJ Jordan (Upheld)
Gulf Giants: 100 runs in 16.3 overs (99 balls), Extras 6
JM Vince: 50 off 47 balls (4 x 4, 2 x 6)
6th Wicket: 50 runs in 42 balls (JM Vince 31, CJ Jordan 18, Ex 2)
Innings Break: Gulf Giants - 138/6 in 20.0 overs (CJ Jordan 30, J Overton 12)

Dubai Capitals innings
Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 73 runs, 0 wicket)
Dubai Capitals: 50 runs in 3.4 overs (23 balls), Extras 18
1st Wicket: 50 runs in 23 balls (JL du Plooy 16, T Banton 16, Ex 18)
Strategic Timeout: Dubai Capitals - 73/0 in 6.0 overs (JL du Plooy 34, T Banton 21)
Dubai Capitals: 100 runs in 12.2 overs (75 balls), Extras 18
JL du Plooy: 50 off 35 balls (4 x 4, 2 x 6)

Match Details

Sharjah Cricket Stadium
Toss	Gulf Giants, elected to bat first
Series	International League T20
Season	2023/24
Player Of The Match	Leus du Plooy
Series result	Dubai Capitals advanced
Hours of play (local time)	18.30 start, First Session 18.30-20.00, Interval 20.00-20.20, Second Session 20.20-21.50
Match days	15 February 2024 - night (20-over match)
GG Player Replacement	Impact player: Daniel Worrall in, Chris Lynn out (1st innings, 19.6 ov)
DC Player Replacement	Impact player: Tom Banton in, Zahir Khan out (1st innings, 17.6 ov)
Umpires	Adrian HoldstockDRS Martin SaggersDRS
TV Umpire	Leslie Reifer
Reserve Umpire	Ruchira Palliyaguruge
Match Referee	Roshan Mahanama