In the final of the Abu Dhabi T10 tournament, the UAE Bulls emerged victorious by 80 runs against Aspin Stallions at the Zayed Cricket Stadium.
During the match, Bulls` explosive batsman Tim David stole the show by showcasing his muscle power. Facing just 30 deliveries, the burly batsman smashed an unbeaten 98 runs, which was laced with three boundaries and 12 maximums.
TIM DAVID`S 98* (30) IN T10 LEAGUE FINAL. 🤯🔥 pic.twitter.com/Tz2nbKcQ8J
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Riding on David`s towering sixes, the UAE Bulls posted a total of 150 runs for the loss of just one wicket. Opening batsman Phil Salt returned to the pavilion after scoring 18 runs in eight balls, including two boundaries and a maximum. James Vince retired hurt after facing two balls. Along with David, Rovman Powell stayed unbeaten on 24 runs in 20 balls. His knock included two boundaries and a maximum.
Stallions` Hafeez-ur-Rahman managed to pick up one wicket by conceding 25 runs in two overs. Tymal Mills, Binura Fernando, Karim Janat, Zohair Iqbal, and Ashmead Nedd went wicketless in the match.
Mills was smashed for 12 runs, whereas Fernando conceded 21 runs, in two overs each. Janat leaked 27 runs in his spell of two overs. Iqbal and Nedd bowled one over each and were smashed for 28 and 32 runs, respectively.
Having put to chase a target of 151 runs, Stallions` skipper Rahmanullah Gurbaz scored 18 runs in 15 balls, with the help of three boundaries. Andre Fletcher was retired hurt on two runs in three balls. Sherfane Rutherford registered a three-ball duck. Leus du Plooy accumulated 16 runs off 15 balls, including two boundaries and Ben Cutting garnered 11 runs in 13 balls, with the help of a boundary.
Karim Janat and Sam Billings stayed unbeaten on scores of 15 and three runs, respectively. Facing seven balls, Janat smashed two maximums, and Billings faced just four balls.
Fazalhaq Farooqi, Junaid Siddique, Iftikhar Ahmed and Qais Ahmad registered one wicket each to their names. Bowling one over each, Farooqi gave away two, and Iftikhar conceded seven runs. Junai bowled two overs and conceded 18 runs, whereas Qais gave away 14 runs in one over.
Muhammad Rohid, Sunil Narine, and Tim David went wicketless. Bowling two overs, Rohid registered 14 runs without claiming any wickets. Narine, in his spell of two overs, leaked 10 runs, and David gave away five runs in one over.
With this, the UAE Bulls clinched the Abu Dhabi T10 tournament title by defeating Aspin Stallions by 80 runs in the final.
