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Abu Dhabi T10 League: Overton’s heroics support Crew Abu Dhabi beat Delhi Bulls in final-ball thriller

Abu Dhabi: Crew Abu Dhabi endured their rampaging lumber in Abu Dhabi T10 by sealing a final-ball thriller against Delhi Bulls. With 10 to fetch from the final two deliveries, the match looked firmly within the Bulls` take. 

On the opposite hand, Jamie Overton smashed Bulls skipper Dwayne Bravo for two big sixes to ensure his team chased down 121 to proceed its undefeated lumber within the competition.There used to be to be no Stirling-Salt point to on Wednesday as the Irish all-rounder used to be out leg sooner than on the predominant delivery of the 2d over by Fazalhaq Farooqi. 

Phil Salt, alternatively, endured from where he had left within the match against The Chennai Braves and kept the stagger alive no topic Liam Livingstone struggling alongside with his timing early within the innings. 

Salt reached his half-century off factual 20 balls when he slog-swept Romario Shepherd for his fifth six within the sixth over.Shiraz Ahmed, who had bowled an actual first over, helped Delhi Bulls pull issues support with a miserly seventh over by freely givingof factual four runs. 

Dominic Drakes` double strike of Salt and Livingstone within the next overtightened the screws on Crew Abu Dhabi who had been left wanting 34 from the final two overs with two contemporary batsmen at the crease.

Chris Gayle and Overton then took 16 from Farooqi`s ninth over, leaving the skilled Bravo to defend 18 runs from the final over. 

The left-handed Gayle swung the pendulum of the match with a first-ball six within the final over of the stagger nonetheless obtained lumber out looking out out a non-existent 2d on the fourth ball, leaving Overton with the job of ending the sport.Earlier, the Delhi Bulls openers started strongly, taking good thing about some wayward bowling by Fidel Edwards and Merchant De Lange to notch up 20 runs within the predominant two overs. 

Rilee Rossouw regarded threatening in his temporary slay nonetheless used to be undone by Liam Livingstone`s off-bolt within the fourth over. Having fun with his first match of the competition, Luke Wright showed zero rustiness and hit three of the predominant four deliveries he faced for boundaries.

Danny Briggs build the brakes on the Delhi Bulls innings by putting off Rahmanullah Gurbaz and conceding handiest four runs in his first over. 

Briggs` exact work used to be endured by Naveen-ul-Haq within the next over who conceded handiest nine runs. The flexibility applied by Briggs and Haq yielded a wicket when Wright miscued an tried pull to present De Lange his ninth wicket of the competition.

On the opposite hand, after three tranquil overs, Shepherd modified the complexion of the innings and blitzed his technique to an unbeaten 39 from 11 deliveries. 

His knock that used to be studded with 3 fours and 4 sixes took Delhi Bulls to 121 as they managed to procure 43 from their final two overs.

Rapid scores: Crew Abu Dhabi 124/4 (Phil Salt 56, Liam Livingstone 25, Dominic Drakes 2-12) beat Delhi Bulls 121/4 ( Romario Shepherd 39Luke Wright 25 Danny Briggs 2-20).

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