Topic: Abu Dhabi T10 League 2019 (Read 468 times)
But Maratha Arabians won the series, because of Deccan Gladiators has not got a good start with their opener's and middle-order batting line-up collapsed so they have given the target of 88 runs to Maratha Arabians, it was too easy to chase for Maratha Arabians and they did.
Pathetic batting display by the Deccan Gladiators. I expected a lot from them, given the recent form of Mohammad Shahzad, Shane Watson and Kieron Pollard. But McClenaghan and Malinga put them in pressure from the start. They could manage only 87 runs and it is never going to be enough in T10 format. In the end, the final turned out to be very lop-sided.
Deccan Gladiators made a mess out of it and it turned out to be the most boring and disappointed final. I was not favoring any team but i did wanted to see a close final and it was one of the most boring match of the tournament. Having the low score to chase Maratha Arabians started fearlessly and easily managed to chase the target in just 7 overs.
The match was essentially lost during the first 3-4 overs, when the Deccan Gladiators run rate dipped to unsustainable levels. After 4 overs, the DG total was 27/3 and by then their three most important batsmen were back in pavilion (Pollard, Shahzad and Watson). Bhanuka Rajapaksa hit a few big boundaries.. but he didn't got as much strike as he wanted.
But Maratha Arabians won the series, because of Deccan Gladiators has not got a good start with their opener's and middle-order batting line-up collapsed so they have given the target of 88 runs to Maratha Arabians, it was too easy to chase for Maratha Arabians and they did.
Pathetic batting display by the Deccan Gladiators. I expected a lot from them, given the recent form of Mohammad Shahzad, Shane Watson and Kieron Pollard. But McClenaghan and Malinga put them in pressure from the start. They could manage only 87 runs and it is never going to be enough in T10 format. In the end, the final turned out to be very lop-sided.
Deccan Gladiators made a mess out of it and it turned out to be the most boring and disappointed final. I was not favoring any team but i did wanted to see a close final and it was one of the most boring match of the tournament. Having the low score to chase Maratha Arabians started fearlessly and easily managed to chase the target in just 7 overs.
But Maratha Arabians won the series, because of Deccan Gladiators has not got a good start with their opener's and middle-order batting line-up collapsed so they have given the target of 88 runs to Maratha Arabians, it was too easy to chase for Maratha Arabians and they did.
Pathetic batting display by the Deccan Gladiators. I expected a lot from them, given the recent form of Mohammad Shahzad, Shane Watson and Kieron Pollard. But McClenaghan and Malinga put them in pressure from the start. They could manage only 87 runs and it is never going to be enough in T10 format. In the end, the final turned out to be very lop-sided.
Whom do you think are more favorites of the two ?
I would go with the Deccan Gladiators. They seems to be the more balanced side out of the two, with more experience when compared to the Maratha Arabians. They have the perfect opening pair (Watson and Shahzad), strong middle order (Pollard/Cutting/Lawrence), and the best pace (Cottrell/Zahoor) and spin (Fawad) bowling options. The Maratha Arabians are heavily dependent on a few individual players.
But Maratha Arabians won the series, because of Deccan Gladiators has not got a good start with their opener's and middle-order batting line-up collapsed so they have given the target of 88 runs to Maratha Arabians, it was too easy to chase for Maratha Arabians and they did.
Before the finals, we are about to start the 3rd and 4th place match between Bangla Tigers and Qalandars. Qalandars had a very bad day yesterday and i am hoping that they win this 3rd position match. They truly deserve it as per their previous performance in this tournament.
Qalandars lost their third match in a row to finish at the 4th place. For the 3rd place playoff, they lost yet another close match to the Bangla Tigers. To be frank, although the scorecard would imply that it was a close match, in reality it was a one-sided affair. Andre Fletcher and Rilee Rossouw blasted around 75 runs from the first 6 overs and the match was very much over by then.
I was expecting the Deccan Gladiators to win the final, but their much hyped batting failed and they could manage only 87/8. Lasith Malinga once again showed his class, but he was ably supported by the other pacers as well (McClenaghan, Rajitha, Bravo.etc). It was surprising to see the Maratha Arabians going with an all-pace attack in such a short format. But in the end, it worked for them.
