It’s never fun at the bottom of a T10 tournament since the matches keep coming at you and you’re continually up against confident teams with points on the board.
Morrisville Samp Army is climbing the league ladder, and they know that another win in this game will propel them to the top. Team Abu Dhabi appears to be suffering from a hangover from their 2022 Abu Dhabi T10 play-off failures, and they need to snap out of it as quickly as possible or they will be out of contention to advance this year.
In T10 cricket, form is fleeting, and momentum can shift quickly. On Friday evening, both clubs will be eager to make a statement.
Captain Moeen Ali was the lone batter to deliver in their first match loss, but he had 59 runs on the board by the time he got to bat at number three against The Chennai Braves on Thursday. This contest will require contributions from all members of the team.
Andries Gous may be an obscure name to many cricket fans, but he made sure to steal the spotlight from his fellow opener and fellow South African, Faf du Plessis, by scoring 43 runs off 26 balls before getting run out in Match 7. South Africa’s approach appears to be to out-hit each other at the top of the order, and we will likely see a mini-competition of fours and sixes when these two take the field against Team Abu Dhabi on Friday.
He starred with the bat and did not bowl against the Northern Warriors, but Moeen Ali, the 36-year-old skipper, stepped up with the ball against the Chennai Braves, taking 2/17. However, he will have to wait for his time to bowl in this match, and we can anticipate Jason Holder and Karim Janat to cause plenty of issues with the new ball following their outstanding efforts on Thursday.
Morrisville Samp Army
Moeen Ali (c), Andries Gous (wk), Jason Holder, Faf du Plessis, Najibullah Zadran, Karim Janat, Muhammad Irfan, Basil Hameed, Peter Hatzoglou, Qais Ahmad, and Salman Irshad.
Team Abu Dhabi has one of the strongest batting lineups in the tournament on paper, but a cursory look at their performance from the end of last year to the present does not make for pleasant reading. Team Abu Dhabi is looking to avoid a sixth straight defeat in this encounter!
When Tom Banton hit 33 runs from 17 balls at the top of the order against Northern Warriors, it didn’t look like a fifth loss in a row was on the cards, but seeing Alex Hales, his opening partner, limp to 20 runs from 18 balls showed that not everything was going Team Abu Dhabi’s way with the bat. Along with the top-order duo, we should anticipate Colin Ingram, Leus du Plooy, and captain Dwaine Pretorius to make an impression with the bat.
Pretorius will be looking to make an impression with the ball as well, but Team Abu Dhabi’s bowling attack will be lacking in confidence after failing to capture a wicket in their 9 overs against Northern Warriors on Thursday. Battle-hardened opponents are needed in situations like this, and experienced left-arm spinner Roelof van der Merwe could be the man to step up on Friday.
Team Abu Dhabi
Dwaine Pretorius (c), Tom Banton (wk), Alex Hales, Leus du Plooy, Colin Ingram, Asif Khan, Roelof van der Merwe, Alishan Sharafu, Rumman Raees, Ethan DSouza, and Noor Ahmad.
Match Details | ||
Match | Morrisville Samp Army vs Team Abu Dhabi, Match 10 | Abu Dhabi T10 League 2023 | |
Date | 01/12/2023 (Friday) | |
Time | 19:00 (GMT+5) / 19:30 (GMT+5.5) / 20:00 (GMT+6) | |
Format | T10 | |
Venue | Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi | |
Recent performance | Morrisville Samp Army – W L W L L | Team Abu Dhabi – L L L L L |
Live Streaming Details | Click Here to Watch The Live Streaming Score on JeetBuzz News | |
Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
So far, the captains of Morrisville Samp Army and Team Abu Dhabi have each won a toss and chosen to field first. In this format, teams love to chase, so it would be surprising if either captain won the toss and chose to bat first on Friday.
The humidity levels should rise in the second innings of this day-night game, making the ball a little wetter and fielding a little more difficult. With a temperature of 26 degrees from start to finish, it will still be warm. Overall, spin bowlers have been the most economical on this surface, but the circumstances have been ideal for batting. Both teams can achieve 120 runs or more in this match.
These two teams have met twice so far, with both teams winning once.
Winning the toss
Player of the Match
Most runs
Most wickets
Most sixes
Team Scores Batting First
According to cricket analysts, Morrisville Samp Army has a 63.7% chance of winning.
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