Gulf Giants vs MI Emirates, 3rd Match, International League T20, 2025-26 - Player Highlights

Nuwan Thushara to Shepherd, SIX, thumped, a nice little cameo here from Shepherd - low full-toss and he bludgeons it over wide long-on, sailed over the ropes for a maximum, big over for the MIE - 19 came off it

Nuwan Thushara to Shepherd, FOUR, nicely played, very full and wide of off - Shepherd gets under the length, opens the face of the bat and then jams it square past point, right in between the two fielders and runs away to the ropes

Nuwan Thushara to Shepherd, 2 runs, top-edge and safe, slower short ball and Shepherd was swivelling onto the pull, hit high on the bat and lobbed over the keeper's head, back for the second

Nuwan Thushara to Pollard, 1 run, low full-toss outside off, Pollard can't get under the length and scoops it down to long-on for a single

Nuwan Thushara to Shepherd, 1 run, slower ball on off, pushed in front of cover for a single

Nuwan Thushara to Shepherd, FOUR, handy runs for MIE - low full-toss outside off and Shepherd went hard on the drive, slices a thick outside edge and beats short third to his right

Nuwan Thushara to Shepherd, wide, the wide yorker from Thushara, but he's sprayed it well past the tramline, called as a wide

Nuwan Thushara to Pooran, 1 run, the wide yorker and Pooran squeezes an under-edge, wide of cover for a single - 14 off the over

Nuwan Thushara to Pollard, 1 run, a chance and Nissanka has put it down, fuller length delivery outside off and it was drilled straight at extra-cover, was hit at pace, but should've been taken

Nuwan Thushara to Pollard, SIX, smashed, short and well wide of off - Pollard fetches the pull and gets plenty of height on the pull, there're two men in the deep, but the ball drops over Gurbaz's head at wiide long-on

Nuwan Thushara to Pollard, 2 runs, Thushara keeps it full and wide of off, he's got the field for this line, carved wide of cover and Pollard is back for the second run

Nuwan Thushara to Pollard, 2 runs, fuller length delivery outside off - Pollard throws his hands on the drive and gets a thick outside leg, lobbed behind square on the off-side and he's back for a couple

Nuwan Thushara to Pollard, 2 runs, short of a good length and well wide of off - Pollard throws himself into the pull and gets a bottom-edge past the keeper - chase for Moores and they're back for the second

Nuwan Thushara to Bairstow, out Caught&Bowled!! A second return catch and Thushara takes it on the second grab - change of pace and Bairstow was undone completely by the variation, was early into the tuck, closed the face of the bat and the leading edge lobbed back at the bowler - Thushara was on his followthrough, he grabs at that, the ball pops out, but he's alert enough to take it on the rebound with his right hand. Bairstow c and b Nuwan Thushara 11(13) [4s-1]

Nuwan Thushara to Pooran, 1 run, fuller length delivery outside off, punched wide of mid-off for a single

Nuwan Thushara to Pooran, FOUR, lovely, on a good length and well wide of off - Pooran leans into the drive and caresses it into the gap wide of cover-point, runs away across the fast outfield

Nuwan Thushara to Pooran, no run, full-toss on the pads, flicked straight to the fielder at mid-wicket

Nuwan Thushara to Pooran, no run, full and swinging back into the left-hander - Pooran looks to drive and squirts a thick inside edge to short fine

Nuwan Thushara to Bairstow, 1 run, short of a good length and just outside off - Bairstow is early into the drive and inside halves it behind square on the on-side

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

Nuwan Thushara to Tom Banton, no run, fuller length delivery and swinging away from outside off - Banton has a poke at that and misses

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 Bairstow, 1 run, on a good length and just outside off - jabbed in front of mid-on for a quick single

Nuwan Thushara to Bairstow, no run, fuller length delivery outside off, a hint of swing as Bairstow pushes it to mid-off

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