MSA Vs DG match highlights: Morrisville Samp Army registered their fourth win of the tournament with a 19-run win over Deccan Gladiators in the match 25th match of the Abu Dhabi T10 League on Thursday.
Batting first, the MSA side posted a mammoth score of 126 and later their bowlers perfectly did the job of restricting the DG side and hand their side 2 valuable points at the points table.
MSA Vs DG match highlights
Opting to bat, the Morrisville Samp Army made a solid start with both of their openers focused on the aerial route from the beginning and collected 27 in first 14.
The Irish bowler, Joshua Little didn’t let them go for long as he removed Karim Janat for 21 in the third ball of the 3rd over.
Skipper Moeen Ali then joined the crease alongside Johnson Charles.
Both were playing steady cricket and added another 36 for the second wicket in 22 balls before Joshua again provided a breakthrough to his team.
This time he removed the skipper of MSA side, Moeen for 10.
Charles, on the other hand, remained strong on crease, the runs on board, however was a bit less, with just 63 in 6.1.
But, both Charles and David Miller started smashing the ball all around the ground and collected double of 63 in the last 23 deliveries.
Charles completed his half-century and walked back to the pavilion with a not out tag, as he struck 58 in just 28 with the help of seven fours and three maximums,
While David Miller shot 35* off just 13. His knock included two fours and three sixes.
Their monstrous knocks guide the Morrisville Samp Army to 126 for 2 in 10 overs.
MSA Vs DG match highlights: Deccan Gladiators to chase 127 in 10 overs
Pressure were clearly visible on the faces of Deccan’s players, and right after they started their chasing campaign, they lost their 2 important wickets at the score of just 10 runs.
A steady partnership was going on between Tom Kohler-Cadmore and Will Smeed before Dwaine Pretorius removed the latter to again put the Gladiators side into back foot.
Star player from West Indies Odean Smith then shifted some momentum towards his team’s side with a quick fire 27 off just 12. He struck 3 maximums in the process.
Smith left the crease, when the team still needed more 33 off the final 9 balls.
The Deccan Gladiators side, however only managed to add more 13 and lost the game by 19 runs.
Opening batter Kohler-Cadmore remained not out till the very end with a 26-ball 41, but couldn’t help his side earn 2 points and retain the top spot.
Sheldon Cottrell bagged the most wickets for the MSA side, as in his 2-over spell he just conceded 13 and picking up 2 wickets.
With this win, Morrisville Samp Army stands tall on fourth place with 8 points at the points table, while the former table-toppers Deccan Gladiators slipped to third spot.
