ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – Sunil Narine produced a superb spell to trump an Andre Russell cameo as Kieron Pollard’s New York Strikers beat Deccan Gladiators by seven wickets within the closing of the Abu Dhabi T10 closing right here Saturday.
Despatched in on the Zayed Cricket Stadium, Gladiators mustered 91 for 5 from their ten overs, with Russell blasting an 18-ball unbeaten 30 with two fours and two sixes.
With Strikers languishing on 57 for 5 at first of the eighth over after the West Indies pair of Nicholas Pooran (15) and Fabian Allen (1) each failed, Russell placed on 34 in an unbroken sixth wicket stand with David Wiese, who struck an 11-ball unbeaten 20.
Off-spinner Narine, who claimed two for six from his two overs, had made very important strikes to harm the innings earlier.
In reply, Strikers chased down their goal with 4 deliveries remaining, Man-of-the-Match Asif Ali top-scoring with an unbeaten 48 from 25 deliveries with two fours and 4 sixes.
With the sport within the stability at 38 for 3, Asif mixed in a match-winning 56-run, unbroken fourth-wicket partnership with Pollard to see his facet over the road.
Pollard lashed a 4 and a six in scoring 22 off 13 deliveries.
West Indies left-arm spinner Akeal Hosein, who took a hat-trick in a five-wicket haul on Friday, was sentenced to Man-of-the-Sequence after taking one other wicket on Saturday to finish the sequence with 12 scalps.
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