That's all we have for you from the opening day of Abu Dhabi T10 season 8. Join us tomorrow as we have 4 back to back games. It was a sensational performance by Deccan Gladiators who have kickstarted their campaign with a win.
For now, this is Pritam Dey signing off on behalf of my co-commentator Anirudh Modi who, along with scorer/analyst Raju Khariya brought all the actions of this clash. Stay tuned for more cricketing action from around the world. BYE BYE👋
Nicholas Pooran (Deccan Gladiators Captain): "Yeah, first of all I was very excited for this season. Some of the guys came today morning and everyone was ready for this fixture. It was challenging but really happy to start the season with a win.
Yeah, it's brilliant to have the guys around me. The experienced guys are really good to have around me. I can always have a chat with them and they know exactly what to do.
This is a tournament which I look forward to a lot. This is the shortest format of the game and no recovery time so against some of the best batters & bowlers in the world, we try to get the job done.
Yes, at the end we kept our heads really cool. Rilee came in and smashed 16 runs after I got out. TKC smashed yet another fifty and it speaks about the quality of the boys. Really happy with the win."
Jos Buttler (Player of the Match): "I loved the format, great fun and really excited to be here. Perfect start for us! You got to go from ball 1 and get on with it, it's such a fast format and to be under pressure and go straight away and commit to every ball.
It's a beautiful wicket, it was skidding on. Just chasing a good score, we decided to put our head down and go for it. Looking forward to the rest of the tournament."
Player of the Match: Jos Buttler
Power Hitter of the Match: Jos Buttler
Catch of the Match: Kobe Herft
Moment of the Match: Jos Buttler
11:34 PM IST & 10:04 PM Local Time| Time for the Post-Match Presentation.
Highest Successful Run-Chases in Abu Dhabi T10:
1. Northern Warriors - 146/0 vs Team Abu Dhabi, 2021
2. New York Strikers - 144/5 vs Northern Warriors, 2022
3. Deccan Gladiators - 142/3 vs Chennai Brave Jaguars, 2024, TODAY*
4. Maratha Arabians - 138/3 vs Bengal Tigers, 2018