Gulf Giants vs MI Emirates, 3rd Match - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Gulf Giants opt to bowl
MIE
10
-1
(2)
CRR5
P'SHIP8(8)
Recent :
... 1 0 1 W 0 0 | Wd 0 1 1 L1 0 4
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Azmatullah Omarzai, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
2
Wd 0 1 1 L1 0 4 (8 runs)
MIE 10-1
Tom Banton
5(5)
Jonny Bairstow
2(5)
Matthew Forde
1-0-7-0
1.6
4
Forde to Tom Banton, FOUR, nicely played, Banton shimmies down the pitch, converts it into a half-volley and then drills the drive past the diving fielder at mid-off, he's off and running with a boundary
1.5
Forde to Tom Banton, no run, on a good length and at the stumps - Banton backs away on the drive and picks out cover-point
1.4
Forde to Bairstow, leg byes, 1 run, half-an-appeal for LBW, but it did look high and might've been sliding down leg - Bairstow shuffled across and missed the tuck, off for a leg-bye as the ball rolled to the off-side
1.3
Forde to Tom Banton, 1 run, fuller length delivery on the pads, clipped down to long leg for a single
1.2
Forde to Bairstow, 1 run, back of a length and just outside off - steered behind square on the off-side for a single
1.1
Forde to Bairstow, no run, he's got away with this one, another inswinger - Bairstow had shuffled across on the flick and missed, he's surprised that it hasn't been wided
1.1
Forde to Bairstow, wide, a poor start from Forde - the inswinging and he spills it down leg, called as a wide
Matthew Forde, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
1
1 0 1 W 0 0 (2 runs)
MIE 2-1
Tom Banton
0(2)
Jonny Bairstow
1(2)
Nuwan Thushara
1-0-2-1
0.6
Nuwan Thushara to Tom Banton, no run, on a good length and just outside off - Banton leans across and defends it to the off-side
0.5
Nuwan Thushara to Tom Banton, no run, fuller length delivery and swinging away from outside off - Banton has a poke at that and misses
Tom Banton, right handed bat, comes to the crease
0.4
W
Nuwan Thushara to Muhammad Waseem, out Caught&Bowled!! A simple return catch and Thushara accepts with glee - soft, soft dismissal for Waseem, was a swinging full-toss and he was looking to work across the line, closed the face of the bat and the leading edge popped right back at the bowler. The Giants have struck nice and early in the game. Muhammad Waseem c and b Nuwan Thushara 1(2)
Nuwan Thushara to Muhammad Waseem, THATS OUT!! Caught&Bowled!!
0.3
Nuwan Thushara to Bairstow, 1 run, on a good length and just outside off - jabbed in front of mid-on for a quick single
0.2
Nuwan Thushara to Bairstow, no run, fuller length delivery outside off, a hint of swing as Bairstow pushes it to mid-off
0.1
Nuwan Thushara to Muhammad Waseem, 1 run, on a good length and just outside off - Waseem drops it in front of cover-point and he's off for a quick single
Muhammad Waseem and Bairstow are at the crease. Muhammad Waseem is on strike. Nuwan Thushara will open the attack
The players are out in the middle and we're set to start Match 3 of ILT20 2026 - Nuwan Thusara steams in with a slip in place
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