Abu Dhabi Knight Riders vs Gulf Giants, 19th Match - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Ajay Kumar to Gurbaz, out Caught by Alishan Sharafu!! End of Gurbaz. Massive wicket this. Another back of the hand slower-ball and wide outside off, across Gurbaz who shuffles across to swipe, a flat hit and Sharafu judges it well, dives forward to take it at deep mid-wicket. Came off the bottom of the bat. Gurbaz c Alishan Sharafu b Ajay Kumar 72(45) [4s-4 6s-5]

Ajay Kumar to Gurbaz, FOUR, back of the hand slower-ball but in the slot and full outside off, Gurbaz gets forward and lofts over mid-off, one bounce over the ropes

Olly Stone to Gurbaz, 1 run, very full on off, Gurbaz drives to sweeper cover, as he jams it out to sweeper cover, Rutherford keeps it to one

Olly Stone to Gurbaz, SIX, again the off-pace slower-ball goes. It's a leg-cutter and on leg-stump, Gurbaz makes room and pulls it cleanly and way over deep mid-wicket

Olly Stone to Gurbaz, no run, pacy short delivery outside off, Gurbaz pulls and misses, flies over the top-edge

Olly Stone to Gurbaz, FOUR, slower-ball on a short of length outside off, Gurbaz shuffles across and pulls from there, flat hit and it's one bounce over the ropes at deep backward square-leg

Narine to Gurbaz, 1 run, good length and no room on off and middle, Gurbaz makes room to flat-bat, miscues it to long-off

Narine to Gurbaz, no run, good length and turns into the thigh pad, the off-break, sliding down leg, Gurbaz goes on the back foot to flick and misses, impact marginal and missing leg-stump for sure

Narine to Gurbaz, no run, good length on middle, Gurbaz goes on the back foot and taps it back

Narine to Gurbaz, 2 runs, good length and flat on middle, Gurbaz goes on the back foot and pulls wide of deep mid-wicket for two

Chawla to Gurbaz, 2 runs, wide good length delivery outside off, Gurbaz reaches for it and cuts it to deep extra-cover, they come back for two

Chawla to Gurbaz, no run, again the wide length well wide outside off, Gurbaz reaches for it to cut, the bottom-edge goes to ground and hits the pads of Phil Salt, doesn't go far

Chawla to Gurbaz, no run, well-bowled. On a good length and just inside the tramline on the off-side, Gurbaz makes room outside the leg-stump and lets it go, a fair delivery

Chawla to Gurbaz, SIX, there he goes. It's tossed up outside off, Gurbaz shuffles across and sweeps aerially over the deep backward square-leg fence, reaches 50 a fist-pump to celebrate, Gurbaz plays that shot so well

Chawla to Gurbaz, 1 run, tossed up full on off, Gurbaz gets forward to heave, off the thick inside half and down to deep mid-wicket

Russell to Gurbaz, 1 run, Gurbaz gives the charge and it's a low full-toss following him outside the leg-stump, he drives and the thick inside-edge finds Chawla at short fine, a direct-hit and Moeen Ali was gone, he was stretching to make it

Russell to Gurbaz, no run, good short delivery, pacy stuff, Gurbaz makes room outside the leg-stump and this flies over the top-edge as he pulls and misses, one-handed leaping take by Phil Salt to his right

Russell to Gurbaz, 1 run, full on the stumps, Gurbaz gets forward and drills it hard and straight to long-on

Russell to Gurbaz, wide, down leg, length delivery and Gurbaz lets it go for the wide

Russell to Gurbaz, 2 runs, slower-ball on a good length on middle, Gurbaz goes on the back foot and turns it softly, to the vacant mid-wicket area, comes back for the 2nd

Narine to Gurbaz, 1 run, tossed up full on middle, Gurbaz makes room to heave, thick inside-edge goes to deep backward square-leg

Narine to Gurbaz, no run, seam-up and back of a length outside off, Gurbaz goes on the back foot and mistimes the cut, but wide of backward point and Holder gets across and cuts it off with one hand, keeps it to a dot. Good work by the skipper

