The inaugural season of the ILT20 League is nearing its conclusion. Only 3 teams are left in the competition after the Dubai Capitals were eliminated by the MI Emirates. Read the blog till the bottom to know how the match progressed and what market changes did it affect.
Match 32: MI Emirates vs. Dubai Capitals
MI Emirates 152 for 2 (Fletcher 68(↑117%), Pooran 66) beat Dubai Capitals 151 for 5 (Raza 38(↓15%), Powell 30(↑1%)) by 8 wickets.
Following the trend, MI Emirates opted to bowl first in the first eliminator. Robin Uthappa(↓18%) was dismissed for just 6 runs in the second over. Sikandar Raza(↓15%) was promoted to #3, and he stitched a 78-run partnership with George Munsey. Raza scored 38 off 34, while Munsey managed 51 off 43.
Rovman Powell(↑1%) scored 30 off 22 balls, but the Capitals were progressing slowly. These three batters scored 118 runs between them, but it took them 99 balls. That’s why Dubai Capitals could get only to 151 for 5 in their 20 overs. Rashid Khan and Trent Boult(↑50%) took 2 wickets apiece.
The chase started with the wicket of Muhammad Waseem in the first over. Then, Andre Fletcher(↑117%) and Lorcan Tucker stayed together for 46 runs. When the latter was dismissed, the Emirates required 103 runs in 81 balls. Nicholas Pooran came in to join Andre Fletcher(↑117%), and the two Caribbeans batted Dubai Capitals out of the tournament.
The 104-run partnership came in just 61 balls as MI Emirates cruised to an 8-wicket victory with 20 balls to spare. Andre Fletcher(↑117%) scored 68 in 45 balls, while Nicholas Pooran smashed 66 off 36. Dubai Capitals are now out of the competition. Meanwhile, the MI Emirates will play the second eliminator against Gulf Giants on Friday.
SportiScore Analysis
Andre Fletcher’s(↑117%) match-winning innings of 68 runs in just 45 balls made him our most valuable player of the first eliminator. He earned 39 SportiScores for this performance. Trent Boult(↑50%) bowled exceptionally well to get 2 wickets for just 19 runs in his 4 overs. Consequently, he was awarded 21.45 SportiScores.
Here are the performances and SportiScores earned by top players in the first eliminator of the ILT20 League:
Player Performance SportiScores Earned
Andre Fletcher 68(45) 39
Trent Boult 2/19 21.45
Rovman Powell 30(22) 13
Dwayne Bravo 1/35 3.8
Robin Uthappa 6(8) -5
Sikandar Raza 38(34) & 0/26 -7
Market Update
Andre Fletcher(↑117%) got a massive increase of 37.26 SPQs on Thursday. Trent Boult(↑50%) also got his price up by 19.75 SPQs. In comparison, Sikandar Raza’s(↓15%) value dropped by 18.45 SPQs. Robin Uthappa(↓18%) ended the league with a fall in the price of 14.45 SPQs.
Let’s see the major price changes in the players’ value after the second game of the playoffs:
Player SportiScores 09 Feb Price 10 Feb Price % Change Cumulative SPQs Earned
Andre Fletcher 39 31.81 69.07 117% 60.9
Trent Boult 21.45 39.65 59.40 50% 51.65
Rovman Powell 13 214.65 217.65 1% 217.65
Dwayne Bravo 3.8 99.07 101.18 2% 93.6
Robin Uthappa -5 79.45 64.90 -18% 64.9
Sikandar Raza -7 126.50 108.05 -15% 108.05
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