Match Details
Date & Time:
23rd Nov 2024, 2:45 PM
Match Number:
Match 8
Match Results:
MSA Won By 3 runs
Morrisville Samp Army vs UP Nawabs
MSA vs UPN T10 Match 8, Abu Dhabi T10 League, 2024 - Match Info
Morrisville Samp Army beat UP Nawabs by 3 runs
Player of the match
Amir Hamza Hotak - MSA
Match Summary
Player of the Match
100/7 (10.0 overs)
Top Batter
Top Bowler
Sharjeel Khan
37(23)
Rohan Mustafa
17(9)
Binura Fernando
2-9(2)
Tymal Mills
2-11(2)
97/3 (10.0 overs)
Top Batter
Top Bowler
Rahmanullah Gurbaz
60(32)
Dawid Malan
15(13)
Amir Hamza Hotak
2-9(2)
Isuru Udana
1-25(2)
Detailed Commentary
All
Wickets
4s
6s
MSA
UPN
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Victorious Morrisville Samp Army's skipper, ROHAN MUSTAFA, has a big smile on his face. Calls it a great performance from his team's bowlers, candidly admitting that at one stage, he himself thought that the game was done. But praises the young Hotak for doing really well in the last over, adding that the wind aided them pretty well in this game.
Morrisville Samp Army's AMIR HAMZA HOTAK HAS BEEN ADJUDGED AS THE PLAYER OF THE MATCH for his brilliant spell of 2-0-9-2.
... THE PRESENTATION ...
Earlier in the game, UP Nawabs bowled really well to curtail Morrisville Samp Army to exactly 100/7. It seemed under par at that stage and this is definitely an opportunity missed by the Nawabs, after controlling the run chase for 8 overs. After 8 overs, they were 83/1 while Morrisville were 82/5. The latter scored 18 in their last 2 overs while UP managed just 14/2. Tough pill to swallow. Please stay tuned for the presentation...
The spinners were triumphant for Morrisville but it was overall a good effort. Isuru Udana and Karim Janat were expensive but the others bowled well. Especially the captain, Rohan Mustafa, who took on the responsibility of bowling the 9th over and conceded just 7. Brilliant.
Factor this. Gurbaz was on 56 (29) at the end of the 8th over. UP needed 18 in the last 2 overs. And Gurbaz faced just 3 balls in those 12. And just one in the last over. No excuses for mucking up a run chase but that's what happens when the ball is spinning and a new batter arrives at the crease. Always difficult to start scoring from the word go and Mustafa used his bowlers brilliantly.
Hard to explain a scorecard which sees only 3 wickets fall, an opening batter batting right through till the end, making 60, an opening partnerhip of 61 in 34 balls, but still failing to cross 100. That's T10 cricket for you. You just never know when can a game turn. UP were looking full throttle when the openers were going great guns but once Malan fell, the Samp Army pounced in. They starved Gurbaz off strike and focussed on the other batters.
Wow. The spin army of Morrisville Samp has done it for them. 4 spinners used, with combined figures of 6-0-40-2. That's the game right there. Just squeezed out the Nawabs who were within a shot of getting their first kebab this season.
97/3 (10.0)
2/9 (2)
1/25 (2)
Over 10
0
4b
W
wd
1
1
W
Odean Smith*
0 (2)
Rahmanullah Gurbaz
60 (32)
Amir Hamza Hotak
2/9 (2)
UPN
97/3
0
9.6
Amir Hamza Hotak to Odean Smith ,MORRISVILLE SAMP ARMY WIN! Hamza gets it right in the hole, outside off and Odean can only dig it out towards cover! He sets off for the single but a frustrated and downcast Gurbaz declines the run. It will be a dot ball and the Samp Army win by 3 runs!
4b
9.5
Amir Hamza Hotak to Odean Smith ,FOUR BYES! This match is not done yet! The keeper gets nutmegged on this occasion. A missile from Hotak, full and outside off, Odean Smith swings but misses. Luckily for him, the keeper Andries Gous is unable to get up in time and the ball snakes through between his legs, to the fence behind! 4 needed on the final ball now!
OUT
A Fletcher
1 (2)
c T Ali b Hamza Hotak
Wkt
#3
4s/6s
0 / 0
SR
50
W
9.4
Amir Hamza Hotak to Andre Fletcher ,OUT! CAUGHT! Rahmanullah Gurbaz throws his bat down in disgust, at the non-striker's end. It was a full toss, around off and Andre Fletcher threw the kitchen sink at it. But he got more height than distance and with plenty of protection on the leg side, the ball finds one of them, Taimoor Ali, at wide long on. Fletcher departs for 1 (2) and UP Nawabs are 93/3, needing 8 from 2 balls!
wd
9.4
Amir Hamza Hotak to Andre Fletcher ,WIDE. Miles outside off, left alone. 8 needed from 3.
1
9.3
Amir Hamza Hotak to Rahmanullah Gurbaz ,Fuller, outside off, Rahmanullah Gurbaz backs away and looks to hammer it. Gets it from the toe end of the bat, wide of the bowler, towards long off. Gurbaz turns blind for the second but Fletcher does not come. Gurbaz has to return with a dive but is unhappy, He believes that Fletcher should have sacrificed his wicket. 9 needed from 3 now.
1
9.2
Amir Hamza Hotak to Andre Fletcher ,A full toss, outside off, slapped to long off for a single. 10 needed from 4 now.