Narine to Gurbaz, 1 run, flat good length outside off, Gurbaz goes on the back foot and cuts to sweeper cover

Chawla to Gurbaz, 1 run, flat good length on middle, Gurbaz makes room and cuts it from there to sweeper cover

Chawla to Gurbaz, FOUR, down leg, good length and Gurbaz sweeps fine, beats the long chase from deep backward square-leg to his right

Chawla to Gurbaz, no run, on a good length on off, Gurbaz gets forward to defend to the vacant silly-point area, wants one, sent back as Phil Salt gets across and cuts it off

Olly Stone to Gurbaz, 2 runs, slower-ball on a short of length outside off, Gurbaz goes on the back foot and pulls wide of long-on for two

Olly Stone to Gurbaz, SIX, just clears long-on. On a length well wide outside off, Gurbaz goes deep in his crease, then lofts and it's all the way, just has enough to clear Holder. 6000 T20 runs for Gurbaz

Olly Stone to Gurbaz, 2 runs, the call is for two and two it is. A slower-ball on a short of length outside off, Gurbaz shuffles across and nudges it to deep square-leg which is vacant

Olly Stone to Gurbaz, no run, good bowling. On a good length outside off, Gurbaz was giving the charge and making room outside the leg-stump, left alone in the end

Narine to Gurbaz, 1 run, the off-break turns in outside the leg-stump, Gurbaz makes room and pulls it to deep backward square-leg, again didn't time it

Narine to Gurbaz, 2 runs, on a good length outside off, Gurbaz goes for a big slogsweep, miscues it, but gets it over mid-wicket for a couple

Narine to Gurbaz, no run, tossed up on a good length on middle and leg, Gurbaz makes room but then defends it back

Ajay Kumar to Gurbaz, 1 run, full on off, Gurbaz gets forward to drive straight to the fielder at cover-point and takes on Rutherford to go for a quick single

Holder to Gurbaz, 2 runs, slower-ball off-cutter and dug in short around off, Gurbaz goes on the back foot and pulls to deep square-leg, Rutherford gets there and sticks a right boot, the ball almost slips away to touch the cushions

Holder to Gurbaz, no run, now shuffles across outside off and looks to heave this full delivery over mid-wicket, misses, isn't happy with himself as he goes down in disappointment

Holder to Gurbaz, SIX, half-volley on off, Gurbaz makes room and lofts over the sightscreen, clean clean hit, Gurbaz has started off in an aggressive fashion

Holder to Gurbaz, no run, slower-ball off-cutter and dug in short outside off, Gurbaz goes on the back foot and flat-bats, mistimes it to mid-off

Holder to Gurbaz, FOUR, beautiful straight drive. Full on off, Gurbaz gets forward and drills it straight down the ground for four, always four when you hit it so straight

Ajay Kumar to Gurbaz, 1 run, low full-toss on off, swings back in, Gurbaz gets forward to drive it straight down the ground for one

Ajay Kumar to Gurbaz, no run, again Gurbaz makes room outside the leg-stump, this is a seam-up short of length delivery angling away from the right-hander, Gurbaz cuts and misses

Ajay Kumar to Gurbaz, no run, slower-ball and it's the back of the hand slower-ball too, Gurbaz makes room to cut, misses, just wide of off-stump

Ajay Kumar to Gurbaz, no run, tight good length delivery on the stumps, Gurbaz gets right behind the line to defend it back

Holder to Gurbaz, no run, big nipbacker, good length and nips back in from off, Gurbaz is hit high on the thigh as he misses the nudge, too high for LBW and the appeal is turned down

Holder to Gurbaz, SIX, what a blow. Gurbaz comes down the track and takes it on a good length, he lofts well and it flies straight down the ground for a biggie

Holder to Gurbaz, 1 run, good length outside off, Gurbaz gets forward to defend, to the vacant backward point area, is off the mark too