Well, thats the end of the first game today. Bengal Tigers gain the much important 2 points while Warriors need to make the most of their next game. 2 more games remain for the evening. First of which is between the Sindhis and Kerala to start shortly!
Northern Warriors won the toss and requested the Bengal Tigers to bowl. A steady start from Roy and Narine set the platform for them to explode at the end. Viljeon was the lone wicket taker among the warriors who ended with a brilliant figures of 2-0-8-1.Some big blows from Rutherford and Roy propelled their score to 130 at the end of their quota. Roy made an unbeated 60 runs off 29 balls who was the standout performer with the bat. Chasing 131, The bowlers from Bengal Tigers didn't allow the Warriors to find fence which increased the required run rate at brisk pace. Wickets at regular interval hindered the Warriors even more. An excellent over from Aamer Yamin shut the little momentum that the Warriors got. Wahab Riaz hit hattrick boundaries in the last over to reduce the run difference as Tigers complete a clinical win over the Northern Warriors.
An excellent start from Mujeeb with the ball kept the Warriors under check. Simmons and Smith weren't able to find the boundaries which increased the reqd.run rate at the brisk pace. Double blow from Narine in the 5th over made the condition worse for the Warriors. Just when they got the momentum in their eighth over when they hit 24 runs of Ali Khan, Aamer Yamin bowled the best over in the T10 edition by picking 4 wickets of the first 4 balls and 2 dot balls to complete a maiden. Warriors end at 94-7 thus falling short by 36 runs to the Tiger's score of 130.
Final Scores: Bengal Tigers 130-1 Northern Warriors 94-7.
Hattrick boundaries from Wahab Riaz helps Warriors reduce the difference. 13 runs of that final over from Ali Khan as Tigers complete a comprehensive victory over the Warriors.
Warriors 94-7 after 10 overs. Bengal Tigers beat Northern Warriors by 36 runs.
Wicket again!Oh my god! couldn't believe what i am seeing. Aamer strikes again, 4th wicket for him in the 4 balls he has bowled. An excellent spell indeed! Viljoen c and b Aamer Yamin 0(1)
Wicket! Its a hattrick for Aamer!Ravi Bopara the victim as Aamer strikes the third consecutive time to snatch the victory from Warriors. Bopara c Nabi b Aamer Yamin 0(1)
Wicket again! The double blow from Aamer leaves the warriors stale at 81. Rovman Powell departs for a duck. Aamer on a hattrick, will he get strike again? Powell c Ali Khan b Aamer Yamin 0(1)
Wicket! Ali Khan ends the expensive over with a wicket. Pooran departs for 14.The fruitful over adds 24 runs to the Warriors score. Pooran c Billings b Ali Khan 14(8)
Warriors 81-3 after 8 overs. Need 50 runs off 12 balls.
Morne Morkel continues to keep the Warriors in check as he concedes just 6 runs of the 6th over. The required run-rate climbing at an exponential rate.
Warriors 46-2 after 6 overs. Need 81 runs of 24 balls
Wicket! Another wicket for Narine as he knocks the stumps of Andre Russell who departs for a duck. That marks the end of 5th over, fruitful over for Tigers as they remove 2 wickets of Warriors while conceding just 11 runs.
Warriors 40-2 after 5 overs. Need 91 runs of 30 balls.
Welcome back! Dwayne Smith and Lendl Simmons will open the batting for the Warriors. Mujeeb Ur Rahman, the afgan spinner will start the attack for Bengal Tigers.
A good start between Jason Roy and Sunil Narine followed by some big hits from Sherfane Rutherford helped Bengal Tigers post 130 in the board. The South African bowler Hardus Viljeon was the lone wicket taker among the Warriors. His economical spell of 2-0-8-1 restricted the Tigers a little bit. All the other bowlers went for runs and neither to be accused as the format is not so fair for bowlers.
Chasing 131 in their 10 overs, Warriors will come all guns blazing as they have enough fire power to achieve the target. Dwayne Smith, Lendl Simmons, Andre Russell, Rovman Powell and Nicholas Pooran are the big names in the squad who will be responsible for them to achieve the target. The spin heavy Tigers will try to restrict the Warriors as Sunil Narine and Mujeeb Ur Rahman will hold the key for them.
A fitting finish to the innings as Roy and Rutherford add 16 runs of the final over. A six and four of that 16 run over of Gurney propels Tigers to 130 mark. Jason Roy and Sherfane Rutherford remain unbeaten with the scores 60 and 47 respectively.
Yet another excellent over from Hardus Viljeon. Just 6 singles of another impressive over. Bengal Tigers trying to up the ante and next 3 overs will be the key for them. Bengal Tigers 76-1 after 7 overs.
Rutherford launches the attack for Tigers. 3 fours and 2 sixes of the over. Ravi Bopara at the recieving end as he consumes 24 runs to the Tigers score.
Pretty good over from Ravi Bopara spoilt by the last ball four. 2 fours and 3 singles of the over. Jason Roy and Sunil Narine batting at 25 and 15 respectively. Bengal Tigers 43-0 after 4 overs.
Poor start from WahabRiaz. He bowls 2 no-balls as the over adds 12 more runs to the score. Jason Roy and Sunil Narine find fence at regular interval. Bengal Tigers 32-0 after 3 overs.
Welcome all to the live coverage of third match of second edition T10 league between the teams Bengal Tigers and Northern Warriors. Expecting a cracker of a contest between the teams, Bring it on!
The first encounter of day two of the second edition of the T10 League sees Sam Billings' Bengal Tigers taking on Darren Sammy's Northern Warriors. Both teams will be hoping to kick start their tournament with a win.
It will be spin to win for the Bengal Tigers as they have an impressive spin trio of Sunil Narine, Mohammad Nabi and Mujeeb Ur Rahman to bank on. And it is not only that they boast of probably the best spin bowling line-up in the competition but they also have the England duo of Sam Billings and Jason Roy to lead their batting line-up.
There is a heavy tinge of Caribbean flavor in the Northern Warriors squad. Not only are they led by Darren Sammy but they also have plenty of power-hitting in the form of Rovman Powell, Nicholas Pooran and Andre Russell. If they get going, there could be plenty of fireworks.
Who will come out on top in the third game of the T10 League and get off to a winning start? Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium in Sharjah will have the answer.
Date: November 22, 2018
Venue: Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah
Time: 5.00 PM IST
Squads:
Bengal Tigers: Sunil Narine, Jason Roy, Luke Wright, Sam Billings, Zaheer Khan, Morne Morkel, Aamer Yamin, Mohammad Nabi, Riki Wessels, Sherfane Rutherford, Kevon Cooper, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Rayad Emrit, Ali Khan, Chirag Suri, Muhammad Usman
Northern Warriors: Darren Sammy, Andre Russell, Wahab Riaz, Amitoze Singh, Nicholas Pooran, Dwayne Smith, Ravi Bopara, Rovman Powell, Harry Gurney, Chris Green, Hardus Viljoen, Lendl Simmons, Khary Pierre, Kennar Lewis, Imran Haider, Rahul Bhatia
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