Liam Livingstone single-handedly took Team Abu Dhabi to an excellent rating of 125 for 4 wickets. His scintillating innings was crammed with three fours and 6 sixes.
Philippe Salt, opening the innings of Team Abu Dhabi in an outstanding type, hit three consecutive fours within the first three balls of Gladiators captain Wahab Riaz’s innings.
He hit two extra boundaries within the subsequent over earlier than being bowled by Odion Smith within the third over.
Livingstone rode on the tempo set by Salt and hit consecutive sixes off Odeon Smith within the fifth over.
The captain conceded 20 runs off Tymal Mills earlier than being dismissed on the final ball of the ninth over. Chasing 126 runs to win, Deccan Gladiators misplaced by eight runs.
Sheldon Cottrell dismissed Tom Koehler-Cadmore on the very first ball of Deccan Gladiators’ innings, however Tom Moores made his intentions clear when he hit Marchant de Lange for 2 fours and a six within the second over, serving to Deccan Gladiators rating 21/ 1.
However, Moores quickly fell and Anwar Ali took the accountability of reaching the goal. He hit two sixes off Livingstone within the fourth over to take the Gladiators to 76/3.
However, Merchant de Lange dismissed Anwar Ali and Andre Russell within the eighth over to show the match fully in favor of Team Abu Dhabi. Jamie Overton bowled an excellent closing over and restricted the Gladiators to 117/8.
In one other match, explosive fifties from Mohammad Shahzad (54 not out in 29 balls) and Bhanuka Rajapaksa (55 not out off 23 balls) helped Chennai Braves beat Northern Warriors by 10 wickets.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
