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Liam Livingstone, the winning captain of Team Abu Dhabi, is also the Player of the Match. The Englishman smiles and says that it was nice to get some runs. Adds that he was trying to attack from the word go and this is how they want to play. Hopes to keep up the good work and play a positive brand of cricket.
Presentation time...
Team Abu Dhabi will be pleased with their overall game this evening. The batting did stutter early in the evening but Liam Livingstone's scintillating knock made sure that they amassed 52 runs from the last two overs and posted a big total on the board. Dropping the Team Abu Dhabi skipper on 3 proved to be a big moment in this match and Norther Warriors will be regretting it massively. The bowling from the Men in Yellow was also mostly on the money. Marchant de Lange once again impressed in his two overs by picking 2 wickets for just 6 runs and Danny Briggs also picked a brace by conceding only 15 in his quota of two overs.
A comfortable victory in the end for Team Abu Dhabi. Their bowling started well in the first two overs of the Powerplay and didn't allow a strong start to the Warriors. Losing Moeen Ali for a golden duck was a big blow to Northern Warriors. Kennar Lewis expressed himself with his muscular strokes but his departure created massive scoreboard pressure on the other batters. Rovman Powell fought for a while but the asking rate kept on mounting and he ended up throwing away his wicket as well. Second win for Team Abu Dhabi and they have strengthened their position on top of the points table.
Over 10
1
0
1
wd
6
0
6
Umair Ali*
13 (4)
Rayad Emrit
1 (3)
Fidel Edwards
1/26 (2)
NW
111/7
6
9.6
Fidel Edwards to Umair Ali ,SIX! What a shot! Too late for Northern Warriors though! Banged into the deck, around middle. Umair Ali pulls it over deep square leg and the ball goes well over the fielder there in the deep. TEAM ABU DHABI WIN THE MATCH BY 21 RUNS!
0
9.5
Fidel Edwards to Umair Ali ,Slower ball, short in length, outside off. Umair Ali looks to pull hard but fails to get any bat on it.
6
9.4
Fidel Edwards to Umair Ali ,SIX! BANG! Too little too late for Northern Warriors but this is a serious stroke! Length ball, around off. Umair Ali smokes it over long on for a biggie!
wd
9.4
Fidel Edwards to Umair Ali ,Wide! Slower but too wide outside off. Umair Ali lets it through to the keeper. Wided!
1
9.3
Fidel Edwards to Rayad Emrit ,Back of a length, outside off. Rayad Emrit lofts it wide of the cover fielder and takes a single.
0
9.2
Fidel Edwards to Rayad Emrit ,Slower ball, into the pitch, outside off. Rayad Emrit leaves it alone as he gets deceived by the change of pace.
1
9.1
Fidel Edwards to Umair Ali ,Top effort from Liam Livingstone at long off and he saves 5 runs for his side! Length ball, outside off. Umair Ali lofts it back over the bowler's head. Liam Livingstone runs across from long off and takes a good catch just in front of the ropes. He loses balance so he parries the ball towards the long on fielder. The batters take a run.
Over 9
1
1
4
W
W
0
Rayad Emrit*
0 (1)
Umair Ali
0 (0)
Naveen-ul-Haq
2/20 (2)
NW
96/7
0
8.6
Naveen-ul-Haq to Rayad Emrit ,Back of a length, around off. Rayad Emrit blocks it off the back foot. 37 runs needed off 6 balls.
Rayad Emrit is the new batter.
W
8.5
Naveen-ul-Haq to Chris Jordan ,OUT! LBW! Two in two for Naveen-ul-Haq and Northern Warriors slip further! Good-length ball, angling in from around off, Chris Jordan gets beaten for pace and is rapped in front of the wickets. Naveen-ul-Haq puts in an appeal and the umpire raises his finger in no time. Naveen-ul-Haq is on a hat-trick now!
Who will bat next? Umair Ali it is.
W
8.4
Naveen-ul-Haq to Rovman Powell ,OUT! TAKEN! Naveen-ul-Haq gets the big fish and Northern Warriors lose their skipper now! Slower ball, dug into the deck, outside off. Rovman Powell looks to pull but he gets a top edge and the ball goes high in the air towards deep mid-wicket. Jamie Overton there settles under it and takes a good catch.
4
8.3
Naveen-ul-Haq to Rovman Powell ,FOUR! Spanked! Back of a length, outside off, Rovman Powell attacks the width and whacks it over extra cover for a boundary.