Sanchit Sharma powers Gulf Giants to easy win
An incredible 3-0-9-3 figure from Sanchit Sharma gave the Gulf Giants a 6-wicket win in their first-ever game. It was his second loss to the Abu Dhabi Knight Riders in two games this season, but this time it was due to a first strike. Sharma selected all three of his wickets for his PowerPlay, picking Colin Ingram, Brandon King and Connor Esterhuizen. The Knight Riders struggled through the early wicket and finished poorly with a total of 114/9 in 20 overs.
But it wasn’t an innings without promises. Andre Russell was threatened with two 4s and two 6s but was castled for 12-ball 26 by Chris Jordan, who also picked three wickets.
Giants captain James Vince played top of the Chase with 65 on 44 balls. He struck four fours and four sixes and helped add 75 runs for the second wicket against Ollie Pope, following an early wicket for Rehan Ahmed. The opposing captain, Sunil Narine, was 21 for him, but he had no total points to defend. The Giants finished his hunt with his 34-ball run.
Desert Vipers vs Sharjah Warriors
The Sharjah Warriors were defeated for the second time in two games, this time by the Desert Vipers by seven wickets. Batting first, the Warriors lost three important wickets on power plays, including hard batsman Evin Lewis’s wicket. They were teetering at 68/5 by the end of 11 overs as Joe Denry and Mohammad Nabi added a combined 77 unbeaten runs to bring their total to 145/5.
But, as Tom Curran said during the inning break, the total was “below average.”On a good pitch, the Vipers chased targets with his 20 balls remaining and spearheaded that win. was Alex Hales who hit his 83* from his 52. Hales hit nine fours and three sixes to add 128 runs for the third wicket. The Stand lifted the score from 15/2 to 143/2 for him, from which he never turned back from Warrior.
Brief Scores: Sharjah Warriors 145/5 (Denlu 36*, Nabi 34*; Tymal Mills 1-11) lost to Desert Vipers 148/3 in 16.4 overs (Hales 83*) by 7 wickets