ABD vs NRW Match Preview
Batting first, Team Abu Dhabi scored 120 runs in their quota of 10 overs. Brandon King played an excellent knock of 64 off just 27 deliveries and stitched a partnership of 101 runs with James Vince. Peter Hatzoglou and Amad Butt were pretty expensive, but the latter did pick up 2 wickets. Andrew Tye too scalped 2 wickets and the match went down the wire.
In the end, Naveen ul -Haq, who bowled the last over, held his nerve, and the game ended with the scores level. It was the first tie of this season, and Abu Dhabi collected its first point.
The Warriors are the most successful team in the history of the T10 League, but they haven’t had the best of starts this season.
While the individual players, including Lythe and Rovman Powell, have performed decently, the Warriors have failed to perform as a team, leading to this disastrous performance. Also, the void left by the exit of marquee players Moeen Ali and Imran Tahir, who were some of the top performers in the previous season, hasn’t been filled.
Weather Report
The weather is expected to be clear but humid, with temperatures hovering around 30 degrees Celsius.
Pitch Report
The pitch at Sheikh Zayed Stadium is flat and a good surface to bat on. The quicker bowlers may find some assistance initially, but it is unlikely that we will see any alarming movement of the ball.
Notable stats
Rovman Powell’s Consistent Batting
Powell has scored 260 runs in the last 10 matches at an average of 29, and a strike rate of 186.
Brandon King’s excellent T20 record
Brandon King has an excellent record in T20s this year. He scored 5 half-centuries in 2022 and scored 480 runs in 17 innings.
Team News
While Team Abu Dhabi is expected to play with the same squad that got them a point in the last game, we might see Abhimanyu Mithun back in the playing eleven for the Warriors.
ABD vs NRW Probable 11
ABD Playing 11
- Alex Hales
- Chris Lynn (C)
- Brandon King
- Peter Hatzoglou
- Andrew Tye
- Adil Rashid
- Alishan Sharafu
- Amad Butt
- Naveen ul-Haq
- Abid Ali
- James Vince (Wk)
NRW Playing 11
- Adam Lyth
- Rovman Powell (C)
- Sherfane Rutherford
- Liam Dawson
- Mark Deyal
- Usman Khan
- Abhimanyu Mithun
- Wayne Parnell
- Junaid Siddique
- Kennar Lewis (Wk)
- Rayad Emrit
Dream11 Prediction
We are predicting a win for Team Abu Dhabi in this match. While they haven’t been performing to their full potential, they did manage to eke out a tie against the Bulls in the last match, which would have lifted the team’s spirits.
Top Picks
Chris Lynn: Chris Lynn hasn’t been in the best of forms so far this season. However, he has solid credentials when it comes to the shortest format of the game. He has scored 6656 runs in T20s, at an average of 32 and a strike rate of 143.
Kennar Lewis: Another opening batsman but this time for the Northern Warriors. Lewis made 185 runs in the last 10 matches at a scintillating strike rate of 193.
Naveen ul-Haq: He is a regular of the T10 circuit, and is also a consistent performer. Last season he picked up 10 wickets and has been in good form this season too. He bowled the final over in Team Abu Dhabi’s last match and managed to hold his nerve to secure a tie. In the last 7 games, he has picked up 7 wickets with a strike rate of 12.
ABD vs NRW Dream11 Team 1
Keeper: J Vince, K Lewis
Batters: C Lynn, A Lyth, B King (C), R Powell (VC)
All-rounders: L Dawson
Bowlers: A Rashid, A Tye, M Rahman, Naveen-ul-Haq
