T10: Jacks, Faulkner star in Bangla Tigers’ fourth win

Abu Dhabi, Nov 26, : Team Abu Dhabi was defeated by Team Bangla Tigers on Friday.

Although they had an impressive total of 130, Liam Livingstones team lost wickets frequently and managed 120 runs despite Chris Gayles brilliant half-century.

After James Faulkner had removed the Tigers openers, Benny Howell turned the match for the Tigers with his two-overs economical that also secured his team two crucial wicketsAn injury to Phil Salt in the Bangla Tigers innings led to Team Abu Dhabi changing the opening combination.The left-handed Colin Ingram joined Paul Stirling at top of the order.

Both were caught cheaply by James Faulkner during the third over.Livingstones arrival added excitement to the contest when he hit Luke Wood with a hat trick of sixes in his fifth over.

Livingstone tried to hit Wood again for sixes just as it seemed that it was the captains turn.Gayle decided to attack Isuru Udana’s medium pace and took 16 wickets from the Sri Lankan.

Benny Howells next over was a turning point in the game.He gave away five runs and picked up Chris Benjamins wicket using a clever knuckleball.

Phil Salt finally made an appearance and tried to revive the chase with his 7-ball 17, but Howell was able to clean up the mess and make him the fifth wicket to fall.Gayle was left with a mountain to climb after his dismissal.

The Jamaican tried his best but he didn’t get much support from either end.Livingstone had earlier put in the bat and Bangla Tigers were dealt an early blow when Johnson Charles got out of the second ball.Will Jacks, who has a good reputation in this format, brought out innovation in the first over.

He hit two boundaries with perfectly executed scoop shots and hit two boundaries.Muhammad Farooq dropped him twice in Marchant de Langes over.

Livingstone was the one to suffer the brunt of Jacks drops.He was hit for a boundary by Jacks, followed by two consecutive sixes in his third over.

Naveen-ul Haqs slower ball brought an end to Jacks charmed stay at crease, but he had already scored 43 runs.Karim Janat was soon following Jacks back to his pavilion, but Hazratullah Zizai took the wicket.

He hit a few sixes against the bowling of Danny Briggs, but only one shot was enough to give his wicket to the spinner for 41 runs.The captain, who hit de Lange with two sixes in his final over, completed the innings.

The Tigers posted a challenging 130 thanks to Du Plessis 22-run performance.Brief scores: Bangla Tigers 130/5 (Will Jacks43, Hazratullah Ziazai 41, Ahmed Daniyal 1--20) beat Team Abu Dhabi 120/7.(Chris Gayle 52*; Liam Livingstone 20; Benny Howell 2--13).

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