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Abu Dhabi T20 tournament - 4th to 6th October

PostPosted: Thu Oct 04, 2018 2:06 pm
by Alviro Patterson
An invitational tournament consisting of six club teams from the globe, run by Emirates Cricket and sanctioned by the ICC.

Format is two groups of 3, play each other once (2 games) and group winners advance to the final.

Group A
Hobart Hurricanes (Big Bash)
Lahore Qalanders (Pakistan Super League)
Yorkshire Vikings (T20 Blast) :D

Group B
Auckland Aces (New Zealand)
Boost Defenders (Afghanistan)
Multiply Titans (Ram Slam)

Fixtures

Thursday
Auckland Aces vs Boost Defenders, 1:00 PM
Yorkshire Vikings vs Lahore Qalandars, 5:00 PM

Friday
Hobart Hurricanes vs Lahore Qalandars 12noon
Multiply Titans vs Boost Defenders 4:00 PM

Saturday
Yorkshire Vikings vs Hobart Hurricanes, 8:00 AM
Multiply Titans vs Auckland Aces, 12noon
Final, 5pm (delayed coverage at 9pm)


Squads
Auckland Aces
Craig Cachopa (c), Finn Allen, Michael Barry, Jamie Brown, Graeme Beghin, Danru Ferns, Michael Guptill-Bunce, Ben Horne, Ben Lister, Matt McEwan, Robbie O’Donnell, Sean Solia, Will Somerville

Boost Defenders
Colin Ingram (c), Paul Stirling, Kyle Abott, Ramith Rambukwella, Cameron Delport, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Ben Cox, Ronsford Beaton, Younis Ahmadzai, Noor Ul Haq, Munir Kakkar, Jeevan Mendis, Nijat Masood, Yamin Ahmadzai, Rokhan Barikzai, Abdullah Mazari

Hobart Hurricanes
Johan Botha, Ben Duckett, Nathan Ellis, Jordan Clark, Caleb Jewell, Lawrence Neil-Smith, Keegan Oates, Jerome Taylor, Charlie Wakim, Jack White, Sean Willis, Mac Wright

Lahore Qalandars
Sohail Akhtar (c), Mohammad Faizan, Imran Nazir, Abdul Razzaq, Ashan Mirza, Shahzad Ali, Muhammad Zulfiqar Babar, Muhammad Bilal, Raja Farzan khan Faizi, Salman Irshad, Maaz Khan, Haris Rauf, Ali Majod Shah, Philip Salt, Mitchell Mcclenaghan, Nuwan Kulasekara

Yorkshire Vikings
Steven Patterson (c), Gary Ballance, Tim Bresnan, Harry Brook, Karl Carver, Ben Coad, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Jack Leaning, Adam Lyth, Josh Poysden, Josh Shaw, Jonathan Tattersall, Jordan Thompson, Matthew Waite

Titans
Albie Morkel (c), Andrea Agathagelou, Farhaan Behardien, Henry Davids, Theunis de Bruyn, Dean Elgar, Tony de Zorzi, Eldred Hawken, Heino Kuhn, Gregory Mahlokwana, Rivaldo Moonsamy, Tshepo Moreki, Chris Morris, Alfred Mothoa, Shaun von Berg

Re: Abu Dhabi T20 tournament - 4th to 6th October

PostPosted: Thu Oct 04, 2018 5:15 pm
by Alviro Patterson
Boost Defenders won their 1st game by 35 runs - racking up 205 whilst a spirited Auckland without any international players posted 170 in reply.

Re: Abu Dhabi T20 tournament - 4th to 6th October

PostPosted: Thu Oct 04, 2018 6:13 pm
by Arthur Crabtree
No live score on cricinfo.

Re: Abu Dhabi T20 tournament - 4th to 6th October

PostPosted: Sun Oct 07, 2018 2:13 pm
by Alviro Patterson
Lahore Qalanders eventually won the tournament, did well to defend a 150 total against Titans through virtue of excellent pace bowling at the death. Shaheen Afridi (not related to Boom Boom, but apparently from the same tribe) a stand out performer with his left arm pace. But the one player to really watch for is Haris Rauf, who came through a bowling audition barely over 12 months ago and is clocked at bowling 150kph.

Yorkshire won their consolation game against a Hobart Hurricanes select XI, chasing 140 for the loss of 1 wicket and with 6 overs to spare. The Hobart side had Johan Botha, Ben Duckett and Jordan Clark to bolster the ranks. Batsman Charlie Wakim stood out for the Hurricanes, only a matter of time before he makes his Big Bash debut.

Re: Abu Dhabi T20 tournament - 4th to 6th October

PostPosted: Sun Oct 07, 2018 7:22 pm
by Durhamfootman
watching Lahore in Abu Dhabi was an education. 12 of the first 13 overs bowled were spin, followed by 7 straight overs of punishingly accurate yorkers... no faffing about mixing things up, just 7 overs of toe crushers...... superb skills

Titans didn't have a chance, really, although Lahore themselves were underwhelming with the bat and progressing to a well below par total until Phil Salt spanked a rapid fire 27 at the end, to lift them to 148.

Morris was excellent with the ball, but the 2 teenagers completely overshadowed him. Haris Rauf only picking up a cricket ball for the first time 12 months ago, and being spotted bowling at 92mph in some minor league is a remarkable story

Re: Abu Dhabi T20 tournament - 4th to 6th October

PostPosted: Sun Oct 07, 2018 7:26 pm
by Durhamfootman
I like the idea of the tournament, btw. like an invitational mini champions league played over 3 days. I wonder how Phil Salt managed to get himself on a Lahore team? there must be some connection

Re: Abu Dhabi T20 tournament - 4th to 6th October

PostPosted: Mon Oct 08, 2018 2:18 pm
by Alviro Patterson
Durhamfootman wrote:
Morris was excellent with the ball, but the 2 teenagers completely overshadowed him. Haris Rauf only picking up a cricket ball for the first time 12 months ago, and being spotted bowling at 92mph in some minor league is a remarkable story


Nick Knight loves to tell a good story, especially about Azeem Rafiq's cricketing comeback.

Whenever Haris Rauf makes his debut for Pakistan (hopefully the World Cup), Nick Knight must be in the commentator to tell Rauf's remarkable story.

Re: Abu Dhabi T20 tournament - 4th to 6th October

PostPosted: Thu Oct 11, 2018 4:51 pm
by Alviro Patterson
Durhamfootman wrote:I like the idea of the tournament, btw. like an invitational mini champions league played over 3 days. I wonder how Phil Salt managed to get himself on a Lahore team? there must be some connection


The Abu Dhabi t20 has potential to become a leading tournament. Quick fire in nature, the middle-eastern timezone means a match is shown during waking hours worldwide and scheduled when all test nations are active on the domestic scene. Though dead rubbers can be eliminated where the loser of Game 1 plays the 3rd team in Game 2.

It was interesting to see a domestic based Auckland Aces side fare against more established players in Boost Defenders. Even though where was a noticeable difference in quality between both sides, the Burger King Super Smash has gained global exposure where it's televised matches are not shown outside of New Zealand. The standard of Super Smash cricket is probably what the Blast was around 2008/9, but it's the only tournament that gets paying crowds in. Plunket Shield and even Ford Trophy matches don't attract spectators despite free entry.