Royal Desert Champs vs Emirates Eagles, 2nd Match: 7 key moments, ball by ball
Emirates Eagles beat Royal Desert Champs by 16 runs.
Emirates Eagles beat Royal Desert Champs by 16 runs in 2nd Match of Abu Dhabi T10 League — Regular Season. Here is how the match turned, ball by ball: the overs that changed it, the wickets that mattered and the numbers behind the result.
Key moments, ball by ball
- EE Over 6.1 — Kyle Mayers out for 39 (19), caught by Chris Jordan. 64/1
- EE Over 8 — 18 runs came off the over, bowled by Ali Naseer: 1 wd 6 1 4 wd 0 4
- EE Over 9 — 23 runs came off the over, bowled by Dushmantha Chameera: 4 wd 2 nb 1 6 6 1
- RDC Over 3 — 16 runs came off the over, bowled by Hardus Viljoen: 4 4 W wd 1 wd 1 4
- RDC Over 5 — 19 runs came off the over, bowled by Tymal Mills: 0 6 2 6 4 1
- RDC Over 5.2 — Sherfane Rutherford out for 33 (12), bowled by Chris Green. 69/4
- RDC Over 10.2 — Chris Jordan out for 27 (17), caught by Haider Razzaq. 108/7
How the runs came
Emirates Eagles were 54 after 5 overs and finished on 125/1. Royal Desert Champs were 69 after 5 overs and finished on 109/7.
Phase by phase
| Phase | EE | RDC |
|---|---|---|
| Powerplay (1-2) | 19/0 (RR 9.50) | 24/1 (RR 12.00) |
| Middle overs (3-7) | 52/1 (RR 10.40) | 57/4 (RR 11.40) |
| Final overs (8-10) | 53/0 (RR 17.67) | 27/2 (RR 9.00) |
In the final overs, Emirates Eagles scored 26 more than Royal Desert Champs.
Emirates Eagles innings: over by over
Emirates Eagles faced 16 dot balls (25%), hit 8 fours and 8 sixes, and got 7 extras. The best stand was 64 off 37 balls between Kyle Mayers & Alex Hales.
Fall of wickets: 64-1 (Kyle Mayers, 6.1)
Royal Desert Champs innings: over by over
Royal Desert Champs faced 12 dot balls (19%), hit 10 fours and 5 sixes, and got 5 extras. The best stand was 29 off 12 balls between Sherfane Rutherford & Janith Liyanage.
Fall of wickets: 4-1 (Philip Salt, 0.2), 32-2 (Nicholas Pooran, 2.4), 40-3 (Muhammad Waseem, 3.2), 69-4 (Sherfane Rutherford, 5.2), 79-5 (Janith Liyanage, 6.3), 82-6 (Gulbadin Naib, 7.5), 108-7 (Chris Jordan, 10.2)
Our view
Emirates Eagles put up an excellent batting performance, with Kyle Mayers and Alex Hales giving the team a strong start. Mayers scored 39 off just 19 balls before getting out, but the real fireworks came in the final overs. Rovman Powell played a quick unbeaten-style innings of 41 off only 16 balls, helping the Eagles add plenty of runs at the end. The 18-run and 23-run overs in the final stages pushed their total to 125/1, giving them a strong position in this T10 contest.
Royal Desert Champs started their chase aggressively and were actually ahead of the Eagles at the halfway mark. However, they kept losing wickets at important moments, which stopped them from building a match-winning partnership. Sherfane Rutherford scored 33 off 12 balls, while Chris Jordan added 27, but neither could take the team close enough to the target. The Eagles' bowlers did well to control the chase in the final overs and restricted Royal Desert Champs to 109/7. In the end, Emirates Eagles secured a 16-run victory.
Top performers
- Rovman Powell — 41 (16 balls)
- Kyle Mayers — 39 (19 balls)
- Sherfane Rutherford — 33 (12 balls)
- Trent Boult — 2/14 (2 ov)
- Hardus Viljoen — 2/19 (2 ov)
- Haider Razzaq — 2/22 (2 ov)
Full scorecard and ball-by-ball commentary: Royal Desert Champs vs Emirates Eagles
