ADR 1ST

OUT! Caught. Aayan Khan to Michael Pepper. Stock length ball, off stump moves in front Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long on, caught by Adair. Finally, Aayan Khan provides the breakthrough.

GGI 1ST

OUT! Bowled. Andre Russell to Ali Khan. Reverse Swing-In length ball, off stump on the front foot Slog, missed. Another one bites the dust.

OUT! Caught. Andre Russell to Aayan Khan. Reverse Swing-Out length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, top edge in the air uncontrolled to short third man, caught by Chawla. Two in two.

OUT! Caught. Andre Russell to Moeen Ali. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long off, caught by McMullen. That should be a match for Abu Dhabi Knight Riders.

OUT! Caught. Sunil Narine to Sean Dickson. Carrom length ball, to leg on the front foot working, outside edge to first slip, caught by Russell. Soft dismissal.

OUT! Caught. Sunil Narine to Kyle Mayers. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot reverse sweeping, Gloved in the air uncontrolled to first slip, caught by Russell. Successful review from Abu Dhabi Knight Riders.

OUT! Caught. Olly Stone to Azmatullah Omarzai. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot Steer, outside edge, caught by Salt. Azmatullah Omarzai's struggle comes to an end.

OUT! Caught. Ajay Kumar to Ben Kellaway. Slower length ball, down leg side on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to extra cover, caught by Pepper. Ben Kellaway fails to read the slower ball.

OUT! Caught. Jason Holder to James Vince. Out-swinging length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to short mid wicket, caught by Chawla. Skipper departs.

OUT! Caught. Jason Holder to Rahmanullah Gurbaz. Length ball, to leg down the track Slog, top edge in the air uncontrolled to short fine leg, caught by Salt. Gurbaz departs for a duck.

Over 20. 18 runs. Bowler: Azmatullah Omarzai. Abu Dhabi Knight Riders: 179/1(rr 8.95)

Azmatullah Omarzai to Liam Livingstone. Reverse Swing-In half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Dickson. Abu Dhabi Knight Riders have set a decent total after being put into bat first. The highlight of their innings was a brilliant 131-run partnership between Phil Salt and Michael Pepper, which laid a strong foundation. Salt played with authority, anchoring the innings. Pepper, however, was unlucky to miss out on a well-deserved century, falling short after an excellent knock. His dismissal came at the hands of Aayan Khan. Can Gulf Giants chase this down? Stay tuned for the run chase.

Azmatullah Omarzai to Liam Livingstone. Reverse Swing-In yorker, off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long on for 2 runs, fielded by Zubair.

Azmatullah Omarzai to Liam Livingstone. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long on for 2 runs, fielded by Zubair.

Azmatullah Omarzai to Phil Salt. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Dickson.

SIX! Azmatullah Omarzai to Phil Salt. Off cutter back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control over deep backward square leg for 6 runs.

SIX! Azmatullah Omarzai to Phil Salt. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs.

Over 19. 10 runs. Bowler: Ali Khan. Abu Dhabi Knight Riders: 161/1(rr 8.47)

FOUR! Ali Khan to Liam Livingstone. Reverse Swing-In half volley, wide outside off stump moves in front driving, well timed in the air under control past deep extra cover for 4 runs.

Ali Khan to Phil Salt. Reverse Swing-In half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed to mid off for 1 run, fielded by Vince.

Ali Khan to Phil Salt. Leg cutter back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, in the air under control to deep mid wicket for 2 runs, run save by Kellaway, fielded by Adair.

Ali Khan to Liam Livingstone. Reverse Swing-Out half volley, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Zubair.

Ali Khan to Phil Salt. Reverse Swing-In half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to extra cover for 1 run, shy attempt by Mayers, fielded by Gurbaz.

APPEAL! Ali Khan to Liam Livingstone. Leg cutter back of a length, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, hit pad to silly point for 1 run, overthrow by Gurbaz, fielded by Vince, appeal made for L.B.W.  James Vince is not interested to take the DRS.

Over 18. 4 runs. Bowler: Tabraiz Shamsi. Abu Dhabi Knight Riders: 151/1(rr 8.39)

Tabraiz Shamsi to Phil Salt. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, inside edge for no runs, dropped catch by Gurbaz.

