2021 Abu Dhabi T10

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2021 Abu Dhabi T10
Dates28 January – 6 February 2021
Administrator(s) Emirates Cricket Board
Cricket format T10
Tournament format(s) Round-robin tournament and playoffs
Host(s)United Arab Emirates
ChampionsNorthern Warriors (2nd title)
Runners-upDelhi Bulls
Participants8
Matches29
Player of the series Nicholas Pooran
Most runs Sohail Akhtar (248)
Most wickets Jamie Overton (12)
2019

2021 Abu Dhabi T10 was the fourth season of the Abu Dhabi T10. The matches had a 10-over-a-side format with a time duration of 90 minutes. The tournament was played as a round robin followed by semifinals and the final. It was originally scheduled to be played from 19 to 28 November 2020 at the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium. [1] The tournament started from 28 January with final held on 6 February 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [2]

Contents

Karnataka Tuskers changed their name to Pune Devils. [3]

Squads

Team Abu Dhabi
Coach:
Dougie Brown
Maratha Arabians
Coach:
Lalchand Rajput
Bangla Tigers
Coach:
Thilina Kandamby
Deccan Gladiators
Coach:
Mushtaq Ahmed
Qalandars
Coach:
Aaqib Javed
Delhi Bulls
Coach:
Andy Flower
Northern Warriors
Coach:
Robin Singh
Pune Devils
Coach:
Jonty Rhodes

Group stage

Group A

PosTeamPldWLNRPts NRR
1Northern Warriors321041.933
2Delhi Bulls321041.819
3Bangla Tigers31202−0.629
4Maratha Arabians31202−3.257
Source: ESPNCricinfo
28 January 2021
Northern Warriors
127/2 (10 overs)
v
Maratha Arabians
131/5 (10 overs)
Maratha Arabians won by 5 wickets
 
 
16:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Umpires: Ranmore Martinesz (SL) and Alex Wharf (Eng)
Player of the match: Abdul Shakoor (Maratha Arabians)
Lendl Simmons 54* (31)
Muktar Ali 1/19 (2 overs)
Abdul Shakoor 73 (28)
Fabian Allen 2/11 (2 overs)
  • Maratha Arabians won the toss and elected to field.
28 January 2021
Bangla Tigers
128/2 (10 overs)
v
Delhi Bulls
129/3 (8.5 overs)
Delhi Bulls won by 7 wickets
 
 
20:30
Scorecard
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Umpires: Lyndon Hannibal (SL) and Nigel Llong (Eng)
Player of the match: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (Delhi Bulls)
Johnson Charles 73* (35)
Fidel Edwards 1/17 (2 overs)
Rahmanullah Gurbaz 41 (15)
Karim Janat 2/34 (2 overs)
  • Bangla Tigers won the toss and elected to bat.
29 January 2021
Maratha Arabians
87/4 (10 overs)
v
Delhi Bulls
89/1 (5 overs)
Delhi Bulls won by 9 wickets
 
 
18:15
Scorecard
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Umpires: Paul Baldwin (Eng) and Lyndon Hannibal (SL)
Player of the match: Amad Butt (Delhi Bulls)
Mosaddek Hossain 35* (22)
Amad Butt 1/7 (2 overs)
Evin Lewis 55* (16)
Yamin Ahmadzai 1/12 (1 over)
  • Delhi Bulls won the toss and elected to field.
30 January 2021
Maratha Arabians
103/0 (10 overs)
v
Bangla Tigers
105/4 (8 overs)
Bangla Tigers won by 6 wickets
 
 
16:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Umpires: Ranmore Martinesz (SL) and Alex Wharf (Eng)
Player of the match: Karim Janat (Bangla Tigers)
Andre Fletcher 31 (16)
Muktar Ali 1/13 (1 over)
  • Bangla Tigers won the toss and elected to field.
30 January 2021
Northern Warriors
137/3 (10 overs)
v
Delhi Bulls
105/7 (10 overs)
Northern Warriors won by 32 runs
 
 
20:30
Scorecard
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Umpires: Lyndon Hannibal (SL) and Nigel Llong (Eng)
Player of the match: Nicholas Pooran (Northern Warriors)
Nicholas Pooran 54 (21)
Waqas Maqsood 1/1 (2 overs)
Ravi Bopara 36 (15)
Wayne Parnell 3/15 (2 overs)
31 January 2021
Northern Warriors
162/4 (10 overs)
v
Bangla Tigers
132/3 (10 overs)
Northern Warriors won by 30 runs
 
 
18:15
Scorecard
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Umpires: Paul Baldwin (Eng) and Lyndon Hannibal (SL)
Player of the match: Nicholas Pooran (Northern Warriors)
Nicholas Pooran 89 (26)
Karim Janat 2/18 (2 overs)
Andre Fletcher 53 (28)
Wahab Riaz 1/9 (2 overs)
  • Bangla Tigers won the toss and elected to field.

