Deccan Gladiators vs Bangla Tigers
Deccan Gladiators 140/1 in 10 overs (Kohler-Cadmore 96; Wood 1-36) beat Bangla Tigers 78 in 8.3 overs (Udana 33; Hasaranga 5-8) by 62 runs. Player of the Match: Tom Kohler-Cadmore.
Tom Kohler-Cadmore’s 39-ball 96, followed by Wanindu Hasaranga’s 5-8, which includes a maiden, helped Deccan Gladiators beat Bangla Tigers by 62 runs in Match 27 of the Abu Dhabi T10 League 2021, at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium.
The Gladiators rode on Kohler-Cadmore’s blitz to pile 140/1 after they were asked to bat. Luke Wood, who picked up the only wicket, was the most expensive (1-36) Tigers bowler. In response, barring Isuru Udana (33 in 11 balls), the Tigers batters made a little impact before ending up being bowled out for 78 in 8.3 overs. Wahab Riaz, Sultan Ahmed, Tymal Mills and Odean Smith took a wicket each.
The Chennai Braves vs Delhi Bulls
The Chennai Braves 80/4 in 10 overs (Perera 40; Shepherd 1-16) lost to Delhi Bulls 81/0 in 4.1 overs (Gurbaz 61*) by 10 wickets with 35 balls to spare. Player of the Match: Rahmanullah Gurbaz.
Delhi Bulls trounced the Chennai Braves by 10 wickets in Match 28. They restricted the Braves to 80/4 and chased the target in just 4.1 overs, courtesy Rahmanullah Gurbaz’s unbeaten 16-ball 57. Chandrapaul Hemraj 24 not out in 9 balls.
Earlier, Angelo Perera top-scored with a 24-ball 40 in the Braves’ total, but the others struggled to get going. Despite going wicketless, Fazal Haque and Dominic Drakes went for for less than six an over.