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Deccan Gladiators defeat New York Strikers by 37 runs to win the 2022 edition of Abu Dhabi T10
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New York Strikers booked their place in the final of the sixth edition of the Abu Dhabi T10 through a well-fought four-wicket win over Samp Army in the Qualifier 1 match held at the Abu Dhabi Zayed Cricket Stadium on Saturday.
UAE opener Muhammad Waseem made the local fans proud through a responsible unbeaten knock of 36 to ensure New York Strikers the victory. New York Strikers’s bowlers too produced a fine display of disciplined bowling to restrict Samp Army to 81 for 9.
Chasing the moderate score, though New York Strikers lost five wickets for 46 runs at the half way stage, Waseem through his defiant unbeaten 36 carried New York Strikers to the trarget with nine balls to spare. Waseem’s knock which came off 16 balls had three boundaries and three sixes.
New York Strikers won the toss and elected to field. Samp Army were off to a disastrous start losing two wickets in the first over from Akeal Hosein. With the fourth ball he had Johnson Charles, who went for a big shot to mid-wicket, miss the ball and get clean bowled for 1, and with the next ball he clean bowled Karim Janat with a delivery that swung in to hit his off stump.
Skipper Moeen Ali hit the second ball of the second over from Matiullah Khan over extra cover for a boundary. Basil Hameed began by hitting Matiullah over the cover for a six. Fifteen runs came off that over.
Moeen as well as Basil could not take any liberties in the third over bowled by Hosein. In fact, Hosein would have got Moeen out with the fifth delivery but for Jordan Thompson dropping the easy catch at long on. Hosein gave away just four runs in that over.
Basil Hameed fell in the next over to Ravi Rampaul clean bowled for 9. Rampaul also struck with the fourth ball having Moeen Ali caught by Thompson, who had dropped him earlier, but this time at deep mid-wicket for 12. Thompson also made an acrobatic effort at the mid-wicket boundary line to catch Dwaine Pretorius off Rashid Khan. The hit eluded Thompson’s outstretched hands and went for a six. Pretorius also hit the third ball from Rashid Khan for another six to mid-wicket. At the half way mark, Samp Army were 46 for 4.
Samp Army’s half the side was back in the dug-out for 46 when Pretorius got caught by Rashid Khan at long-off off Thompson for 15. David Miller walked in and hit the first ball he faced through the extra cover for a boundary. More disaster followed for Samp Army when Shimron Hetmyer got run out to a direct throw from Paul Stirling for 1. Chamika Karunaratne picked a boundary off Rashid Khan’s fourth ball of the seventh over.
The regular fall of wickets continued in the eight over too when Wahab Riaz had Karunaratne caught at long on by Kieron Pollard for 5. David Miller hit a six pulling Thompson to backward square leg but fell to the next ball hitting in the air to Matiullah Khan at point for 13. The last over bowled by Wahab Riaz yielded only six runs. He also dismissed Sheldon Cottrell with the last ball of the innings for 6, caught by Stirling at short third man. Samp Army was thus restricted to 81 for 9 in 10 overs.
New York Strikers began their chase through the consistent Eoin Morgan and Paul Stirling. Morgan gave an aggressive start hitting Cottrell’s third and fourth deliveries of the first over for sixes. The first six went over long on and second over mid-wicket. Mahesh Theekshana clean bowled Stirling with the second ball of the second over.
Muhammad Waseem, fresh from his unbeaten 45 against Team Abu Dhabi in his last match on Friday, hit Theekshana’s last delivery for a six over extra cover. Karim Janat picked the prize wicket of Morgan clean bowled for 14 with the fifth ball of the third over.
Waseem hit Pretorius’s third delivery for another six over long off. Azam Khan too hit the fifth ball from Pretorius for a boundary. Theekshana struck twice in the fifth over. With fifth ball of the fifth over he had Azam Khan caught at long-off by Karunaratne for 12 and with the next ball he had Jordan Thompson caught behind by wicketkeeper Johnson Charles.
Waseem continued to score freely undaunted by the fall of wickets. He hit Karim Janat for a six to long-off the second delivery. and cut the next ball past backward point for a boundary. Off the fifth and sixth ball, Waseem picked boundaries to make it 18 runs from the last 24 balls.
Kieron Pollard fell for a duck to the first ball of the seventh over, caught and bowled by Karunaratne. Rashid Khan reduced the tension with a boundary to mid-wicket.
New York Strikers needed 11 runs from the next three overs. Rashid Khan hit a boundary off Cottrell to reduce the margin but Cottrell had him caught behind for 9 when seven runs were needed in the next 13 balls. Hosein hit Karunaratne’s third delivery of the ninth over through the covers for a boundary to ensure his team a place in the final. Waseem remained unbeaten on 36.
Brief scores: (Qualifier 1):
New York Strikers bt Samp Army by 4 wkts. Samp Army 81 for 9 in 10 overs (Akeal Hosein 2 for 7, Ravi Rampaul 2 for 6, Jordan Thompson 2 for 17, Wahab Riaz 2 for 10) New York Strikers 82 for 6 in 8.3 overs (Muhammad Waseem 36n.o, Maheesh Theekshana 3 for 12)
Player of the Match: Muhammad Waseem
UAE opener Muhammad Waseem made the local fans proud through a responsible unbeaten knock of 36 to ensure New York Strikers the victory. New York Strikers’s bowlers too produced a fine display of disciplined bowling to restrict Samp Army to 81 for 9.
Chasing the moderate score, though New York Strikers lost five wickets for 46 runs at the half way stage, Waseem through his defiant unbeaten 36 carried New York Strikers to the trarget with nine balls to spare. Waseem’s knock which came off 16 balls had three boundaries and three sixes.
New York Strikers won the toss and elected to field. Samp Army were off to a disastrous start losing two wickets in the first over from Akeal Hosein. With the fourth ball he had Johnson Charles, who went for a big shot to mid-wicket, miss the ball and get clean bowled for 1, and with the next ball he clean bowled Karim Janat with a delivery that swung in to hit his off stump.
Skipper Moeen Ali hit the second ball of the second over from Matiullah Khan over extra cover for a boundary. Basil Hameed began by hitting Matiullah over the cover for a six. Fifteen runs came off that over.
Moeen as well as Basil could not take any liberties in the third over bowled by Hosein. In fact, Hosein would have got Moeen out with the fifth delivery but for Jordan Thompson dropping the easy catch at long on. Hosein gave away just four runs in that over.
Basil Hameed fell in the next over to Ravi Rampaul clean bowled for 9. Rampaul also struck with the fourth ball having Moeen Ali caught by Thompson, who had dropped him earlier, but this time at deep mid-wicket for 12. Thompson also made an acrobatic effort at the mid-wicket boundary line to catch Dwaine Pretorius off Rashid Khan. The hit eluded Thompson’s outstretched hands and went for a six. Pretorius also hit the third ball from Rashid Khan for another six to mid-wicket. At the half way mark, Samp Army were 46 for 4.
Samp Army’s half the side was back in the dug-out for 46 when Pretorius got caught by Rashid Khan at long-off off Thompson for 15. David Miller walked in and hit the first ball he faced through the extra cover for a boundary. More disaster followed for Samp Army when Shimron Hetmyer got run out to a direct throw from Paul Stirling for 1. Chamika Karunaratne picked a boundary off Rashid Khan’s fourth ball of the seventh over.
The regular fall of wickets continued in the eight over too when Wahab Riaz had Karunaratne caught at long on by Kieron Pollard for 5. David Miller hit a six pulling Thompson to backward square leg but fell to the next ball hitting in the air to Matiullah Khan at point for 13. The last over bowled by Wahab Riaz yielded only six runs. He also dismissed Sheldon Cottrell with the last ball of the innings for 6, caught by Stirling at short third man. Samp Army was thus restricted to 81 for 9 in 10 overs.
New York Strikers began their chase through the consistent Eoin Morgan and Paul Stirling. Morgan gave an aggressive start hitting Cottrell’s third and fourth deliveries of the first over for sixes. The first six went over long on and second over mid-wicket. Mahesh Theekshana clean bowled Stirling with the second ball of the second over.
Muhammad Waseem, fresh from his unbeaten 45 against Team Abu Dhabi in his last match on Friday, hit Theekshana’s last delivery for a six over extra cover. Karim Janat picked the prize wicket of Morgan clean bowled for 14 with the fifth ball of the third over.
Waseem hit Pretorius’s third delivery for another six over long off. Azam Khan too hit the fifth ball from Pretorius for a boundary. Theekshana struck twice in the fifth over. With fifth ball of the fifth over he had Azam Khan caught at long-off by Karunaratne for 12 and with the next ball he had Jordan Thompson caught behind by wicketkeeper Johnson Charles.
