NRW vs DG Match Preview
Chasing a target of 120, the openers Kennar Lewis and Adam Lyth cheaply for the Northern Warriors. Usman Khan, Rovman Powell, and Sherfane Rutherford put up some resistance, but in the end, they fell short by 4 runs. The team is sorely missing its top performers from the last season, including the likes of Moeen Ali and Imran Tahir. The bowling for the Warriors looked quite weak in the opening game.
Mohammed Irfan, the veteran Pakistani pacer, was the only one who could keep the opposition batting under some pressure.
The Gladiators made a perfect start to their campaign, defeating Team Abu Dhabi by 35 runs. Captain Nicholas Pooran smashed an unbeaten 77 of just 33 deliveries to take the Gladiators to a massive score of 134.
The team had a perfectly balanced squad in the last season and has managed to retain most of its key players. The most significant exit has been that of Wanindu Hasaranga, who was the leading wicket-taker in the last season. The batting has been one of the biggest strengths for the Gladiators. Pooran, Kohler-Cadmore, and David Weise are in good form at the top of the order, while Odean Smith has been an excellent all-round asset for the team.
Weather Report
The weather is expected to be clear, with temperatures remaining in the mid-20s.
Pitch Report
The pitch at Abu Dhabi is pretty dry and is excellent for batting. The quicker bowlers will be able to extract some movement of the pitch early on, while the spinners will come into play later on in the game.
Notable stats
Kennar Lewis’ Excellent Batting
Kennar Lewis has been a consistent performer in the T10 format. In the last 10 matches, he has scored 201 runs at a strike rate of 199.
Wanindu Hasaranga’s Excellent Bowling
Hasaranga played for the Gladiators last season and was the top wicket-taker in the season with 21 wickets. However, this time he will be representing the Warriors.
Team News
Both teams are expected to field the same playing eleven that was seen in the last season.
NRW vs DG Probable 11
NRW Playing 11
- Adam Lyth
- Usman Khan
- Kennar Lewis (Wk)
- Rovman Powell (C)
- Wayne Parnell
- Liam Dawson
- Sherfane Rutherford
- Abhimanyu Mithun
- Mohammad Irfan
- Junaid Siddique
- Mark Deyal
DG Playing 11
- Tom Kohler Cadmore
- Will Smeed
- Suresh Raina
- Nicholas Pooran (C)
- Odean Smith
- David Weise
- Joshua Little
- Tabraiz Shamsi
- Zahoor Khan
- Tom Helm
- Sultan Ahmed
Dream11 Prediction
The Deccan Gladiators are likely to continue with their winning run. Their batting looks pretty solid at this stage. The bowling too has a good balance, which is capable of containing the opposition batsmen.
Top Picks
Rovman Powell: The captain of the Northern Warriors is a valuable middle-order batsman. In the last season, he was the top-scorer for his team and scored 305 runs at a strike rate of 191.
Odean Smith: Smith is a handy all-rounder for the Gladiators. In the last season, he picked up 11 wickets, and also scored 139 runs at a strike rate of 283.
Tom Kohler Cadmore: Cadmore is a perfect opening batsman for the Deccan Gladiators. He scored 3 half-centuries for them in the last season, batting at an excellent strike rate of 200, and scored a total of 288 runs.
NRW vs DG Dream11 Team 1
Keeper: N Pooran (C), K Lewis
Batters: S Raina, T Kohler Cadmore, R Powell (VC), S Rutherford
All-rounders: D Wiese, O Smith
Bowlers: A Mithun, T Shamsi, J Siddique
