Watch: KXIP Batsman's Fiery Knock Of 89 Runs Off 26 Balls With 12 Huge Sixes
Abu Dhabi T-10 League 2021: Nicholas Pooran has scored 162 runs in 3 matches in T10 League at an average of 54, his strike rate is 289.29. Pooran has hit 18 sixes and 10 fours so far in this tournament.
There is no doubt that Nicholas Pooran is one of the biggest power hitters in world cricket and fans got to see his power hitting in the T10 league being played in Abu Dhabi.
Playing for the Northern Warriors in the Abu Dhabi T-10 League 2021, the explosive West Indies batsman Nicholas Pooran led his team to victory with a blistering knock of 89 against the Bangla Tigers. Pooran played only 26 balls to score 89 runs in the 10-over League, with three fours and 12 sixes.
In the Group A match, the Northern Warriors first set a target of 162 runs while batting first, then restricted the Bangla Tigers to 132 runs to win the match by 30 runs. Nicholas Pooran has scored 162 runs in 3 matches in T10 League at an average of 54, his strike rate is 289.29. Pooran has hit 18 sixes and 10 fours so far in this tournament.
Apart from Pooran, Lendl Simmons scored 41 runs off 22 balls with the help of 3 fours and 3 sixes for Warriors. Apart from this, Wasim Mohammad scored 12 runs with the help of 2 sixes from 5 balls and Rovman Powell scored an unbeaten 13 runs with the help of a four and a six off just 4 balls. Chasing the target of 163 runs from 60 balls, the team started very poorly.
Chasing the target of 163 runs from 60 balls, the team started very poorly as Northern Warrior's opener Johnson Charles was dismissed by Wahab Riaz for a duck.
After this, Afif Hossain was also dismissed for 10 runs. Andre Fletcher and young Chirag Suri shared a 68-run partnership for the third wicket after the team lost two wickets. During their partnership, Fletcher scored 53 off 28 balls and Suri scored 42 runs in 16 balls. The target of 163 runs proved to be tough for the team and they ultimately lost the match by 30 runs.
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