Thatβs all from the coverage of the Nawabs and Warriors clash of the Abu Dhabi T10 2024 from Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
I, Arjun Bhalla, am signing off on behalf of my scorer/analyst, Yogesh Kumar, who took charge of all actions at the event. BYE, Cheers!!
Player of the Match: Andre Fletcher
4:42 PM IST and 3:12 PM IST: Sublime hitting from Andre Fletcher and Rahmanullah Gurbaz has overshadowed Sherfane Rutherford's century as the UP Nawabs win this clash by nine wickets.
Earlier in the day, Rutherford smashed the first-ever Abu Dhabi T10 century to take the Northern Warriors to 142/4.
Chasing the total, the UP Nawabs lost Dawid Malan early in the innings. Then came Andre Fletcher to assist Gurbaz in the middle.
The Spiceman started off in style but he got some help from Rutherford, who dropped Fletcher on 10.
Gurbaz too got a couple of lifelines but the two never looked back. The Warriors came back into the game when Trent Boult and Uzair Khan bowled two successive good overs. However, Saqib Mahmood was taken to cleaner in the first over of the floating powerplay when he was slammed for 28 runs in an over. As a result, the Nawabs clinched a victory in 9.1 overs.
OVER 10
UP Nawabs
143/1
Rahmanullah Gurbaz
44(23)
Andre Fletcher
75(27)
Azmatullah Omarzai
0-21(1.1)
9.1 A Omarzai to R Gurbaz
4 Gurbaz wins it for the UP Nawabs!! He gets another lifeline but who cares? Fletcher is happy, so is Gurbaz. Short ball from Omarzai, the batter pulls it towards deep mid wicket, who was yards inside the fence. He drops it and lets it go past the fence for a boundary. As a result, the Nawabs have chased down a target of 143 runs with nine balls to spare!!
OVER 9
UP Nawabs
139/1
Andre Fletcher
75(27)
Rahmanullah Gurbaz
40(22)
Saqib Mahmood
1-45(2.0)
8.6 S Mahmood to A Fletcher
6 Last ball goes for a maximummmm! The Spiceman is all pumped up, he knows that the Nawabs can't lose it from here. He hugs it out to Gurbaz. Length ball around off, Fletcher arches back and lifts it over deep extra cover for a biggieee. 4 needed off the last over.