Abu Dhabi, Nov 25, : On Thursday, the Faf Du Plessis-led Bangla Tigers won another major win when they defeated Deccan Gladiators 9 wickets in Abu Dhabi T10. As in the match against the Chennai Braves, Will Jacks & HazratullahZazai took advantage of Johnson Charles’ strong hitting at the top of order.The Tigers were able to surpass the target of 112.Thanks to Zazai’s unbeaten 26 ball-59, which took only 8.1 runs.Their third win pushed them to the third place on the points table.
They are now sandwiched between Delhi Bulls and Deccan Gladiators, both of whom have three wins.
After their 19-ball, 67-run partnership in match one, Charles and Zazai gave a blistering start to the innings of Bangla Tigers.
The team had scored 34 runs by the time Charles was out to Odean Smith in the second over.His dismissal did not stop the flow of runs.
Will Jacks, his replacement at the crease displayed all of his shots to ensure that the required run rate was never threatened.
Captain Wahab Riaz toss the ball to Wanindu Hasaranga in his second over.
The Tigers then decided to play for their batting powerplay.Zazai, however, nullified the Hasaranga threat and hit the leg-spinner with three big hits on his leg side, bringing his team closer towards the target.
The 50-run partnership between Jacks and Zazai was established with his second six of the over.In the next over, the left-hander made his half-century when he slogged Sultan Ahmed to score six more runs in the eighth over.
The winning runs came from his bat, as he deposited a Tom Banton full-toss for four runs long-on.
The Deccan Gladiators openers had started with a flurry on boundaries, but Mohd Alamir, who was playing his first match of tournament, reclaimed the innings by dismissing Tom-Kohler Cadmore.
Karim Jamat and James Faulkner also picked wickets in the next overs.The Gladiators elected to powerplay the fourth over, with Tom Banton and Andre Russell at the crease.
They could only manage one over before Benny Howell sent Russell back with a slower ball.
David Wiese began to deal in sixes from the moment he arrived at the crease.
He was unaffected by Banton’s dismissal the seventh over.Odean Smith, Odean’s eight-ball 26 put Deccan Gladiators beyond the 100-run mark.
The Gladiators scored 33 runs in the last two innings, which helped them to post a challenging 112 run total.
Brief scores: Bangla Tigers: 12/1 (Hazratullah Ziazai 59* and Will Jacks 28* OdeanSmith 1-21) beat Deccan Gladiators 112/5 (OdeanSmith 26*, David Wiese25* 2-16).
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