Desert Vipers vs Gulf Giants, 8th Match - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Azmatullah to Dan Lawrence, out Caught by Dawson!! Dan Lawrence departs and with that, the Vipers hopes have also faded away! He uses his feet to a length delivery outside off and hits it uppishly to long-off. Dawson stationed there gets low to take a good catch. He wanted to go over extra cover perhaps but couldn't do so. Got too close to the ball and paid the price. Dan Lawrence c Dawson b Azmatullah 56(31) [4s-6 6s-2]

Azmatullah to Dan Lawrence, 2 runs, a direct-hit might have had Hasan Nawaz! Dan Lawrence hits this one towards long-on. Hasan Nawaz is running towards the danger end on the second run and the throw from Gurbaz comes in flat and hard but it doesn't hit the target

Azmatullah to Dan Lawrence, FOUR, crafty from Lawrence! He backs away and rises on his toes. He makes sure that he upper cuts it over backward point. The fielder gives it a chase but can't cut it off

Azmatullah to Dan Lawrence, 1 run, fifty for Dan Lawrence! He puts his thumbs up to acknowledge the applause from his mates. It has been a blazing knock from him so far but the job is not done yet. Slower back of a length delivery outside off, flat-batted to long-on for a single

Haider Razzaq to Dan Lawrence, 1 run, floaty off-cutter on middle and leg, Dan Lawrence whips it powerfully but it goes on the bounce to deep square leg. Only a single

Haider Razzaq to Dan Lawrence, 1 run, off-pace length delivery well outside off, Dan Lawrence reaches out and hits it to long-on

Haider Razzaq to Dan Lawrence, no run, dot! On a length outside off, Dan Lawrence goes for a booming drive but only meets thin air

Nuwan Thushara to Dan Lawrence, 1 run, back of a length delivery outside off, Dan Lawrence slaps it towards deep backward point. The call is for two but the batters have to settle for the single

Haider Razzaq to Dan Lawrence, SIX, what a hit! In the slot outside off, Dan Lawrence reaches out and thumps it over deep extra cover for a flat maximum. He generated a lot of bat speed on that and hit that one powerfully. 15 runs off the over

Haider Razzaq to Dan Lawrence, 1 run, very full outside off, Dan Lawrence carves it to sweeper cover. Was perhaps the slower one again

Haider Razzaq to Dan Lawrence, 2 runs, yorker length delivery just outside off, Dan Lawrence squeezes it through point. Some good running between the wickets allows the batters to take a couple

Haider Razzaq to Dan Lawrence, FOUR, just wide of short third! Another off-pace delivery but there's width on offer, Dan Lawrence reverse hits it past the left side of the leaping fielder and picks up a boundary

Mark Adair to Dan Lawrence, FOUR, well played! Slower back of a length delivery on middle and off, Dan Lawrence lines it up and pulls it through mid-wicket. The fielder in the deep has no chance to stop it. 15 runs off this over as well

Mark Adair to Dan Lawrence, 2 runs, pitched up on middle and off, Dan Lawrence drills it to the left of long-on. Picks up a couple of runs for doing so

Mark Adair to Dan Lawrence, wide, another off-pace delivery but it's down leg, Dan Lawrence tries to pull and misses. Wided

Mark Adair to Dan Lawrence, FOUR, 100 up for the Vipers! A slower bouncer cutting in on middle, Dan Lawrence waits for it and ramps it. Manages to get it over the keeper. Short third gives it a chase but the ball wins the race

Mark Adair to Dan Lawrence, 1 run, well fielded! Another slower one but it's on a short of length on middle, Dan Lawrence makes some room and cuts it hard but the fielder at backward point dives to his right to save a certain boundary. Brilliant piece of fielding from Dawson there

Mark Adair to Dan Lawrence, 2 runs, slower full delivery on the pads, whipped powerfully towards deep mid-wicket. The fielder moves across swiftly to his right to cut it off. A couple results

Dawson to Dan Lawrence, 1 run, full delivery on off, Dan Lawrence strokes it down to long-off to retain strike. 15 runs off the over

Dawson to Dan Lawrence, FOUR, smartly done! On a length outside off, Dan Lawrence switches his stance and reverse hits it over backward point to find the fence. He picked his spot to a nicety there

Dawson to Dan Lawrence, no run, Dan Lawrence has been given out caught behind but he immediately takes the review! A batter usually knows when he nicks it. Was a quick and flat delivery well outside off, Lawrence chased it as he tried to cut it behind square on the off-side and seemed to have missed. UltraEdge rolls in and there's a clear gap between bat and ball. The onfield call has to be overturned

Dawson to Dan Lawrence, SIX, that's a fine strike! On a back of a length on off, turning away, Dan Lawrence goes deep in the crease and smashes it over wide long-on for a maximum. He picked the length in a jiffy and dispatched it

Dawson to Dan Lawrence, no run, on a back of a length outside off, Dan Lawrence swings and misses

Nuwan Thushara to Dan Lawrence, FOUR, shot! The last delivery spoils the over somewhat. In the slot this time, Dan Lawrence clears his front leg and drives it crisply past the bowler. Long-on is a bit wide and has no chance to stop it

Nuwan Thushara to Dan Lawrence, 2 runs, dropped! Dan Lawrence makes room and it's another slower one. Dan Lawrence ends up chipping it towards long-on. Omarzai runs in front and to his right. He gets his both hands to it but the ball pops out

Nuwan Thushara to Dan Lawrence, 1 run, dug into the surface around off, Dan Lawrence pulls it towards deep mid-wicket

Dawson to Dan Lawrence, 1 run, full delivery drifting in on middle, Dan Lawrence strokes it down to long-off

Dawson to Dan Lawrence, no run, Dan Lawrence makes some room and Dawson follows him with a back of a length delivery. Chopped off his stumps to covers. Three dots in a row

Dawson to Dan Lawrence, no run, slower through the air outside off and on a back of a length, Dan Lawrence mistimes his punch to extra cover

Dawson to Dan Lawrence, no run, on a back of a length outside off, punched to extra cover

Moeen Ali to Dan Lawrence, 1 run, on a length outside off, Dan Lawrence carves it uppishly through point to get off the mark

Moeen Ali to Dan Lawrence, no run, on a back of a length around off, Dan Lawrence camps back and chops it to extra cover