Tabraiz Shamsi to Liam Livingstone. Googly length ball, off stump on the back foot driving, to long off for 1 run, fielded by Adair.

Tabraiz Shamsi to Liam Livingstone. Left-Arm Leg Spin length ball, middle stump on the back foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket for 2 runs, fielded by Kellaway.

Tabraiz Shamsi to Phil Salt. Left-Arm Leg Spin length ball, outside off stump on the front foot slog sweeping, mis-timed to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Mayers.

Tabraiz Shamsi to Phil Salt. Left-Arm Leg Spin length ball, outside off stump on the front foot slog sweeping, missed for no runs, fielded by Gurbaz.

Over 20. 5 runs. Bowler: Andre Russell. Gulf Giants: 147/9(rr 7.35)

Andre Russell to Mark Adair. Off cutter yorker, outside off stump on the back foot Steer, missed for no runs, fielded by Salt. That's it! Abu Dhabi Knight Riders are through to the playoffs. Their bowlers set the tone right from the start, striking early and maintaining control throughout the innings. Moeen Ali fought valiantly with a brilliant 79, keeping his side in the contest, but his effort wasn't enough to take the team over the line. Andre Russell was the standout with the ball, topping the wicket charts with three crucial wickets for Abu Dhabi Knight Riders. With this victory, Abu Dhabi Knight Riders march on to face the Dubai Capitals in the Eliminator. Michael Pepper is the Player of the Match.

Andre Russell to Zuhaib Zubair. Off cutter length ball, to leg on the front foot flick, mis-timed to short fine leg for 1 run, shy attempt by Kumar, fielded by Holder.

Andre Russell to Mark Adair. Reverse Swing-In full toss, down leg side on the back foot Slog, mis-timed to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Sharafu.

Andre Russell to Mark Adair. Off cutter back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to mid on for 2 runs, fielded by McMullen.

Andre Russell to Zuhaib Zubair. Reverse Swing-In full toss, middle stump on the back foot working, mis-timed to long on for 1 run, fielded by McMullen.

Over 19. 5 runs. Bowler: Jason Holder. Gulf Giants: 142/8(rr 7.47)

Jason Holder to Ali Khan. Off cutter short, wide outside off stump on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Stone.

Jason Holder to Ali Khan. Reverse Swing-In full toss, middle stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed to deep mid wicket for 2 runs, fielded by Stone.

Jason Holder to Ali Khan. Off cutter short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, hit body to short extra cover for no runs.

Jason Holder to Mark Adair. Reverse Swing-In half volley, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, in the air uncontrolled to long on for 1 run.

Jason Holder to Mark Adair. Full toss, wide outside off stump on the front foot driving, missed for no runs, fielded by Salt.

Jason Holder to Ali Khan. Full toss, wide outside off stump on the front foot driving, to long off for 1 run, fielded by Pepper.

Over 18. 8 runs. Bowler: Andre Russell. Gulf Giants: 137/8(rr 7.61)

Andre Russell to Mark Adair. Off cutter short, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, missed for no runs, fielded by Salt.

FOUR! Andre Russell to Mark Adair. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control past deep mid wicket for 4 runs.

Andre Russell to Ali Khan. Reverse Swing-In length ball, off stump on the front foot driving, to mid on for 1 run, mis-fielded by Russell, fielded by McMullen.

Batters	R	B	4S	6S	S/R
P Saltnot out	72	56	2	4	128.57
M Pepperc Adair b Khan	83	51	6	4	162.75
L Livingstonenot out	18	13	1	0	138.46
A Halesdid not bat
A Sharafudid not bat
A Russelldid not bat
B McMullendid not bat
J Holderdid not bat
S Narinedid not bat
P Chawladid not bat
A Kumardid not bat

Bowling	O	R	W	WD	E/R
K Mayers	1	6	0	0	6
M Adair	2	13	0	1	6.5
A Omarzai	4	52	0	1	13
A Khan	4	34	1	1	8.5
M Zubair	2	17	0	0	8.5
T Shamsi	4	29	0	1	7.25
M Khan	3	26	0	0	8.67

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