In the 3rd season of the Abu Dhabi T10 League, Maratha Arabians took on Delhi Bulls in the super league stage. At the toss, Delhi Bulls won the toss and elected to bowl first. It was Chris Lynn and Hazratullah Zazai who put up fifty runs for the first wicket. On one hand, Chris Lynn played a scintillating knock of 89 runs from 33 balls. His innings consisted of five fours and nine massive sixes. At the end of their innings, they scored a massive 146 runs for the loss of 4 wickets.
The target for the Bulls was 147 runs to qualify for the knock out stage. Paul Stirling and Kusal Perera put up a stand of 43 runs for the first wicket. However, soon after Stirling was sent back to the pavilion, Delhi Bulls lost wickets at regular intervals. In the end, they failed to chase down the target of 147 runs, going on lose the match by 30 runs.
The bowlers were simply spot-on as Lasith Malinga, Dwayne Bravo, and Shiraz Ahmed picked up one wicket each. In the second half of the innings, the dew factor played a crucial role, as it was difficult for the batsmen to score runs with ease. Chris Lynn grabbed the award of the man of the match for his outstanding batting performance.
Can we expect the same kind of game in today’s encounter from both the team? Since the franchises got revamped with fresh recruits.
MATCH 1, 28 JANUARY, 2021 | 17:30 IST
Maratha Arabians
Northern Warriors
MATCH 2, 28 JANUARY, 2021 | 19:45 IST
Deccan Gladiators
Pune Devils
MATCH 3, 28 JANUARY, 2021 | 22:00 IST
Delhi Bulls
Bangla Tigers
MATCH 4, 29 JANUARY, 2021 | 17:30 IST
Pune Devils
Qualandars
MATCH 5, 29 JANUARY, 2021 | 19:45 PM
Maratha Arabians
Delhi Bulls