MI Emirates registered an exciting 18-run win over Abu Dhabi Knight Riders within the twenty sixth match of the Worldwide League T20 2023 (ILT20) on Friday (February 3). MI Emirates posted an enormous whole of 180/4 whereas batting first with Muhammad Waseem top-scoring with 60 runs off 43 balls and captain, Kieron Pollard, smashing 43 runs off simply 17 deliveries. Thereafter, Dwayne Bravo took three wickets to bowl out the Knight Riders for simply 162 runs to safe a play-off qualification.
Sunil Narine gained the toss and determined to subject first at Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi with Connor Esterhuizen, Sabir Ali, and Marchant de Lange coming into the taking part in XI. MI Emirates additionally made three modifications to their taking part in XI with Lorcan Tucker, Dan Musley, and Zahoor Khan coming in.
MI Emirates began nicely with Waseem and Tucker placing up an 87-run stand for the second wicket. Tucker scored 33 off 23 earlier than retiring resulting from damage. Waseem additionally left off the pitch on the subsequent ball within the sixteenth over because the Knight Riders managed to regulate the run fee.
However skipper Kieron Pollard smashed 43 off 17 with the assistance of 4 fours and three sixes to information MI Emirates to an enormous whole. Narine, Sabir, and de Lange took a wicket every for the Knight Riders however Andre Russell, Matiullah and Akeal Hosein struggled with expensive spells.
Whereas defending an enormous whole, star Kiwi pacer Trent Boult dismissed Paul Stirling on the innings’ second supply to offer MI Emirates a promising begin. Veteran South African spinner Imran Tahir put Emirates within the driving seat with Brandon King and Charith Asalanka’s wickets. Russell put the Knight Riders alive within the recreation with 42 off 22 knocks however did not get a lot help from his teammates.
Dwayne Bravo completed the Knight Riders’ innings on simply 162 runs in 19.2 overs with three wickets. With this win, MI Emirates secured a play-off qualification with a recreation in hand whereas Abu Dhabi Knight Riders stay on the backside of the desk with one level.
Right here is how Twitter is reacting to MI Emirates’ win over Abu Dhabi Knight Riders:
Lorcan Tucker retires out regardless of batting okay. That could be a actual selfless transfer there and even when it was the crew’s directions, kudos to the batter for accepting it. Funnily, he was doing nicely in comparison with Muhammad Waseem, who ought to have ideally retired out a lot earlier #ILT20
the place is the bowling of Imran Tahir such a ineffective captaincy from pollard at present , why the hell dragging into depth to offer him bowling if loss of life spinner bowls the match destiny could change
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