After the completion of the 1st round and Super League of The Abu Dhabi T10 League which was begun on the 15th of November, Maratha Arabians, Qalandars, Deccan Gladiators and the Bangla Tigers, led by Thisara Perera, have managed to secure their spots in the playoffs.
Sri Lankan players’ performances have been decent throughout the Super League, especially Kusal Perera who stroked rapid 40+ knocks twice. The only half century by a Sri Lankan came from the bat of young Avishka Fernando in his T10 League debut. Bhanuka Rajapaksha blasted a thundering 27 off just 7 balls against the Karnataka Tuskers.
On the bowling front, fast bowler Lahiru Kumara still holds the no. 02 position in the highest wicket takers list with 10 wickets in 6 matches.
Sri Lanka players shine in the first week of the T10 League
The Abu Dhabi T10 League was commenced on 15th November and there was some exciting cricket……
First Round – Group Stage
Match 10 – Deccan Gladiators vs Karnataka Tuskers
Sri Lanka players
- Upul Tharanga – 1*(3)
- Bhanuka Rajapaksha – 27(7)
- Malinda Pushpakumara – 1/6 (1)
Brief Scores
KT: 110/3 in 10 overs (Johnson Charles 35, Hashim Amla 32*, Migael Pretorius 1/19)
DG: 111/5 in 8.3 overs (Kieron Pollard 45*, Bhanuka Rajapaksa 27, Shapoor Zadran 2/18)Deccan Gladiators won by 5 wickets.
Match 11 – Maratha Arabians vs Team Abu Dhabi
Sri Lanka players
- Niroshan Dickwella – 15(11)
- Lasith Malinga – 0/13 (2)
- Wanindu Hasaranga – 0/26 (2)
Brief Scores
MA: 138/2 in 10 overs (Chris Lynn 91*, Adam Lyth 30, Ben Laughlin 1/15)
AD: 114/3 in 10 overs (Luke Wright 40*, Moeen Ali 31, Mitchell McClenaghan 1/17)Maratha Arabians won by 24 runs.
Match 12 – Bangla Tigers vs Delhi Bulls
Sri Lanka players
- Thisara Perera – 6(3) & 0/28 (2)
- Dushmantha Chameera – 1/17(2)
- Kusal Perera – 43 (18)
- Angelo Mathews – 17 (13)
Brief Scores
BT: 108/7 in 10 overs (Rilee Rossouw 27, Tom Moores 22, Mohammad Nabi 2/13)
DB: 108/4 in 10 overs (Kusal Perera 43, Eoin Morgan 27*, Qais Ahmed 1/16)Match tied.
Three more Sri Lankan players to feature in T10 league
Nuwan Pradeep, Shehan Jayasuriya and Dushmantha Chameera have been picked to play in the T10 league……
Super League
Match 13 – Deccan Gladiators vs Qalandars
Sri Lanka players
- Bhanuka Rajapaksha – 10(7)
- Lahiru Kumara – 0/30 (2)
Brief Scores
DG: 128/4 in 10 overs (Mohammad Shahzad 57, Shane Watson 30, George Garton 3/21)
QLD: 104/2 in 10 overs (Dawid Malan 49*, Philip Salt 25*, Ben Cutting 1/21)Deccan Gladiators won by 24 runs.
Match 14 – Delhi Bulls vs Northern Warriors
Sri Lanka players
- Kusal Perera -4(2)
- Angelo Mathews – 10(10)
- Asela Gunaratne – 0/8(1) & 5(2)
- Dushmantha Chameera – 1/19 (2)
Brief Scores
DB: 110/6 in 10 overs (Eoin Morgan 56, Muhammad Usman 13, Chris Green 2/8)
NW: 115/4 in 9 overs (Nicholas Pooran 56*, Andre Russell 22, Dushmantha Chameera 1/19)Northern Warriors won by 6 wickets.
Match 15 – Bangla Tigers vs Team Abu Dhabi
Sri Lanka players
- Avishka Fernando – 51(21)
- Thisara Perera – 2/21 (2)
Brief Scores
BT: 129/3 in 10 overs (Rilee Rossouw 44*, Andre Fletcher 42, Ben Laughlin 2/12)
AD: 102/6 in 10 overs (Avishka Fernando 51, Luke Wright 20, Qais Ahmed 3/8)Bangla Tigers won by 27 runs.
Match 16 – Karnataka Tuskers vs Maratha Arabians
Sri Lanka players
- Dasun Shanaka – 0*(1)
Brief Scores
MA: 129/4 in 10 overs (Chris Lynn 61, Adam Lyth 50, Sandeep Lamichhane 1/25)
No result.
