2017 Abu Dhabi T10
Cricket tournament
| Dates | 14 December – 17 December 2017 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | Emirates Cricket Board |
| Cricket format | T10 |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin tournament and playoffs |
| Host(s) |  United Arab Emirates |
| Champions | Kerala Kings (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Punjabi Legends |
| Participants | 6 |
| Matches | 13 |
| Attendance | 167,895 (12,915 per match) |
| Most runs | Luke Ronchi (197) |
| Most wickets | Sohail Tanvir (5) Rayad Emrit (5) Hasan Ali (5) |
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The 2017 Abu Dhabi T10 (formerly known as the 2017 T10 League) was the inaugural 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 over four days, with a round robin followed by semifinals and the final. It was played from 14–17 December at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium.[1]
Squads
Fixtures
All times are in United Arab Emirates Standard Time (UTC+4).[2] All matches will be held in the United Arab Emirates.
Group stage
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | L | NR | NRR | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kerala Kings | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +0.754 | 2 |
| Punjabi Legends | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -0.064 | 2 |
| Bengal Tigers | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -0.620 | 2 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo
Bengal Tigers 86/1 (10 overs) | v | Kerala Kings 90/2 (8 overs) |
Kerala Kings won by 8 wickets Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah Umpires: Rob Bailey (Eng) and Ranmore Martinesz (SL) Player of the match: Paul Stirling (Kerala Kings) |
- Kerala Kings won the toss and elected to field.
Punjabi Legends 99/6 (10 Overs) | v | Bengal Tigers 105/7 (9.2 Overs) |
Aamer Yamin 18 (5) Hasan Ali 4/7 (2 Overs) |
Bengal Tigers won by 3 wickets Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah Umpires: Rob Bailey (Eng) and Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL) Player of the match: Hasan Ali (Punjabi Legends) |
- Punjabi Legends won the toss and elected to bat.
Kerala Kings 114/4 (10 Overs) | v | Punjabi Legends 115/2 (9 Overs) |
Punjabi Legends won by 8 wickets Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah Umpires: Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL) and Rashid Riaz (Pak) Player of the match: Shoaib Malik (Punjabi Legends) |
- Punjabi Legends won the toss and elected to field.
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | L | NR | NRR | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pakhtoons | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +2.600 | 4 |
| Maratha Arabians | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1.000 | 2 |
| Team Sri Lanka | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1.600 | 0 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo
Pakhtoons 121/4 (10 overs) | v | Maratha Arabians 96/7 (10 overs) |
Pakhtoons won by 25 runs Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah Umpires: Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL) and Rashid Riaz (Pak) Player of the match: Shahid Afridi (Pakhtoons) |
- Maratha Arabians won the toss and elected to field.
- Shahid Afridi (Pakhtoons) became the first person to take a hat-trick in the T10 league.
Team Sri Lanka 125/4 (10 Overs) | v | Maratha Arabians 131/5 (10 Overs) |
Maratha Arabians won by 5 wickets Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah Umpires: Ranmore Martinesz (SL) and Rashid Riaz (Pak) Player of the match: Rilee Rossouw (Maratha Arabians) |
- Maratha Arabians won the toss and elected to field.
Pakhtoons 111/6 (10 Overs) | v | Team Sri Lanka 84/7 (10 Overs) |
Pakhtoons won by 27 runs Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah Umpires: Ranmore Martinesz (SL) and Rob Bailey (Eng) Player of the match: Tamim Iqbal (Pakhtoon) |
- Pakhtoons won the toss and elected to bat.
Playoffs
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pakhtoons | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Kerala Kings (C) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Maratha Arabians | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Punjabi Legends | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | Bengal Tigers | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | Team Sri Lanka | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Source: CricketZine
(C) Champion
(C) Champion
Advanced to semi-finals
Advanced to 5th place
Bengal Tigers 126/2 (10 Overs) | v | Pakhtoons 130/4 (10 Overs) |
David Miller 68* (26) Shahid Afridi 1/2 (1 Over) |
Pakhtoons won by 6 wickets Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah Umpires: Rob Bailey (Eng) and Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL) Player of the match: Liam Dawson (Pakhtoons) |
- Pakhtoons won the toss and elected to field.
- As a result of this match Pakhtoons advanced to the semi-finals.
Team Sri Lanka 112/3 (10 Overs) | v | Kerala Kings 92/2 (6.1 Overs) |
Kerala Kings won by 8 wickets (D/L Method) Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah Umpires: Ranmore Martinesz (SL) and Rashid Riaz (Pak) Player of the match: Kieron Pollard (Kerala Kings) |
- Team Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
- Rain reduced the target for Kerala Kings to 91 from 8 overs.
- As a result of this match Kerala Kings advanced to the semi-finals.
Maratha Arabians 130/6 (10 Overs) | v | Punjabi Legends 116/3 (10 Overs) |
Maratha Arabians won by 14 runs Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah Umpires: Ranmore Martinesz (SL) and Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL) Player of the match: Rilee Rossouw (Maratha Arabians) |
- Punjabi Legends won the toss and elected to field.
- As a result of this match Maratha Arabians and Punjabi Legends advanced to the semi-finals.
5th place play-off
Team Sri Lanka 115/4 (10 Overs) | v | Bengal Tigers 118/4 (9.2 Overs) |
Bengal Tigers won by 6 wickets Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah Umpires: Rashid Riaz (Pak) and Billy Taylor (Eng) |
- Bengal Tigers won the toss and elected to field.
Semi-finals
Maratha Arabians 97/9 (10 Overs) | v | Kerala Kings 98/5 (9.1 Overs) |
Kerala Kings won by 5 Wickets Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah Umpires: Rob Bailey (Eng) and Ranmore Martinesz (SL) Player of the match: Eoin Morgan (Kerala Kings) |
- Kerala Kings won the toss and elected to field.
- As a result of this match Maratha Arabians were knocked out of the tournament and Kerala Kings advanced to the final.
Pakhtoons 129/4 (10 Overs) | v | Punjabi Legends 132/1 (9.1 Overs) |
Punjabi Legends won by 9 wickets Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah Umpires: Rob Bailey (Eng) and Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL) Player of the match: Shoaib Malik (Punjabi Legends) |
- Pakhtoons won the toss and elected to bat.
- As a result of this match Pakhtoons were knocked out of the tournament and Punjabi Legends advanced to the final.
Final
Punjabi Legends 120/3 (10 Overs) | v | Kerala Kings 121/2 (8 Overs) |
Eoin Morgan 63 (21) Hasan Ali 1/23 (2 Overs) |
Kerala Kings won by 8 Wickets Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah Umpires: Ranmore Martinesz (SL) and Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL) |
- Kerala Kings won the toss and elected to field.
- Kerala Kings won the 2017 T10 League.
References
- ^ "T10 Cricket League". Pakistan Super League.org. 10 December 2017. Archived from the original on 11 December 2017. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
- ^ T10 League Fixtures ESPNCricinfo, 2017-12-13. Retrieved 2017-12-13.