Waseem continued to score freely undaunted by the fall of wickets. He hit Karim Janat for a six to long-off the second delivery. and cut the next ball past backward point for a boundary. Off the fifth and sixth ball, Waseem picked boundaries to make it 18 runs from the last 24 balls.
Kieron Pollard fell for a duck to the first ball of the seventh over, caught and bowled by Karunaratne. Rashid Khan reduced the tension with a boundary to mid-wicket.
New York Strikers needed 11 runs from the next three overs. Rashid Khan hit a boundary off Cottrell to reduce the margin but Cottrell had him caught behind for 9 when seven runs were needed in the next 13 balls. Hosein hit Karunaratne’s third delivery of the ninth over through the covers for a boundary to ensure his team a place in the final. Waseem remained unbeaten on 36.
Brief scores: (Qualifier 1):
New York Strikers bt Samp Army by 4 wkts. Samp Army 81 for 9 in 10 overs (Akeal Hosein 2 for 7, Ravi Rampaul 2 for 6, Jordan Thompson 2 for 17, Wahab Riaz 2 for 10) New York Strikers 82 for 6 in 8.3 overs (Muhammad Waseem 36n.o, Maheesh Theekshana 3 for 12)
Player of the Match: Muhammad Waseem
Josh Little’s big blows help Deccan Gladiators stop Team Abu Dhabi in a thrilling Eliminator clash
A spirited bowling display from Deccan Gladiators ousted Team Abu Dhabi by five runs in the eliminator of the Abu Dhabi T10 at the Abu Dhabi Zayed Cricket Stadium. Deccan Gladiators had posted only 94 for 6 in 10 overs but restricted Team Abu Dhabi to 89 for 8 in an edge of the seat thriller.
Josh Little broke the middle order of Team Abu Dhabi with two wickets and he was well backed by Sultan Ahmed, Zahir Khan, Tabraiz Shamsi and Zahoor Khan, all of whom took two wickets each. Zahoor Khan who bowled the last over gave away only 11 runs when Abu Dhabi needed 17 runs to win from the last over.
Defending champions Deccan Gladiators thus qualified to play in the second qualifier against Samp Army in Qualifier 2, which will decide who will play against New York Strikers in the final on Sunday.
Team Abu Dhabi won the toss and elected to field. Tom Kohler-Cadmore and Will Smeed opening the batting for Deccan Gladiators and managed only a 12 runs partnership. Peter Hatzoglou got Smeed out for 6 with the last ball of the second over for 6. Going for a big hit, he missed the line of the ball completely and the ball hit the top of his middle stump.
Nicholas Pooran, who walked in, began in his usual aggressive style hitting Adil Rashid for a six over deep square leg. Off the fifth delivery, Pooran top edged Rashid to Naveen Ul Haq who dropped him at deep square leg. The drop did not prove costly for Team Abu Dhabi as Pooran fell to the next ball caught by James Vince at long-off for 14.
The third over from Fabian Allen was a disastrous one for Deccan Gladiators. With the third delivery he had Andre Russell out caught by Vince at long-off for a duck. One ball later, danger man Kohler-Cadmore got run out through a fine pick up and throw from Hatzoglou at point for 6. David Wiese began to hit out and lifted Rashid for a huge six over deep square leg. He also slog swept the last ball of the over for another six. Fifteen runs came off that over.
In the sixth over, Hatzoglou gave only a boundary to Odean Smith and Deccan Gladiators’ score read 55 for 4 in six overs. Smith hit two consecutive sixes off Andrew Tye, the first to deep mid-wicket and the second over extra cover. The fifth delivery from Tye was also smashed for a six over long off. Deccan Gladiators’s score thus reached 74 for 4 in seven overs.
The last three overs needed some more big hits and Smith got a boundary off the first ball of the eighth over from Naveen Ul Haq to third man. Off the second ball, Smith got out to an unbelievable catch by Hatzoglou for 32. Hatzoglou, running back. dived full length and pulled off a one-handed catch. One ball later, Naveen Ul Haq got Wiese too out for 13 when Alishan Sharafu took Wiese’s pull shot to deep mid-wicket by running in and diving full length for another spectacular catch.
With the score on 80 for 6 and only two more overs to go, Deccan Gladiators hopes of a total beyond the 100-run mark began to fade. Andrew Tye made sure that they did not make it to the three figure mark with a tight ninth over giving away just five runs. The last over bowled by Fabian Allen too yielded only nine runs and in the end Deccan Gladiators posted 94 for 6 in 10 overs.
Team Abu Dhabi openers Alex Hales and skipper Chris Lynn began the chase well. Lynn hit Sultan Ahmed for two consecutive boundaries off the third and fourth deliveries. But Sultan Ahmed struck with the last delivery clean bowling Hales for 1 with an arm ball. Zahir Khan’s first delivery off the second over was swept by Lynn for a boundary to fine leg. Off the second delivery Zahir Khan struck by trapping Lynn leg before for 13. Brandon King, not affected by what had happened, hit Zahir Khan for two consecutive boundaries.
Sultan Ahmed, with the first ball of the third over, produced another arm ball to hit King’s middle stump. King paid the price for playing across the line. Vince hit Sultan’s tossed up delivery through extra cover for a boundary. Zahir Khan struck again in the fourth over t o have Fabian Allen hit high to Josh Little at long-off for 4. UAE’s young batsman Alishan Sharafu hit Zahir Khan for a six over square leg to make it 40 for 4 in four overs. Zahoor Khan bowled a fine fifth over giving away just seven runs.
With 48 runs needed off the last five overs, the match was evenly balanced. Josh Little gave away only a boundary to Vince in the sixth over. The first ball of the seventh over from Fabraiz Shamsi ended Vince’s knock by trapping him leg before for 21. He gave away only three runs in that over to help Deccan Gladiator tighten the grip on the match.
With thirty-four runs needed from 18 balls, Sharafu slashed at Little and got out caught behind by wicketkeeper Nicholas Pooran for 9. Little also trapped Andrew Tye leg before with the next ball. Only four runs came off that over. Adil Rashid hit Shamsi’s second ball of the ninth over for a six to make it 21 runs from 10 deliveries. Shamsi trapped Hatzoglou leg before with the fifth delivery for 5.
Home team supporters vociferously cheered for Team Abu Dhabi who needed 17 runs from the last six deliveries. Zahoor Khan was introduced for the over and Naveen Ul Haq picked a single off the first while Rashid took two runs off the second delivery. The third was hit by Rashid for a six over long-on to make it eight runs from three balls. Off the fourth ball they picked a single bye. With seven from two balls, they took another single bye. When six runs were needed off the last ball, Zahoor gave away no run and his team won the match by five runs.
Brief scores: (Eliminator)
Deccan Gladiators bt Team Abu Dhabi by five runs. Deccan Gladiators 94 for 6 in 10 overs (Odean Smith 32, Naveen Ul Haq 2 for 10) Team Abu Dhabi 89 for 8 in 10 overs (James Vince 21, Sultan Ahmed 2 for 17, Zahir Khan 2 for 22, Josh Little 2 for 15, Tabraiz Shamsi 2 for 12)
Player of the Match: Josh Little
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A spirited bowling display from Deccan Gladiators ousted Team Abu Dhabi by five runs in the eliminator of the Abu Dhabi T10 at the Abu Dhabi Zayed Cricket Stadium. Deccan Gladiators had posted only 94 for 6 in 10 overs but restricted Team Abu Dhabi to 89 for 8 in an edge of the seat thriller.
Josh Little broke the middle order of Team Abu Dhabi with two wickets and he was well backed by Sultan Ahmed, Zahir Khan, Tabraiz Shamsi and Zahoor Khan, all of whom took two wickets each. Zahoor Khan who bowled the last over gave away only 11 runs when Abu Dhabi needed 17 runs to win from the last over.
Defending champions Deccan Gladiators thus qualified to play in the second qualifier against Samp Army in Qualifier 2, which will decide who will play against New York Strikers in the final on Sunday.
Team Abu Dhabi won the toss and elected to field. Tom Kohler-Cadmore and Will Smeed opening the batting for Deccan Gladiators and managed only a 12 runs partnership. Peter Hatzoglou got Smeed out for 6 with the last ball of the second over for 6. Going for a big hit, he missed the line of the ball completely and the ball hit the top of his middle stump.
Nicholas Pooran, who walked in, began in his usual aggressive style hitting Adil Rashid for a six over deep square leg. Off the fifth delivery, Pooran top edged Rashid to Naveen Ul Haq who dropped him at deep square leg. The drop did not prove costly for Team Abu Dhabi as Pooran fell to the next ball caught by James Vince at long-off for 14.