Group B

PosTeamPldWLNRPts NRR
1Qalandars330063.208
2Team Abu Dhabi31202−0.418
3Deccan Gladiators31202−1.201
4Pune Devils31202−1.666
Source: ESPNCricinfo
28 January 2021
Deccan Gladiators
104/5 (10 overs)
v
Pune Devils
106/3 (9.2 overs)
Pune Devils won by 7 wickets
 
 
18:15
Scorecard
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Umpires: Billy Taylor (Eng) and Alex Wharf (Eng)
Player of the match: Kennar Lewis (Pune Devils)
Azam Khan 37* (13)
Nasir Hossain 3/18 (2 overs)
Kennar Lewis 57* (28)
Ravi Rampaul 1/13 (2 overs)
  • Pune Devils won the toss and elected to field.
29 January 2021
Pune Devils
107/2 (10 overs)
v
Qalandars
108/1 (7.1 overs)
Qalandars won by 9 wickets
 
 
16:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Umpires: Paul Baldwin (Eng) and Nigel Llong (Eng)
Player of the match: Tom Banton (Qalandars)
Tom Kohler-Cadmore 54 (28)
Sultan Ahmed 1/12 (2 overs)
Tom Banton 45 (18)
Munis Ansari 1/22 (1.1 overs)
  • Qalandars won the toss and elected to field.
29 January 2021
Team Abu Dhabi
95/9 (10 overs)
v
Deccan Gladiators
98/4 (9.4 overs)
Deccan Gladiators won by 6 wickets
 
 
20:30
Scorecard
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Umpires: Ranmore Martinesz (SL) and Billy Taylor (Eng)
Player of the match: Zahoor Khan (Deccan Gladiators)
Luke Wright 25 (14)
Zahoor Khan 3/13 (2 overs)
Cameron Delport 40 (24)
Jamie Overton 3/18 (1.4 overs)
  • Deccan Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.
30 January 2021
Team Abu Dhabi
100/5 (10 overs)
v
Qalandars
104/1 (8.2 overs)
Qalandars won by 9 wickets
 
 
18:15
Scorecard
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Umpires: Billy Taylor (Eng) and Alex Wharf (Eng)
Player of the match: Shahid Afridi (Qalandars)
Joe Clarke 34 (13)
Shahid Afridi 2/16 (2 overs)
Sharjeel Khan 40* (21)
Naveen-ul-Haq 1/19 (2 overs)
  • Qalandars won the toss and elected to field.
31 January 2021
Pune Devils
129/4 (10 overs)
v
Team Abu Dhabi
130/5 (8.3 overs)
Team Abu Dhabi won by 5 wickets
 
 
16:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Umpires: Paul Baldwin (Eng) and Nigel Llong (Eng)
Player of the match: Obed McCoy (Team Abu Dhabi)
Tom Kohler-Cadmore 61* (25)
Obed McCoy 2/9 (2 overs)
Jamie Overton 38* (11)
Hardus Viljoen 3/36 (2 overs)
  • Team Abu Dhabi won the toss and elected to field.
31 January 2021
Qalandars
118/3 (10 overs)
v
Deccan Gladiators
85/8 (10 overs)
Qalandars won by 33 runs
 
 
20:30
Scorecard
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Umpires: Ranmore Martinesz (SL) and Billy Taylor (Eng)
Player of the match: Sohail Akhtar (Qalandars)
Sohail Akhtar 71* (31)
Ravi Rampaul 1/17 (2 overs)
Mohammad Shahzad 27 (17)
Chris Jordan 3/8 (2 overs)
  • Deccan Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.

Super league

PosTeamPldWLNRPts NRR
1Delhi Bulls6510103.388
2Northern Warriors (C)6510102.380
3Qalandars6510101.536
4Team Abu Dhabi633061.141
5Bangla Tigers62404−0.497
6Deccan Gladiators62404−0.594
7Maratha Arabians61502−3.655
8Pune Devils61502−3.832
Source: ESPNCricinfo
(C) Champion

  Advanced to Qualifier
  Advanced to Eliminator 1

1 February 2021
Pune Devils
115/3 (10 overs)
v
Bangla Tigers
119/2 (8.5 overs)
Bangla Tigers won by 8 wickets
 
 
16:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Umpires: Lyndon Hannibal (SL) and Nigel Llong (Eng)
Player of the match: Tom Moores (Bangla Tigers)
Tom Kohler-Cadmore 48 (25)
Fazalhaq Farooqi 1/16 (2 overs)
Tom Moores 38* (12)
Mohammad Amir 1/13 (2 overs)
  • Bangla Tigers won the toss and elected to field.
1 February 2021
Team Abu Dhabi
123/3 (10 overs)
v
Northern Warriors
124/2 (10 overs)
Northern Warriors won by 8 wickets
 
