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Abu Dhabi T10 League 2019

A Summary of Abu Dhabi T10 League 2019:

Abu Dhabi T10 League 2019 is where all the big names of franchise cricket gather to face each other in the 10-over format. It is the only internationally approved T10 League in the world. In the 2019 edition of the Abu Dhabi T10 League, 8 teams face each other in a round-robin followed by semi-finals and final. The tournament started from November 15, and the final is scheduled for November 24.

The Eight Teams:

The eight teams playing in the 2019 edition of the T10 League are the defending champions Northern Warriors, Team Abu Dhabi, Delhi Bulls, Bangla Tigers, Karnataka Tuskers, Deccan Gladiators, Maratha Arabians, and Qalandars.

League Stage of the Abu Dhabi T10 League 2019:

The Eight teams were divided into two groups: Group A and Group B. Group A included Deccan Gladiators, Delhi Bulls, Karnataka Tuskers, and Bangla Tigers. Group B included Qalandars, Team Abu Dhabi, Northern Warriors, and Maratha Arabians.

Each team had to play 3 matches against the other teams belonging to the same group. After each team had played a match against every other team of the same group, all the teams advanced into the Super League stage, where they faced the rest of the teams at least ones.

Group A:

In Group A, Deccan Gladiators, Karnataka Tuskers, Delhi Bulls, and Bangla Tigers faced each other.

Deccan Gladiators dominated the Group A with 4 points by defeating Bangla Tigers and Karnataka Tuskers. They lost one match and that against Delhi Bulls. Bangla Tigers finished on the 2nd spot after securing 3 points. The Tigers won 1 match and lost 1 match while their match against Delhi Bulls resulted in a tie. Delhi Bulls finished on the 3rd spot with 3 points based on their net run rate after they won 1 and lost 1 match. Karnataka Tuskers finished on the bottom of Group A with 2 points after winning their only match against Delhi Bulls.

Group B:

In Group B, Northern Warriors, Qalandars, Maratha Arabians, and Team Abu Dhabi played against one another.

Maratha Arabians secured the top spot in Group B with 4 points after they won all their matches except the inaugural match against Northern Warriors. Qalandars finished on the 2nd spot with 3 points after they won 1 and lost 1 match. Qalandars’ match against Team Abu Dhabi resulted in a tie. Team Abu Dhabi got the 3rd spot in Group B with 3 points based on their net run rate. The Defending Champions, Northern Warriors finished on the bottom of the Group B with 2 points after winning only 1 match.

Super League:

In the Super League stage, each team played 1 match against all the remaining teams except the team that held the same spot in the points table of the opposing group.

For example, Deccan Gladiators, who were on the top of Group A, played 1 match against every team present in Group B during the Super League stage with the exception of Maratha Arabians, who held the same spot in Group B. Likewise, Karnataka Tuskers who were on the bottom of Group A, played a match against every other team with the exception of Northern Warriors who were on the bottom of Group B.

After getting done with the Super League, each team had played 6 matches, and the top 4 teams advanced to the playoffs of the tournament.

Maratha Arabians finished on top of the points table with a total of 9 points. They won 4 matches and lost 1, while 1 of their games got abandoned due to rain, which resulted in each team receiving 1 point. The Arabians were led by Chris Lynn’s blistering batting form. Chris Lynn came close to being the first centurion of the T10 League, TWICE. He is also the leading run-scorer of the Abu Dhabi T10 League 2019.

Qalandars finished on the 2nd spot on the points table with 7 points. Winning 3 and losing 2 matches while 1 of their matches ended up in a tie. Qalandars’s had one of the strongest bowling attacks of the tournament. Being the only team that managed to take all 10 wickets in a match, Qalandars bowling attack is not to be taken lightly. Mujeeb Ur Rahman, George Garton, Chris Jordan, and Seekkuge Prasanna performed with the ball, while Tom Banton and Captain Dawid Malan starred with the bat.

Deccan Gladiators finished on the 3rd spot on the points table with 7 points after just barely falling behind Qalandars based on their net run rate. Led by Shane Watson, the Gladiators made their way to the top 4 with relative ease. Kieron Pollard, Mohammad Shahzad, Ben Cutting, and Sheldon Cottrell played vital roles for their team in securing a spot for the playoffs.

Bangla Tigers secured the 4th spot on the points table with 7 points. Under Thisara Perera’s captaincy, the Tigers proved themselves on several occasions. Andre Fletcher, Rilee Rossouw, and Colin Ingram performed outstandingly with the bat, while Liam Plunkett, Qias Ahmad, and David Wiese efficiently did their job with the ball.

Other than these top 4 teams, the defending champions Northern Warriors, Team Abu Dhabi, Delhi Bulls, and Karnataka Tuskers failed to qualify for the playoffs.

The Playoffs:

Maratha Arabians and Qalandars will face each other in the Qualifier 1 of the tournament, while Bangla Tigers and Deccan Gladiators will take on each other in the Eliminator. The losing team from the Qualifier 1 will face the winner of the Eliminator in the Qualifier 2. The losing side of the Qualifier 2 will face the losing team of the Eliminator in a 3rd place playoff.

The Qualifier 1, 2 and the Eliminator are scheduled for November 23, while the Final will take place on November 24.

Cricket fans can follow CricTribune for all the latest cricket news, while also keeping up with the latest updates. The site also offers highlights of each and every match of the T10 League along with all the news related to its players.

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