The third over from Fabian Allen was a disastrous one for Deccan Gladiators. With the third delivery he had Andre Russell out caught by Vince at long-off for a duck. One ball later, danger man Kohler-Cadmore got run out through a fine pick up and throw from Hatzoglou at point for 6. David Wiese began to hit out and lifted Rashid for a huge six over deep square leg. He also slog swept the last ball of the over for another six. Fifteen runs came off that over.
In the sixth over, Hatzoglou gave only a boundary to Odean Smith and Deccan Gladiators’ score read 55 for 4 in six overs. Smith hit two consecutive sixes off Andrew Tye, the first to deep mid-wicket and the second over extra cover. The fifth delivery from Tye was also smashed for a six over long off. Deccan Gladiators’s score thus reached 74 for 4 in seven overs.
The last three overs needed some more big hits and Smith got a boundary off the first ball of the eighth over from Naveen Ul Haq to third man. Off the second ball, Smith got out to an unbelievable catch by Hatzoglou for 32. Hatzoglou, running back. dived full length and pulled off a one-handed catch. One ball later, Naveen Ul Haq got Wiese too out for 13 when Alishan Sharafu took Wiese’s pull shot to deep mid-wicket by running in and diving full length for another spectacular catch.
With the score on 80 for 6 and only two more overs to go, Deccan Gladiators hopes of a total beyond the 100-run mark began to fade. Andrew Tye made sure that they did not make it to the three figure mark with a tight ninth over giving away just five runs. The last over bowled by Fabian Allen too yielded only nine runs and in the end Deccan Gladiators posted 94 for 6 in 10 overs.
Team Abu Dhabi openers Alex Hales and skipper Chris Lynn began the chase well. Lynn hit Sultan Ahmed for two consecutive boundaries off the third and fourth deliveries. But Sultan Ahmed struck with the last delivery clean bowling Hales for 1 with an arm ball. Zahir Khan’s first delivery off the second over was swept by Lynn for a boundary to fine leg. Off the second delivery Zahir Khan struck by trapping Lynn leg before for 13. Brandon King, not affected by what had happened, hit Zahir Khan for two consecutive boundaries.
Sultan Ahmed, with the first ball of the third over, produced another arm ball to hit King’s middle stump. King paid the price for playing across the line. Vince hit Sultan’s tossed up delivery through extra cover for a boundary. Zahir Khan struck again in the fourth over t o have Fabian Allen hit high to Josh Little at long-off for 4. UAE’s young batsman Alishan Sharafu hit Zahir Khan for a six over square leg to make it 40 for 4 in four overs. Zahoor Khan bowled a fine fifth over giving away just seven runs.
With 48 runs needed off the last five overs, the match was evenly balanced. Josh Little gave away only a boundary to Vince in the sixth over. The first ball of the seventh over from Fabraiz Shamsi ended Vince’s knock by trapping him leg before for 21. He gave away only three runs in that over to help Deccan Gladiator tighten the grip on the match.
With thirty-four runs needed from 18 balls, Sharafu slashed at Little and got out caught behind by wicketkeeper Nicholas Pooran for 9. Little also trapped Andrew Tye leg before with the next ball. Only four runs came off that over. Adil Rashid hit Shamsi’s second ball of the ninth over for a six to make it 21 runs from 10 deliveries. Shamsi trapped Hatzoglou leg before with the fifth delivery for 5.
Home team supporters vociferously cheered for Team Abu Dhabi who needed 17 runs from the last six deliveries. Zahoor Khan was introduced for the over and Naveen Ul Haq picked a single off the first while Rashid took two runs off the second delivery. The third was hit by Rashid for a six over long-on to make it eight runs from three balls. Off the fourth ball they picked a single bye. With seven from two balls, they took another single bye. When six runs were needed off the last ball, Zahoor gave away no run and his team won the match by five runs.
Brief scores: (Eliminator)
Deccan Gladiators bt Team Abu Dhabi by five runs. Deccan Gladiators 94 for 6 in 10 overs (Odean Smith 32, Naveen Ul Haq 2 for 10) Team Abu Dhabi 89 for 8 in 10 overs (James Vince 21, Sultan Ahmed 2 for 17, Zahir Khan 2 for 22, Josh Little 2 for 15, Tabraiz Shamsi 2 for 12)
Player of the Match: Josh Little
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Andre Russell and skipper Nicholas Pooran’s power-hitting helps Deccan Gladiators overpower Samp Army to reach the final
Andre Russell’s power-packed knock of 63 and skipper Nicholas Pooran’s unbeaten 38 helped defending champions Deccan Gladiators reach the final of the Abu Dhabi T10 beating Samp Army by 8 wickets. Deccan Gladiators will take on New York Strikers in the final on Sunday at the Abu Dhabi Zayed Cricket Stadium. Russell’s 63 came off 32 balls with seven boundaries and four sixes. Pooran’s unbeaten 38 off 12 balls had five boundaries and two sixes, and they won with two balls to spare in the Qualifier 2 match.
Samp Army had posted 119 for 2 through their skipper Moeen Ali’s stupendous unbeaten 78 off 29 balls with six sixes and four boundaries, but unfortunately his knock went in vain.
Deccan Gladiators won the toss and elected to field. Samp Army openers Johnson Charles and skipper Moeen Ali took 12 runs off the first over from Sultan Ahmed. This included an elegantly driven boundary by Charles through the gap between point and cover. The second over from Josh Little was expensive as Moeen Ali not only hit two consecutive boundaries off the first and second deliveries but also a six off the fourth and a boundary off the fifth. Nineteen runs came off that over.
Zahir Khan picked the prize wicket of Charles with the third ball of the second over stumped by Nicholas Pooran. In fact, Charles coming out to hit, misread the googly only to be stumped for 7. Odean Smith bowled a tight fourth over giving away only five runs. Shimron Hetmyer hit Tabraiz Shamsi for a six off the fourth ball to mid-wicket. With the last ball of that over, Shamsi trapped Hetmyer leg before for 10. At the half way mark, Samp Army were 46 for 2.
The sixth over saw Moeen Ali trying to accerlate the run flow hitting Smith for two boundaries off the second and fifth ball and take 14 runs off that over. The seventh over from Zahir Khan tied down both David Miller and Zahir Khan. Except for Miller hitting Zahir Khan for a boundary to deep cover no other boundaries came off it.
Three overs to go and score stood at 69 for 2. Moeen Ali hit Andre Russell for two consecutive sixes off the second and third deliveries. He also hit the last ball for a six to reach his half century in 22 balls. Twenty-two runs came off that over from Russell. The first six of the eighth over was hit by Moeen over extra cover, the second pulled over mid-wicket and the last ball six was also pulled over mid-wicket.
The ninth over from Tabraiz Shamsi saw him giving away only singles from the first four balls but Moeen Ali hit the fifth for a six to over extra cover and also the last ball for another six over long off. Zahoor Khan, who bowled a brilliant last over in the eliminator against Team Abu Dhabi, was introduced for the last over. He gave away no runs off the first but a single off the second to Miller. The third from him was slashed by Moeen to third man to move on to 70. He also took a double off the fourth ball and fifth balls.
Moeen hit the last ball for a well-placed boundary to sweeper cover and return to a huge applause for his unbeaten 78. Moeen and Miller put on an unbeaten 73 runs off 30 balls for the third wicket and posted a challenging 119 for 2 in 10 overs.
Hard-hitting Andre Russell opened the Deccan Gladiators innings along with Tom Kohler-Cadmore. Samp Army opening bowler Sheldon Cottrell bowled fine first over giving away just four runs. Russell hit Maheesh Theekshana’s second delivery off the second ball high over mid-wicket for a six. Still only ten runs came off the over and Deccan Gladiators could get only 14 runs from the first two overs.
Off the third over, Russell hit Karim Janat’s first delivery for a four and the third for a six. He also picked a boundary off the fifth ball and pick 14 runs off that over. Runs became hard to come when Dwaine Pretorius was introduced. Kohler-Cadmore still hit a six off Pretorius’ last delivery to long-off. Russell hit Chamika Karunaratne’s fifth delivery for a six to mid-wicket with enormous power.
At the half way mark, Deccan Gladiators were 51 for no loss needing another 69 runs from the remaining five overs.
Samp Army got their breakthrough in the sixth over when Pretorius had Kohler Cadmore out for 14, caught by Moeen Ali for 14. The pair had added 61 runs in six overs. With 59 runs needed off the last 24 balls, Nicholas Pooran walked in. He hit Theekshana for two consecutive boundaries in the seventh over. Forty-four runs needed off the last 18 balls, Russell reached his half century in 27 balls scoring a boundary off Cottrell’s first ball of the eighth over. He also hit the second ball for a boundary. Both boundaries were through hard hits to deep point fence.
