That’s it from the encounter. Stay tuned as another T10 clash awaits with on the cards. This is Arijit Kundu bidding adios alongside co-commentator Ninaad Dixit and scorer/analyst Raju Khariya.
Phil Salt: "Coming off the back of two loses, it was a very professional performance, very happy. This is when you want to peak. There’s a lot of jam in the table and the momentum is now. It wasn’t easy out there. As the competition progresses, the pitches are getting better for batting."
Mark Adair (Player of the Match): "Yeah, a lot better than the days gone. I think we lost two in a row there, we’ll look to get a few more wins. Can’t be more tough. It's been different for me. Given the role to bowl in powerplay, I focus on trying to bowl with protection."
Player of the Match: Mark Adair
Time for the Post-match presentation ceremony.
9:00 PM IST and 7:30 PM Local Time:The Team Abu Dhabi finishes off the chase with five balls left. Salt, being the master in the chase, and knocked off the Jaguars from the tourney. The opening pair of Michael-Kyle Pepper and Salt put up 31 runs for the first wicket before Jonny Bairstow joined the new RCBian to add valuable runs on the board. With Salt articulating the chase with his charisma, the pacers faltered to defend the total despite removing Bairstow in the eighth over. Team Abu Dhabi reached 88 runs by the eighth over and chalked out the next 16 (required) off the next seven balls. Salt was unbeaten on 43 as he helped the team ease out the chase and keep TAD at the third position in the league table.
Earlier, Team Abu Dhabi won the toss and elected to field first. The pace duo of Mark Adair and Adam Milne kicked off proceedings with the ball and extracted three quick wickets. Despite being reduced to 45/4, courtesy of Noor Ahmad's magnificence, Dan Lawrence and Thisara Perera stabilised the stage. The skipper led from the front by counterpunching the bowlers. The pair orchestrated 68 runs together before Perera fell on the last ball of the innings. Perera chalked out 45 runs off 20 balls while Lawrence fetched 33 off 22.
Stay tuned as the post-match presentation comes up shortly.
OVER 10
Team Abu Dhabi
106/2
Philip Salt
43(20)
Kyle Mayers
14(7)
Daniel Lawrence
0-4(0.1)
9.1 D Lawrence to P Salt
4 FOURRR!!! Salt finishes off with a four, and the Jaguars are yet to win a game in the tournament so far. Full and over the wicket outside the stumps. Salt drives it off the front foot past mid off's left and the fielder from long off gives up as well. A four and that leads to the win.