Gulf Giants vs Desert Vipers, Qualifier 1 - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

That is it from this game. The Vipers are through to the finale! The Gulf unit have another chance. They will look to avail that on friday. We will be back as well with more cricketing action. Ta ta ta...

Tom Curran, Player of the Match: That is a big win. Was a strange game. We played well. Was an above par score. Our top half played well throughout the tournament. Stop them from scoring when they are coming at me. Big win tonight.

Colin Munro: Very happy. Quite a roller coaster of a day. We had wickets. Plenty of sixes from Rutherford. Proud of the boys. We have a couple of days to get our feet up. We were one of the later teams to start our tourney and one of the first ones to finish our league games. There was no runner allowed. He hobbled a bit but he swung at the ball.

James Vince: I don't think the wicket played as true as we thought. There was some extra bounce. They got above par of the pitch. Hasaranga's spell proved the difference as we lost too many wickets during that period. We still have another crack on Friday night. We will know who we will be playing.

22:08 Local Time, 18:08 GMT, 23:38 IST: Gulf topped the table but have stumbled today. They have fallen short by 19 runs. The Vipers lost against them earlier but not today. They played their A game and have managed to make it to the finale. Hetmyer's 36 had the Gulf unit in the game and even Brathwaite ensured there was hope. But the departure of Hetmyer first and then towards the end when Brathwaite fell, Gulf just couldn't find enough gas to go the distance. Hasaranga was the difference as well. His cameo and then three wickets proved to be the major factor for the Vipers. Hang on for the presentations.

Cottrell to Jordan, out Afzal Khan Run Out!! 1 run completed. The Giants are defeated. The Vipers make into the finale. They lost twice against the Gulf team twice in the league stage. But have been phenomenal today. That was hammered away to the deep fielder and Jordan wanted a second. But the throw came in at the keeper's end who relayed it to the bowler. The non-striker was well short. The on-field umpire didn't even refer it to the third umpire. Afzal Khan run out (Gus Atkinson/Billings/Cottrell) 0(0)

Cottrell to Jordan, THATS OUT!! Run Out!!

Cottrell to Jordan, SIX, slices that and slams it over deep cover for a sixer. That was hit really sweetly and went the distance as that came off the meat of the bat. 21 needed off 3 balls

Cottrell to Jordan, no run, length delivery angled across, the batter looked to heave it and missed it. Dot ball

Cottrell to Jordan, no run, length delivery, wide outside off, Jordan throws his bat at it and misses

Cottrell to Jordan, wide, slips one too wide outside off and has been wided

Sheldon Cottrell [2.0-0-13-0] is back into the attack

Aayan Afzal Khan, right handed bat, comes to the crease

Tom Curran to Sanchit Sharma, out Caught by Munro!! Ninth one down. The Vipers have stung the Gulf unit pretty hard today. Curran gets another one. Sanchit Sharma c Munro b Tom Curran 0(1)

Tom Curran to Sanchit Sharma, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

Sanchit Sharma, right handed bat, comes to the crease

Tom Curran to Brathwaite, out Caught by Munro!! Skied up and taken at cover. Was a length delivery, Brathwaite backed away to slam it. Got a top-edge and was taken by the man at cover. Easy take and that should be it. Gulf should go down now with the departure of Brathwaite. Brathwaite c Munro b Tom Curran 18(18) [4s-1 6s-1]

Tom Curran to Brathwaite, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

Tom Curran to Jordan, 1 run, short ball, pulled away to deep square for a single. That was hit well

Tom Curran to Jordan, FOUR, and hacked between long-on and deep mid for a four. Was banged in short outside off and pulled away into the gap for a four. 29 needed off 9 balls