127/2 (10.0)
CR : 12.70
134/5 (10.0)
CR : 13.40
Aspin Stallions won by 7 runs 🏆
Player of the Match
Rahmanullah Gurbaz
30(12)
AS won by 7 runs
11:29 PM IST and 9:59 PM Local Time: Aspin Stallions have come out victorious in this game by 7 runs and the Royal Champs have played five games in the tournament and lost all of them. They have done better at a few key junctures of the game and outplayed the Champs.
Rahmanullah Gurbaz won the toss and decided to bat first. He gave his side a solid start along with Andre Fletcher as their opening stand fetched the Stallions with 53 runs in just 3.3 overs. Fletcher got out for 19 off 12 balls but Gurbaz faced the same number of deliveries to score 30 runs hitting a boundary and 3 sixes. Sherfane Rutherford batted well and scored 27 runs facing 12 balls also. A couple of cameos from Ben Cutting (19 off 7) and Karim Janat (20 off 8) took the score to 134/5 for the Stallions.
For the Royal Champs, Haider Razzaq took 2 wickets for 12 runs. Liam Dawson and Sanjay Pahal took a wicket each.
Chasing 135 was an uphill task for the Royal Champs and it became more onerous for them after losing Jason Roy in the second over. But Mohammad Shahzad and Brandon McMullen took the onus on them and hit everything they got in their zone. They added 79 runs in 40 balls in their stand before Shahzad got retired out scoring 39 off 22 balls. McMullen was the top scorer of the match scoring an unbeaten 59 off 28 balls hitting 4 boundaries and as many sixes. Aaron Jones and Chris Jordan tried their best but the efforts were not enough. Champs finished with 127/2 from their 10 overs, losing it by 7 runs.
Binura Fernando and Karim Janat took one wicket each for the Stallions.
Rahmanullah Gurbaz won the toss and decided to bat first. He gave his side a solid start along with Andre Fletcher as their opening stand fetched the Stallions with 53 runs in just 3.3 overs. Fletcher got out for 19 off 12 balls but Gurbaz faced the same number of deliveries to score 30 runs hitting a boundary and 3 sixes. Sherfane Rutherford batted well and scored 27 runs facing 12 balls also. A couple of cameos from Ben Cutting (19 off 7) and Karim Janat (20 off 8) took the score to 134/5 for the Stallions.
For the Royal Champs, Haider Razzaq took 2 wickets for 12 runs. Liam Dawson and Sanjay Pahal took a wicket each.
Chasing 135 was an uphill task for the Royal Champs and it became more onerous for them after losing Jason Roy in the second over. But Mohammad Shahzad and Brandon McMullen took the onus on them and hit everything they got in their zone. They added 79 runs in 40 balls in their stand before Shahzad got retired out scoring 39 off 22 balls. McMullen was the top scorer of the match scoring an unbeaten 59 off 28 balls hitting 4 boundaries and as many sixes. Aaron Jones and Chris Jordan tried their best but the efforts were not enough. Champs finished with 127/2 from their 10 overs, losing it by 7 runs.
Binura Fernando and Karim Janat took one wicket each for the Stallions.
Time for the Post-Match Presentations:
Game-changer of the match: Ashmead Nedd
Catch of the match: Chris Jordan
Power-hitter of the match: Brandon McMullen
Player of the match: Rahmanullah Gurbaz
Rahmanullah Gurbaz (Player of the Match and Aspin Stallions Captain): "Bismillah. I’m really happy with the performance and to be able to do something special for the team tonight. It was a crucial game, and giving a strong start was very important, especially at this stage of the league. We’ve now won back-to-back games, so the confidence is high, and hopefully we can carry this momentum into the next one as well.
To be honest, there was a moment where it felt like the game might slip away. They played really well, and a few of their guys put us under real pressure. Everyone stepped up, and everyone did their job. That’s why we got the win.
Playing back-to-back matches at this stage is tough, but for me personally, it doesn’t matter. I’m okay with it. I just hope the rest of the boys recover well and stay fresh. If we keep playing like this, I believe we can qualify and make it a real challenge for the other teams."
To be honest, there was a moment where it felt like the game might slip away. They played really well, and a few of their guys put us under real pressure. Everyone stepped up, and everyone did their job. That’s why we got the win.
Playing back-to-back matches at this stage is tough, but for me personally, it doesn’t matter. I’m okay with it. I just hope the rest of the boys recover well and stay fresh. If we keep playing like this, I believe we can qualify and make it a real challenge for the other teams."
That marks the end of our coverage from the 22nd T10 match of the Abu Dhabi T10 2025. Aspin Stallions have defeated Royal Champs by 7 runs and have got to a better position in the points table. Champs on the other hand, has lost all of their matches in this year's tournament so far.
For now, this is Saptak Sanyal signing off on behalf of my co-commentator Dev Rajawat and the scorer/analyst of this game Yogesh Kumar. Good night.
For now, this is Saptak Sanyal signing off on behalf of my co-commentator Dev Rajawat and the scorer/analyst of this game Yogesh Kumar. Good night.