That’s all from the coverage of match 10th between the Chennai Braves and Northern Warriors of the Abu Dhabi T10 from Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
I, Aditya Agarwal signing off on behalf of my co-commentator Soumarya Dutta alongside scorer/analyst Raju Khariya who brought all actions of the event. BYE, Cheers!!
Colin Munro(Northern Warriors Captain) - "It was a professional effort from us. The bowlers did really well. Boult and Saqib were superb. 100 was a below par score on this wicket and Johnson Charles was outstanding with the bat.
T10 is about playing entertaining cricket but it's also about playing smart cricket and I'm glad that the boys did that tonight! "
Trent Boult ( Player of the Match) : "It was a good wicket to bowl to. It rolls around pretty quickly and we need to come back tomorrow and prepare well for it.
I think I am a bit inexperienced in t10 format. But I am learning to back my skills and try to execute it.
I haven't got any good time with Colin, I am looking forward to catch up with him and make some good memories.
Player of the Match- Trent Boult
Power Hitter of the Match- Johnson Charles
Best Catch of the Match- Colin Munro
Moment of the Match - Saqib Mahmood
The Post Match Presentation is about to begin!
09:00 PM IST and 07:30 PM Local Time | Northern Warriors make 2 wins in 2 matches as they beat Chennai Braves comprehensively with 7 wickets remaining and 9 balls to spare.
Here’s a review of what happened in the match.
Earlier, Northern Warriors won the toss and opted to bowl first. The Chennai Braves lost both their openers cheaply on the score of 17 on the board.
Bhanuka Rajapaksa ( 41 off 21 balls) and Chris Lynn ( 39* off 25 balls) then joined hands together and the duo put up 64 runs for the third wicket to steady the ship for their side.
Northern Warriors bowlers then pulled the momentum back to their side in the latter part of the innings and as a result the Chennai Braves managed to reach to a score of 99/5.
Chasing 100, Northern Warrios lost their star batter Colin Munro on a golden duck as he was dismissed by Nuwan Thushara. Brandon King and Johnson Charles then played some outstanding shots and the duo put up 54 runs for the second wicket to get their side an upper hand.
After the demise of Brandon King, Johnson Charles ( 52* off 23 balls) batted throughout the innings and made sure there were no hiccups in the chase. Azmatullah Omarzai then hit 2 sixes in 2 balls to get his side over the line with 9 balls to spare. Stay tuned for the presentation coming up shortly!