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ABU DHABI: Mohammad Amir, in a brilliant display of pace bowling, took three wickets to power New York Strikers to a dominant ten-wicket victory over Team Abu Dhabi in Abu Dhabi T10 League 2024 here on Monday.

New York Strikers’ captain Sunil Narine opted to field first and Amir proved the decision right as he castled Phil Salt on the second ball of the innings.

Michael Pepper and Jonny Bairstow were bowled by Khuzaima Tanveer and Akeal Hosein respectively, leaving Team Abu Dhabi reeling at 11-3.

Kyle Mayers played an unbeaten yet cautious knock of 38 runs from 30 balls, being only the second batter to cross the double-figures from his side.

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Laurie Evans (12) was the second-highest scorer for Team Abu Dhabi as they were restricted to 73-7.

Mohammad Amir came back later to remove Muhammad Irfan and Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar, returning with bowling figures of 3-7 from his two overs.

In response, New York Strikers successfully chased the 74-run target in 6.2 overs without losing any wickets.

Kusal Perera led the chase with a blistering 56-run knock from 26 balls with the help of six boundaries and four sixes. Evin Lewis played second fiddle to Perera, scoring 17 off 12.

It’s worth noting that it was New York Strikers’ second victory in the Abu Dhabi T10 League and are now placed fifth in the standings, meanwhile, Team Abu Dhabi are sitting in third, having won two out of their four games.

Team Abu Dhabi Playing XI: Phil Salt (c), Michael Pepper, Jonny Bairstow, Kyle Mayers, Laurie Evans, Kadeem Alleyne, Muhammad Irfan, Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar, Mark Adair, Zeeshan Naseer, Adam Milne, Noor Ahmad.

New York Strikers Playing XI: Kusal Perera, Evin Lewis, Kieron Pollard, Matheesha Pathirana, Sunil Narine (c), Donovan Ferreira, Dewald Brevis, Akeal Hosein, Doug Bracewell, Zeeshan Abid, Khuzaima Tanveer.

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ABU DHABI: Marcus Stoinis and David Wiese exhibited an impressive display of power-hitting, leading the Deccan Gladiators to victory over Team Abu Dhabi in a high-scoring Abu Dhabi T10 League 2024 match here on Saturday.

Team Abu Dhabi fell seven runs short of the massive 135-run target as they were restricted to 128-6 in their allocated ten overs.

They needed 14 runs off the last over, however, Ibrar Ahmad ensured the victory for Deccan Gladiators, giving away only seven runs

Skipper Phil Salt gave them a good start with a quick-fire 24 off nine balls and took the team’s total to 45 inside four overs. However, they lost three wickets in quick succession and were soon reduced to 76-4 in 6.1 overs.

Jonny Bairstow and Kadeem Alleyne then smashed 41 runs from 13 balls for the fifth wicket to take the total to 117 before Richard Gleeson removed the former. Bairstow top-scored with 47 off 20, which featured five boundaries and three sixes.

Alleyne remained unbeaten on 24 off 12 but failed to take his team across the line.

Gleeson led the Gladiators’ bowling attack with figures of 3-20, whereas Maheesh Theekshana grabbed two wickets.

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Earlier, Gladiators posted 134-5 while batting first despite losing four quick wickets inside six overs with 53 runs on the board.

However, Marcus Stoinis held on to one end and played a blistering innings of 42 runs from 16 balls, laced with three boundaries and four sixes.

Stoinis fell prey to Noor Ahmad and was replaced by David Wiese, who displayed similar power-hitting abilities, scoring an unbeaten 42 off 12 balls. Wiese’s knock included four sixes and four boundaries.

Noor Ahmad took two wickets for Team Abu Dhabi, while Adam Milne, Mark Adair, and Rumman Raees managed one each.

It’s worth noting that Deccan Gladiators are comfortably sitting at the top of the Abu Dhabi T10 League points table, having won all three of their games. Meanwhile, Team Abu Dhabi have won out of three matches so far and are sitting in the third spot.

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ABU DHABI: Johnson Charles carried on his brilliant form and smashed another unbeaten half-century to power Northern Warriors to a thumping victory over Chennai Braves in the Abu Dhabi T10 League 2024 here on Saturday.

Chasing a target of 100, Charles played an unbeaten 52-run knock off 23 balls to help his side achieve the total in 8.3 overs.

He came out to bat in the first over after captain Colin Munro was dismissed for a golden duck. The West Indian batter carried the confidence from his unbeaten 23-ball 54 against the Delhi Bulls and continued from there.

Charles, along with Brandon King (25) stitched a 54-run stand for the second wicket before the latter was dismissed by Akila Dananjaya.

After the fall of King, Johnson Charles continued his onslaught and steered his side to victory, hitting five fours and four sixes in the process. Meanwhile, Azmatullah Omarzai added a valuable 13 runs from four balls with two sixes.

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For Chennai Braves, all three wickets were taken by Sri Lanka players — Nuwan Thushara, Thisara Perera and Dananjaya.

Earlier, Chennai Braves after being invited to bat managed to post 99-5, courtesy of a solid third wicket stand between Chris Lynn and Bhanuka Rajapaksa.