Before the finals, we are about to start the 3rd and 4th place match between Bangla Tigers and Qalandars. Qalandars had a very bad day yesterday and i am hoping that they win this 3rd position match. They truly deserve it as per their previous performance in this tournament.
Look like that Bangla tigers will win this match and gain the 3rd position. Although qalandars batted very well, but score between 100-120 is not a match winning score in T10. The luck did not favor them today also.
Edit: Tigers win. Looking forward to the final now.
Before the finals, we are about to start the 3rd and 4th place match between Bangla Tigers and Qalandars. Qalandars had a very bad day yesterday and i am hoping that they win this 3rd position match. They truly deserve it as per their previous performance in this tournament.
Whom do you think are more favorites of the two ?
I would go with the Deccan Gladiators. They seems to be the more balanced side out of the two, with more experience when compared to the Maratha Arabians. They have the perfect opening pair (Watson and Shahzad), strong middle order (Pollard/Cutting/Lawrence), and the best pace (Cottrell/Zahoor) and spin (Fawad) bowling options. The Maratha Arabians are heavily dependent on a few individual players.
Whom do you think are more favorites of the two ?
That's never expected losing both the knockout matches. If they've lost the match scoring less than 100 it can be said as the players aren't good. They came close reaching 112, but some mistakes in between doesn't let them reach the target. Anyhow tomorrow isn't gonna be a complete fun. If it's an ODI then the entire day goes off. Now it is just one percent of the time consumed.
They could have easily won the first match, but both their opening batsmen wasted a number of balls (Luke Ronchi and Dawid Malan) and in the end Laurie Evans and Phil Salt tried a lot, but by then the required rate had climbed too high. During the second match, it was almost a repeat of the first match. Once again Dawid Malan struggled initially and wasted balls.
Anyway.. the tournament ends for the Qalandars and hopefully they will return for the next year's edition with renewed vigor and power.
The final will take place in about 12 hours from now, between Deccan Gladiators and Maratha Arabians. Both of the teams are very strong in batting (Mohammad Shahzad/Shane Watson for the Deccan Gladiators, and Chris Lynn/Adam Lyth for the Maratha Arabians). So I guess the outcome will be more dependent on the performance of the bowlers.
^^^ Yeah... Qalandars had a bad day today... but you can't blame them. For the Maratha Arabians, both Chris Lynn and Adam Lyth have been in top form throughout the tournament and today also they scored 95 runs in between them. But little known Jordan Clark surprised everyone with a 4-wicket haul for the Qalandars. In reply the Qalandars failed to build partnerships and lost the match by 7 runs.
BTW, Deccan Gladiators looks all set to win the eliminator match.
BTW, Deccan Gladiators looks all set to win the eliminator match.
Qalandars lost both the knockout matches today and therefore they will play for the 3rd place tomorrow with Bangla Tigers. I never expected that they will lose both matches as they finished up 2nd in the group stages.
Also the finals of this league will be played tomorrow and that will make our Sunday full of enjoyment.
^^^ Yeah... Qalandars had a bad day today... but you can't blame them. For the Maratha Arabians, both Chris Lynn and Adam Lyth have been in top form throughout the tournament and today also they scored 95 runs in between them. But little known Jordan Clark surprised everyone with a 4-wicket haul for the Qalandars. In reply the Qalandars failed to build partnerships and lost the match by 7 runs.
BTW, Deccan Gladiators looks all set to win the eliminator match.
BTW, Deccan Gladiators looks all set to win the eliminator match.
Qalandars lost both the knockout matches today and therefore they will play for the 3rd place tomorrow with Bangla Tigers. I never expected that they will lose both matches as they finished up 2nd in the group stages.
Also the finals of this league will be played tomorrow and that will make our Sunday full of enjoyment.
^^^ Yeah... Qalandars had a bad day today... but you can't blame them. For the Maratha Arabians, both Chris Lynn and Adam Lyth have been in top form throughout the tournament and today also they scored 95 runs in between them. But little known Jordan Clark surprised everyone with a 4-wicket haul for the Qalandars. In reply the Qalandars failed to build partnerships and lost the match by 7 runs.
