Thatβs all from the coverage of match 11th between the Deccan Gladiators and Team Abu Dhabi of the Abu Dhabi T10 2024 from Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
I, Aditya Agarwal signing off on behalf of my co-commentator Arjun Bhalla alongside scorer/analyst Raju Khariya who brought all actions of the event. BYE, Cheers!!
Nicholas Pooran (Deccan Gladiators Captain): "Thanks to Jesus for blessing us. That's why we love this game; that's why we play this game.
Giving Ibrar wasn't a gamble; we have seen him in the nets. We know how he bowls. It was brilliant how Gleeson and Ibrar bowled in the last two overs. It's lovely to watch Ibrar. He has got the skills, talent and mindset.
The way Jonny Bairstow was going, I got scared for a moment. We all know what he can do. But, credit for Ibrar."
David Wiese ( POTM) : " I think as soon as I got in I wanted to bat quick. I am really happy that came great with the bat. I wanted Ibrar to let him bowl to his strengths and calm down his nerves.
We have got 3 win in 3 matches and we will face some quality side in the upcoming matches so need to prepare well for the next matches as well."
Player of the Match: David Wiese
Power Hitter of the Match: Marcus Stoinis
Best Catch of the Match: Phil Salt
Game Flip Moment of the Match: Richard Gleeson
Time for the post-game presentation!
11:40 PM IST and 10:10 PM Local Time | PHEW!! What a thrilling match we just had!! Ibrar Ahmad Shah helds his nerves and wins the game for his side as he defends 14 runs from the last over. Deccan Gladiators makes 3 wins in 3 matches as they beat Team Abu Dhabi by a margin of 6 runs.
Hereβs a review of what happened in the match.
Earlier, Team Abu Dhabi won the toss and decided to bowl first. Batting first, Deccan Gladiators got off to a flying start by Rilee Rossouw and Tom Kohler-Cadmore but both the openers fell shortly. Nicholas Pooran then walked in and departed for his third duck on a row, leaving his side to a score of 30-3.
Marcus Stoinis then came in at 5 and smashes a quickfire 42 run knock off just 16 balls before getting out.
David Wiese and Aryan Lakra then smashed late lusty blows, as they amassed 51 runs from the last 2 overs to get their side to a competitive score of 134/5.
Noor Ahmad was the pick of the bowlers for his team as he bagged 2 crucial wickets of Marcus Stoinis and Jos Buttler in his quota of 2 overs.
Chasing 135, Team Abu Dhabi lost Paul Stirling early. Johnny Bairstow and Phil Salt then joined hands together and put up a solid 35 runs stand from just 14 balls to keep their side in the hunt.
Maheesh Theekshana then took back to back wickets and put them on the backfoot. With 79 runs required in 30 balls, Johnny Bairstow and Laurie Evans smashed lusty blows and picked up 38 runs from 2 overs.
With 41 runs required in 18 balls, Johnny Bairstow collected 20 runs from Anrich Nortje's over and brought back the equation down to 20 runs needed in 12 balls. Richard Gleeson then bowled an excellent penultimate over as he removed Johnny Bairstow and Mark Adair and gave away just 6 runs.
With 14 runs required from the last over, Ibrar Ahmad Shah helds his nerves and wins the game for his side by a margin of 6 runs. Team Abu Dhabi climbs to number 2 on the points table with this win. Stay tuned for the presentation!