Pooran too hit his first six pulling Cottrell and top edging over the keeper’s head. These big hits made it a gettable 23 from 12 balls. Cottrell had given away 23 runs in that over.
The first and second ball of the ninth over too was hit by Russell for boundaries. Russell fell to the third ball caught by Pretorius at extra cover for 63. Fifteen runs were needed off the last nine balls at this stage.
With Odean Smith and Pooran the crease, Deccan Gladiators needed 13 runs off the last six balls. Chamika Karunaratne was introduced for the last over. Pooran got no runs off the first ball but a boundary off the second. The third was smashed for a six to deep midwicket. Pooran also hit the fourth delivery for a boundary to win the match with two balls to spare and remain unbeaten on 38 off 12 balls with five boundaries and two sixes.
Brief scores:
Deccan Gladiators bt Samp Army by 8 wkts. Samp Army 119 for 2 in 10 overs (Moeen Ali 78n.o) Deccan Gladiators 121 for 2 in 9.4 overs (Andre Russell 63, Nicholas Pooran 38n.o)
Player of the Match: Andre Russell
Andre Russell’s power-packed knock of 63 and skipper Nicholas Pooran’s unbeaten 38 helped defending champions Deccan Gladiators reach the final of the Abu Dhabi T10 beating Samp Army by 8 wickets. Deccan Gladiators will take on New York Strikers in the final on Sunday at the Abu Dhabi Zayed Cricket Stadium. Russell’s 63 came off 32 balls with seven boundaries and four sixes. Pooran’s unbeaten 38 off 12 balls had five boundaries and two sixes, and they won with two balls to spare in the Qualifier 2 match.
Samp Army had posted 119 for 2 through their skipper Moeen Ali’s stupendous unbeaten 78 off 29 balls with six sixes and four boundaries, but unfortunately his knock went in vain.
Deccan Gladiators won the toss and elected to field. Samp Army openers Johnson Charles and skipper Moeen Ali took 12 runs off the first over from Sultan Ahmed. This included an elegantly driven boundary by Charles through the gap between point and cover. The second over from Josh Little was expensive as Moeen Ali not only hit two consecutive boundaries off the first and second deliveries but also a six off the fourth and a boundary off the fifth. Nineteen runs came off that over.
Zahir Khan picked the prize wicket of Charles with the third ball of the second over stumped by Nicholas Pooran. In fact, Charles coming out to hit, misread the googly only to be stumped for 7. Odean Smith bowled a tight fourth over giving away only five runs. Shimron Hetmyer hit Tabraiz Shamsi for a six off the fourth ball to mid-wicket. With the last ball of that over, Shamsi trapped Hetmyer leg before for 10. At the half way mark, Samp Army were 46 for 2.
The sixth over saw Moeen Ali trying to accerlate the run flow hitting Smith for two boundaries off the second and fifth ball and take 14 runs off that over. The seventh over from Zahir Khan tied down both David Miller and Zahir Khan. Except for Miller hitting Zahir Khan for a boundary to deep cover no other boundaries came off it.
Three overs to go and score stood at 69 for 2. Moeen Ali hit Andre Russell for two consecutive sixes off the second and third deliveries. He also hit the last ball for a six to reach his half century in 22 balls. Twenty-two runs came off that over from Russell. The first six of the eighth over was hit by Moeen over extra cover, the second pulled over mid-wicket and the last ball six was also pulled over mid-wicket.
The ninth over from Tabraiz Shamsi saw him giving away only singles from the first four balls but Moeen Ali hit the fifth for a six to over extra cover and also the last ball for another six over long off. Zahoor Khan, who bowled a brilliant last over in the eliminator against Team Abu Dhabi, was introduced for the last over. He gave away no runs off the first but a single off the second to Miller. The third from him was slashed by Moeen to third man to move on to 70. He also took a double off the fourth ball and fifth balls.
Moeen hit the last ball for a well-placed boundary to sweeper cover and return to a huge applause for his unbeaten 78. Moeen and Miller put on an unbeaten 73 runs off 30 balls for the third wicket and posted a challenging 119 for 2 in 10 overs.
Hard-hitting Andre Russell opened the Deccan Gladiators innings along with Tom Kohler-Cadmore. Samp Army opening bowler Sheldon Cottrell bowled fine first over giving away just four runs. Russell hit Maheesh Theekshana’s second delivery off the second ball high over mid-wicket for a six. Still only ten runs came off the over and Deccan Gladiators could get only 14 runs from the first two overs.
Off the third over, Russell hit Karim Janat’s first delivery for a four and the third for a six. He also picked a boundary off the fifth ball and pick 14 runs off that over. Runs became hard to come when Dwaine Pretorius was introduced. Kohler-Cadmore still hit a six off Pretorius’ last delivery to long-off. Russell hit Chamika Karunaratne’s fifth delivery for a six to mid-wicket with enormous power.
At the half way mark, Deccan Gladiators were 51 for no loss needing another 69 runs from the remaining five overs.
Samp Army got their breakthrough in the sixth over when Pretorius had Kohler Cadmore out for 14, caught by Moeen Ali for 14. The pair had added 61 runs in six overs. With 59 runs needed off the last 24 balls, Nicholas Pooran walked in. He hit Theekshana for two consecutive boundaries in the seventh over. Forty-four runs needed off the last 18 balls, Russell reached his half century in 27 balls scoring a boundary off Cottrell’s first ball of the eighth over. He also hit the second ball for a boundary. Both boundaries were through hard hits to deep point fence.
Pooran too hit his first six pulling Cottrell and top edging over the keeper’s head. These big hits made it a gettable 23 from 12 balls. Cottrell had given away 23 runs in that over.
The first and second ball of the ninth over too was hit by Russell for boundaries. Russell fell to the third ball caught by Pretorius at extra cover for 63. Fifteen runs were needed off the last nine balls at this stage.
With Odean Smith and Pooran the crease, Deccan Gladiators needed 13 runs off the last six balls. Chamika Karunaratne was introduced for the last over. Pooran got no runs off the first ball but a boundary off the second. The third was smashed for a six to deep midwicket. Pooran also hit the fourth delivery for a boundary to win the match with two balls to spare and remain unbeaten on 38 off 12 balls with five boundaries and two sixes.
Brief scores:
Deccan Gladiators bt Samp Army by 8 wkts. Samp Army 119 for 2 in 10 overs (Moeen Ali 78n.o) Deccan Gladiators 121 for 2 in 9.4 overs (Andre Russell 63, Nicholas Pooran 38n.o)
Player of the Match: Andre Russell
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Final on 4th December between Deccan Gladiators and New York Strikers
Debutants Morrisville Samp Army marched off in style by bowling out Team Abu Dhabi for a paltry 48 runs in 8.4 overs to record an emphatic 79-runs victory in the third place play-off match on the final day of the sixth edition of the Abu T10 at the Abu Dhabi Zayed Cricket Stadium. Samp Army had posted 127 for 2 through Andries Gous’s brilliant knock of 68 off 33 balls with six boundaries and five sixes. Team Abu Dhabi’s batting cracked before the tight bowling of Samp Army. Bas del Leede and Kashif Daud bagged three wickets each backed by Akif Raja with two wickets.
Samp Army had won the toss and opted to bat. Moeen Ali, fresh from his brilliant knock of an unbeaten 78 against Deccan Gladiators in his last match on Saturday, opened with Andries Gous. The first boundary of the day was scored by Moeen off the last ball from David Payne, edging past a diving wicketkeeper Kamran Atta. In the second over, after Gous hit Peter Hatzoglou’s first delivery for a boundary over extra cover, Moeen hit the fourth ball for a six over long-off and also the fifth for another boundary over extra cover. Sixteen runs came off that over.
When Andrew Tye was introduced for the third over, Moeen hit the first delivery for a six over long-off. Tye struck with the third ball ending Moeen’s knock by having him caught by D’Souza at deep cover for 23. Gous top edged Tye over short third man for another boundary. Amad Butt bowled a brilliant fourth over giving away only a boundary to Gous. Adil Rashid was introduced for the fifth over and Gous lifted Rashid for a straight six. At the half way mark, Samp Army was 55 for 1.
The sixth over from Fabian Allen was an eventful one. Karim Janat escaped being caught at long-off off the second ball. Gous hit the third and fourth ball for sixes, both over long-on. Gous was at his aggressive best in the seventh over. He hit Rashid for a six to deep mid-wicket and then picked a boundary driving through extra cover and also slog swept the fifth delivery for a six. Nineteen runs came off that over.
Karim Janat hit the accurate Hatzoglou for a six over deep mid-wicket in the eight over, but Samp Army managed only nine runs off that over. In the ninth over Gous hit David Payne for two consecutive boundaries off the second and third deliveries but fell to the fourth delivery. While trying to hit across the line, Gous missed Payne’s delivery and got bowled for 68. His knock off 33 deliveries had six boundaries and five sixes.