BTW, Deccan Gladiators looks all set to win the eliminator match.
BTW, Deccan Gladiators looks all set to win the eliminator match.
^^^ They have an eliminator/qualifier system for the playoffs and that means that the bottom ranked teams such as the Delhi Bulls and the Karnataka Tuskers are out of the tournament. Tomorrow the Maratha Arabians will take on the Qalandars for the first qualifier and Bangla Tigers will be playing against Deccan Gladiators in the first eliminator.
The following 4 teams has qualified.
MARATHA ARABIANS
QALANDARS
DECCAN GLADIATORS
BANGLA TIGERS
I am supporting QALANDARS because that's reminds me of Lahore Qalandars, although Qalandars did lost in Qualifier 1. Eliminator 1 is in progress and this tournament is now headed towards its knockout and final stage.
^^^ They have an eliminator/qualifier system for the playoffs and that means that the bottom ranked teams such as the Delhi Bulls and the Karnataka Tuskers are out of the tournament. Tomorrow the Maratha Arabians will take on the Qalandars for the first qualifier and Bangla Tigers will be playing against Deccan Gladiators in the first eliminator.
As we approach near the knockout stages of this league, here is the latest standing of all the teams.
Yes, that's true. When we talk of the league gaining such a big popularity is all because of the BCCI. If this was being conducted by the Essel Group under Subash Chandra it might have not been this successful. Also the league will be of unfamiliar faces, and the popular faces wouldn't have participated. In some perspective it is truly a stolen idea, but the success happened as it got stolen.
There is a long story behind the creation of the ICL by Subhash Chandra.
Subhash Chandra initially bid for the broadcasting rights of Indian matches. But the bid of his channel (Zee Sports) was thrown out, despite their bid amount being the highest. The BCCI added a few unfair clauses, which disqualified all the channels except Star Sports. It was rumored that Rupert Murdoch paid a huge amount to the BCCI president (N Srinivasan) in bribes. On top of that Murdoch was favored by the then ruling party (Congress) which benefited from the propaganda unleashed by his news channel (NDTV).
In response Subhash Chandra came up with his own T20 league (ICL) and the BCCI retaliated by banning all the players who were associated with the league. They even made it very difficult to stage the matches in India. Supported by the ruling party, they made most of the cricket grounds unavailable for the tournament. After the first edition, there were plans to expand the league by adding 8 new teams. But once BCCI came up with their own league, ICL fell in to oblivion.
The main reason is the saturation of tournaments and leagues around the world, IPL started this frenzy and India is a cricket crazy nation and you will find audience for majority of the sporting events and if there are more leagues and if you expect audience to turn out for every match then you might get disappointing, and may be these countries are trying to come up with T20 leagues to replicate the football leagues around the world 
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.Actually it was Subhash Chandra of the Essel Group who came up with the idea of franchise based T20 league in India. He came up with the Indian Cricket League in 2007, despite stiff opposition by the N Srinivasan led BCCI. However when the invention became a successful one, the BCCI stole his idea and came up with their own league (the Indian Premier League).
The BCCI is more like an old school body, which has historically opposed new innovations in cricket. When the T20 format was first introduced, the BCCI opposed it to the tooth and nail. Another example is regarding the Umpire Decision Review System (DRS). The BCCI was probably the only board to oppose the DRS. And we have to remember that BCCI is the reason why cricket remains excluded from international sports competitions such as the Asian Games, Olympics and the Commonwealth games.
The main reason is the saturation of tournaments and leagues around the world, IPL started this frenzy and India is a cricket crazy nation and you will find audience for majority of the sporting events and if there are more leagues and if you expect audience to turn out for every match then you might get disappointing, and may be these countries are trying to come up with T20 leagues to replicate the football leagues around the world .
.Actually it was Subhash Chandra of the Essel Group who came up with the idea of franchise based T20 league in India. He came up with the Indian Cricket League in 2007, despite stiff opposition by the N Srinivasan led BCCI. However when the invention became a successful one, the BCCI stole his idea and came up with their own league (the Indian Premier League).
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