Abu Dhabi T10 Final: Northern Warriors vs Delhi Bulls: Northern Warriors defeated the Delhi Bulls in the finals of Abu Dhabi T10 League 2021. They win by 8 wickets with 10 balls left.
The Northern Warriors won the toss and elected to field first. Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Evin Lewis opened the innings for the Warriors.
Delhi Bulls Innings
Gurbaz did not stay on the pitch for long and was caught out by Waheed Ahmed after he mistimed the drive to extra cover. It was an excellent catch by Ahmed as Junaid Siddique gets the first wicket of the match. Gurbaz scored 13 runs off 7 balls.
Evin Lewis was sent back shortly after as he hit the full toss to the mid-off and was caught by Powell, giving the wicket to Maheesh Theekshana. Delhi Bulls were 31/2 after the fall of Lewis’ wicket.
Ravi Bopara and Sherfane Rutherford also got out in quick succession. Bopara scored 9 runs from 11 balls and Rutherford scored 4 from 3 deliveries.
Mohammad Nabi settles the innings for Delhi Bulls
Mohammad Nabi steadied the innings a bit for the Bulls. He scored 21 runs from just 10 deliveries but was caught out by Simmons in the 6th over. He sliced his shot high in the air down to the third-man, giving Dhanajaya Lakshan his wicket.
After Nabi was sent back to the pavilion, wickets fell very quickly for the Bulls. Dwayne Bravo and Shiraz Ahmed did not trouble the scorers as they went out for golden ducks.
Nyeem Young scored 7 runs from 11 deliveries, Waqas Masood and Fidel Edwards scored 1 run each as the Bulls managed to score 81 runs in 10 overs.
Northern Warriors Innings
The Warriors had a strong start. Waseem Muhammad and Nicholas Pooran came on the pitch to score 39 runs combined.
Nicholas Pooran scored 12 runs from 9 balls. His innings included 2 boundaries, a four and a six. He was sent back to the pavilion by Fidel Edwards as the ball struck his pad in line. The Warriors were 19/1 after the fall of the first wicket.
Waseem Muhammed scored 27 runs from 22 deliveries. He scored four 4s and one 6 before being caught out by Bravo in the 7th over. Muhammed mistimed a low full-toss to mid-off as Shiraz Ahmed got the second wicket for the Bulls.
Northern Warriors put the game to bed
Lendl Simmons and Rovman Powell remained not out to see the Warriors win the Finals of the Abu Dhabi T10 League 2021. Simmons scored 14 runs from 12 balls while Powell scored 16 runs from 8 balls.
Maheesh Theekshana won the man of the match. He got 3 wickets in 2 overs and gave away 14 runs.
Warriors won by 8 wickets (with 10 balls remaining)
Northern Warriors vs Delhi Bulls Scorecards
Delhi Bulls Scorecard
| BATSMEN | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz † | c Waheed Ahmed b Junaid Siddique | 13 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 185.71 |
| Evin Lewis | c Powell b Theekshana | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 200.00 |
| Ravi Bopara | c Powell b Theekshana | 9 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 81.82 |
| Sherfane Rutherford | c Allen b Junaid Siddique | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 133.33 |
| Mohammad Nabi | c Simmons b Lakshan | 21 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 210.00 |
| Tom Abell | c King b Allen | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 116.67 |
| Dwayne Bravo (c) | lbw b Theekshana | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Nyeem Young | not out | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 63.64 |
| Waqas Maqsood | b Emrit | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Shiraz Ahmed | c †Pooran b Lakshan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Fidel Edwards | not out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| TOTAL | (10 Ov, RR: 8.10) | 81/9 |
Northern Warriors Scorecard
| BATSMEN | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waseem Muhammad | c Bravo b Shiraz Ahmed | 27 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 122.73 |
| Nicholas Pooran (c)† | lbw b Edwards | 12 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 133.33 |
| Lendl Simmons | not out | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 116.67 |
| Rovman Powell | not out | 16 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 200.00 |
| TOTAL | (8.2 Ov, RR: 10.20) | 85/2 |
Northern Warriors Bowling
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rayad Emrit | 2 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 9.50 | 1 | 0 |
| Junaid Siddique | 2 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 9.50 | 1 | 1 |
| Maheesh Theekshana | 2 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 7.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Fabian Allen | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 5.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Dhananjaya Lakshan | 2 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 7.00 | 0 | 0 |
Delhi Bulls Bowling
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waqas Maqsood | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7.00 | 1 | 1 |
| Fidel Edwards | 2 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 9.00 | 1 | 0 |
| Shiraz Ahmed | 2 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 9.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwayne Bravo | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 7.50 | 1 | 0 |
| Nyeem Young | 0.2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 39.00 | 1 | 0 |
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