Tye bowled the last over and Karim Janat hit the first delivery for a six over mid-wicket. Janat also hit the fifth delivery for a six over extra cover. Eighteen runs came off the last over and Samp Army posted 127 for 2 with Karim Janat remaining unbeaten on 27 off 16 balls with three sixes.
Needing to score at over 12 runs an over, Team Abu Dhabi began their chase with their strike bowlers Fabian Allen and Adil Rashid opening the batting. Maheesh Theekshana, who bowled the first over, gave away just five runs. Adil Rashid fell to Bas de Leede to the fifth ball caught by Moeen Ali at covers for 3. Alishan Sharaful got out to the next ball caught behind by wicketkeeper Gous. Leede gave away just seven runs and bagged two wickets too.
The first ball of third over from Akif Raja to Allen sailed over the long leg fence for a six. The next ball ended Allen’s stay at the wicket when he hit Akif Raja to De Leede at deep cover for an easy catch. Allen had scored only 13 runs. De Leede then clean bowled Amad Butt with the second ball of his second over for a duck. Darwish Rasooli scored two boundaries off De Leede’s fourth and fifth deliveries. Obus Pienaar was introduced for the fifth over. He trapped Ali Abi leg before with the third ball for 2. To make matters worse for Team Abu Dhabi, Kamran Atta got run out to a fine pick up and throw by Miller to the fifth ball. At the half way mark, Team Abu Dhabi had lost six wickets for 31 runs.
Samp Army then went for the kill through Kashif Daud. Next man Darwish Rasool got out clean bowled by Daud for 10. Daud gave away just one run in that over. Tye hit Pienaar for a six in the seventh over. Akif Raja struck with the first ball of the eighth over to have Payne out for 3 caught at deep mid-wicket by De Leede. In the ninth over, Daud clean bowled Hatsoglou for 2 with the second ball and then had Ethan D’Souza caught behind by Gous for 2 with the fourth ball. Team Abu Dhabi was thus bowled out for a paltry 48 runs.
Brief scores: (3rd place play-off)
Morrisville Samp Army bt Team Abu Dhabi by 79 runs. Morrisville Samp Army 127 for 2 in 10 overs (Moeen Ali 23, Andries Gous 68, Karim Janat 27n.o) Team Abu Dhabi 48 in 8.4 overs (Bas de Leede 3 for 18, Akif Raja 2 for 9, Kashif Daud 3 for 3)
Player of the Match: Andries Gous
Samp Army had won the toss and opted to bat. Moeen Ali, fresh from his brilliant knock of an unbeaten 78 against Deccan Gladiators in his last match on Saturday, opened with Andries Gous. The first boundary of the day was scored by Moeen off the last ball from David Payne, edging past a diving wicketkeeper Kamran Atta. In the second over, after Gous hit Peter Hatzoglou’s first delivery for a boundary over extra cover, Moeen hit the fourth ball for a six over long-off and also the fifth for another boundary over extra cover. Sixteen runs came off that over.
When Andrew Tye was introduced for the third over, Moeen hit the first delivery for a six over long-off. Tye struck with the third ball ending Moeen’s knock by having him caught by D’Souza at deep cover for 23. Gous top edged Tye over short third man for another boundary. Amad Butt bowled a brilliant fourth over giving away only a boundary to Gous. Adil Rashid was introduced for the fifth over and Gous lifted Rashid for a straight six. At the half way mark, Samp Army was 55 for 1.
The sixth over from Fabian Allen was an eventful one. Karim Janat escaped being caught at long-off off the second ball. Gous hit the third and fourth ball for sixes, both over long-on. Gous was at his aggressive best in the seventh over. He hit Rashid for a six to deep mid-wicket and then picked a boundary driving through extra cover and also slog swept the fifth delivery for a six. Nineteen runs came off that over.
Karim Janat hit the accurate Hatzoglou for a six over deep mid-wicket in the eight over, but Samp Army managed only nine runs off that over. In the ninth over Gous hit David Payne for two consecutive boundaries off the second and third deliveries but fell to the fourth delivery. While trying to hit across the line, Gous missed Payne’s delivery and got bowled for 68. His knock off 33 deliveries had six boundaries and five sixes.
Tye bowled the last over and Karim Janat hit the first delivery for a six over mid-wicket. Janat also hit the fifth delivery for a six over extra cover. Eighteen runs came off the last over and Samp Army posted 127 for 2 with Karim Janat remaining unbeaten on 27 off 16 balls with three sixes.
Needing to score at over 12 runs an over, Team Abu Dhabi began their chase with their strike bowlers Fabian Allen and Adil Rashid opening the batting. Maheesh Theekshana, who bowled the first over, gave away just five runs. Adil Rashid fell to Bas de Leede to the fifth ball caught by Moeen Ali at covers for 3. Alishan Sharaful got out to the next ball caught behind by wicketkeeper Gous. Leede gave away just seven runs and bagged two wickets too.
The first ball of third over from Akif Raja to Allen sailed over the long leg fence for a six. The next ball ended Allen’s stay at the wicket when he hit Akif Raja to De Leede at deep cover for an easy catch. Allen had scored only 13 runs. De Leede then clean bowled Amad Butt with the second ball of his second over for a duck. Darwish Rasooli scored two boundaries off De Leede’s fourth and fifth deliveries. Obus Pienaar was introduced for the fifth over. He trapped Ali Abi leg before with the third ball for 2. To make matters worse for Team Abu Dhabi, Kamran Atta got run out to a fine pick up and throw by Miller to the fifth ball. At the half way mark, Team Abu Dhabi had lost six wickets for 31 runs.
Samp Army then went for the kill through Kashif Daud. Next man Darwish Rasool got out clean bowled by Daud for 10. Daud gave away just one run in that over. Tye hit Pienaar for a six in the seventh over. Akif Raja struck with the first ball of the eighth over to have Payne out for 3 caught at deep mid-wicket by De Leede. In the ninth over, Daud clean bowled Hatsoglou for 2 with the second ball and then had Ethan D’Souza caught behind by Gous for 2 with the fourth ball. Team Abu Dhabi was thus bowled out for a paltry 48 runs.
Brief scores: (3rd place play-off)
Morrisville Samp Army bt Team Abu Dhabi by 79 runs. Morrisville Samp Army 127 for 2 in 10 overs (Moeen Ali 23, Andries Gous 68, Karim Janat 27n.o) Team Abu Dhabi 48 in 8.4 overs (Bas de Leede 3 for 18, Akif Raja 2 for 9, Kashif Daud 3 for 3)
Player of the Match: Andries Gous
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Deccan Gladiators are champions for 2022
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Defending champions Deccan Gladiators beat debutants New York Strikers by 37 runs to retain the Abu Dhabi T10 title
Defending champions Deccan Gladiators once again stamped their authority in the Abu Dhabi T10 by recording an emphatic 37-runs win over debutants New York Strikers in the final of the sixth edition of the Abu Dhabi T10 at the Abu Dhabi Zayed Cricket Stadium. It was a brilliant show from Deccan Gladiators who had to win the Eliminator against Team Abu Dhabi and then beat Samp Army in the second qualifier on Saturday to reach the final. By winning the final too through disciplined cricket they recorded three victories in a row to display their might in cricket’s shortest format.
New York Strikers who reached the final by topping the points table and beating Samp Army in the first qualifier could not raise their game in the final. Deccan Gladiators had posted 128 for 4 in 10 overs through David Wiese’s unbeaten 43 off just 18 balls with two boundaries and four sixes, His skipper Nicholas Pooran too scored 40 runs off 23 balls with five boundaries and a six. Pooran not only lifted the trophy but also bagged the Player of the tournament award,
Chasing the target, New York Strikers could muster only 91 for 5 in 10 overs against the tight and disciplined bowling led by Josh Little (2 for 4) and Mohammad Hasnain (2 for 14).
New York Strikers had won the toss and elected to field. Deccan Gladiators began their title defence with Suresh Raina opening with Tom Kohler-Cadmore. Raina hit the second ball of the first over from Akeal Hosein for a boundary over extra cover but he fell to the last ball of that over. He flicked Hosein straight to Thompson at deep mid-wicket for 7.
Kohler-Cadmore hit Tom Hartley’s first delivery for a boundary over midwicket and the second delivery for a six over mid-wicket. Hosein struck with the second ball of the third over by having Kolher-Cadmore caught by Kieron Pollard at long on for 11. It was a brilliant catch as he jumped near the fence and balanced well on one leg to complete the catch.
