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

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

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

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 Max Holden, 1 run, good length delivery seaming away from middle, dabbed to point for another quick single

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

Mark Adair to Max Holden, 2 runs, pitched up delivery shaping towards leg-stump, Max Holden flicks it through mid-wicket and comes back for the second run

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

Mark Adair to Gous, out Caught by Erasmus!! Both the openers are back in the hut cheaply! A shortish delivery on off, gets a bit big on Gous. He is hurried but still goes for the pull across the line and ends up top-edging it towards deep square leg. Erasmus is safe as houses. The short ball ploy has worked for Mark Adair. Gous c Erasmus b Mark Adair 11(9) [4s-2]

Mark Adair to Max Holden, 1 run, shortish and wide outside off, Max Holden cuts it uppishly and it goes on the bounce to deep backward point

Mark Adair to Fakhar Zaman, no run, a play and a miss! Fakhar Zaman uses his feet and makes some room but Mark Adair follows him with a back of a length delivery. He swings wildly at it but gets beaten again

Mark Adair to Gous, 1 run, short of length delivery shaping towards leg-stump, Gous works it round the corner

Mark Adair to Fakhar Zaman, 1 run, slower length delivery around off, Fakhar Zaman taps it with an open bat-face towards backward point

Mark Adair to Gous, 1 run, in the air... but safe! Pitched up delivery swinging in, Gous whips it uppishly and it lands well wide of deep backward square leg

Mark Adair to Gous, FOUR, shot! Length delivery shaping in on middle, Gous shows the full face of the bat and drives it elegantly past the bowler for a gorgeous boundary. All grace and timing there

Mark Adair to Gous, no run, a bouncer outside off, Gous watches it closely and eventually sways away from the line