T10 League 2023: Bangla Tigers gave a crushing defeat to Team Abu Dhabi by 9 wickets

 

In the 19th match of T10 League 2023, Bangla Tigers defeated Team Abu Dhabi by 9 wickets with the help of excellent performance by the bowlers and a half-century by Jordan Cox. Team Abu Dhabi has not won a single match in the tournament so far. They have faced defeat in 5 matches. Whereas Bangla Tigers have won 3 out of 5 matches and lost 2. 

Batting first, Team Abu Dhabi collapsed on the score of 65 in 10 overs. Rumman Raees scored the highest 20 (8)* runs for the team. In this innings he hit 3 sixes. Apart from him, captain Dwayne Pretorius scored 15 runs in 13 balls with the help of 3 fours. Apart from these two, no other batsman could reach double digits. Daniel Sams took maximum 3 wickets for Bangla Tigers. Shannon Gabriel and captain Benny Howell were successful in taking 2-2 wickets. Dominic Drakes was successful in taking one wicket. 

Chasing the target, Bangla Tigers won the match by losing one wicket and scoring 67 runs in 4.5 overs. Jordan Cox scored the most runs for Bangla Tigers. Facing 23 balls, he played an unbeaten half-century of 56 runs with the help of 10 fours and 2 sixes. James Fuller got the only wicket for Team Abu Dhabi. 

Playing XI of Team Abu Dhabi:  Alex Hales, Kyle Mayers, Tom Banton (wicketkeeper), Luc Du Plooy, Dwayne Pretorius (captain), Asif Khan, Alishan Sharafu, Roelof van der Merwe, Noor Ahmed, Rumman Raees, James Fuller. 

Playing XI of Bangla Tigers:  Jordan Cox, Kusal Mendis (wk), David Miller, Dasun Shanaka, Daniel Sams, Carlos Brathwaite, Benny Howell (c), Dominic Drakes, Rohan Mustafa, Matiullah Khan, Shannon Gabriel, Haider Ali.