120/5 (10.0)
CR : 12.00
124/6 (10.0)
CR : 12.40
UAE Bulls won by 4 runs 🏆
Player of the Match
Philip Salt
37(15)
11:30 PM IST and 10:00 PM Local Time: The Bulls collect a couple of crucial points and climb up in the league table. This is their second win in three games. However, the Champs haven't lived up to their nomenclature. It marks their third consecutive loss.
Arriving for the hefty chase, the Champs lost wickets in the form of Jason Roy and Brandon McMullen within the fifth over. While the Scottish all-rounder looked set, he failed to convert, as happened with his teammate Niroshan Dickwella. Junaid Siddique was awesome with the ball, removing impact player Quentin Samson and Daniel Sams on consecutive deliveries to end with figures of 2-0-16-3. Sunil Narine and Salman Irshad were equally good in the middle overs, curbing the opposition to 78/5 in 8 overs. With 47 required off the last two and five wickets in hand, the Champs failed to overcome the target, leaving a deficit of four runs.
Previously, the decision to field first backfired for Jason Roy and co. as swashbuckler Phill Salt peppered the opposition bowlers. He bludgeoned 37 off 15 balls spread across a couple of sizes and four fours. Tom Moores just surpassed the single-digit mark before James Vince added 15, and Rovman Powell smoked 33 off 13 balls. The Jamaican smoked four sixes, propelling the score to 124/6 in 10 overs.
Stay tuned for the post-match presentation.
Arriving for the hefty chase, the Champs lost wickets in the form of Jason Roy and Brandon McMullen within the fifth over. While the Scottish all-rounder looked set, he failed to convert, as happened with his teammate Niroshan Dickwella. Junaid Siddique was awesome with the ball, removing impact player Quentin Samson and Daniel Sams on consecutive deliveries to end with figures of 2-0-16-3. Sunil Narine and Salman Irshad were equally good in the middle overs, curbing the opposition to 78/5 in 8 overs. With 47 required off the last two and five wickets in hand, the Champs failed to overcome the target, leaving a deficit of four runs.
Previously, the decision to field first backfired for Jason Roy and co. as swashbuckler Phill Salt peppered the opposition bowlers. He bludgeoned 37 off 15 balls spread across a couple of sizes and four fours. Tom Moores just surpassed the single-digit mark before James Vince added 15, and Rovman Powell smoked 33 off 13 balls. The Jamaican smoked four sixes, propelling the score to 124/6 in 10 overs.
Stay tuned for the post-match presentation.
Time for the Post-match Presentation!
Junaid Siddique gets the 'Game Changer of the Match' award.
Aaron Jones gets the 'Catch of the Match' award.
Rovman Powell gets the 'Power Hitter of the Match' award.
Phil Salt gets the 'Player of the Match' award.
Phil Salt (Player of the Match): "Obviously nice to win first and foremost. It was pretty even at the half-way stage. The bowlers did really to win the game. Bit of a false-start against the Gladiators but they are one of the strongest teams in the competition. We are gathering momentum now. (Whether T10 is a batter's game or a bowler's game) I think it is a bit of both. They are getting their chances, we are getting ours. It's even (Laughs)."
Kieron Pollard (UAE Bulls Captain): Yeah, its been a good start. We were looking for 140 with the start we got. The bowlers did well from both ends. Yeah, he [Junaid Siddique] would have. For us, as a team, its about sticking to the plans. As a bowler, he has been bowling well. It should be good as long as we stick to the plans. Yeah, its good to be working with a lot of youngsters, and hopefully we can carry on like this."
Thats it from the contest. The Bulls stand well in the points table with four points from three games. However, the Champs have incurred a hattrick of defeats. Ensure to stick to this network for a handful of cricketing entertainment. This is Arijit Kundu signing off on behalf of co-commentator Karthik Raj, and scorer Yogesh Kumar. See Yaaaa!!!