Andre Russell, the hero of their last match who placed Deccan Gladiators in the final through a fine knock of 63 against Samp Army in the qualifier 2 match on Saturday, began by hitting Hosein for a six to deep mid-wicket. The fourth over was a brilliant over from Rashid Khan. He gave away just three runs.
Skipper Nicholas Pooran began by hitting Wahab Riaz over extra cover for a boundary. He then hit the third delivery for a six to fine leg. The fourth delivery he picked a boundary to fine leg. With the last ball, Wahab Riaz picked the prize wicket of Andre Russell. He clean bowled Russell for 9 when he tried to hit him across the line and got a thick inside edge on to the stumps.
The sixth over was another brilliant over from Rashid Khan. He did not let Pooran and new man David Wiese get any boundary and gave away just seven runs. The seventh over from Jordan Thompson was also bowled well. Except for Pooran hitting the first ball for a boundary, the rest of the deliveries were bowled tight.
Wiese made up for all the good overs by top edging the first ball of the seventh over from Wahab Riaz for a six to third man. The third ball was flicked for a six and fourth too went for another six to over long-on. Wiese ended the over hitting a boundary past backward point to take 24 runs off that over.
Pooran too did not spare Thompson and hit a boundary to deep point. When Wiese too hit Thompson over point for a boundary, Deccan Gladiators’ score went past the 100-run mark. Thompson gave away 17 runs from the ninth over. Wiese hit Pollard’s first delivery of the last over for a six to over long-on. Pollard prevented the batsmen from hitting any more big shots. He also got Pooran out to the last ball of the innings, caught by Matiullah Khan for 40. Wiese remained unbeaten on 43 and Deccan Gladiators thus posted a challenging 128 for 4 in 10 overs.
New York Strikers needed to score at a run rate of 12.80 and they needed a good start. Josh Little gave Deccan Gladiators a good start by clean bowling opener Muhammad Waseem for a duck. Waseem going for a drive, inside edged the delivery onto his stumps. Stirling hit Mohammad Hasnain’s first ball of the second over for a huge six over mid-wicket but fell to the second ball. Kohler-Cadmore at deep square leg took the catch as Stirling flicked in the air to be out for 6.
Azam Khan began by hitting Hasnain for a boundary to deep square leg. Hasnain struck again with the fifth ball, taking the valuable wicket of Eoin Morgan. Going for a shot over mid-off, Morgan failed and landed up being caught by Wiese for a duck. The third over from Odean Smith was a disciplined one giving away just five runs. In the fourth over, Azam Hit Zakir Khan for a boundary to square leg. He then hit the next delivery for a six to deep mid-wicket. He tried to hit the third ball too for a six but could not clear Wiese at long on and got caught for 16.
Skipper Kieron Pollard walked in and hit Zakir Khan for two consecutive sixes. Both of them were hit over mid-wicket. Twenty-two runs came off that over. Odean Smith bowled the fifth over and Thompson picked two boundaries off his fifth and sixth deliveries. New York Strikers were 52 for 4 at the half way stage, needing 77 runs from the last five overs.
All eyes turned towards Pollard, who hit Zahoor Khan’s third delivery for a boundary to wide of the long-on fielder. Thompson too hit Zahoor to deep mid-wicket for a boundary off the fifth ball. Thirteen runs were scored off that over. Hasnain bowled a brilliant seventh over giving nothing away but just three runs and that almost titled the match the Deccan Gladiators way.
Sixty-one runs needed off the last 18 balls, Zahoor too bowled brilliantly. When New York needed another 52 runs off 14 balls, Pollard retired hurt due to serve pain in his biceps. He had hit 23 runs from 15 balls with one four and two sixes. Though Rashid Khan hit Zahoor’s last delivery for a boundary, Zahoor gave only 10 runs off that over.
With 51 runs needed off the last 12 balls, Little was re-introduced for the ninth over. He too strangled the run flow with his accurate swing and change of pace and also got Rashid Khan out for 8. Hosein hit Zakir Khan’s second delivery of the last over for a six over long-off but the target was unreachable. Deccan Gladiator won by 37 runs.
Brief scores: (final)
Deccan Gladiators bt New York Strikers by 37 runs. Deccan Gladiators 128 for 4 in 10 overs (Nichloas Pooran 40, David Wiese 43n.o, Akeal Hosein 2 for 16) New York Strikers 91 for 5 in 10 overs (Jordan Thompson 22n.o, Kieron Pollard 23rtd hurt, Josh Little 2 for 4, Mohammmad Hasnain 2 for 14)
Player of the Match: David Wiese.
Player of the tournament: Nicholas Pooran
Defending champions Deccan Gladiators once again stamped their authority in the Abu Dhabi T10 by recording an emphatic 37-runs win over debutants New York Strikers in the final of the sixth edition of the Abu Dhabi T10 at the Abu Dhabi Zayed Cricket Stadium. It was a brilliant show from Deccan Gladiators who had to win the Eliminator against Team Abu Dhabi and then beat Samp Army in the second qualifier on Saturday to reach the final. By winning the final too through disciplined cricket they recorded three victories in a row to display their might in cricket’s shortest format.
New York Strikers who reached the final by topping the points table and beating Samp Army in the first qualifier could not raise their game in the final. Deccan Gladiators had posted 128 for 4 in 10 overs through David Wiese’s unbeaten 43 off just 18 balls with two boundaries and four sixes, His skipper Nicholas Pooran too scored 40 runs off 23 balls with five boundaries and a six. Pooran not only lifted the trophy but also bagged the Player of the tournament award,
Chasing the target, New York Strikers could muster only 91 for 5 in 10 overs against the tight and disciplined bowling led by Josh Little (2 for 4) and Mohammad Hasnain (2 for 14).
New York Strikers had won the toss and elected to field. Deccan Gladiators began their title defence with Suresh Raina opening with Tom Kohler-Cadmore. Raina hit the second ball of the first over from Akeal Hosein for a boundary over extra cover but he fell to the last ball of that over. He flicked Hosein straight to Thompson at deep mid-wicket for 7.
Kohler-Cadmore hit Tom Hartley’s first delivery for a boundary over midwicket and the second delivery for a six over mid-wicket. Hosein struck with the second ball of the third over by having Kolher-Cadmore caught by Kieron Pollard at long on for 11. It was a brilliant catch as he jumped near the fence and balanced well on one leg to complete the catch.
Andre Russell, the hero of their last match who placed Deccan Gladiators in the final through a fine knock of 63 against Samp Army in the qualifier 2 match on Saturday, began by hitting Hosein for a six to deep mid-wicket. The fourth over was a brilliant over from Rashid Khan. He gave away just three runs.
Skipper Nicholas Pooran began by hitting Wahab Riaz over extra cover for a boundary. He then hit the third delivery for a six to fine leg. The fourth delivery he picked a boundary to fine leg. With the last ball, Wahab Riaz picked the prize wicket of Andre Russell. He clean bowled Russell for 9 when he tried to hit him across the line and got a thick inside edge on to the stumps.
The sixth over was another brilliant over from Rashid Khan. He did not let Pooran and new man David Wiese get any boundary and gave away just seven runs. The seventh over from Jordan Thompson was also bowled well. Except for Pooran hitting the first ball for a boundary, the rest of the deliveries were bowled tight.
Wiese made up for all the good overs by top edging the first ball of the seventh over from Wahab Riaz for a six to third man. The third ball was flicked for a six and fourth too went for another six to over long-on. Wiese ended the over hitting a boundary past backward point to take 24 runs off that over.
Pooran too did not spare Thompson and hit a boundary to deep point. When Wiese too hit Thompson over point for a boundary, Deccan Gladiators’ score went past the 100-run mark. Thompson gave away 17 runs from the ninth over. Wiese hit Pollard’s first delivery of the last over for a six to over long-on. Pollard prevented the batsmen from hitting any more big shots. He also got Pooran out to the last ball of the innings, caught by Matiullah Khan for 40. Wiese remained unbeaten on 43 and Deccan Gladiators thus posted a challenging 128 for 4 in 10 overs.
New York Strikers needed to score at a run rate of 12.80 and they needed a good start. Josh Little gave Deccan Gladiators a good start by clean bowling opener Muhammad Waseem for a duck. Waseem going for a drive, inside edged the delivery onto his stumps. Stirling hit Mohammad Hasnain’s first ball of the second over for a huge six over mid-wicket but fell to the second ball. Kohler-Cadmore at deep square leg took the catch as Stirling flicked in the air to be out for 6.
Azam Khan began by hitting Hasnain for a boundary to deep square leg. Hasnain struck again with the fifth ball, taking the valuable wicket of Eoin Morgan. Going for a shot over mid-off, Morgan failed and landed up being caught by Wiese for a duck. The third over from Odean Smith was a disciplined one giving away just five runs. In the fourth over, Azam Hit Zakir Khan for a boundary to square leg. He then hit the next delivery for a six to deep mid-wicket. He tried to hit the third ball too for a six but could not clear Wiese at long on and got caught for 16.
