New York Strikers || Champions of T-10 League 2023!
T-10's fight ended with an exciting final. New York Strikers beat Deccan Gladiators to win the T-10 League title for the first time. New York Strikers led by Pollard defeated Deccan Gladiators by seven wickets in this match held at the UAE ground. Earlier, Deccan Gladiators had won two consecutive titles. So the team had a chance to win the title for the third time in a row. Despite performing brilliantly throughout the tournament, the team ultimately failed to win the final.
The final match between Deccan Gladiators and New York Strikers was held at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi. New York Strikers captain Kieron Pollard won the toss and decided to bowl at the beginning of the match. The main objective was to stop the opponent by bowling first. Deccan Gladiators managed to make their plan a reality. The victory came in their favor in a high-voltage match according to their plan.
Deccan Gladiators lost the toss and opened the batting with openers Cadmore and captain Nicholas Pooran. The fate of Deccan Gladiators mainly depended on the performance of these two batsmen. Because these two batsmen have performed exceptionally throughout the tournament. As a result, the team made it to the top four after passing through the group stage. However, these two hard-hitting batsmen completely failed in the final. Although the start was good, the team was under pressure when two openers left for 28 runs
Andre Fletcher also failed to perform well with the bat after the departure of the two openers. This player was dismissed by Narine after scoring just 5 runs in six balls. Deccan Gladiators were 5 for 57 when Imad Wasim and Fabian were out at regular intervals and made a walk back to the pavilion. At that time Andy Russell entered the field as the savior of the team. This West Indies player played an innings of valuable 30 runs with the bat. Deccan Gladiators' innings ended at 91 runs.
New York Strikers didn't get off to a good start in response to the 92 runs given by Deccan Gladiators. The team was under pressure when two openers departed for just seven runs. Pakistani batsman Asif Ali started to take the team forward by handling that pressure. A valuable partnership of 56 runs with New York Strikers captain Kieron Pollard. As a result, New York Strikers won by seven wickets. Asif Ali remained unbeaten on 48 runs off 25 balls.
Pakistani batsman Asif Ali was selected as the man of the match for the final after his outstanding performance New York Strikers won the title for the first time based on his performance. The team beat the two-time champions Deacon Gladiators to achieve this record.
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