Braves lost their first two wickets for only 17 runs before Lynn and Rajapaksa smashed 64 runs from 33 balls for the third wicket to push the team’s total to 81.

Trent Boult broke the partnership as he castle Rajapaksa, who top-scored with 41 off 21 balls, laced with five boundaries and two sixes. Lynn remained unbeaten on 39, which conceded 25 balls and included five boundaries.

Boult, Saqib Mahmood and Fareed Ahmad grabbed one wicket each for Northern Braves.

It’s worth noting that it was Chennai Braves’ second loss in as many games during the Abu Dhabi T10 League 2024, while Northern Braves are unbeaten after two games.

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ABU DHABI: Johnson Charles smashed 54 runs from 23 balls with the help of six sixes to lead Northern Warriors to a seven-wicket victory over Delhi Bulls in the fourth game of the Abu Dhabi T10 League 2024 here on Friday.

Chasing a target of 110, Northern Warriors successfully achieved the total with an over to spare with Charles remaining unbeaten on 54.

He came out to bat with his team in trouble after losing two quick wickets, however, he turned the game around with his explosive hitting.

Charles along with Sherfane Rutherford (20) knitted an unbeaten 79-run stand in 31 balls to steer their team to a dominant win.

Earlier, Delhi Bulls managed to post 109-6 in their allocated 10 overs, courtesy of quick cameos by England batters Tom Banton, Adam Lyth and James Vince.

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Banton opened the innings with Lyth and struck 23 off 15 with the help of two fours and one six before falling prey to Fareed Ahmed.

Lyth, on the other hand, smashed 25 runs from 10 balls, laced with two boundaries and two sixes. He was dismissed by Uzair Khan in the sixth over with 65 runs on the board.

Northern Warriors bowlers did not allow batters to score freely in the latter overs, restricting Delhi Bulls to 109-6, despite a good start.

Vince top-scored for the Bulls with a 16-ball 27, which included three boundaries and one six.

Fareed Ahmad and Azmatullah Omarzai bagged two wickets each for the Warriors, while Trent Boult and Uzair Khan managed one each.

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Later in the last match of the day, Deccan Gladiators edged past Chennai Braves as they chased a huge 142-run target in 9.4 overs at the loss of three wickets.

After a below-par start, Tom Kohler-Cadmore was joined by Jos Buttler, and together they turned the game on its head with their belligerent hitting. The English duo smashed 100 runs from 36 balls to tilt the game in Gladiators’ favour.

Kohler-Cadmore scored 51 runs from 24 balls with the help of four sixes and as many fours before falling prey to Sabir Ali.

However, Buttler remained unbeaten to take his team across the line with a 24-ball 62, which featured six sixes and four boundaries.

Earlier, Rassie van der Dussen and Chris Lynn constructed a 121-run stand for the second wicket in just 49 balls to set up Chennai Braves’ total of 141-2.

Van der Dussen was dismissed by his fellow countryman Anrich Nortje after he had scored 62 runs from 29 balls with two fours and five sixes. Meanwhile, Lynn remained unbeaten at 68, which included eight boundaries and three sixes.

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The Abu Dhabi T10 League franchise Bangla Tigers appointed former Pakistan captain Younis Khan as their head coach ahead of the upcoming eighth edition of the tournament.

Bangla Tigers announced the high-profile appointment through posts on their official social media accounts.

“New Head Coach Alert! Bangla Tigers is honored to introduce Legend Younis Khan as the Head Coach for Abu Dhabi T10 Season 8,” the franchise posted.

“Amidst the desert storm, The Bench Boss is ready to bring a sense of calm to the dressing room. Gear up for an exciting season ahead!”

 

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Younis Khan is considered a legend in Pakistan cricket, having led the country to their only ICC T20 World Cup title in 2009. He is also the only Pakistani batter to cross the 10,000-run barrier in Test cricket.

The former captain has also worked with the Pakistan cricket team as a batting consultant for a brief period in 2020.

The eighth edition of the Abu Dhabi T10 League will be played from November 21 to December 2.

The upcoming edition will include two new teams: Bolts Ajman and UP Nawabs. They will join the existing eight teams: New York Strikers, Deccan Gladiators, Northern Warriors, Morrisville Samp Army, Delhi Bulls, Bangla Tigers, Team Abu Dhabi, and Chennai Braves.

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Deccan Gladiators were invited to bat first and they scripted a good start with 24 runs in two overs.

However, the New York Strikers pulled them back with three quick wickets and slipped the Gladiators to 41-4 in six overs.

Andre Russell along with David Weise then took control and helped the Gladiators recover to finish at a total of 91-5 in their allocated 10 overs.

Russell played a quick-fire knock of 30 runs from 18 balls, laced with two boundaries and as many boundaries, while Weise scored 20 off 11 with the help of two sixes.

Sunil Narine topped the bowling charts for the Strikers with bowling figures of 2-6, while Akeal Hosein, Muhammad Jawadullah and George Scrimshaw picked one wicket each.

