The Abu Dhabi T10 League is about to start on November 28 and finish on December 9. This is the seventh time they’re doing it, and it’s going to be super exciting. The first game will be between the current champs, Deccan Gladiators, and the strong New York Strikers.
Teams:
There are eight teams altogether: Deccan Gladiators, Northern Warriors, Bangla tigers, New York Strikers, Delhi Bulls, Team Abu Dhabi, Morrisville Samp Army, and Chennai Braves. They all really want to win this tournament.
League scenario:
So, there’s a part called the group stage, where all these teams play against each other. The top four teams from this stage get to go to the playoffs. In Qualifier 1, the two best teams face off. At the same time, the third and fourth teams play in Eliminator 1. The team that wins Eliminator 1 gets to play against the loser of Qualifier 1. It’s like a big competition to make it to the final, which will be on December 9.
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Venue and timings:
All these games of Abu Dhabi t10 league will happen at the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi. They’ve planned a schedule with doubleheaders and sometimes even tripleheaders, so there are a lot of matches. In doubleheaders, the first game starts at 6:15 PM local time (7:15 PM PKT), and the second one is at 8:30 PM local time (9:30 PM PKT). When there are tripleheaders, the first match starts at 4:00 PM local time (5:00 PM PKT), then 6:15 PM local time (7:15 PM PKT), and finally, 8:30 PM local time (9:30 PM PKT). The final on November 9 is a big deal and will be at 7:30 PM local time (8:30 PM PKT).
Squads:
Chennai Braves: Jason Roy (c), Charith Asalanka, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Obed McCoy, Sikandar Raza, Sam Cook, Imran Tahir, George Munsey, Kobe Herft, Richard Ngarava, Junaid Siddique, Aayan Khan, Vriitya Aravind, Kai Smith, Stephen Eskinazi, Hasan Ali
Deccan Gladiators: Nicholas Pooran (c), Trent Boult, Andre Russell, Sherfane Rutherford, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Fabian Allen, Joe Clarke, Josh Little, Zahir Khan, Waqar Salamkheil, Zahoor Khan, Mohammad Zahid, Nav Pabreja, Khawaja Nafay, David Wiese, Nuwan Thushara, Imad Wasim, Andre Fletcher, Dan Lawrence, Luke Wood
Morrisville Samp Army: Faf du Plessis (c), Jason Holder, Dewald Brevis, Moeen Ali, Maheesh Theekshana, George Garton, Bas de Leede, Andries Gous, Najibullah Zadran, Salman Irshad, Basil Hameed, Ansh Tandon, Muhammad Irfan, Tadiwanashe Marumani, Peter Hatzoglou, Monank Patel, Obus Pienaar, Karim Janat, Maheesh Theekshana
Northern Warriors: Wanindu Hasaranga (c), James Neesham, Hazratullah Zazai, Colin Munro, Romario Shepherd, Mohammad Hasnain, Tabraiz Shamsi, Kennar Lewis, Adam Hose, Ziaur Rahman, Rahul Chopra, Rameez Shahzad, Kaunain Abbas, Shamar Joseph, Ankur Sangwan, Abhimanyu Mithun, Angelo Mathews, Jaden Carmichael
New York Strikers: Kieron Pollard (c), Sunil Narine, Mohammad Amir, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Akeal Hosein, Odean Smith, Mohammad Haris (withdrawn), Lahiru Kumara, Chamika Karunaratne, Kusal Perera, Muhammad Waseem, Muhammad Jawadullah, CP Rizwan, Lasith Croospulle, Will Jacks, Ali Khan, Niroshan Dickwella
Team Abu Dhabi: Phil Salt (withdrawn), Kyle Mayers, Tymal Mills, Dwaine Pretorius, Alex Hales, Rumman Raees, Leus du Plooy, Mohammad Nawaz (withdrawn), Keemo Paul, Colin Ingram, Asif Khan, Alishan Sharafu, Ethan D’Souza, Allah Mohammad, Dilshan Madushanka (withdrawn), Noor Ahmad, Roelof van der Merwe, Tom Banton, Binura Fernando
Bangla Tigers: Shakib Al Hasan (c), Saim Ayub, Iftikhar Ahmed, Kusal Mendis, Dominic Drakes, Reece Topley (injured), Carlos Brathwaite, Daniel Sams, Matheesha Pathirana, Matiullah Khan, Rohan Mustafa, Haider Ali, Abdul Ghaffar, Amartya Kaul, Rassie van der Dussen, Taskin Ahmed, Robin Uthappa, Josh Little, Jordan Cox, Shannon Gabriel, David Miller, Dasun Shanaka, Max Holden, Benny Howell, Avishka Fernando, Chris Lynn, Rohan Mustafa, Matiullah
Delhi Bulls: Quinton de Kock (c), Rovman Powell, Dwayne Bravo, Naveen-ul-Haq, Rilee Rossouw, Fazalhaq Farooqi, James Vince, Usman Khan, Richard Gleeson, Dunith Wellalage, Muhammad Rohid Khan, Abhishek Paradkar (withdrawn), Ali Abid, Sufiyan Muqeem, Johnson Charles, Usama Mir (withdrawn), Abbas Afridi (withdrawn), Izharulhaq Naveed, Ravi Bopara, Wasim Akram
Schedule:
- November 28, 2023
- Match 1: New York Strikers vs Deccan Gladiators
- Match 2: Northern Warriors vs Morrisville Samp Army
- November 29, 2023
- Match 3: Delhi Bulls vs Deccan Gladiators
- Match 4: Team Abu Dhabi vs Chennai Braves
- Match 5: Bangla Tigers vs New York Strikers
- November 30, 2023
- Match 6: Team Abu Dhabi vs Northern Warriors
- Match 7: Morrisville Samp Army vs Chennai Braves
- Match 8: Deccan Gladiators vs Bangla Tigers
- December 1, 2023
- Match 9: Northern Warriors vs New York Strikers
- Match 10: Morrisville Samp Army vs Team Abu Dhab
- iMatch 11: Delhi Bulls vs Chennai Braves
- December 2, 2023
- Match 12: Deccan Gladiators vs Team Abu Dhabi
- Match 13: Delhi Bulls vs Bangla Tigers
- Match 14: Chennai Braves vs Northern Warriors
- December 3, 2023
- Match 15: Morrisville Samp Army vs Delhi Bulls
- Match 16: Northern Warriors vs Bangla Tigers
- Match 17: Deccan Gladiators vs Chennai Braves
- December 4, 2023
- Match 18: New York Strikers vs Delhi Bulls
- Match 19: Bangla Tigers vs Team Abu Dhabi
- December 5, 2023
- Match 20: Bangla Tigers vs Morrisville Samp Army
- Match 21: Deccan Gladiators vs Northern Warriors
- Match 22: New York Strikers vs Team Abu Dhabi
- December 6, 2023
- Match 23: Chennai Braves vs New York Strikers
- Match 24: Morrisville Samp Army vs Deccan Gladiators
- Match 25: Delhi Bulls vs Northern Warriors
- December 7, 2023
- Match 26: Chennai Braves vs Bangla Tigers
- Match 27: Team Abu Dhabi vs Delhi Bulls
- Match 28: New York Strikers vs Morrisville Samp Army
- December 8, 2023
- Qualifier 1: Team 1 vs Team 2
- Eliminator: Team 3 vs Team 4
- Qualifier 2: Winner Eliminator vs Loser Qualifier
- December 9, 2023
- The Final: Winner Qualifier vs Winner Eliminator 2
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