Skipper Kieron Pollard walked in and hit Zakir Khan for two consecutive sixes. Both of them were hit over mid-wicket. Twenty-two runs came off that over. Odean Smith bowled the fifth over and Thompson picked two boundaries off his fifth and sixth deliveries. New York Strikers were 52 for 4 at the half way stage, needing 77 runs from the last five overs.
All eyes turned towards Pollard, who hit Zahoor Khan’s third delivery for a boundary to wide of the long-on fielder. Thompson too hit Zahoor to deep mid-wicket for a boundary off the fifth ball. Thirteen runs were scored off that over. Hasnain bowled a brilliant seventh over giving nothing away but just three runs and that almost titled the match the Deccan Gladiators way.
Sixty-one runs needed off the last 18 balls, Zahoor too bowled brilliantly. When New York needed another 52 runs off 14 balls, Pollard retired hurt due to serve pain in his biceps. He had hit 23 runs from 15 balls with one four and two sixes. Though Rashid Khan hit Zahoor’s last delivery for a boundary, Zahoor gave only 10 runs off that over.
With 51 runs needed off the last 12 balls, Little was re-introduced for the ninth over. He too strangled the run flow with his accurate swing and change of pace and also got Rashid Khan out for 8. Hosein hit Zakir Khan’s second delivery of the last over for a six over long-off but the target was unreachable. Deccan Gladiator won by 37 runs.
Brief scores: (final)
Deccan Gladiators bt New York Strikers by 37 runs. Deccan Gladiators 128 for 4 in 10 overs (Nichloas Pooran 40, David Wiese 43n.o, Akeal Hosein 2 for 16) New York Strikers 91 for 5 in 10 overs (Jordan Thompson 22n.o, Kieron Pollard 23rtd hurt, Josh Little 2 for 4, Mohammmad Hasnain 2 for 14)
Player of the Match: David Wiese.
Player of the tournament: Nicholas Pooran
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After Successful Season 6 in Abu Dhabi, T10 Eyes Global Expansion With Olympics as Final Destination
The T10 format hopes to expand and grow its tribe in five continents around the globe.
Abu Dhabi, 6th December, 2022: After the successful completion of the sixth season of Abu Dhabi T10, the fastest format in the game of cricket is looking to grow and leave its imprint globally, with continents like Asia and Africa earmarked as the next pit stops in what is set to be a storied journey.
The very exciting T10 which is the brainchild of TTen Global Sports’ Chairman Shaji Ul Mulk is taking serious steps in terms of expansion and have already announced a tournament in Sri Lanka while another in Zimbabwe, which hopes to bring together more than 30 nations from the continent, is also locked in and ready for roll out.
“This is a very unique time for African nations, and when we think of how we are going to be part of this, to grow the game, we are very excited. For us in Africa, the franchises coming here would open up the doorway for all of us to grow much better. In a few years, with the help of this partnership, we should be able to compete with the big guys. The most important thing is to give the youngsters a chance to play at the highest levels, with their icons,” said Kwame Asare, Chairman of the African Cricket Association.
“This is a new brand of cricket that is coming to the continent of Africa and the country of Zimbabwe. All the sportspersons and stakeholders, men and women have embraced this format and we want this movement to grow from here. And on the other side, qualification for the T20 World Cup after a while was a big thing for us too, it has captured the mood of the nation and the fans, especially after the win against Pakistan. The addition of T10 has just brought more excitement among the fans and the cricket family,” said Dr Tevengwa Mukuhlani, Chairman of Zimbabwe Cricket.
The giant that is the T10 hopes to proactively attract various nations around the globe so as to further grow the cricketing family, and inspire youngsters to take up the sport. While bringing more cricketers into the sport is one aspect of the movement, the T10 bandwagon is also keen on attracting more fans to the sport, especially the newer generation.
In Africa, the high-octane brand of cricket that is the T10 is not going to be restricted to only the men’s game but also in the works are plans for the women’s tournament. Over the last few years, franchise cricket and leagues in T20 and T10 have taken the world by storm, with cricketers and fans taking to it like a fish does to water.
Speaking about the rapid growth and expansion, Shaji Ul Mulk, Chairman of the TTen Global Sports, said, “I think league and bilateral cricket are both very different and hold their own place in the hearts of the fans. Our objective, with the T10, is to draw a new crowd, attract more of the youth and also there are a lot of countries that don’t follow cricket as closely. With a 90-minute format, we hope to develop the sport in these countries.”
The first ever edition of this dynamic tournament was held in 2017 with the International Cricket Council officially giving their nod for the Abu Dhabi T10. The league has seen significant year-on-year growth in viewership and economic value, with the 2021-2022 edition of the tournament having reached 342 million viewers through television and digital streaming compared to roughly 37 million viewers in the 2017 edition. Furthermore, such has been the T10’s popularity that the sixth season of the tournament in Abu Dhabi was graced by two new franchises from the USA in the New York Strikers and the Morrisville SAMP Army, who finished second and third, respectively.
“The T10 is hoping to make its presence felt in at least five continents. While the Middle-East, Asia and Africa are already locked in, we also want to bring under our umbrella the Americas and Europe,” Shaji Ul Mulk added.
The T10 movement aims not only at bringing on board more countries who aren’t traditionally nations that play cricket but also has one eye on the Summer Olympics, the very pinnacle of sporting excellence.
“For cricket to be part of the Olympic family, it will only be a good thing. The whole thing is time-bound as the ICC can’t be there beyond a certain number of days. So, I believe, it is inevitable that, T10 is going to be the answer to this due to its shorter duration, especially because it is a 90-minute overall game,” said Cassim Suliman, CEO of the African Cricket Association.
The T10 format hopes to expand and grow its tribe in five continents around the globe.
Abu Dhabi, 6th December, 2022: After the successful completion of the sixth season of Abu Dhabi T10, the fastest format in the game of cricket is looking to grow and leave its imprint globally, with continents like Asia and Africa earmarked as the next pit stops in what is set to be a storied journey.
The very exciting T10 which is the brainchild of TTen Global Sports’ Chairman Shaji Ul Mulk is taking serious steps in terms of expansion and have already announced a tournament in Sri Lanka while another in Zimbabwe, which hopes to bring together more than 30 nations from the continent, is also locked in and ready for roll out.
“This is a very unique time for African nations, and when we think of how we are going to be part of this, to grow the game, we are very excited. For us in Africa, the franchises coming here would open up the doorway for all of us to grow much better. In a few years, with the help of this partnership, we should be able to compete with the big guys. The most important thing is to give the youngsters a chance to play at the highest levels, with their icons,” said Kwame Asare, Chairman of the African Cricket Association.
“This is a new brand of cricket that is coming to the continent of Africa and the country of Zimbabwe. All the sportspersons and stakeholders, men and women have embraced this format and we want this movement to grow from here. And on the other side, qualification for the T20 World Cup after a while was a big thing for us too, it has captured the mood of the nation and the fans, especially after the win against Pakistan. The addition of T10 has just brought more excitement among the fans and the cricket family,” said Dr Tevengwa Mukuhlani, Chairman of Zimbabwe Cricket.
The giant that is the T10 hopes to proactively attract various nations around the globe so as to further grow the cricketing family, and inspire youngsters to take up the sport. While bringing more cricketers into the sport is one aspect of the movement, the T10 bandwagon is also keen on attracting more fans to the sport, especially the newer generation.
In Africa, the high-octane brand of cricket that is the T10 is not going to be restricted to only the men’s game but also in the works are plans for the women’s tournament. Over the last few years, franchise cricket and leagues in T20 and T10 have taken the world by storm, with cricketers and fans taking to it like a fish does to water.
Speaking about the rapid growth and expansion, Shaji Ul Mulk, Chairman of the TTen Global Sports, said, “I think league and bilateral cricket are both very different and hold their own place in the hearts of the fans. Our objective, with the T10, is to draw a new crowd, attract more of the youth and also there are a lot of countries that don’t follow cricket as closely. With a 90-minute format, we hope to develop the sport in these countries.”
The first ever edition of this dynamic tournament was held in 2017 with the International Cricket Council officially giving their nod for the Abu Dhabi T10. The league has seen significant year-on-year growth in viewership and economic value, with the 2021-2022 edition of the tournament having reached 342 million viewers through television and digital streaming compared to roughly 37 million viewers in the 2017 edition. Furthermore, such has been the T10’s popularity that the sixth season of the tournament in Abu Dhabi was graced by two new franchises from the USA in the New York Strikers and the Morrisville SAMP Army, who finished second and third, respectively.
