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

Nuwan Thushara to Sam Curran, out Caught by Azmatullah!! Thushara gets the big fish! A slower back of a length delivery around off, Sam Curran goes for an expansive flat-batted stroke downtown but mistimes it towards long-on. Omarzai runs in, gets low and keeps his eyes on the ball. It doesn't properly go into his hands but he makes sure that he wedges it with his right elbow and cradles it with his body. Did well to maintain his balance there even after catching it and then tumbling down on the ground. That's a massive wicket for the Giants in the context of the game. Sam Curran c Azmatullah b Nuwan Thushara 44(36) [4s-1 6s-3]

Haider Razzaq to Sam Curran, 1 run, another off-pace back of a length delivery, Sam Curran drags the pull to deep backward square leg

Haider Razzaq to Sam Curran, 1 run, slower back of a length delivery on off, Sam Curran pulls it hard to deep mid-wicket but it's only a single

Mark Adair to Sam Curran, 1 run, another off-pace back of a length delivery, Sam Curran pulls it to deep mid-wicket

Dawson to Sam Curran, 3 runs, turning in from a back of a length around off, Sam Curran pulls it over mid-wicket. The fielder moves to his right and tries to under-arm it to Erasmus who had ran across from long-on but the direction is not right. Three runs result

Dawson to Sam Curran, wide, quick and flat but wide outside off, cuts the tramline and it's wided

Nuwan Thushara to Sam Curran, 1 run, good length delivery swinging in on middle, Sam Curran punches it down to long-off

Nuwan Thushara to Sam Curran, no run, slower short of length delivery well outside off, Sam Curran mistimes his flat-batted stroke to the left of Nuwan Thushara

Nuwan Thushara to Sam Curran, 1 run, slower full ball outside off, Sam Curran hits it to long-off

Dawson to Sam Curran, 1 run, tossed up on middle and off, Sam Curran drives it down to long-off to retain strike

Dawson to Sam Curran, 1 run, quick and flat and on a back of a length around off, chopped to covers

Moeen Ali to Sam Curran, 1 run, slow through the air and on a back of a length outside off, Sam Curran punches it to deep point to retain strike. Tidy stuff from Moeen Ali, only 3 runs off the over

Moeen Ali to Sam Curran, no run, the slider on a back of a length outside off from round the wicket, Sam Curran chops it to extra cover

Moeen Ali to Sam Curran, 1 run, fuller one drifting towards the pads, clipped to short fine for a quick single

Moeen Ali to Sam Curran, no run, on a back of a length on middle, Sam Curran covers the line and blocks it down the track

Haider Razzaq to Sam Curran, 1 run, pitched up on off, Sam Curran drives it crisply to mid-on

Haider Razzaq to Sam Curran, SIX, hit with authority! Short and width on offer, Sam Curran cashes in as he rises on his toes and upper cuts it nicely over deep backward point for a maximum. The timing and bat flow was on point

Haider Razzaq to Sam Curran, 1 run, Sam Curran works this one to square leg for a single

Haider Razzaq to Sam Curran, no run, slower back of a length delivery outside off, Sam Curran throws his bat at it but doesn't connect

Moeen Ali to Sam Curran, 1 run, floated delivery on off, Sam Curran strokes it down to long-on to retain strike

Moeen Ali to Sam Curran, 1 run, on the shorter side, Sam Curran flat-bats it to wide long-on. The call was for two but the batters have to settle for a single

Moeen Ali to Sam Curran, SIX, going, going and gone! Sam Curran uses his feet, gets close to the pitch of the ball and smashes it towards wide long-on. The fielder moves to his left and is interested for a while but can only watch it sailing over him and the fence

Haider Razzaq to Sam Curran, FOUR, shot! Short of a length and some room on offer, Sam Curran rises on his toes and punches it crisply past the fielder at covers to find the fence. Supreme timing on this occasion

Haider Razzaq to Sam Curran, no run, shortish delivery outside off, sticks on the surface, Sam Curran punches it to covers

Haider Razzaq to Sam Curran, 1 run, back of a length outside off, Sam Curran plays a controlled cut shot this time but can't get it past Dawson at backward point

Haider Razzaq to Sam Curran, 1 run, dropped! Short of a length outside off, Sam Curran slashes it to backward point. Dawson moves to his left and leaps and gets both his hands to it but it bursts through. Wasn't a straightforward chance but should have been taken

Mark Adair to Sam Curran, 1 run, Sam Curran drives this one straight to Mark Adair and it deflects off his foot towards covers. The batters set off. The fielder hits the bull's eye but Max Holden had made it in before the bails came off

Mark Adair to Sam Curran, no run, hard length delivery on off, Sam Curran punches it on the up but finds extra cover

Mark Adair to Sam Curran, no run, a swing and a miss! Good length delivery in the channel, Sam Curran goes for a slog across the line but the ball moves away to beat him on the outside edge

Mark Adair to Sam Curran, 1 run, back of a length delivery on off, Sam Curran steers it to short third and calls his partner through for a sharp single

Mark Adair to Sam Curran, no run, pitched up outside off, driven crisply but straight to mid-off

Azmatullah to Sam Curran, byes, 1 run, nicely bowled! A length delivery shaping in from outside off, Sam Curran is caught in the crease and gets beaten. It keeps low and the keeper gets a bad bounce and can't stop it cleanly. A bye results

Azmatullah to Sam Curran, 1 run, short of length delivery angling in on off, Sam Curran works it to deep backward square leg

Mark Adair to Sam Curran, 1 run, on a fuller length around off, tapped with an open bat-face towards point for a brisk single

Mark Adair to Sam Curran, no run, Sam Curran takes a couple of steps down the track and blocks the inswinger down the track

Mark Adair to Sam Curran, SIX, Sam Curran takes full toll off the Free Hit! A short delivery that sits up nicely for Sam Curran. He stands tall and pulls it with authority over deep square leg for a maximum

Mark Adair to Sam Curran, no ball, Curran has been trapped in front but well, well, Mark Adair has overstepped! It looked plumb to the naked eye and the umpire had no hesitation to rule it out but alas, Adair has made a big error. Was a length delivery that swung in on middle, Sam Curran hung back to keep it out but got beaten on the inside edge to get pinged on the pads. Ball-tracking shows three reds and it would have crashed into the stumps