ABU DHABI: Marcus Stoinis and David Wiese exhibited an impressive display of power-hitting, leading the Deccan Gladiators to victory over Team Abu Dhabi in a high-scoring Abu Dhabi T10 League 2024 match here on Saturday.
Team Abu Dhabi fell seven runs short of the massive 135-run target as they were restricted to 128-6 in their allocated ten overs.
They needed 14 runs off the last over, however, Ibrar Ahmad ensured the victory for Deccan Gladiators, giving away only seven runs
Skipper Phil Salt gave them a good start with a quick-fire 24 off nine balls and took the team’s total to 45 inside four overs. However, they lost three wickets in quick succession and were soon reduced to 76-4 in 6.1 overs.
Jonny Bairstow and Kadeem Alleyne then smashed 41 runs from 13 balls for the fifth wicket to take the total to 117 before Richard Gleeson removed the former. Bairstow top-scored with 47 off 20, which featured five boundaries and three sixes.
Alleyne remained unbeaten on 24 off 12 but failed to take his team across the line.
Gleeson led the Gladiators’ bowling attack with figures of 3-20, whereas Maheesh Theekshana grabbed two wickets.
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Earlier, Gladiators posted 134-5 while batting first despite losing four quick wickets inside six overs with 53 runs on the board.
However, Marcus Stoinis held on to one end and played a blistering innings of 42 runs from 16 balls, laced with three boundaries and four sixes.
Stoinis fell prey to Noor Ahmad and was replaced by David Wiese, who displayed similar power-hitting abilities, scoring an unbeaten 42 off 12 balls. Wiese’s knock included four sixes and four boundaries.
Noor Ahmad took two wickets for Team Abu Dhabi, while Adam Milne, Mark Adair, and Rumman Raees managed one each.
It’s worth noting that Deccan Gladiators are comfortably sitting at the top of the Abu Dhabi T10 League points table, having won all three of their games. Meanwhile, Team Abu Dhabi have won out of three matches so far and are sitting in the third spot.
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