International League T20 2024 (Jan 19-Feb 17)

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Liam Livingstone stint with SA20 done and now he joins the Sharjah Warriors for their remaining fixtures. And given the way Sharjah batted last night, he will be a handy addition:

 

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Game 23 of the ILT20 in Sharjah:

Abu Dhabi Knight Riders (Playing XI): Michael-Kyle Pepper(w), Alishan Sharafu, Sam Hain, Laurie Evans, Ravi Bopara, Andre Russell(c), Imad Wasim, David Willey, Joshua Little, Adhitya Shetty, Ali Khan

Sharjah Warriors (Playing XI): Niroshan Dickwella(w), Johnson Charles, Joe Denly, Tom Kohler-Cadmore(c), Liam Livingstone, Sean Williams, Daniel Sams, Maheesh Theekshana, Muhammad Jawadullah, Adil Rashid, Junaid Siddique

Abu Dhabi won the toss and elected to bowl first.

 

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Its 2nd v 6th on the Ladder in Game 23. A win for Sharjah and they will lift themself off the bottom of the ladder.

 

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The average Powerplay score in the first 6 overs at Sharjah from 11 ILT20 games played here is 48.27 runs.

Do Sharjah come out like a house on fire today?

 

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Livingstone in SA20 10 matches 109 runs 12.11 Average 104.8 SR No accountability.

No scrutiny And he is getting a gig straightaway at ILT20. The cricketing landscape nowadays is well and truly fcuked.

 

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Livingstones horror run with the bat continues as he goes cheaply for 2 as he chops his stumps to big Willey.

 

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Correction it wasnt big Willey, it was Little.

 

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I might have to start a career as a comedian. Am I funny?

 

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Willey gets his 2nd wicket and Sharjah have lost 3 inside the powerplay here.

 

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Liam Livingstone is playing in different T20 leagues just to collect his match fees, he knows that somewhere some league owner is planning to buy him in next auction & that's the case with 90% of English players he doesn't give 2 cahoots about his performances.

 

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What a catch by Little.

Sharjah sink further to 26/4 off 35 balls against Abu Dhabi.

 

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Sharjah are going nowhere right now, 46/6 off 58 balls against the Knight Riders.

 

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Ravi Bopara gets a wicket

Sharjah 59/7 and Fuller has to depart off 74 balls.

Brain dead batting from this lot tonight. Absolutely brain dead.

 

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Sharjah be battling to bat their full 20 at this rate.

 

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Adil Rashid another SA20 convert, having spent time in the SA20 with Pretoria playing tonight for Sharjah Warriors.

 

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Bopara gets Daniel Sams, Sharjah 66/8 and Sams head never looked right for that shot.

35 balls remaining in the innings at Sharjah.

 

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Sharjah bowled out for 75 by the Abu Dhabi Knight Riders.

 

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Whats the deal with Sharjah bowlers giving send offs when your team is getting absolutely spanked on the park? Seriously.

 

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Abu Dhabi beat Sharjah by 7 wickets and with 59 balls to spare.

 

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Standings:



These two teams will play each other again in 2 days time.

 

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Game 24 , 3rd v 5th:


Teams:

Gulf Giants (Playing XI): James Vince(c), Jamie Smith(w), Chris Lynn, Jordan Cox, Shimron Hetmyer, Gerhard Erasmus, Jamie Overton, Chris Jordan, Aayan Afzal Khan, Dominic Drakes, Zuhaib Zubair

Dubai Capitals (Playing XI): David Warner(c), Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Max Holden, Sam Billings, Sikandar Raza, Dasun Shanaka, Haider Ali, Olly Stone, Scott Kuggeleijn, Akif Raja, Kane Richardson

Dubai won the toss and elected to bowl first.

 

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David Warner / Kane Richardson v Chris Lynn in the battle of the Aussie contingent.

 

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Stone on a hattrick, he gets Cox.

12/3 off 15 balls are Gulf Giants

 

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Dubai get their 4th wicket and Kuggeleijn with the wicket .

 

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That must be a humiliating feeling for a batter, Aayan, he has to retire hurt because he was chewing up too many balls.