Abu Dhabi,
A spirited bowling display by New York Strikers restricted Northern Warriors to 88 for 3 in 10 overs. Northern Warriors, however, refused to surrender easily and fought till the last over before losing the match by three wickets with only five balls remaining in the ninth match of the Abu Dhabi T10 at the Zayed Cricket Stadium.
Northern Warriors total of 88 was mainly through Colin Munro, who hit an unbeaten 44 off 27 balls with three boundaries and three sixes. Though New York Strikers thought it would be an easy win, wickets began to fall regularly. Led by Northern Warriors’ skipper Angelo Mathews, Abhimanyu Mithin and Tabraiz Shamsi , each of them picked two wickets to almost pull off an exciting win.
Muhammad Waseem (23) and Rahmanullah Gurbaz (22) played a vital role in this well fought New York Strikers’ win. This defeat snapped Northern Warrior’s run of two consecutive victories.
New York Strikers won the toss and elected to bowl.
Brief scores:
New York Strikers bt Northern Warriors by 3 wkts.
Northern Warriors 88 for 3 in 10 overs (Colin Munro 44)
New York Strikers 92 for 7 in 9.1 overs (Muhammad Waseem 23, Rahmanullah Gurbaz 22, Angelo Mathews 2 for 16, Abhimanyu Mithun 2 for 18, Tabraiz Shamsi 2 for 11)
Player of the Match: Sunil Narine.