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Braves vs Samp Army, 15th Match at Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi T10, Nov 24 2024 - Ball by Ball Commentary

RESULT
15th Match (N), Abu Dhabi, November 24, 2024, Abu Dhabi T10

Samp Army won by 9 wickets (with 18 balls remaining)

Player Of The Match
76* (26)
faf-du-plessis
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MSA
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end of over 714 runs
MSA: 105/1CRR: 15.00 
Faf du Plessis76 (26b 7x4 5x6)
Charith Asalanka17 (8b 2x4 1x6)
Nuwan Thushara 2-0-16-0
Zubair Khan 1-0-17-0

That is the end of the match. Samp Army won by 9 wickets and Faf was the star with the bat, scored 76 in 26 balls, with 7x4s and 5x6s.

6.6
2
Thushara to du Plessis, 2 runs

slower delivery on off stump pushes it down the ground to mid-on with soft hands and comes back for the 2nd run

6.5
1
Thushara to Asalanka, 1 run

full and wide outside off, took the pace off, driven down the ground to long-off

6.4
Thushara to Asalanka, no run

full and fast just outside off, goes for the big drive and gets beaten

6.4
1w
Thushara to Asalanka, 1 wide

another slower delivery, full and wide way outside off for another wide

6.4
1w
Thushara to Asalanka, 1 wide

full and well wide outside off, left alone, called a wide

6.3
1
Thushara to du Plessis, 1 run

slower and fuller on middle and leg stump, tried to flick it away, thick inside edge onto pad

6.2
4
Thushara to du Plessis, FOUR runs

poor delivery, easy pickings for Faf, full on pads, he flicked it away towards the right of short fine leg fielder for four more

6.1
4
Thushara to du Plessis, FOUR runs

short wide outside off, Faf waits for it and cuts it away in the gap between gully and short third man for four more

end of over 617 runs
MSA: 91/1CRR: 15.16 RRR: 3.50 • Need 14 runs from 24b
Faf du Plessis65 (22b 5x4 5x6)
Charith Asalanka16 (6b 2x4 1x6)
Zubair Khan 1-0-17-0
Ali Khan 1-0-11-0
5.6
1
Zubair Khan to du Plessis, 1 run

full ball just outside off, driven down the ground to long-off

5.5
2
Zubair Khan to du Plessis, 2 runs

tossed up, another straight drive to long-on for easy two

5.4
6
Zubair Khan to du Plessis, SIX runs

That is huge! Short in length, Faf goes big, connects it with some power and it landed into the crowd over midwicket for a massive six

5.3
Zubair Khan to du Plessis, no run

full ball, yorker length, thick inside edge onto pad

5.2
6
Zubair Khan to du Plessis, SIX runs

Once again gave himself some room, pitched short in length, Faf hit straight up and over umpire's head and went all the way for a six

5.1
2
Zubair Khan to du Plessis, 2 runs

tossed up, Faf backing away and driven down ground to long-off for couple of runs, brought up his fifty as well

end of over 511 runs
MSA: 74/1CRR: 14.80 RRR: 6.20 • Need 31 runs from 30b
Charith Asalanka16 (6b 2x4 1x6)
Faf du Plessis48 (16b 5x4 3x6)
Ali Khan 1-0-11-0
Thisara Perera 1-0-24-0
4.6
4
Ali Khan to Asalanka, FOUR runs

Another thick outside edge, full and wide outside off, Asalanka goes big, thick outside edge over short third man fielder for four more

4.5
4
Ali Khan to Asalanka, FOUR runs

full and wide outside off, Asalanka sliced it away to wide of short third man fielder and raced away towards fence for four

4.4
1
Ali Khan to du Plessis, 1 run

full ball on middle stump, driven down the ground to long-on for a single

4.4
1w
Ali Khan to du Plessis, 1 wide

short and well wide outside off, left alone, called a wide

4.3
Ali Khan to du Plessis, no run

full ball on middle stump, goes for the big heave on the leg side, thick inside edge to leg gully

4.2
1
Ali Khan to Asalanka, 1 run

lovely yorker on middle and leg stump, tried to play across the line, thick inside edge onto pad, shout for lbw, turned down by umpire

4.1
Ali Khan to Asalanka, no run

full ball on off stump, goes for the big shot, thick inside edge onto pad and goes to short fine leg, wanted a run, sent back by Faf

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Abu Dhabi T10

TeamMWLPTNRR
DG761122.130
MSA761120.984
TAD74381.804
UPN74380.275
DB73460.813
NW7346-0.698
NYS7346-0.862
AJB7346-1.003
BAT7254-2.101
CBJ7162-1.766