ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – Sunil Narine produced a brilliant spell to trump an Andre Russell cameo as Kieron Pollard’s New York Strikers beat Deccan Gladiators by seven wickets in the final of the Abu Dhabi T10 final here Saturday.
Sent in at the Zayed Cricket Stadium, Gladiators mustered 91 for five from their ten overs, with Russell blasting an 18-ball unbeaten 30 with two fours and two sixes.
With Strikers languishing on 57 for five at the start of the eighth over after the West Indies pair of Nicholas Pooran (15) and Fabian Allen (1) both failed, Russell put on 34 in an unbroken sixth wicket stand with David Wiese, who struck an 11-ball unbeaten 20.
Off-spinner Narine, who claimed two for six from his two overs, had made vital strikes to hurt the innings earlier.
In reply, Strikers chased down their target with four deliveries remaining, Man-of-the-Match Asif Ali top-scoring with an unbeaten 48 from 25 deliveries with two fours and four sixes.
With the game in the balance at 38 for three, Asif combined in a match-winning 56-run, unbroken fourth-wicket partnership with Pollard to see his side over the line.
Pollard lashed a four and a six in scoring 22 off 13 deliveries.
West Indies left-arm spinner Akeal Hosein, who took a hat-trick in a five-wicket haul on Friday, was sentenced to Man-of-the-Series after taking another wicket on Saturday to end the series with 12 scalps.
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