 
18:15
Scorecard
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Umpires: Paul Baldwin (Eng) and Nigel Llong (Eng)
Player of the match: Muhammad Waseem (Northern Warriors)
Joe Clarke 50* (24)
Junaid Siddique 1/23 (2 overs)
Muhammad Waseem 76 (34)
Jamie Overton 2/25 (2 overs)
  • Northern Warriors won the toss and elected to field.
1 February 2021
Deccan Gladiators
118/7 (10 overs)
v
Delhi Bulls
122/2 (8.1 overs)
Delhi Bulls won by 8 wickets
 
 
20:30
Scorecard
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Umpires: Ranmore Martinesz (SL) and Alex Wharf (Eng)
Player of the match: Ali Khan (Delhi Bulls)
Kieron Pollard 47 (18)
Ali Khan 2/4 (2 overs)
Rahmanullah Gurbaz 47 (20)
Imran Tahir 2/30 (2 overs)
  • Delhi Bulls won the toss and elected to field.
2 February 2021
Maratha Arabians
101/5 (10 overs)
v
Qalandars
104/6 (8.1 overs)
Qalandars won by 4 wickets
 
 
16:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Umpires: Billy Taylor (Eng) and Alex Wharf (Eng)
Player of the match: Sohail Tanvir (Qalandars)
Mohammad Hafeez 44 (26)
Sohail Tanvir 3/22 (2 overs)
Sharjeel Khan 28 (16)
Yamin Ahmadzai 2/21 (2 overs)
  • Qalandars won the toss and elected to field.
2 February 2021
Pune Devils
57/7 (10 overs)
v
Delhi Bulls
58/2 (4.4 overs)
Delhi Bulls won by 8 wickets
 
 
18:15
Scorecard
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Umpires: Ranmore Martinesz (SL) and Billy Taylor (Eng)
Player of the match: Ali Khan (Delhi Bulls)
Kennar Lewis 15 (7)
Ali Khan 3/0 (0.5 overs)
Rahmanullah Gurbaz 26 (14)
Munis Ansari 1/18 (2 overs)
  • Delhi Bulls won the toss and elected to field.
2 February 2021
Northern Warriors
143/4 (10 overs)
v
Deccan Gladiators
140/6 (10 overs)
Northern Warriors won by 3 runs
 
 
20:30
Scorecard
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Umpires: Paul Baldwin (Eng) and Lyndon Hannibal (SL)
Player of the match: Rovman Powell (Northern Warriors)
Rovman Powell 51* (23)
Zahoor Khan 1/13 (2 overs)
Azam Khan 54 (22)
Fabian Allen 2/8 (1 over)
  • Deccan Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.
3 February 2021
Qalandars
104/3 (10 overs)
v
Bangla Tigers
97/6 (10 overs)
Qalandars won by 7 runs
 
 
16:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Umpires: Lyndon Hannibal (SL) and Nigel Llong (Eng)
Player of the match: Ahmed Daniyal (Qalandars)
Sohail Akhtar 49* (28)
George Garton 1/8 (2 overs)
Tom Moores 39 (21)
Sohail Tanvir 2/20 (2 overs)
  • Bangla Tigers won the toss and elected to field.
3 February 2021
Maratha Arabians
97/4 (10 overs)
v
Team Abu Dhabi
100/1 (5.3 overs)
Team Abu Dhabi won by 9 wickets
 
 
18:15
Scorecard
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Umpires: Paul Baldwin (Eng) and Nigel Llong (Eng)
Player of the match: Chris Gayle (Team Abu Dhabi)
Alishan Sharafu 33 (23)
Obed McCoy 2/20 (2 overs)
Chris Gayle 84* (22)
Mosaddek Hossain 1/22 (1 over)
  • Team Abu Dhabi won the toss and elected to field.
3 February 2021
Pune Devils
97/8 (10 overs)
v
Northern Warriors
98/2 (4.3 overs)
Northern Warriors won by 8 wickets
 
 
20:30
Scorecard
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Umpires: Ranmore Martinesz (SL) and Alex Wharf (Eng)
Player of the match: Wayne Parnell (Northern Warriors)
Nasir Hossain 27* (16)
Wayne Parnell 3/5 (2 overs)
Muhammad Waseem 56* (13)
Sam Wisniewski 2/14 (1 over)
  • Northern Warriors won the toss and elected to field.
4 February 2021
Deccan Gladiators
120/4 (10 overs)
v
Maratha Arabians
91/3 (10 overs)
Deccan Gladiators won by 29 runs
 
