Deccan Gladiators defeat Qalandars in Match 13:

Deccan Gladiators: 128/4
Qalandars: 104/2 (10/10 overs, target 129)
Deccan Gladiators won the match by 24 runs.

Deccan Gladiators vs Qalandars, the match 13 of the T10 League 2019, resulted in a win for the Gladiators. The Gladiators scored 128 runs at the cost of 4 wickets while batting first. Qalandars managed to score 104 runs for 2 wickets after 10 overs in their chase of 129 runs, losing the match by 24 runs.

Deccan Gladiators’ Mohammad Shahzad was named the “Player of the Match” for his extraordinary innings of 57 runs from 21 deliveries, which provided his team with a sound start into the game.

Deccan Gladiators vs Qalandars, Dawid Malan’s 49 in vain:

Qalandars won the toss and opted to field first. Wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Shahzad and Captain Shane Watson came to bat first for their team. The pair shared a 60 runs partnership from 26 balls as Shane Watson got caught behind after adding 30 runs from 15 deliveries after hitting 5 fours and a six.

The Gladiators are raging against the Qalandars!
After 5 overs, Deccan Gladiators are 63/2#AbuDhabiT10 #t10league #t10season3 #inabudhabi #AldarProperties pic.twitter.com/OiqchVXMhk

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Mohammad Shahzad scored 57 runs from 21 balls as he struck 6 huge sixes and 3 fours to reach his total. Ben Cutting added 21 runs from 10 balls with 3 boundaries towards the end of the game to give his team a final push. The Gladiators finished on 128/4. George Garton claimed 3 wickets for 21 runs, and Chris Jordan took 1 for 19.

Qalandars required 129 runs to win the match. Tom Banton and wicketkeeper-batsman Luke Ronchi came to bat first. Qalandars lost both their openers early after they scored 33 runs from the first 4 overs of the match while chasing a target this huge.

After 6 overs, Qalandars are 51/2#AbuDhabiT10 #t10league #t10season3 #inabudhabi #AldarProperties pic.twitter.com/cTo0FoKdXF

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Dawid Malan’s unbeaten 49 runs from 25 balls with 4 sixes and 3 fours, along with Phil Salt’s contribution of 25 runs from 14 balls brought life to the chase. Still, it was not enough as they fell 25 runs short of winning the game. Qalandars finished their innings on 104/2 after 10 overs. Kieron Pollard and Ben Cutting claimed 1 wicket each for their team.