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In response, New York Strikers lost their opening batters with a mere seven runs on the board, as Trent Boult and Nuwan Thushara picked one wicket each.

Niroshan Dickwella (14) and Asif Ali attempted to rebuild the innings with a brief 31-run partnership before Russell dismissed the former.

Ali was joined by skipper Kieron Pollard and together they attacked the Gladiators’ bowling line-up to chase the total with four balls to spare and win the Abu Dhabi T10 League title for the first time.

Ali scored an unbeaten 48 from 25 balls with the help of two boundaries and four sixes, while Pollard struck 21 off 13.

Trent Boult, Nuwan Thushara and Russell picked one wicket each for Deccan Gladiators.

Deccan Gladiators will face Morrisville Samp Army in Qualifier 2 of the Abu Dhabi T10 League later tonight.

Deccan Gladiators after opting to field first drew first blood as Trent Boult sent Robin Uthappa back to the dug-out on the third ball of the innings.

Nuwan Thushara then bowled Rohan Mustafa in the next over, while Tom Abell got caught and bowled by Andre Russell, leaving Bangla Tigers struggling at 20-3.

Pathum Nissanka, who remained firm amid early wickets, was then joined by Gulbadin Naib and together they added 49 runs from 28 balls for the fourth wicket.

However, Russell dismissed Nissanka (25) to break the stand with 69 runs on board.

Naib remained unbeaten and continued to attack from his end to help his team reach 112-6 in their ten overs.

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He top-scored with 52 runs from 26 balls with the help of three boundaries and two sixes.

Thushara and Russell picked two wickets each for the Gladiators, while Boult and Zahoor Khan picked one each.

In response, Deccan Gladiators got off to a fiery start with 25 runs in the first over of Daniel Sams.

Opening batters Nicholas Pooran and Tom Kohler-Codmore showed dominant batting display, hitting Bangla Tigers’ bowlers mercilessly.

They chased the 113-run target in the seventh over with 20 balls to spare.

Pooran played a quick-fire knock of 70 runs from 25 balls, laced with eight boundaries and five sixes, while Tom Kohler-Cadmore scored 43 runs off 16 balls with four boundaries and three sixes.

From the bowling side, Benny Howell was the only bowler to concede less than ten runs.

Morrisville Samp Army will now face the winner of the Eliminator between Deccan Gladiators and Bangla Tigers in the Qualifier 2 of the Abu Dhabi T10 League tonight.

Samp Army after winning the toss opted to bowl first and gained an early advantage with Karim Janat dismissing Muhammad Waseem in the second over.

However, New York Strikers opening batter Rahmanullah Gurbaz attacked the bowlers from his end single-handedly before departing in the eighth over with 91 runs on board.

Gurbaz played a quick-fire knock of 56 runs from 28 balls featuring four boundaries and six sixes.

Asif Ali then played an unbeaten cameo of 17 runs from seven balls to see the Strikers finish with 121-5 in their ten overs.

Qais Ahmad led the bowling attack with two wickets, while Jason Holder, Janat and Muhammad Irfan picked one wicket each.

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Morrisville Samp Army had a horrible start to their chase as Akeal Hosein claimed a hat-trick in the first over to leave them struggling.

Hosein then dismissed Faf du Plessis and Najibullah Zadran in the next over, claiming impressive bowling figures of 5-6.

Jason Holder showed some resistance with an 11-ball 22, featuring one boundary and two sixes before Muhammad Jawadullah bowled him, leaving Samp Army reeling at 39-8.

With 83 required off 20 balls, Qais Ahmed played an unbeaten cameo of 31 runs from 13 balls with the help of two boundaries and two sixes.

However, he failed to help his team achieve the mammoth target as they managed to score 80-9 in their ten overs.

Other than Hosein’s five-fer, Muhammad Jawadullah picked two wickets, while Sunil Narine and Chamika Karunaratne picked one wicket each for the Strikers.

Delhi Bulls opted to bat first after winning the toss but failed to get a good start, losing both opening batters with only 26 runs on board.

Quinton de Kock scored 12, while Rilee Rossouw scored 10.

Adam Lyth and Skipper Rovman Powell then took charge, knitting a solid partnership of 71 runs from 40 balls to raise the team’s total to 97-3 in their ten overs.

Powell scored 31 runs from 20 balls with two boundaries and as many sixes before getting out on the last ball of the innings.

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Lyth top-scored for the Bulls with an unbeaten 39 off 24, featuring two boundaries and three sixes.

Dan Mousley, Noor Ahmad and Dwaine Pretorius picked one wicket each for Team Abu Dhabi.

In response, Team Abu Dhabi got off to a flying start with a 52-run opening partnership between Kyle Mayers and Tom Banton before the latter got retired-hurt.

Mayers remained firm while two wickets fell on the other end, scoring a blistering half-century to keep his team in chase.

Mayers scored 61 runs from 30 balls with the help of five boundaries and as many sixes before getting out in the final over.

Colin Ingram (8) then scored the winning runs as he hit the last ball for four.

Fazalhaq Farooqi, Wasim Akram and Dwayne Bravo picked one wicket each for Delhi Bulls.