 
16:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Umpires: Billy Taylor (Eng) and Alex Wharf (Eng)
Player of the match: Anwar Ali (Deccan Gladiators)
Anwar Ali 39* (12)
Sompal Kami 2/12 (2 overs)
Mosaddek Hossain 44* (21)
Aaron Summers 1/13 (2 overs)
  • Maratha Arabians won the toss and elected to field.
4 February 2021
Qalandars
107/6 (10 overs)
v
Delhi Bulls
111/1 (7.2 overs)
Delhi Bulls won by 9 wickets
 
 
18:15
Scorecard
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Umpires: Ranmore Martinesz (SL) and Billy Taylor (Eng)
Player of the match: Nyeem Young (Delhi Bulls)
Tom Banton 26 (20)
Fidel Edwards 2/25 (2 overs)
Evin Lewis 48* (18)
Ahmed Daniyal 1/31 (2 overs)
  • Delhi Bulls won the toss and elected to field.
4 February 2021
Team Abu Dhabi
116/3 (10 overs)
v
Bangla Tigers
95/9 (10 overs)
Team Abu Dhabi won by 21 runs
 
 
20:30
Scorecard
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Umpires: Lyndon Hannibal (SL) and Nigel Llong (Eng)
Player of the match: Paul Stirling (Team Abu Dhabi)
Paul Stirling 64* (32)
Matheesha Pathirana 2/9 (2 overs)
Johnson Charles 59 (23)
Jamie Overton 4/24 (2 overs)
  • Bangla Tigers won the toss and elected to field.

Playoffs

Qualifier

5 February 2021
Northern Warriors
97/7 (10 overs)
v
Delhi Bulls
102/5 (8.4 overs)
Delhi Bulls won by 5 wickets
 
 
16:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Umpires: Paul Baldwin (Eng) and Nigel Llong (Eng)
Player of the match: Dwayne Bravo (Delhi Bulls)
Nicholas Pooran 32 (12)
Dwayne Bravo 2/14 (2 overs)
Sherfane Rutherford 29 (10)
Junaid Siddique 4/20 (2 overs)
  • Delhi Bulls won the toss and elected to field.

Eliminators

Eliminator 1
5 February 2021
Qalandars
83/7 (10 overs)
v
Team Abu Dhabi
88/4 (8.4 overs)
Team Abu Dhabi won by 6 wickets
 
 
18:15
Scorecard
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Umpires: Paul Baldwin (Eng) and Lyndon Hannibal (SL)
Player of the match: Ben Duckett (Team Abu Dhabi)
Shahid Afridi 24 (16)
Naveen-ul-Haq 2/6 (2 overs)
Ben Duckett 27* (19)
Sultan Ahmed 2/21 (2 overs)
  • Team Abu Dhabi won the toss and elected to field.
Eliminator 2
5 February 2021
Team Abu Dhabi
114/7 (10 overs)
v
Northern Warriors
115/3 (9.4 overs)
Northern Warriors won by 7 wickets
 
 
20:30
Scorecard
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Umpires: Ranmore Martinesz (SL) and Alex Wharf (Eng)
Player of the match: Fabian Allen (Northern Warriors)
Paul Stirling 48 (13)
Fabian Allen 4/13 (2 overs)
Rovman Powell 49 (24)
Naveen-ul-Haq 1/21 (2 overs)
  • Northern Warriors won the toss and elected to field.

3rd place playoff

6 February 2021
Team Abu Dhabi
124/6 (10 overs)
v
Qalandars
103/5 (10 overs)
Team Abu Dhabi won by 21 runs
 
 
17:15 (D/N)
Scorecard
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Umpires: Ranmore Martinesz (SL) and Billy Taylor (Eng)
Player of the match: Rohan Mustafa (Team Abu Dhabi)
Najibullah Zadran 45* (16)
Mohammad Zahid 2/10 (2 overs)
Daniel Bell-Drummond 46 (19)
Rohan Mustafa 2/19 (2 overs)
  • Qalandars won the toss and elected to field.

Final

6 February 2021
Delhi Bulls
81/9 (10 overs)
v
Northern Warriors
85/2 (8.2 overs)
Northern Warriors won by 8 wickets
 
 
20:00
Scorecard
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Umpires: Nigel Llong (Eng) and Alex Wharf (Eng)
Player of the match: Maheesh Theekshana (Northern Warriors)
Mohammad Nabi 21 (10)
Maheesh Theekshana 3/14 (2 overs)
Muhammad Waseem 27 (22)
Shiraz Ahmed 1/18 (2 overs)
Fidel Edwards 1/18 (2 overs)
  • Northern Warriors won the toss and elected to field.

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