Nothing ever, NOTHING EVER looks impossible when you have Nicholas Pooran out in the middle. Calm, calculated, never to give up, he took us across the finish line, putting MI Emirates right at the cusp of a playoff berth. Let’s go chronologically. 

A complete bowling effort

Although James Vince got a solid 86, our bowlers did a superb job to keep the rest of the batters in check, eventually only allowing the Gulf Giants to get to 173, a par score on this surface. Only five bowlers were used and each of them were among the wickets. 

The perfect start with the bat, ft. Waseem

Muhammad Waseem got MI Emirates off to a flier, with two fours and two sixes in his 10-ball 26. Andre Fletcher too laid the platform with 31, but at 71/4 in the 11^th over, we were in a spot of bother. 

The Nicky P show

With the asking rate mounting, he didn’t have the luxury of getting himself in. But he didn’t need to. He’s in some fine form at the moment, and tonight, more than his shots, it was the way he played the field and the situation that stood out. With debutant Bevon Jacobs for company, he rebuilt the innings. 84 were needed off the last six overs, a steep task. 

The Windies go wild!

Romario Shepherd soon walked out with Bevon holing out. 13 came off the 15^th over, 17 came off the 16^th, 17 came off the 17^th, 12 off the 18^th and 19 off the 19^th. 19.1: A massive slog over deep mid-wicket, and VICTORY WAS OURS. The heartbreak from the previous game had been avenged!