RDC vs UNT 16th Match Highlights: 23 Sixes as United Tigers Win by 19 Runs
United Tigers beat Royal Desert Champions by 19 runs.
United Tigers beat Royal Desert Champions by 19 runs in 16th Match of Abu Dhabi T10 League. 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
- UNT Over 6 — 28 runs came off the over, bowled by Ali Naseer: 4 4 6 6 4 4
- UNT Over 6.1 — Joe Clarke brings up a fifty off 18 balls
- UNT Over 7 — 23 runs came off the over, bowled by Naseem Shah: 6 1 4 6 4 2
- UNT Over 7.6 — Joe Clarke out for 77 (26), c k paul b c jordan by Chris Jordan. 133/1
- RDC Over 4.4 — Nicholas Pooran brings up a fifty off 17 balls
- RDC Over 5 — 25 runs came off the over, bowled by Usman Tariq: 1 6 6 6 6 0
- RDC Over 6.2 — Nicholas Pooran out for 63 (21), c f zaman b a omarzai by Azmatullah Omarzai. 100/4
- RDC Over 7.3 — Faheem Ashraf completes a 3-wicket haul
- RDC Over 8.2 — Royal Desert Champions collapse: 3 wickets for 15 runs (93/3 to 108/6)
- RDC Over 10 — 27 runs came off the over, bowled by Odean Smith: 6 4 6 4 6 1
How the runs came
United Tigers were 70 after 5 overs and finished on 165/1. Royal Desert Champions were 82 after 5 overs and finished on 146/6.
Phase by phase
| Phase | UNT | RDC |
|---|---|---|
| Powerplay (1-2) | 35/0 (RR 17.50) | 36/1 (RR 18.00) |
| Middle overs (3-7) | 86/0 (RR 16.65) | 68/3 (RR 13.60) |
| Final overs (8-10) | 41/1 (RR 13.67) | 42/2 (RR 14.00) |
In the middle overs, United Tigers scored 18 more than Royal Desert Champions.
United Tigers innings: over by over
United Tigers faced 11 dot balls (18%), hit 17 fours and 10 sixes, and got 8 extras. The best stand was 133 off 48 balls between Sahibzada Farhan & Fakhar Zaman.
Fall of wickets: 133-1 (Joe Clarke, 7.6)
Royal Desert Champions innings: over by over
Royal Desert Champions faced 14 dot balls (23%), hit 11 fours and 13 sixes, and got 10 extras. The best stand was 74 off 27 balls between Muhammad Waseem & Nicholas Pooran. Between overs 6.2 and 8.2 they slipped from 93/3 to 108/6.
Fall of wickets: 8-1 (Brandon King, 0.4), 82-2 (Muhammad Waseem, 5.1), 93-3 (Sherfane Rutherford, 5.6), 100-4 (Nicholas Pooran, 6.2), 104-5 (Obus Pienaar, 7.3), 108-6 (Gulbadin Naib, 8.2)
Our view
United Tigers beat Royal Desert Champions by 19 runs in the 16th match of the Abu Dhabi T10 League. Batting first, United Tigers posted a massive 165/1, powered by Joe Clarke's explosive 77 off just 26 balls. Fakhar Zaman added 43 off 22 balls, while the middle overs produced a flurry of boundaries, including 28 runs in the sixth over and 23 in the seventh.
Royal Desert Champions fought back with an aggressive start, as Nicholas Pooran smashed 63 off 21 balls and shared a 74-run stand with Muhammad Waseem. However, Pooran's dismissal at 100/4 changed the momentum. Faheem Ashraf claimed 3/11 in two overs, triggering a collapse as Royal Desert Champions lost three wickets for just 15 runs. Despite scoring 27 runs in the final over, they finished on 146/6, handing United Tigers a 19-run victory.
Top performers
- Joe Clarke — 77 (26 balls)
- Nicholas Pooran — 63 (21 balls)
- Fakhar Zaman — 43 (22 balls)
- Faheem Ashraf — 3/11 (2 ov)
- Zeeshan Naseer — 1/14 (1 ov)
- Iftikhar Ahmed — 1/21 (2 ov)
Full scorecard and ball-by-ball commentary: Royal Desert Champions vs United Tigers
