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Nicholas Pooran (MI Emirates Skipper and Player of the Match): "It's all about execution. As batters, we wanted to hit with the wind. We got crucial partnerships and that helped. (On his four catches) It was good. In the second innings, we used variations well."
Nicholas Pooran is the Player of the Match
Colin Munro (Desert Vipers Skipper): "We didn't bowl well, gave away too many runs. Nothing went right for us. We have nothing to lose. We'll look for play fearless cricket. Glad how Ali Naseer played."
19:42 PM IST and 18:12 Local Time | That's it. MI Emirates win by 30 runs. Their 6th victory in eight matches, and THEY QUALIFY FOR THE PLAYOFFS. Chasing a target of 189, Desert Vipers lost five wickets inside the mandatory powerplay. The Vipers did try to recover, but failed to do so. Ali Naseer made an impressive 47-ball 63*, but other batters couldnât play utility knocks. Naseer's innings and Luke Wood's 30 off 21 helped the Vipers reduce the margin of the defeat. The Vipers eventually finished on 158/8 in their full quota of 20 overs. For MI Emirates, Fazalhaq Farooqi grabbed a four-wicket haul. Earlier, after being asked to bat, MI Emirates posted a mammoth 188/5 in their allotted 20 overs, courtesy Kusal Pereraâs 46-ball 65, Ambati Rayuduâs 38-ball 44 and skipper Nicholas Pooranâs blistering 15-ball 39.
OVER 20
Desert Vipers
158/8
Ali Naseer
63(47)
Mohammad Amir
1(1)
Fazalhaq Farooqi
4-31(4.0)
19.6 F Farooqi to A Naseer
2 Bouncer, angling in on Naseer's head, the batter goes for the pull, but gets a top-edge, lands to the wide of square leg for a double. That's it. MI Emirates win by 30 runs, strengthen their top spot in the points tally.
19.5 F Farooqi to A Naseer
0 Full length delivery, angling in after pitching outside off, Naseer drives it to long-off.