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

Nuwan Thushara to Khuzaima Tanveer, 1 run, Khuzaima Tanveer reaches out to this slower one and chops it through point to retain strike

Nuwan Thushara to Khuzaima Tanveer, 5 wides, oh my word! What has Moores done there? That's not acceptable at this level! A length delivery wide outside off, Khuzaima Tanveer swings and misses. Moores bends down a bit but leaves a gap between both his legs and the ball bounces in front of him and goes through the gap. Five wides

Nuwan Thushara to Naseem Shah, 1 run, full delivery wide outside off, Naseem Shah toe-ends the drive towards point

Nuwan Thushara to Naseem Shah, no run, fuller length delivery outside off, Naseem Shah swings and misses

Nuwan Thushara to Hasan Nawaz, out Caught by Erasmus!! The off-cutter has done the trick! Slower shortish delivery wide outside off, Hasan Nawaz gets on his toes and has to reach out. Doesn't get the required power on the upper cut as it flies towards deep point. Erasmus runs to his left in the deep and dives to take a well-judged catch. Hasan Nawaz c Erasmus b Nuwan Thushara 11(4) [4s-1 6s-1]

Nuwan Thushara to Hasan Nawaz, FOUR, streaky but counts! Fuller one well outside off, Hasan Nawaz throws his bat at it and gets a thick outside edge past the keeper and the ball races to the fence. 20 needed off 10 balls

Nuwan Thushara to Hasan Nawaz, SIX, the game is not over by any means! Slower back of a length delivery outside off, Hasan Nawaz shuffles across his stumps, lines it up and tonks it over long-on for a maximum. That was massive, brilliant start to the over for the Vipers

Nuwan Thushara to Hasan Nawaz, wide, slower length delivery wide outside off, Hasan Nawaz slashes but misses. Wided

Nuwan Thushara to Hetmyer, FOUR, slower length delivery well outside off, Hetmyer waits for it, opens his bat-face and cuts it through backward point. There's a sweeper cover in place but he can't cut it off. That was nicely placed. A wicket and only 6 runs off the over

Nuwan Thushara to Hetmyer, no run, 118.8kph off-pace full delivery well outside off, Hetmyer mistimes his drive to extra cover

Nuwan Thushara to Hetmyer, no run, slower back of a length delivery outside off, Hetmyer hits it straight to extra cover

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

Nuwan Thushara to Hetmyer, 1 run, an off-pace length delivery wide outside off, Hetmyer reaches out and hits it to long-off

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]

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

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

Nuwan Thushara to Fakhar Zaman, no run, Nuwan Thushara starts off with a maiden! Brilliant stuff! Yorker length ball tailing in on middle, Fakhar Zaman digs it out back towards Nuwan Thushara and he stops it with his foot on his followthrough

Nuwan Thushara to Fakhar Zaman, no run, very full delivery swinging in on off, Fakhar Zaman digs it out towards mid-on. Five dots in a row, brilliant stuff from Thushara

Nuwan Thushara to Fakhar Zaman, no run, almost! Full delivery swinging towards leg-stump, Fakhar Zaman clears his front leg and tries to slog it across but gets beaten on the inside edge. That wasn't far from the leg-stump

Nuwan Thushara to Fakhar Zaman, no run, yorker length ball swinging in on middle, Fakhar Zaman digs it out towards mid-off. The batters search for a run but it's not on

Nuwan Thushara to Fakhar Zaman, no run, low full-toss swinging in on off, Fakhar Zaman drives it back to Nuwan Thushara

Nuwan Thushara to Fakhar Zaman, no run, pitched up on off, Fakhar Zaman drives it crisply but it's straight to mid-on