- BATSMENRB4s6sSR7.5 Good short ball and took the pace off, Gurbaz tried to play a big shot, got the top edge and keeper behind the stumps took a simple catch 91/31.4 Gone! Janat strikes. Good length ball just outside off and nips back into the right hander, tries to play across the line, gets a thick inside edge and disturbed the stumps, was a change of pace by Janat 11/15.1 Good slower short ball just outside off, tried to cut it up and over short third man, got the top edge and short third man took a simple catch 57/28.3 Qais gets the danger man. Tossed up on middle stump, Pollard hit that one high in the air and long-on fielder took a good catch just inside the rope 93/48.5 Qais strikes again. Nicely tossed up, Smith tried to hit that one over long-off, got a thick outside edge and went high in the air, Holder at long-off took it with ease 99/5Extras10 (lb 2, w 8)TOTAL121/5 (10 Overs, RR: 12.1)Fall of wickets: 1-11 (Muhammad Waseem, 1.4 ov), 2-57 (Niroshan Dickwella, 5.1 ov), 3-91 (Rahmanullah Gurbaz, 7.5 ov), 4-93 (Kieron Pollard, 8.3 ov), 5-99 (Odean Smith, 8.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB JO Holder 2 0 14 1 7 8 0 2 0 0 Karim Janat 2 0 19 1 9.5 4 1 1 2 0 Qais Ahmad 2 0 24 2 12 6 1 2 1 0 JB Lintott 1 0 25 0 25 0 1 3 0 0 Muhammad Arfan 1 0 10 1 10 1 0 1 0 0 Salman Irshad 2 0 27 0 13.5 2 5 0 1 0
08/12Result
Qualifier 1, Abu Dhabi T10 at Abu Dhabi, Dec 8 2023
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![New York Strikers]( "New York Strikers")
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![Samp Army]( "Samp Army")
80/9 (10 ov)
Player of the Match
08/12Result
Qualifier 1, Abu Dhabi T10 at Abu Dhabi, Dec 8 2023
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![New York Strikers]( "New York Strikers")
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![Samp Army]( "Samp Army")
80/9 (10 ov)
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRB4s6sSR2.4 That is number four for Akeal. Nicely tossed up, Faf gave himself some room and went big down the ground, did not time it well and Pollard at long-on took a simple catch 12/40.3 Beauty by Akeal! Arm ball just outside off and comes in with the arm, goes through the defense and hits the stumps 1/10.4 Back to back wickets for Akeal. Tossed up, on middle stump, tried to flick it away, got a leading edge, went high in the air and point fielder took a good high catch. Akeal on a hat-trick 1/20.5 Hat-trick for Akeal. He is now the 8th player in Abu Dhabi T10 who took the hat-trick. Another arm ball just outside off, goes back and tries to cut, thick inside edge back onto stumps 1/32.6 Five for! Short and wide outside off, cuts it hard in the air straight in the hands of cover fielder. Five wicket haul for Akeal what an excellent performance. 13/54.1 That is a superb catch. Back of length on leg stump, tried to flick it away, took the leading edge high in the air, deep square leg fielder running in and took a lovely diving catch. Samp Army 6 down. 14/66.4 Bang! Full ball on middle stump, Holder clears his leg and tries to play a big shot, he misses and Jawadullah hits the middle stump 39/85.2 Another one bites the dust! tossed up, on middle stump, went for the big shot down the ground, mistimed it and long-on fielder took a simple catch 27/78.1 Saw him coming down the wicket, pitched short in length, tried to pull, got the top edge and Dickwella behind the stumps took a simple catch 62/9Extras2 (w 2)TOTAL80/9 (10 Overs, RR: 8)Did not bat: Salman IrshadFall of wickets: 1-1 (Andries Gous, 0.3 ov), 2-1 (Dewald Brevis, 0.4 ov), 3-1 (Ibrahim Zadran, 0.5 ov), 4-12 (Faf du Plessis, 2.4 ov), 5-13 (Najibullah Zadran, 2.6 ov), 6-14 (Karim Janat, 4.1 ov), 7-27 (Basil Hameed, 5.2 ov), 8-39 (Jason Holder, 6.4 ov), 9-62 (Jake Lintott, 8.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB AJ Hosein 2 0 6 5 3 7 0 0 0 0 Mohammad Amir 1 0 7 0 7 1 0 0 0 0 SP Narine 2 0 10 1 5 8 0 1 0 0 C Karunaratne 2 0 33 1 16.5 2 2 3 0 0 Muhammad Jawadullah 2 0 13 2 6.5 5 1 0 2 0 Muhammad Waseem 1 0 11 0 11 1 1 0 0 0
Match Details
Series
Toss
Samp Army , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Series result
New York Strikers advanced
Season
Hours of play (local time)
15.30 Start, First Session 15.30-16.10, Interval 16.10-16.20, Second Session 16.20-17.00
Match days
8 December 2023 (10-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 2.0 (Mandatory - 13 runs, 1 wicket)
- New York Strikers: 50 runs in 4.2 overs (26 balls), Extras 8
- Powerplay 2: Overs 6.1 - 8.0 (Batting side - 25 runs, 1 wicket)
- Rahmanullah Gurbaz: 50 off 26 balls (4 x 4, 4 x 6)
- New York Strikers: 100 runs in 8.6 overs (54 balls), Extras 10
- Innings Break: New York Strikers - 121/5 in 10.0 overs (Asif Ali 17, C Karunaratne 7)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 2.0 (Mandatory - 8 runs, 3 wickets)
- Niroshan Dickwella kept in place of Rahmanullah Gurbaz from start of the Samp Army innings
- Akeal Hosein took a hat-trick with the wickets of 1-1 (Andries Gous, 0.3 ov), 2-1 (Dewald Brevis, 0.4 ov), 3-1 (Ibrahim Zadran, 0.5 ov)
- Samp Army: 50 runs in 7.4 overs (46 balls), Extras 2
- Powerplay 2: Overs 8.1 - 10.0 (Batting side - 18 runs, 1 wicket)
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