ILT20 | Bowlers storm in Sharjah as Knight Riders pepper Warriors to extend winning streak
The Abu Dhabi Knight Riders reach the second spot in the points table by maintaining their winning streak with three consecutive wins. David Willey and Joshua Little broke through the Sharjah Warriors top order and Ravi Bopara backed it up with a four-for to restrict them to a paltry total.
Winning the toss and opting to bat first panned out well for Abu Dhabi Knight Riders as the new ball duo of David Willey and Joshua Little wreaked havoc on the opposition batting order. Their swing and precision were tough to counter for the Warriors' top and middle order as they looked like a fish out of the water, getting reduced to 26/4 at the end of the powerplay. While Tom Kohler-Cadmore tried to pace the innings, Little outsmarted him in the eighth over. Their struggle against the Knight Riders' bowlers continued as they touched the 50-run mark in 10.5 overs. However, the hosts kept losing wickets in regular intervals as Ravi Bopara cast a magnificent spell finishing with figures of 4-0-16-4, and cleared the tail in ajiffy to bundle them for a paltry 75.
In reply, the Knight Riders got a stable start as the openers Joe Clarke and Michael Pepper executed some elegant strokes against Maheesh Theekshana and James Fuller inside the powerplay. They were outstanding in threading the gaps and notched up a fifty runs opening stand before the Englishman got into a false stroke against Muhammad Jawadullah in the sixth over. In no time, Alishan Sharafu followed him back to the pavilion for a silver duck in the same over with the scoreboard reflecting 56/2 at the end of the field of restrictions. Subsequently, Adil Rashid bowled in tandem with Jawadullah with the latter outsmarting on-song Clarke (34) to claim his third scalp in the eighth over. However, the total the Warriors were defending was too low and the ADKR middle order surpassed the target like a cakewalk with 59 balls to spare.
Qualified
✅🚨 ADKR QUALIFIES FOR THE PLAYOFFS and Wins their 5th Game in the ILT20 second season and the first under captain Andre Russell.
— Knight Vibe (@KKRiderx) February 5, 2024
They bowled out Sharjah Warriors for 75/10 and defeated them by 7 wickets with almost 10 overs to spare. pic.twitter.com/845uQE85ci
One sided match
Another one sided boring match
— Ankit Aamga (@congressi_ankit) February 5, 2024
What an league
😂😂
Pls wind up #ILT20
Why insulted high rise players
Second spot
Sharjah Warriors now take second spot on this list within just 10 days of this tweet, with an abysmal 74 all out against the Abu Dhabi Knight Riders#ILT20 https://t.co/vENyhvb66Y
— The Stats Kid (@TheStatsKid1523) February 5, 2024
All-out for 75
Sharjah Warriors all out on 75.
— Aqdas Rehman (@AqdasRehman) February 5, 2024
Ravi Bopara 4 wickets
Josh Little 3 wickets
David Willey 2 wickets
Imad Wasim 1 wicket#SWvADKR #ILT20
Captian
André Russell CAPTAIN 🔥🥵#Adkr #ILT20
— Ameen Firoz ♛ (@ameenfiroz) February 5, 2024
Best performers
ILT20 23rd Match, Sharjah
— Saheel Shareef (@SaheelShareef25) February 5, 2024
Sharjah Warriors vs Abu dhabi Night Riders
INNINGS BREAK
Sharjah Warriors 75-10(17)
Best Performers!!!
1.Ravi Bopara picked 4 wickets
2.Joshua Little picked 3 wickets
3.David Willey picked 2 wickets
Abu Dhabi Night Riders Need 76 runs to win✅#ILT20 pic.twitter.com/3cj7joQRBo
Russell's captiancy
ADKR bowled out Sharjah warriors for just 75 runs under Russell's captaincy 🔥🔥#ILT20 pic.twitter.com/EdFShAVqtr
— 𝐏𝐂 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐧 (@savagestranger3) February 5, 2024
Well played
Sharjah Warriors 75 All Out (17 Overs). Well played Daniel Sams 24(19).#ILT20 #ADKRvSW
— JaayShaan (VaidhyaJayaShankar) (@JaayShaan) February 5, 2024
Well played
76 need... Well done team💥💜#WeAreADKR #ILT20 pic.twitter.com/vuWBcAgpkw
— Knight Falcon🦅 (@KnightFalconx) February 5, 2024
Brilliant captiancy
Sharjah Warriors : 75 All-Out (Second Lowest Score in ILT20 history)
— Rokte Amar KKR 🟣🟡 (@Rokte_Amarr_KKR) February 5, 2024
Brilliant Captaincy From Andre Russell & Clinical Performance From Bowling Unit.#WeAreADKR pic.twitter.com/UgOA0kJ6zU