Desert Vipers vs Gulf Giants, 19th Match - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Tymal Mills to Hetmyer, FOUR, drilled, fuller length delivery on off, Hetmyer leans across and then clubs it back past the non-striker, the fielder in the deep gets across, but he can only palm it away to the ropes

Amir to J Overton, out Caught by Wood!! That's a good catch in the deep and the Vipers chip away - banged in short and it doesn't bounce a lot, Overton was shaping for the pull and had to crouch to play the shot, gets a big top-edge over square leg - Wood came running in from the deep, kept his eyes on the ball and held on with ease as he slid forward. J Overton c Wood b Amir 8(7) [4s-1]

Amir to J Overton, FOUR, creamed, fuller length delivery and well wide of off - Overton uses his reach to good effect and then drills the drive through extra-cover, was in the air and in the gap as well

Pathirana to Hetmyer, FOUR, Hetmyer is playing a gem here - fuller length delivery outside off and he swung hard, gets a thick edge past the keeper and sent it racing away to the ropes

Pathirana to Hetmyer, SIX, a nonchalant whip and Hetmyer has sent it sailing into the stands at square leg- Pathirana misses his yorker and offers a leg-stump half-volley, picked off the pads and into the stands

Wood to Hetmyer, FOUR, back-to-back boundaries for Hetmyer, fuller length delivery and well wide of off, he threw his hands on the drive, gets a big edge and the ball went flying past the keeper, third man is inside the ring and has no chance

Wood to Hetmyer, FOUR, low full-toss from Wood - Hetmyer swipes it over mid-wicket, couple of bounces and over the ropes

Pathirana to Erasmus, out Bowled!! That's a fine comeback from Pathirana - spears in the yorker, swings back in late and catches Erasmus's inside edge on the drive, the ball clatters into the leg-stump as the zing bails light up. An attractive came from Pathirana, but the Giants needed more. Erasmus b Pathirana 18(10) [4s-2 6s-1]

Pathirana to Erasmus, SIX, lovely, length ball at the stumps, Erasmus leans across and then hammers the pull wide of mid-wicket, went sailing into the stands

Pathirana to Erasmus, FOUR, cheeky and four - banged in short and just outside off, Erasmus waits on it and then ramps it over the keeper's head, bounces away to the ropes

Tymal Mills to Erasmus, wide, short and well wide of off, Erasmus throws his hands on the cut and missed, called as a wide

Tymal Mills to Erasmus, FOUR, thumped, on a good length and angling across the right-hander, Erasmus stays leg-sided and then carves the drive over mid-off, didn't get it off the middle of the bat, but has enough to roll over the ropes

Amir to Jordan Cox, out Caught by Azam Khan!! Edged and caught! That's the end of Cox's innings - on a length and angling across the right-hander, he played well away from his body on a loose drive, gets a thin edge and it's a simple catch to the keeper. Jordan Cox c Azam Khan b Amir 26(18) [4s-2 6s-1]

Amir to Jordan Cox, FOUR, crunched, he's on a roll now - back of a length and just outside off, he backs away, opens up the off-side and then cuts it over backward point for a boundary

Amir to Jordan Cox, SIX, beautifully played, Cox telegraphed Amir's length here, with no one behind square on the on-side, he went right across and then played the lap sweep, connects it cleanly and sends it soaring over the ropes

Wood to Hetmyer, FOUR, crunched, bangedd in short and at the stumps - Hetmyer clears his front-leg and then hammers the pull past mid-wicket, 10 off the over

Wood to Jordan Cox, FOUR, cracking shot, much needed boundary for the Giants - short and at the right-hander, Cox picked the length early, swivelled across and then beat the fielder in the deep with the pull

Hasaranga to Usman Khan, out Caught by Mustafa!! Usman's misery is over - never looked at ease, either against spin nor against pace, looks to take on Hasaranga and holes out to deep mid-wicket. Was a nicely tossed up delivery on middle and leg, Usman cleared his left leg and was looking to hoist it over the on-side with the slog-sweep, gets a fat top-edge, high and down Mustafa's throat. Usman Khan c Mustafa b Hasaranga 10(15) [4s-1]

Pathirana to Usman Khan, FOUR, edged and four, fuller length delivery and well wide of off - Usman threw his hands on the drive, gets a thick edge that raced away fine and into the third man boundary

Hasaranga to Chris Lynn, out Caught by Pathirana!! Another soft dismissal and it's the same combination once again. Was tossed up outside leg and Lynn shaped for the big sweep - but he's hit it straight into the waiting hands of backward square leg, Pathirana goes reverse cupped and held on with ease. The Giants losing a bit of momentum now. Chris Lynn c Pathirana b Hasaranga 31(27) [4s-5]

Pathirana to Jamie Smith, out Caught by Hasaranga!! That's a sharp catch at mid-wicket - Hasaranga had to watch it all along and holds on, giving plenty of joy to his Sri Lankan national mate. Was banged in short as Smith gave the charge - he was in no position on the pull, went through with the slog, the ball caught the big top-edge, high and towards mid-wicket - Hasaranga ran back, kept his eyes on the ball and held on. Jamie Smith c Hasaranga b Pathirana 15(16) [4s-2]

Tymal Mills to Chris Lynn, FOUR, back-to-back boundaries for Lynn - Mills dragged the length back, but it sits up and the right-handr thumps the pull over square leg, bounces away to the ropes

Tymal Mills to Chris Lynn, FOUR, creamed, this has been a poor over and Mills had so far got away with it, but he's carted over extra-cover now - a wide half-volley and Lynn reached out on the drive

Wood to Jamie Smith, FOUR, hammered, back of a length and at the stumps, Smith opens up his body and then swings it through the line, played with a straight bat and launches it over wide mid-wicket, one bounce and over the ropes

Wood to Chris Lynn, FOUR, lovely, back of a length and just outside off - Lynn gets on top of the bounce and then punches it straight of mid-off, no need to run for those

Amir to Chris Lynn, FOUR, nicely played, too straight and at the pads, Lynn gets inside the line and clips it backward of square on the on-side, was in the air, but he's placed it well wide of the fielder in the ring

Wood to Chris Lynn, FOUR, edged and four, fuller length delivery and well wide of off - Lynn threw his hands on the drive, gets a thick edge and the ball runs away backward of square on the off-side, beats the fielder in the deep

Amir to James Vince, out Caught by Azam Khan!! A loud shout for caught behind, Aleem Dar is unmoved and the Vipers review. On a good length and angling back into the right-hander, James Vince played down the wrong line as he pushed forward, there's a tiny spike when the ball is next to the bat, so the decision is overturned. A first-ball duck for the Giants skipper. James Vince c Azam Khan b Amir 0(1)

Amir to Jamie Smith, FOUR, nicely played, full and angling across the right-hander, it's a half-volley and Smith creams the drive square past cover, beats the fielder getting across from the deep