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ILT20 2025 Warriorz vs Giants Highlights: Alsop, Tom Curran Overcome Sharjah Warriorz In Tense Chase



Tom Alsop in action against Sharjah Warriorz [Source: @ILT20Official/x]Tom Alsop in action against Sharjah Warriorz [Source: @ILT20Official/x]

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Gulf Giants, under the spirited leadership of James Vince, recorded a rare win this ILT20 2025 season by defeating Sharjah Warriorz in match number 21 of the tournament at the Sharjah Cricket Ground on Sunday, January 26. Tom Alsop played the starring role in an exhilarating run-chase for the Giants, after Blessing Muzarabani delivered a tight four-over spell. 

Here’s the timeline of how Sharjah Warriorz vs Gulf Giants panned out in Sharjah:

Warriorz vs Giants Highlights: Sharjah Warriorz Squander Away Fiery Opening Start

Sharjah Warriorz openers Tom Kohler-Cadmore and Johnson Charles extracted 57 runs from the opening powerplay, with the latter chipping in with a swift 19-ball 30 before falling to Gulf Giants fast bowler Daniel Worrall. Courtesy of Blessing Muzarabani, well-set Kohler-Cadmore also made his way back to the sheds a couple of overs later after making 29 from 25 balls with four elegant boundaries.

The Warriorz lost two more wickets in the form of Avishka Fernando (6 off 5) and Tim Seifert (11 off 18) to Mark Adair and Dominic Drakes respectively to slip to 100-4 in 13.3 overs.

Warriorz vs Giants Highlights: Jason Roy Provides Slog-Overs Impetus With 30-Ball 44

Jason Roy at number four counterattacked for the Sharjah Warriorz by top-scoring with 44 runs from just 30 balls with six elegant boundaries. Providing the much-needed slog overs impetus to the Warriorz innings, the Englishman as well as well-set Ethan D'Souza (14 off 9) both made their way back to the dugout within a single Blessing Muzarabani over (3-32). 

Ashton Agar launched two sixes and a boundary in his unbeaten cameo of 13-ball 23* to surge the Sharjah Warriorz total to 171-6 from 20 overs.

Warriorz vs Giants Highlights: Gulf Giants Lose Four After Attacking Start

Gulf Giants captain James Vince charged at Sharjah Warriorz bowlers at the top during his 42-run opening partnership with Tom Alsop in just 3.4 overs. Vince carted five boundaries in his 14-ball 24 before he found Ethan D'Souza at deep square off Dilshan Madushanka.

Jordan Cox (8 off 7) and Gerhard Erasmus (10 off 12) soon followed suite courtesy of Adam Zampa and Tim Southee respectively as the Giants suffered yet another top-order blip this ILT20 2025 season. Dangerman Shimron Hetmyer also left his team’s tricky pursuit by becoming Madushanka’s second wicket of the evening as the Giants reached 107-4 in 13.4 overs.

Warriorz vs Giants Highlights: Tom Alsop Anchors Giants To Clinical Win

Unbeaten opener Tom Alsop took over the run-scoring onus for his team after forming forces with Tom Curran at 107-4. The two cricketers shared an unbeaten 65-run partnership for the fifth wicket from 35 balls, with Alsop unfurling the innings of the match by scoring 85* from just 60 deliveries.

While Alsop carted seven boundaries and two sixes, Curran clobbered 17-ball 26* to storm the Gulf Giants to a scintillating six-wicket win with three balls to spare.