A round-up of Abu Dhabi T10
2023.12.02
Samp Army destroys Team Abu Dhabi, and the New York Strikers easily defeat the Northern Warriors
Delhi Bulls 126 for 6 (Charles 40, Vince 37, Powell 35, McCoy 2-18) beat Chennai Braves 61 all out (Nabi 25, Rohid 2-14) by 65 runs
Delhi Bulls made it two in a row to take the lead in the standings, as the Chennai Braves slumped to 61 in a chase of 127.
After being inserted, Sam Cook struck out Quinton de Kock on the second ball of the inning. After Rilee Rossouw went out for seven in the second over, Johnson Charles and James Vince built up a 67-run partnership off of 28 balls, taking the Bulls to 82 for 3. With the wicket of Vince in the seventh over, Junaid Siddique gave the Braves the breakthrough, and Charles followed suit in the following over.
Then, captain Rovman Powell entered the game and led the Bulls to 126 for 6 in 10 overs with 35 off 15.sportzlanka.com
Braves’ pursuit was never successful in return because Bulls bowlers consistently hit the ball. With the exception of Mohammad Nabi (25 off 14), all of the batters had single-digit totals. With two wickets apiece, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Ravi Bopara, Naveen-ul-Haq, and Muhammad Rohid contributed to the Braves being dismissed for 61 in 8.5 overs.
New York Strikers 92 for 7 (Waseen 23, Gurbaz 22) beat Northern Warriors 88 for 3 (Munro 44*) by three wickets
At one point in their 89-run chase, the New York Strikers lost five wickets in 13 deliveries, but ultimately defeated the Northern Warriors with five balls remaining. The Abu Dhabi T10 result put a stop to the Warriors’ winning streak.
Having elected to bowl first, West Indian left-arm spinner Akeal Hosein gave New York an excellent start, dismissing Kennar Lewis for only five runs in the opening over. Warriors lost just three wickets but could manage only 88 in ten overs after managing just nine in their two powerplay overs. Particularly sluggish, Hazratullah Zazai managed just 17 runs off of 21 balls.
Colin Munro of New Zealand led the Warriors in scoring with 44 from 27 shots, including three sixes and three fours.
Colin Munro of New Zealand led the Warriors in scoring with 44 from 27 shots, including three sixes and three fours. For New York, Sunil Narine bowled two frugal overs, going 0 for 11 in those two overs. Warriors appeared set for a thrilling finish when England’s George Scrimshaw shut them down in the tenth over, conceding only six runs to UAE’s Muhammad Jawadullah after Munro and Jimmy Neesham blasted eighteen runs off the penultimate over.
Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Muhammad Waseem gave New York a fast start in the chase, putting up 38 runs for the first wicket in 3.4 overs. Additionally, all of the other batters scored swiftly enough to guarantee victory in 9.1 overs, even though none of them reached double digits. Warriors’ two wicket scorers were Tabraiz Shamsi, Abhimanyu Mithun, and Angelo Mathews.
Holder, du Plessis and Janat power Samp Army to the top of the table
Samp Army 118 for 5 (Holder 29*, du Plessis 29, Janat 29, Mills 2-24) beat Team Abu Dhabi 83 for 8 (Sharafu 18*, Banton 16, Holder 3-12, Moeen 2-4) by 35 runs.
Before Holder and Moeen Ali took the primary roles in making sure Team Abu Dhabi never got into the chase, Jason Holder, Faf du Plessis, and Karim Janat all raced to scores of 29 to enable Samp Army record a formidable total of 118. With the victory, Samp Army tops the NRR table.
After blasting 17 runs off of Kyle Mayers’ opening over, Ibrahim Zadran gave Samp Army a flying start. However, in the next over, Rumman Raees had the opener spoon a catch to mid-off.
After facing no deliveries in the first two overs, Faf du Plessis struck gold in the third over, hitting his countryman Dwaine Pretorius for 24 runs, including three sixes and a four.
However, there was a minor lull as du Plessis and Moeen fell in back-to-back overs. Just as Janat was getting going, Najibullah Zadran also left, but Holder entered and helped Samp Army finish strongly.
Prior to Janat being out in the final over, the two added 31 off of 14. Holder, however, still had three more strikes in the final three balls for Team Abu Dhabi.
However, Holder was not done inflicting harm yet, as the very first ball of the chase caught Kyle Mayers off guard with his own bowling.
After Team Abu Dhabi lost four wickets in the following three overs, Samp Army did not give them another opportunity to win the match.Moeen had an over with two wickets in the end, but Holder ended up adding two more to his total. Salman Irshad, Qais Ahmad, and Peter Hatzoglou each claimed a wicket.
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