“The T10 is hoping to make its presence felt in at least five continents. While the Middle-East, Asia and Africa are already locked in, we also want to bring under our umbrella the Americas and Europe,” Shaji Ul Mulk added.
The T10 movement aims not only at bringing on board more countries who aren’t traditionally nations that play cricket but also has one eye on the Summer Olympics, the very pinnacle of sporting excellence.
“For cricket to be part of the Olympic family, it will only be a good thing. The whole thing is time-bound as the ICC can’t be there beyond a certain number of days. So, I believe, it is inevitable that, T10 is going to be the answer to this due to its shorter duration, especially because it is a 90-minute overall game,” said Cassim Suliman, CEO of the African Cricket Association.
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T Ten Sports Management denies corruption report
Abu Dhabi, 7th January, 2023: The T Ten sports Management have denied reports of any sort of corruption practices and illegal activities and that the competition is under International Cricket Council (ICC) probe for illegal practices.
The Daily Mail reported on January 7, that ICC’s Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) has received several reports regarding corrupt practices in the recent edition of the Abu Dhabi T10 which took place from November 23 to December 4, 2021.
The T Ten Sports Management in a statement denied the charges. They said, “As a responsible event owner, we host the tournament at a high-quality international stadium. We attract some of the world’s best players, while also developing local talent and employing international level ICC and ACC match officials and referees.”
“We contract the ICC to manage and investigate any allegations of corruption, which then fall under their scope to manage.
We have not been notified on any anti-corruption issues and will continue to take the lead of the ICC." they added.
The 2022 season was the sixth edition of Abu Dhabi T10. The league saw participation from some of the best players around the globe. Shakib Al Hasan, Andre Russell, Moeen Ali, Dwayne Bravo, Kieron Pollard, Sikander Raza and Wanindu Hasaranga are some of the notable names.
Abu Dhabi, 7th January, 2023: The T Ten sports Management have denied reports of any sort of corruption practices and illegal activities and that the competition is under International Cricket Council (ICC) probe for illegal practices.
The Daily Mail reported on January 7, that ICC’s Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) has received several reports regarding corrupt practices in the recent edition of the Abu Dhabi T10 which took place from November 23 to December 4, 2021.
The T Ten Sports Management in a statement denied the charges. They said, “As a responsible event owner, we host the tournament at a high-quality international stadium. We attract some of the world’s best players, while also developing local talent and employing international level ICC and ACC match officials and referees.”
“We contract the ICC to manage and investigate any allegations of corruption, which then fall under their scope to manage.
We have not been notified on any anti-corruption issues and will continue to take the lead of the ICC." they added.
The 2022 season was the sixth edition of Abu Dhabi T10. The league saw participation from some of the best players around the globe. Shakib Al Hasan, Andre Russell, Moeen Ali, Dwayne Bravo, Kieron Pollard, Sikander Raza and Wanindu Hasaranga are some of the notable names.
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Some of cricket’s all-time greats and current superstars have had their passport information exposed, after a cybersecurity researcher said he found a batch of players' personal data online.
Pakistan and West Indies legends Wasim Akram and Chris Gayle were amongst more than 500 famous cricketers’ affected by the breach, as were current stars like big-scoring England batsman Ian Bell and Pakistan captain Mohammad Babar Azam. Indian, New Zealand and Afghan players were also affected, according to Etizaz Mohsin, a U.K.-based researcher, who shared his findings with Forbes. Many of the passports were still valid at the time of publication, while some were recently expired. Phone numbers and email addresses of some players and their agents were also in the data discovered by Mohsin.
Forbes was able to validate the veracity of the data found by Mohsin, after representatives for England international Eoin Morgan and Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan confirmed the passport images for the two players were legitimate. Management for England stars Ian Bell and Henry Brookes also confirmed their passport details were correct. And three team managers confirmed their contact details were accurate.
The data appears to relate to teams involved in both the Pakistan Super League and the Abu Dhabi T10 competitions. Often, cricketers have to provide passport and other personal data to event organizers in order to be registered to play and get access to the grounds.
The origin of the breach is being contested, however. Mohsin claimed to have found the data on an “accreditation” page hosted by Q-Tickets, a ticketing and events company based in the Middle East, which partnered with the Pakistan and Abu Dhabi tournaments. Mohsin said he was able to quickly guess the password that allowed access to the site.
After being alerted by both Mohsin and Forbes, Q-Tickets took down the page, but later claimed it had carried out an internal investigation and denied it had ever hosted any passport data on the site, or that Mohsin had even accessed the website. “We are in extreme denial that any so-called cybersecurity researcher accessed our server,” said Bhaskar Bhatt, senior vice president for Q-Tickets. ”If there was any information on the server, it would have been the player's accreditations rather than their passport details.” He did not respond to questions about what data was on the server or what information would fall under “accreditations.”
Forbes spoke with one cricket professional, who asked to remain anonymous, who said he had uploaded passport data for his team last year to the Q-Tickets accreditation page. He did so on behalf of an entire team, saying they were due to play at the Abu Dhabi T10 tournament. However, another cricket professional, who also asked to remain anonymous, said they had provided accreditation data directly to an Abu Dhabi league representative, not Q-Tickets.
Shahbaz Ali, a spokesperson for the Abu Dhabi league, said it “takes all matters related to personal information very seriously” and that it was carrying out an “internal inquiry” to determine if there was any breach of its data.
The data remains real, regardless of its provenance. Any leak of passport information could put famous, wealthy cricketers at greater risk of identity theft, noted Mohsin. “Celebrities should protect their information by monitoring their financial statements, being cautious with who they share information with, and using identity theft protection services,” he added.
Breaches of celebrity passports are rare. In 2016, the U.S. said it was investigating a potential leak of Michelle Obama’s passport image. The Sony Pictures hack of 2014 also saw cast and crew passports published online. The company was later sued by staff upset at the leak of their data and settled for $8 million.
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Pakistan and West Indies legends Wasim Akram and Chris Gayle were amongst more than 500 famous cricketers’ affected by the breach, as were current stars like big-scoring England batsman Ian Bell and Pakistan captain Mohammad Babar Azam. Indian, New Zealand and Afghan players were also affected, according to Etizaz Mohsin, a U.K.-based researcher, who shared his findings with Forbes. Many of the passports were still valid at the time of publication, while some were recently expired. Phone numbers and email addresses of some players and their agents were also in the data discovered by Mohsin.
Forbes was able to validate the veracity of the data found by Mohsin, after representatives for England international Eoin Morgan and Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan confirmed the passport images for the two players were legitimate. Management for England stars Ian Bell and Henry Brookes also confirmed their passport details were correct. And three team managers confirmed their contact details were accurate.
The data appears to relate to teams involved in both the Pakistan Super League and the Abu Dhabi T10 competitions. Often, cricketers have to provide passport and other personal data to event organizers in order to be registered to play and get access to the grounds.
The origin of the breach is being contested, however. Mohsin claimed to have found the data on an “accreditation” page hosted by Q-Tickets, a ticketing and events company based in the Middle East, which partnered with the Pakistan and Abu Dhabi tournaments. Mohsin said he was able to quickly guess the password that allowed access to the site.
After being alerted by both Mohsin and Forbes, Q-Tickets took down the page, but later claimed it had carried out an internal investigation and denied it had ever hosted any passport data on the site, or that Mohsin had even accessed the website. “We are in extreme denial that any so-called cybersecurity researcher accessed our server,” said Bhaskar Bhatt, senior vice president for Q-Tickets. ”If there was any information on the server, it would have been the player's accreditations rather than their passport details.” He did not respond to questions about what data was on the server or what information would fall under “accreditations.”
Forbes spoke with one cricket professional, who asked to remain anonymous, who said he had uploaded passport data for his team last year to the Q-Tickets accreditation page. He did so on behalf of an entire team, saying they were due to play at the Abu Dhabi T10 tournament. However, another cricket professional, who also asked to remain anonymous, said they had provided accreditation data directly to an Abu Dhabi league representative, not Q-Tickets.
Shahbaz Ali, a spokesperson for the Abu Dhabi league, said it “takes all matters related to personal information very seriously” and that it was carrying out an “internal inquiry” to determine if there was any breach of its data.
The data remains real, regardless of its provenance. Any leak of passport information could put famous, wealthy cricketers at greater risk of identity theft, noted Mohsin. “Celebrities should protect their information by monitoring their financial statements, being cautious with who they share information with, and using identity theft protection services,” he added.
Breaches of celebrity passports are rare. In 2016, the U.S. said it was investigating a potential leak of Michelle Obama’s passport image. The Sony Pictures hack of 2014 also saw cast and crew passports published online. The company was later sued by staff upset at the leak of their data and settled for $8 million.
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