Deccan Gladiator advances to Qualifier 2 of T10 League 2019:
Bangla Tigers: 107/3
Deccan Gladiators: 108/5 (9.1/10 overs, target 108)
Deccan Gladiators won the match by 5 wickets with 5 balls remaining.
Bangla Tigers vs Deccan Gladiators, the Gladiators defeated the Tigers in the Eliminator of the T10 League 2019 to qualify for the Qualifier 2 of the tournament. Bangla Tigers scored 107 runs at the cost of 3 wickets while batting first. The Gladiators chased the target in just 9.1 overs, winning the match by 5 wickets and 5 balls to spare.
Deccan Gladiators’ Dan Lawrence was named the “Player of the Match” for his all-round performance. He bowled one over and conceded only 2 runs, while also providing his team with much-needed hard-hitting with the bat.
Bangla Tigers vs Deccan Gladiators, Rilee Rossouw’s 55 in vain:
Deccan Gladiators won the toss and decided to field first. Andre Fletcher and Rilee Rossouw came to bat first for the Tigers. Wicketkeeper-batsman Andre Fletcher lost his wicket to Sheldon Cottrell in the first over of the innings for just 7 runs. Colin Ingram also scored only 1 run for 8 balls.
After 8 overs, Bangla Tigers are 73/3.#AbuDhabiT10 #t10league #t10season3 #inabudhabi #AldarProperties #deccangladiators #banglatigers pic.twitter.com/8VgmObJhD6
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Rilee Rossouw played an unbeaten inning of 55 runs from 29 balls. He struck 5 fours and 2 sixes. Rilee Rossouw shared a 58 runs partnership with Chirag Suri, who scored 25 runs from 13 balls with 3 sixes. Captain Thisara Perera remained not out after scoring 12 runs from 5 balls as the Tigers finished on 107/3 after 10 overs. Sheldon Cottrell took 2 wickets for 15 runs. Fawad Ahmed claimed 1 wicket for 11 runs.
The Gladiators required 108 runs to win the match from 10 overs. Wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Shahzad and Captain Shane Watson came to bat first. Mohammad Shazad smacked 28 runs from 11 balls with 5 fours and a six. Shane Watson got bowled by Kevin Koththiigoda after scoring 16 runs from 15 deliveries.
After 8 overs, Deccan Gladiators are 93/4.#AbuDhabiT10 #t10league #t10season3 #inabudhabi #AldarProperties #deccangladiators #banglatigers pic.twitter.com/dO76i9Y34d
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Kieron Pollard added 12 runs from 6 balls. Dan Lawrence came to bat and blasted 33 runs from 13 deliveries. He struck 3 sixes and 2 fours in his innings before he lost his wicket to Thisara Perera. Deccan Gladiators finished on 108/5 in just 9.1 overs, winning the match by 5 wickets with 5 balls still in hand. Qais Ahmad claimed 2 wickets. Kevin Koththiigoda, Thisara Perera, and Farhad Reza took 1 wicket each.
Bangla Tigers will now face the loser of the Qualifier 2 for the 3rd place in the tournament tomorrow, while Deccan Gladiators will go against Qalandars in the Qualifier 2.
