Northern Warriors v Delhi Bulls
Northern Warriors 107/4 in 10 overs (Powell 38; Shiraz 1-16) lost to Delhi Bulls 110/4 in 9 overs (Hafeez 31; Mithun 1-16) by 6 wickets with 6 balls to spare. Player of the Match: Rahmanullah Gurbaz.
Delhi Bulls chased 108 against Northern Warriors with an over to spare in the opening match of the 2021 Abu Dhabi T10 League, thanks to Rahmanullah Gurbaz’s 10-ball 30, Mohammad Hafeez’s 19-ball 31 and Sherfane Rutherford’s 15-ball 29. Abhimanyu Mithun was the pick of the Warriors bowler, returning 1-16.
Earlier, Moeen Ali’s 21-ball 35 and Rovman Powell’s 19-ball 38 helped the Warriors reach 107/4 after they were asked to bat. Shiraz Ahmed took 1-16 and Ravi Rampaul 1-18.
Team Abu Dhabi v Bengal Tigers
Team Abu Dhabi 145/4 in 10 overs (Stirling 59; Udana 1-14) beat Bengal Tigers 105/8 in 10 overs (Fletcher 24; De Lange 5-23) by 40 runs. Player of the Match: Marchant de Lange.
Team Abu Dhabi blew Bengal Tigers away in Match 2. They piled 145/4 after being put in and restricted the Tigers to 105/8.
Paul Stirling and Chris Gayle starred with bat, scoring 23-ball 59 and unbeaten 23-ball 49 respectively. Marchant de Lange then tore the Tigers, taking 5-23, to help Abu Dhabi register a big win. Andre Fletcher top-scored for the Tigers, with eight-ball 24.