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ABU DHABI: Driving on Muhammad Waseem’s spectacular knock of 71, Mumbai Indians Emirates began their marketing campaign with a large 49-run win over Sharjah Warriors within the worldwide league T20 match right here.
Invited to bat, MI Emirates posted 204 for 5 in 20 overs after which returned to limit the Warriors to 155 for 9 on Saturday night time.
Waseem was effectively supported by the West Indies trio of Nicholas Pooran (49), Kieron Pollard (22) and Dwayne Bravo (20).
Opening the innings, UAE’s Waseem hit 5 fours and as many sixes in a 39-ball innings.
For the Sharjah workforce, Chris Woakes and Junaid Siddiqui took two wickets every, whereas Mohammad Nabi took one however gave away 50 runs.
Waseem, opening with England’s Will Smeed, hit back-to-back boundaries off Naveen Ul Haq, who bowled the second over.
Waseem additionally hit Woakes’ first supply of the third over previous sq. leg for one more boundary. Off the third ball of that over, Woakes compelled Smeed to high edge to wicketkeeper Rahmanullah Gurbaz for two.
Woakes picked his second wicket forcing Andre Fletcher to edge to wicketkeeper Gurbaz for 22.
Pooran then joined Waseem and unleashed his six-hitting abilities. He hit the primary ball of the eleventh over from Nabi for a six, whereas Waseem hit the third supply for one more six.
Extra sixes adopted with Pooran hitting Joe Denly over lengthy on. Waseem too reached his half century in model hitting Moeen Ali for a six to mid-wicket. Eighteen runs every have been scored off Ali’s over.
Waseem’ stupendous knock got here to an finish within the fifteenth over when he hit Nabi to Evin Lewis at deep midwicket.
Within the final 5 overs, MI Emirates scored 53 runs with Pooran on 49 pulling Siddiqui into the palms of Denly.
Siddiqui additionally picked the wicket of Najibullah Zadran.
Pollard and Bravo then placed on an unbeaten 41 runs partnership to take the rating previous the 200 runs mark.
In reply, Sharjah Warriors wilted underneath the stress of MI Emirates’ mammoth rating.
Woakes hit a combating 62 off 29 balls with 9 boundaries and two sixes however it was not sufficient.
Sharjah opener Evin Lewis acquired out for a duck, whereas one-drop Dawid Malan too was trapped leg earlier than on the primary ball from Farooqi.
Gurbaz and skipper Moeen Ali tried to restore the harm with the opener hitting Trent Boult for 2 successive boundaries and a six within the sixth over.
Ali, after including 49 runs for the third wicket, fell to Bravo whereas Gurbaz too adopted, bowled by Bravo for 43 off 31 balls with seven boundaries.
On the midway mark, Sharjah have been 69 for 4 needing one other 136 from the final ten overs.
Imran Tahir then dismissed Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Joe Denly and Nabi shortly to make sure MI Emirates a snug win.
Invited to bat, MI Emirates posted 204 for 5 in 20 overs after which returned to limit the Warriors to 155 for 9 on Saturday night time.
Waseem was effectively supported by the West Indies trio of Nicholas Pooran (49), Kieron Pollard (22) and Dwayne Bravo (20).
Opening the innings, UAE’s Waseem hit 5 fours and as many sixes in a 39-ball innings.
For the Sharjah workforce, Chris Woakes and Junaid Siddiqui took two wickets every, whereas Mohammad Nabi took one however gave away 50 runs.
Waseem, opening with England’s Will Smeed, hit back-to-back boundaries off Naveen Ul Haq, who bowled the second over.
Waseem additionally hit Woakes’ first supply of the third over previous sq. leg for one more boundary. Off the third ball of that over, Woakes compelled Smeed to high edge to wicketkeeper Rahmanullah Gurbaz for two.
Woakes picked his second wicket forcing Andre Fletcher to edge to wicketkeeper Gurbaz for 22.
Pooran then joined Waseem and unleashed his six-hitting abilities. He hit the primary ball of the eleventh over from Nabi for a six, whereas Waseem hit the third supply for one more six.
Extra sixes adopted with Pooran hitting Joe Denly over lengthy on. Waseem too reached his half century in model hitting Moeen Ali for a six to mid-wicket. Eighteen runs every have been scored off Ali’s over.
Waseem’ stupendous knock got here to an finish within the fifteenth over when he hit Nabi to Evin Lewis at deep midwicket.
Within the final 5 overs, MI Emirates scored 53 runs with Pooran on 49 pulling Siddiqui into the palms of Denly.
Siddiqui additionally picked the wicket of Najibullah Zadran.
Pollard and Bravo then placed on an unbeaten 41 runs partnership to take the rating previous the 200 runs mark.
In reply, Sharjah Warriors wilted underneath the stress of MI Emirates’ mammoth rating.
Woakes hit a combating 62 off 29 balls with 9 boundaries and two sixes however it was not sufficient.
Sharjah opener Evin Lewis acquired out for a duck, whereas one-drop Dawid Malan too was trapped leg earlier than on the primary ball from Farooqi.
Gurbaz and skipper Moeen Ali tried to restore the harm with the opener hitting Trent Boult for 2 successive boundaries and a six within the sixth over.
Ali, after including 49 runs for the third wicket, fell to Bravo whereas Gurbaz too adopted, bowled by Bravo for 43 off 31 balls with seven boundaries.
On the midway mark, Sharjah have been 69 for 4 needing one other 136 from the final ten overs.
Imran Tahir then dismissed Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Joe Denly and Nabi shortly to make sure MI Emirates a snug win.
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