Qalandars were undone by a top all-round performance by Team Abu Dhabi, in their Abu Dhabi T10 Eliminator 1 match, today.

Match Summary

Qalandars 83/7 (10 ov)

Team Abu Dhabi 88/4 (8.4 ov)

Result - Team Abu Dhabi won by 6 wickets

Scorecard

Electrifying performance by #TeamAbuDhabi! Right from the first-ball duck to the final stroke, it all seemed to be in favour of home team. After winning Eliminator 1, it's on to Eliminator 2! Full steam ahead! #InAbuDhabi #TeamAbuDhabi #AbuDhabiT10 @T10League @ErosNow pic.twitter.com/dKD0Tma823

— Team Abu Dhabi Cricket (@TeamADCricket) February 5, 2021

Match Highlights

Team Abu Dhabi won the toss and decided to bowl against the Qalandars, who struggled to reach even a par score, in their 10 overs, totalling just 83/7 - Shahid Afridi (24) top scored with the bat.

Some top bowling though, restricted the Qalandars batters, Tom Helm (2-22), Naveen-ul-Haq (2-6) and Obed McCoy (2-11) were outstanding for Team Abu Dhabi with the ball.

Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Tom Banton - 0.1 ov), 2-21 (Sohail Akhtar - 2.4 ov), 3-22 (Ben Dunk - 2.6 ov), 4-30 (Sharjeel Khan - 3.6 ov), 5-69 (Shahid Afridi - 8.3 ov), 6-73 (Samit Patel - 8.6 ov), 7-83 (Chris Jordan - 9.6 ov)

In reply, Team Abu Dhabi had a poor start, by their standards, and were 21/3 at one stage after just 2.3 overs - Fall of wickets: 1-17 (Chris Gayle - 1.4 ov), 2-21 (Paul Stirling - 2.2 ov), 3-21 (Luke Wright - 2.3 ov)

However, England pair Joe Clarke (22) and Ben Duckett got to grips with the bowling, taking the score to 65 when Clarke was out in the 7^th over and chase was all but over.

Ben Duckett 27* and Najibullah Zadran 9* finished it off from there, giving Team Abu Dhabi a 6 wicket win with 8 balls to spare.

Fall of wickets: 1-17 (Chris Gayle - 1.4 ov), 2-21 (Paul Stirling - 2.2 ov), 3-21 (Luke Wright - 2.3 ov), 4-65 (Joe Clarke - 6.3 ov)

Playing XIs

QALANDARS - Ben Dunk (WK), Tom Banton, Sharjeel Khan, Sohail Akhtar (C), Shahid Afridi, Samit Patel, Chris Jordan, Sultan Ahmed, Ahmad Daniyal, Mohammad Zahid, Sohail Tanvir

TEAM ABU DHABI - Ben Duckett (WK), Chris Gayle, Luke Wright (C), Najibullah Zadran, Joe Clarke, Paul Stirling, Rohan Mustafa, Jamie Overton, Tom Helm, Naveen-ul-Haq, Obed McCoy

Match Details

Date - 2021-02-05 14:15 PM

Venue - Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi

Toss - Team Abu Dhabi won the toss & elected to field

Umpires - Lyndon Hannibal, Paul Baldwin

Tv Umpires - Nigel Llong

Match Referee - Chris Broad

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