Gulf Giants vs MI Emirates, 3rd Match - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Azmatullah to Rashid Khan, SIX, crunched, Rashid spoils the over from his Afghan teammate - was the slower short ball, bowled into the pitch, but it sat up to be smacked, Rashid backs away and then thumps it over wide mid-wicket's head for a maximum. MIE finish with 163

Azmatullah to Pollard, out Caught by (sub)Sean Dickson!! Fifty and OUT for Pollard - this is a superb 20th over from Azmatullah - back of a length and well wide of off, Pollard got on top of the bounce and carved it over cover-point, but he's picked the man in the deep and Dickson doesn't drop those. Pollard c (sub)Sean Dickson b Azmatullah 50(33) [6s-4]

Azmatullah to Pollard, 2 runs, short of a good length and just outside off - Pollard is early into the pull and mistimes it in front of mid-on, he comes back for the second and raises his 67th T20 fifty

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, 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

Haider Razzaq to Pooran, out Caught by Gurbaz!! That's a fine catch at long-on and Pooran falls two runs short of making 10,000 T20 runs - on a good length and just outside off, Pooran was looking to mow it over the on-side, the bottom-hand came off on impact and he skewed it down towards long-on - Gurbaz ran in from the deep, slid forward, went with soft hands and scooped a fine catch. The 3rd umpire has a look and sends Pooran on his way. Pooran c Gurbaz b Haider Razzaq 46(39) [4s-3 6s-2]

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

Azmatullah to Pooran, SIX, hammered, back of a length and angling across the left-hander - Pooran stands tall and then crunches the pull over wide long-on, sailed over the ropes for a maximum, 12 off the over

Azmatullah to Pollard, 2 runs, Pollard walks down the pitch to a full ball and clips it wide of long-on, comes back for the second

Haider Razzaq to Pooran, 1 run, fuller length delivery at the stumps, whipped behind square on the on-side for a single

Haider Razzaq to Pooran, SIX, thumped, Pooran is getting into his groove now - back of a length and just outside off, he's picked the length early, swivels across and then deposits the pull into the 2nd tier of the mid-wicket boundary, a 91m hit

Haider Razzaq to Pooran, FOUR, cheeky and four, on a length and at the stumps - Pooran shuffles across, gets inside the line and uses the pace on the ball to lap it wide of short fine

Shamsi to Pollard, SIX, make them three in a row - tad too full from Shamsi, Pollard clears his front-leg and heaves it over the on-side, didn't come off the middle of the bat, but such is his power that the ball sailed over wide mid-wicket for another maximum

Shamsi to Pollard, SIX, back-to-back sixes for Pollard - Shamsi dragged the length back on this attempted wrong 'un, but it's a dragdown and Pollard hammers it back over the bowler's head, sheer power and he sends it soaring into the stands

Shamsi to Pollard, SIX, massive, that's a big hit to get going - tossed up and spinning into the right-hander, but it's right in the slot and the big man swings through the line, sends it high and deep into the stands at long-on

Moeen Ali to Dhillon, out Stumped!! Has he got his man? Gurbaz is very confident and he reckons that he's caught Dhillon short here - beautifully bowled by Moeen, drifts in and then held its line outside off, draws Dhillon forward and he was playing for the turn, slides past the outside edge and the momentum dragged him forward. Quick work from the keeper as he broke the stumps and the 3rd umpire just checks it for formality. Dhillon st Gurbaz b Moeen Ali 15(19) [4s-1]

Haider Razzaq to Pooran, 1 run, back of a length and angling across the left-hander, cut away down to third man for a single

Moeen Ali to Dhillon, FOUR, nicely played, but that's very shoddy at deep backward square leg - dropped short and Dhillon rocked back on the whip past square leg, the fielder in the deep sprinted and let the ball go through his legs

Azmatullah to Pooran, FOUR, beautifully played, too full and too wide of off - Pooran leans into the drive and places it into the gap wide of cover-point, beats the man in the ring and races away to the ropes

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, 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

Azmatullah to Tom Banton, out Bowled!! Cleaned up! This is a good start now for the Ginats - Omarzai kept it full and at the stumps, Banton ran down the pitch and made too much room on the swing, he missed and the ball flicks the outside half of the off-stump - the zing bails light up and MIE have lost their second wicket. Tom Banton b Azmatullah 6(8) [4s-1]

Azmatullah to Bairstow, FOUR, clubbed, back of a length and just outside off - Bairstow swivels across and then drags the pull past square leg, didn't come off the middle of the bat, but he did find the gap

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

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)