New batter Thisara Perera hit a six to get off the mark and later greeted Greatest with a boundary within the subsequent over. Greatest additionally made a rapid comeback with a yorker that took an inside edge onto the stumps.

Greatest continued his fantastic spell to dismiss the harmful Dilshan subsequent. He bowled a full size supply on the stumps, which caught Dilshan proper in entrance.

Captain Shahid Afridi was the one different batter to attain greater than 13 as he struck three fours and one six in his 18-ball cameo. Brett Lee was hit for a 4 and a six by Afridi, however used a shorter change in size to dismiss Afridi within the fifteenth over. At 108 for six, the sport was past Lions as they folded for 130.

Earlier, Lions’ determination to bowl labored nicely initially, as Giants scored solely 30 runs within the powerplay. Giants misplaced the in-form Chris Gayle to a run-out after Amla drove a ball to mid-off. Each batters have been stranded on the non-striker’s finish earlier than Gayle was finally given out.

Amla saved the scoreboard shifting at a gentle charge. He hit Abdur Razzaq via additional cowl for 4 runs earlier than driving him to the purpose boundary off the primary two deliveries of the fifth over. Boundaries then dried up within the subsequent 5 overs. The previous South African pair of Amla and Kallis struggled to seek out the gaps towards the disciplined traces of Razzaq, Sohail Tanvir and Afridi.

Amla and Kallis discovered some momentum within the second half of the innings as they picked up 4 boundaries and one six in three overs. The primary six of the Giants innings got here within the thirteenth over when Kallis hit a slower supply from Isuru Udana over the midwicket boundary.

The rebuild continued via the ultimate 5 overs. Although Amla was dismissed by an ideal yorker from Mohammad Amir within the penultimate over, ending a 105-run third-wicket stand, he and Kallis had carried Giants to a successful complete.