Match 17 – Bangla Tigers vs Northern Warriors
Sri Lanka players
- Thisara Perera – 3(4) & 1/23
- Nuwan Pradeep – 1/18 (2)
- Asela Gunaratne – 10 (10)
Brief Scores
BT: 102/6 in 10 overs (Robbie Frylinck 36*, Andre Fletcher 22, Rayad Emrit 2/16)
NW: 96/6 in 10 overs (Andre Russell 41, Lendl Simmons 15, David Wiese 3/14)Bangla Tigers won by 6 runs.
Match 18 – Deccan Gladiators vs Team Abu Dhabi
Sri Lanka players
- Avishka Fernando – 17(6)
Brief Scores
AD: 118/4 in 10 overs (Wayne Madsen 29, Luke Wright 23, Fawad Ahmed 2/7)
DG: 25/1 in 2.2 overs (Mohammad Shahzad 24*, Shane Watson 1, Rohan Mustafa 1/11)No result.
Match 19 – Delhi Bulls vs Maratha Arabians
Sri Lanka players
- Dasun Shanaka – 18*(6) & 0/20 (2)
- Kusal Perera – 45*(27)
- Lasith Malinga – 1/10 (2)
Brief Scores
MA: 146/4 in 10 overs (Chris Lynn 89, Adam Lyth 20, Ali Khan 2/15)
DB: 116/3 in 10 overs (Kusal Perera 45*, Sherfane Rutherford 41, Lasith Malinga 1/10)Maratha Arabians won by 30 runs.
Match 20 – Karnataka Tuskers vs Qalandars
Sri Lanka players
- Seekkuge Prasanna – 0(1) & 1/4 (1)
- Lahiru Kumara – 1/21 (2)
Brief Scores
QLD: 130/7 in 10 overs (Tom Banton 80, Laurie Evans 17, Sandeep Lamichhane 2/30)
KT: 98/9 in 10 overs (Ryan ten Doeschate 25, Johnson Charles 24, Sultan Ahmed 2/5)Qalandars won by 32 runs.
Match 21 – Deccan Gladiators vs Northern Warriors
Sri Lanka players
- Bhanuka Rajapaksa – 9*(4)
- Asela Gunaratne – 0/13 (1)
- Nuwan Pradeep – 1/10 (2)
Brief Scores
NW: 107/5 in 10 overs (Lendl Simmons 70, Nicholas Pooran 13, Zahoor Khan 2/8)
DG: 97/3 in 10 overs (Shane Watson 75*, Bhanuka Rajapaksa 9*, Nuwan Pradeep 1/10)Northern Warriors won by 10 runs.
Match 22 – Delhi Bulls vs Qalandars
Sri Lanka players
- Angelo Mathews – 5(5)
- Kusal Perera – 14(7)
- Seekkuge Prasanna – 11(11) & 0/9 (1)
- Lahiru Kumara – 2/26 (2)
Brief Scores
DB: 98/8 in 10 overs (Mohammad Nabi 48, Kusal Perera 14, Mujeeb Ur Rahman 2/9)
QLD: 104/7 in 9.5 overs (Tom Kohler-Cadmore 27, Dawid Malan 19, Zaheer Khan 2/8)Qalandars won by 3 wickets.
Match 23 – Bangla Tigers vs Maratha Arabians
Sri Lanka players
- Dasun Shanaka – 1/23 (2)
- Thisara Perera – 4(4) & 0/17
- Kasun Rajitha – 2/18 (2)
- Lasith Malinga – 1/25 (2)
- Shehan Jayasuirya – 0/10 (1)
Brief Scores
BT: 106/7 in 10 overs (Tom Moores 43*, Robbie Frylinck 18, Kasun Rajitha 2/18)
MA: 107/3 in 8.3 overs (Najibullah Zadran 36*, Yuvraj Singh 23*, Liam Plunkett 1/15)Maratha Arabians won by 7 wickets.
Match 24 – Karnataka Tuskers vs Team Abu Dhabi
Sri Lanka players
- Avishka Fernando – 3(3)
- Upul Tharanga – 10(7)
Brief Scores
AD: 128/2 in 10 overs (Luke Wright 57*, Moeen Ali 35, Nathan Rimmington 1/20)
KT: 94/6 in 10 overs (Ryan ten Doeschate 32*, Hashim Amla 18, Hayden Walsh 2/15)Team Abu Dhabi won by 34 runs.
Eliminator 1 & and 2 will be followed by the 3rd place playoff and final of the League, which is set to draw to a close tomorrow.
