Abu Dhabi T20 Trophy
Dates | 4 – 6 October 2018 |
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Administrator(s) | Abu Dhabi Cricket |
Cricket format | Twenty20 |
Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and final |
Host(s) | United Arab Emirates |
Champions | Lahore Qalandars (1st title) |
Participants | 6 |
Matches | 7 |
Most runs | Sohail Akhtar (Lahore Qalandars) (193) |
Most wickets | Raja Farzan (Lahore Qalandars) (6) |
Official website | abudhabit20.ae |
The Abu Dhabi T20 Trophy[1] was a 20-over cricket franchise tournament held in the United Arab Emirates.[2] It took place between 4 and 6 October 2018 at the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium.[3][1][4] Six franchise teams took part in the first edition.[5] The International Cricket Council (ICC) sanctioned the competition in June 2018.[6]
Lahore Qalandars qualified for the final after winning both their games in Group A.[7] The Titans from South Africa also qualified for the final after winning both their games in Group B.[8] Lahore Qalandars won the title, after beating Titans by fifteen runs in the final.[9]
Teams and squads
The tournament featured the following teams:[1][10]
- Boost Defenders – Shpageeza Cricket League, Afghanistan
- Hobart Hurricanes – Big Bash League, Australia
- Lahore Qalandars – Pakistan Super League
- Titans – Ram Slam T20 Challenge, South Africa
- Yorkshire Vikings – Twenty20 Cup, England
- Auckland Aces – Super Smash, New Zealand
The following squads were announced for the tournament.
Titans' Heino Kuhn replaced Dean Elgar as he was added in South Africa's squad for the Zimbabwe ODI series.[15]
Group stage
The following fixtures were confirmed:[3]
Group A
Team[16] | Pld | W | L | NR | NRR | Pts |
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Lahore Qalandars | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1.34 | 4 |
Yorkshire Vikings | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1.57 | 2 |
Hobart Hurricanes | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | –2.85 | 0 |
Yorkshire Vikings 184/5 (20 overs) | v | Lahore Qalandars 189/4 (19.4 overs) |
Lahore Qalandars won by 6 wickets Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi Umpires: Iftikhar Ali (UAE) and Rabiul Hoque (UAE) Player of the match: Sohail Akhtar (Lahore Qalandars) |
- Lahore Qalandars won the toss and elected to field.
- Shahzad Ali, Raja Farzan and Faizan Khan (Lahore Qalandars) all made their T20 debuts.
Lahore Qalandars 175/6 (20 overs) | v | Hobart Hurricanes 146/8 (20 overs) |
Faizan Khan 83* (54) Jordan Clark 2/33 (4 overs) |
Lahore Qalandars won by 29 runs Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi Umpires: Iftikhar Ali (UAE) and Rabiul Hoque (UAE) Player of the match: Raja Farzan (Lahore Qalandars) |
- Lahore Qalandars won the toss and elected to bat.
- Charlie Wakim, Sean Willis, Caleb Jewell, Mac Wright, Nathan Ellis, Lawrence Neil-Smith, Jack White (Hobart Hurricanes) and Haris Rauf (Lahore Qalandars) all made their T20 debuts.
6 October 2018 11:00 Scorecard |
Hobart Hurricanes 140/7 (20 overs) | v | Yorkshire Vikings 144/1 (12.5 overs) |
Yorkshire Vikings won by 9 wickets Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi Umpires: Iftikhar Ali (UAE) and Ian Dixon (Zim) Player of the match: Tom Kohler-Cadmore (Yorkshire Vikings) |
- Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat.
Group B
Team[16] | Pld | W | L | NR | NRR | Pts |
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Titans | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +2.35 | 4 |
Boost Defenders | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | –0.18 | 2 |
Auckland Aces | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | –2.08 | 0 |
Boost Defenders 205/5 (20 overs) | v | Auckland Aces 170/5 (20 overs) |
Robert O'Donnell 67* (46) Kyle Abbott 3/21 (4 overs) |
Boost Defenders won by 35 runs Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi Umpires: Akbar Ali (UAE) and Iftikhar Ali (UAE) Player of the match: Colin Ingram (Boost Defenders) |
- Auckland Aces won the toss and elected to field.
- Graeme Beghin and Jamie Brown (Auckland Aces) both made their T20 debuts.
Titans 218/3 (20 overs) | v | Boost Defenders 168/8 (20 overs) |
Titans won by 50 runs Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi Umpires: Akbar Ali (UAE) and Ian Dixon (Zim) Player of the match: Tony de Zorzi (Titans) |
- Boost Defenders won the toss and elected to field.
- Nijat Masood (Boost Defenders) made his T20 debut.
Auckland Aces 80 (16 overs) | v | Titans 81/2 (12.1 overs) |
Tony de Zorzi 34 (27) Michael Barry 1/10 (1 over) |
Titans won by 8 wickets Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi Umpires: Akbar Ali (UAE) and Ian Dixon (Zim) Player of the match: Shaun von Berg (Titans) |
- Titans won the toss and elected to field.
Final
Lahore Qalandars 148/6 (20 overs) | v | Titans 133/6 (20 overs) |
Heino Kuhn 37 (28) Maaz Khan 2/23 (4 overs) |
Lahore Qalandars won by 15 runs Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi Umpires: Akbar Ali (UAE) and Iftikhar Ali (UAE) Player of the match: Shaheen Afridi (Lahore Qalandars) |
- Titans won the toss and elected to field.
- Maaz Khan (Lahore Qalandars) made his T20 debut.
References
- ^ a b c "Abu Dhabi to host teams from six countries in T20 tournament". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
- ^ "Emirates Cricket Board's new tournament threatens ties with PCB". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- ^ a b "Abu Dhabi T20 league schedule announced". Crictracker. 26 September 2018. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
- ^ "UAE set to host new international T20 cricket league". Arabian Business. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- ^ "Emirates Cricket Board announce plans for UAE Twenty20 league". The National. 3 June 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- ^ "UAE'S First T20 Franchise Cricket League to be Formally Unveiled Later This Month". Emirates Cricket. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- ^ "Abu Dhabi T20: Title now the goal for Sohail Akhtar and Lahore Qalanders after securing final spot". The National. 5 October 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
- ^ "Abu Dhabi T20: Multiply Titans through to final after thrashing Auckland Aces". The National. 6 October 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
- ^ "Abu Dhabi T20: Lahore Qalandars win title with Titans victory". The National. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
- ^ "Auckland Aces confirmed for Abu Dhabi T20". Gulf News. 23 September 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
- ^ "Auckland Aces to face the world in Abu Dhabi". Scoop. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
- ^ "Hurricanes announce Abu Dhabi T20 squad". Hobart Hurricanes. Archived from the original on 1 October 2018. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
- ^ "Titans name strong squad for Abu Dhabi T20 league". Sport24. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
- ^ "Club announce squad for Abu Dhabi T20 tournament". Yorkshire County Cricket Club. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
- ^ "Kuhn to replace Elgar In Abu Dhabi T20". Titans. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
- ^ a b "Abu Dhabi T20 Trophy Table - 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
External links
- Series home at ESPN Cricinfo
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