Australia batter Chris Lynn scored an unbeaten half-century to lead Gulf Giants to the inaugural World League T20 identify on the Dubai World Stadium. Gulf Giants defeated Desolate tract Vipers by means of 7 wickets within the ultimate.
New Delhi,UPDATED: Feb 13, 2023 00:03 IST
Gulf Giants beat Desolate tract Vipers by means of 7 wickets (Courtesy: Gulf Giants Twitter)
Through India Lately Internet Table: Australia batter Chris Lynn scored an unbeaten half-century to lead Gulf Giants to the inaugural World League T20 identify on the Dubai World Stadium. Gulf Giants defeated Desolate tract Vipers by means of 7 wickets within the ultimate.
James Vince gained the toss for the Gulf Giants and opted to box first. Desolate tract Vipers were given off to the deficient get started with star-opener Alex Hales being pushed aside by means of Carlos Brathwaite in the second one over. Opener Rohan Mustafa additionally may now not hang onto his wicket for lengthy, and was once run out in the similar over to depart the Vipers reeling at 13/2.
Adam Lyth may now not transfer the scoreboard a lot as Colin de Grandhomme despatched him again to the pavilion within the 5th over. Chris Jordan equipped the Giants with crucial leap forward, disregarding Vipers captain Colin Munroe for simply 6 runs.
Wicket-keeping batter Sam Billings, at the side of Sri Lanka all-rounder Wanindu Hasaranga were given the Vipers again within the sport with a 72-run partnership. Then again, Billings couldn’t hang directly to his wicket for lengthy and was once pushed aside by means of Braithwaite after scoring 31 runs off 29 balls. Hasaranga finished a quick-fire half-century earlier than Qais Ahmad despatched him packing. Hasaranga was once the top-scorer for the Vipers, collecting 55 runs in 27 deliveries.
Ahmed then pushed aside Luke Picket, earlier than Braithwaite wiped clean up England’s Tom Curran as Desolate tract Vipers ended their innings with 146/8 after 20 overs.
In the second one innings, Luke Picket pushed aside Vince within the fourth over, earlier than Curran wiped clean up Colin de Grandhomme to peg the Giants again. Then again, Chris Lynn had different plans in thoughts. The correct-hander shaped crucial 73-run partnership with wicket-keeping batter Gerhard Erasmus.
Lynn went on to finish his half-century as he, along West Indian batter Shimron Hetmyer, to lead the Giants to a 7 wicket win with 8 balls final. Lynn top-scored for the Giants, scoring 72 runs off 50 balls, whilst hitting 9 obstacles and a six. In the meantime, Hetmyer scored 25 runs off 13 balls because the Giants lifted the inaugural ILT20 trophy.
Edited Through:
Rounaq Sehrawat
Revealed On:
Feb 13, 2023