Abu Dhabi T10 2021 Play-Offs: Bulls through to Final after beating Warriors

Delhi Bulls beat Northern Warriors by 5 wickets in the Abu Dhabi T10 Play-off Qualifier match today, at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi.

 

Match Summary

Delhi Bulls 102/5 (8.4 ov)

Northern Warriors 97/7 (10 ov)

Result – Delhi Bulls won by 5 wickets

Scorecard

 

THE WINNING MOMENT! ??

Congratulations, @DelhiBullsT10 ??

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— T10 League (@T10League) February 5, 2021

 

Match Highlights

Delhi Bulls won the toss and elected to field and the Warriors were never relly able to get going in their innings, totalling a disappointing 97/7 off their 10 overs - Nicholas Pooran top scored with 32 and Dwayne Bravo 2-14, Nyeem Young 2-22, Waqas Maqsood 2-24 and Shiraz Ahmed 0-10 were the stars with the ball for the Bulls.

Fall of wickets: 1-2 (Brandon King - 0.2 ov), 2-32 (Waseem Muhammad - 2.1 ov), 3-42 (Rovman Powell - 2.6 ov), 4-42 (Nicholas Pooran - 3.1 ov), 5-62 (Fabian Allen - 5.4 ov), 6-75 (Lendl Simmons - 7.2 ov), 7-87 (WD Parnell - 9.2 ov)

 

In the run chase, the Bulls kept apace with the run rate and although losing wickets, their batsmen hit out strongly ,despite a great spell of bowling from Junaid Siddique 4-20, Tom Abell 25* and Ravi Bopara 15* brought them over the line.

 

Fall of wickets: 1-24 (Evin Lewis - 1.3 ov), 2-24 (Rahmanullah Gurbaz - 1.4 ov), 3-55 (Sherfane Rutherford - 3.3 ov), 4-57 (Mohammad Nabi - 3.6 ov), 5-72 (DJ Bravo - 6.3 ov)

 

Playing XIs

 

DELHI BULLS - Dwayne Bravo (C), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (WK), Evin Lewis, Ravi Bopara, Tom Abell, Sherfane Rutherford, Mohammad Nabi, Shiraz Ahmed, Waqas Maqsood, Fidel Edwards, Nyeem Young

NORTHERN WARRIORS - Nicholas Pooran (WK/C), Waseem Muhammad, Lendl Simmons, Rovman Powell, Brandon King, Fabian Allen, Dhananjaya Lakshan, Wahab Riaz, Rayad Emrit, Wayne Parnell, Junaid Siddique

 

 

Match Details

Date - 2021-02-05 12:00 PM

Venue - Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi

Toss - Delhi Bulls won the toss & elected to field

Umpires -  Paul Baldwin, Nigel Llong

Tv Umpires - Lyndon Hannibal

Match Referee -  Chris Broad

 

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