That is it from the penultimate game of the League. We have a few minutes left before the main match begins. The Final. Dwayne Bravo's Delhi Bulls take on Nicholas Pooran's Northern Warriors. The game begins at 8 pm local (1600 GMT). Grab a bite and join us back in that matchcentre.
Team Abu Dhabi's skipper, Luke Wright says that he felt that the team always deserved to come third. Is happy with the way the young guns stepped up in this game. Is disappointed that they could not progress beyond but says that he enjoyed it. On captaincy learnings, Wright says that he is not too sure and believes that the team learnt as one detailing that they started the tournament poorly but then came together to progress into the playoffs. On being asked who are the favourites for the final, Luke goes with Nicholas Pooran's Northern Warriors, for their flamboyance.
ROHAN MUSTAFA HAS BEEN NAMED THE PLAYER OF THE MATCH. His 2/19 stifled the Qalandars big time in their chase.
Earlier in the evening, a good start and a good finish took Team Abu Dhabi to a competitive 124/6. Paul Stirling set the tone at the top but once he fell, they got into a hole. However, Najibullah Zadran stepped up. He got hit on the helmet and responded with a knock of an unbeaten 45 from 16 balls. Please stay tuned for the presentation...
Right from the start of the tournament, the Qalandars looked to be short in batting depth. It showed again in this game. Chasing 125, they simply did not have any firepower, as apart from Daniel Bell-Drummond, no one could hang in long enough. Bell-Drummond made a terrific 46 from 19 balls but there were only two more scores in double digits. A real turnaround for the Qalandars, in the opposite sense. Started the tournament with 5 successive wins and have ended it with three losses on the bounce.
Comfortable win for Team Abu Dhabi. Never looked in much strife, may be say they were a bit worried when Daniel Bell-Drummond was going berserk, but otherwise, it was a clinical display. Everyone bowled well and the ones who got hit by Bell-Drummond came back nicely towards the end. Every bowler got a wicket, barring Tom Helm. Rohan Mustafa was the pick of the bowlers with 2/19 in 2 overs.
QALANDARS
103/5 (10.0)
46 (19)
17 (14)
2/19 (2)
1/17 (2)
Over 10
4
4
1
6
4lb
0
Ahmad Daniyal*
9 (8)
Sohail Tanvir
9 (3)
Tom Helm
0/23 (2)
QAL
103/5
0
9.6
Tom Helm to Ahmad Daniyal ,Another sharp bouncer to finish. Ahmad backs way and looks to swat it away but misses. TEAM ABU DHABI WIN BY 21 RUNS, FINISH THIRD!
4lb
9.5
Tom Helm to Ahmad Daniyal ,FOUR LEG BYES! Really good bouncer. It is sharp and at the head. Daniyal looks to pull but is comfortably late into the shot. The ball clips his right shoulder and goes over the leaping keeper to the fence behind. The Qalandars manage to cross 100.
6
9.4
Tom Helm to Ahmad Daniyal ,SIX! Short and around off, Daniyal swings it over mid-wicket.
1
9.3
Tom Helm to Sohail Tanvir ,Short and around middle, pulled to deep mid-wicket for a single.
4
9.2
Tom Helm to Sohail Tanvir ,FOUR! Nice shot. Full and outside off, Tanvir drives it through the covers. Rohan Mustafa gets across to his right from mid off, puts in a dive but cannot stop the ball.
4
9.1
Tom Helm to Sohail Tanvir ,FOUR! A length ball, outside off, Tanvir drags it towards long on. Jamie Overton takes a second to go for the catch and that delay costs him. The ball esapes his slide to his left and meets the fence.
Tom Helm will bowl the final over. 1-0-8-0 so far. Has 40 to defend.
Over 9
0
1
1
2
W
0
Ahmad Daniyal*
3 (5)
Sohail Tanvir
0 (0)
Obed McCoy
1/17 (2)
QAL
84/5
0
8.6
Obed McCoy to Ahmad Daniyal ,Slower ball, outside off, fuller in length, Daniyal looks to play the slog but misses. 2-0-17-1 for Obed McCoy. Another great outing.
Sohail Tanvir walks out for the final rites.
W
8.5
Obed McCoy to Ali Khan ,OUT! CAUGHT! Straight down the throat. Back-of-the-hand slower ball, short in length, Ali Khan pulls it away but it is straight to Najibullah Zadran at deep mid-wicket.
2
8.4
Obed McCoy to Ali Khan ,On middle, swung towards deep mid-wicket. The batsmen go for the second and the fielder has a shy at the bowler's end. McCoy gets out of the way while Daniyal gives up. The throw misses the stumps. He was nowhere in the frame.