Andre Fletcher walks in next at number 4, replacing Najibullah Zadran.
OUT
N Zadran
10 (11)
c I Udana b Hamza Hotak
Wkt
#2
4s/6s
0 / 0
SR
90.90
W
9.1
Amir Hamza Hotak to Najibullah Zadran ,OUT! CAUGHT! A wicket on the first ball and even though the Samp Army would have preferred Gurbaz, this wicket means that Gurbaz will not come back on strike till the third ball! Slower through the air, outside off, Najibullah Zadran goes for an ungainly slog and perishes against the wide line. He has to fetch the ball and as a result, gets a massive top edge. The ball goes straight up in the air and Isuru Udana takes it calmly at point, getting across from short third. Najibullah departs for 10 (11) and UP Nawabs are 90/2, needing 11 from 5 balls!
Right. 10 to defend. Who will bowl? It is Amir Hamza Hotak. 1-0-6-0 so far.
Over 9
1
1
2
1
0
2
Najibullah Zadran*
10 (10)
Rahmanullah Gurbaz
59 (31)
Rohan Mustafa
0/7 (1)
UPN
90/1
1
8.6
Rohan Mustafa to Najibullah Zadran ,That is about as good an over as you will see. Just 7 from it. A low full toss, around off, Najib can only swing it down to long on for one.
1
8.5
Rohan Mustafa to Rahmanullah Gurbaz ,Yorker, around off, dug out to the off side for a run.
2
8.4
Rohan Mustafa to Rahmanullah Gurbaz ,A full toss, whipped to deep mid-wicket. Gurbaz is as quick as lightning for the second but Najibullah is not as quick. Manages to complete the brace though.
1
8.3
Rohan Mustafa to Najibullah Zadran ,A length ball, on middle, Zadran looks to heave but gets it off the inner half towards short fine leg. A single taken.
0
8.2
Rohan Mustafa to Najibullah Zadran ,Fired wide outside off, Najibullah Zadran is backing away to the leg side and hence, has to reach out. Misses.
2
8.1
Rohan Mustafa to Najibullah Zadran ,On middle, hit down to long on for a couple.
Skipper Rohan Mustafa to bowl now. Meanwhile in the upcoming game, Kieron Pollard's New York Strikers have elected to chase against Bangla Tigers. That game is scheduled to start around 3.30 pm local (1130 GMT).
Over 8
4
2
0
2
4
1
Rahmanullah Gurbaz*
56 (29)
Najibullah Zadran
6 (6)
Karim Janat
0/27 (2)
UPN
83/1
4
7.6
Karim Janat to Rahmanullah Gurbaz ,FOUR! Full, in the slot, Rahmanullah Gurbaz hits this straight back over the bowler and this time, splits the fielders at long on and long off! 13 from the over and Janat finishes with figures of 2-0-27-0.
2
7.5
Karim Janat to Rahmanullah Gurbaz ,Around off, swing towards long on. Gurbaz calls for two straightaway but Najibullah is not as quick as him. He is struggling to make it to the other end but luckily for him, Faf du Plessis returns a wide throw to the bowler, giving Najib enough time to get in.
0
7.4
Karim Janat to Rahmanullah Gurbaz ,Full and wide outside off, Rahmanullah swings hard but misses. He wanted a wide but he is not getting that from the umpire.
2
7.3
Karim Janat to Rahmanullah Gurbaz ,5TH ABU DHABI T10 FIFTY FOR GURBAZ! In 26 balls. Fuller, on middle, Gurbaz lofts this straight back over the bowler but is not quite able to find the rope. Gets back for the second, by the time long on gets around.
4
7.2
Karim Janat to Rahmanullah Gurbaz ,FOUR! First boundary after 12 balls! Overpitched, outside off, Rahmanullah Gurbaz reaches out and lofts it brilliantly over cover!
1
7.1
Karim Janat to Najibullah Zadran ,A length ball, around off, pulled to deep mid-wicket for a single.
Over 7
1
1
1
0
2
wd
1
Najibullah Zadran*
5 (5)
Rahmanullah Gurbaz
44 (24)
Imad Wasim
0/13 (2)
UPN
70/1
1
6.6
Imad Wasim to Najibullah Zadran ,Yorker again, around off, dug out towards point for a run.
1
6.5
Imad Wasim to Rahmanullah Gurbaz ,Short, outside off, cut to deep point for a run.
Head to Head
Just the right stats to help you determine which team statistically has the upper hand
UPN vs MSA
*Last 3 years
0
No. of Matches
0
UPN
0
MSA
0
Tie
Last Overs
over 10
W
1
1
wd
W
4
0
Runs 7
over 9
2
0
1
2
1
1
Runs 7
over 8
1
4
2
0
2
4
Runs 13
over 7
1
wd
2
0
1
1
1
Runs 7
over 6
6
wd
1
0
W
1
1
Runs 10
Venue/Pitch Details
Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Neutral
Toss Agnostic
Pace Friendly
110
1st Batting Average
146
Highest Score Chased
95
No. of Matches
Won by team
1st Batting
46%
2nd Batting
54%
Wicket Split
Pacer
72.26% | 620W
Spin
27.74% | 238W
Match Officals
Umpire:
Bismillah Jan Shinwari (AFG), Paul Baldwin (ENG)
Third Umpire:
Shiju Sam (UAE)
Match Referee:
Gawie Botha (SA)
