Abu Dhabi T20 Trophy

Cricket tournament

Abu Dhabi T20 TrophyDates| 4 – 6 October 2018

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Administrator(s)| Abu Dhabi Cricket
Cricket format| Twenty20
Tournament format(s)| Round-robin and final
Host(s)| United Arab Emirates
Champions| Lahore Qalandars (1st title)
Participants| 6
Matches| 7
Most runs| Sohail Akhtar (Lahore Qalandars) (193)
Most wickets| Raja Farzan (Lahore Qalandars) (6)
Official website| abudhabit20.ae

The Abu Dhabi T20 Trophy[1] was a 20-over cricket franchise tournament held in the United Arab Emirates.[2] It took place between 4 and 6 October 2018 at the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium.[3][1][4] Six franchise teams took part in the first edition.[5] The International Cricket Council (ICC) sanctioned the competition in June 2018.[6]

Lahore Qalandars qualified for the final after winning both their games in Group A.[7] The Titans from South Africa also qualified for the final after winning both their games in Group B.[8] Lahore Qalandars won the title, after beating Titans by fifteen runs in the final.[9]

## Teams and squads[edit]

The tournament featured the following teams:[1][10]

* Boost Defenders – Shpageeza Cricket League, Afghanistan
* Hobart Hurricanes – Big Bash League, Australia
* Lahore Qalandars – Pakistan Super League
* Titans – Ram Slam T20 Challenge, South Africa
* Yorkshire Vikings – Twenty20 Cup, England
* Auckland Aces – Super Smash, New Zealand

The following squads were announced for the tournament.

Auckland Aces[11] | Boost Defenders | Hobart Hurricanes[12] | Lahore Qalandars | Titans[13] | Yorkshire Vikings[14]

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* Craig Cachopa (c)
* Finn Allen
* Michael Barry
* Jamie Brown
* Graeme Beghin
* Danru Ferns
* Michael Guptill-Bunce
* Ben Horne
* Ben Lister
* Matt McEwan
* Robbie O'Donnell
* Sean Solia
* Will Somerville

* Cameron Delport (c)
* Colin Ingram (vc)
* Kyle Abbott
* Yamin Ahmadzai
* Younas Ahmadzai
* Rokhan Barakzai
* Ronsford Beaton
* Ben Cox
* Noor-ul-Haq
* Ryan Higgins
* Munir Ahmad
* Nijat Masood
* Abdullah Mazari
* Jeevan Mendis
* Ramith Rambukwella
* Hashmatullah Shahidi
* Paul Stirling

* Charlie Wakim (c)
* Johan Botha
* Ben Duckett
* Nathan Ellis
* Jordan Clark
* Caleb Jewell
* Darren McNees
* Lawrence Neil-Smith
* Keegan Oates
* Jerome Taylor
* Jack White
* Sean Willis
* Mac Wright

* Sohail Akhtar (c)
* Shaheen Afridi
* Majid Ali
* Shahzad Ali
* Zulfiqar Babar
* Bilal Irshad
* Salman Irshad
* Faizan Khan
* Maaz Khan
* Nuwan Kulasekara
* Mitchell McClenaghan
* Ahsan Jamil
* Imran Nazir
* Raja Farzan
* Haris Rauf
* Abdul Razzaq
* Phil Salt
* Agha Salman

* Albie Morkel (c)
* Andrea Agathagelou
* Farhaan Behardien
* Henry Davids
* Theunis de Bruyn
* ~~Dean Elgar~~
* Tony de Zorzi
* Eldred Hawken
* Heino Kuhn
* Gregory Mahlokwana
* Rivaldo Moonsamy
* Tshepo Moreki
* Chris Morris
* Alfred Mothoa
* Shaun von Berg

* Steven Patterson (c)
* Adam Lyth (vc)
* Gary Ballance
* Tim Bresnan
* Harry Brook
* Karl Carver
* Ben Coad
* Tom Kohler-Cadmore
* Jack Leaning
* Josh Poysden
* Josh Shaw
* Jonathan Tattersall
* Jordan Thompson
* Matthew Waite

Titans' Heino Kuhn replaced Dean Elgar as he was added in South Africa's squad for the Zimbabwe ODI series.[15]

### Group stage[edit]

The following fixtures were confirmed:[3]

#### Group A[edit]

Team[16] |  Pld  |  W  |  L  |  NR  |  NRR |  Pts

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Lahore Qalandars | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1.34 | 4
Yorkshire Vikings | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1.57 | 2
Hobart Hurricanes | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | –2.85 | 0

4 October 2018
20:00 (D/N)
Scorecard

Yorkshire Vikings
184/5 (20 overs)

Lahore Qalandars
189/4 (19.4 overs)

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Harry Brook 37 (25)
Shaheen Afridi 2/36 (4 overs)

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Sohail Akhtar 100 (79)
Josh Poysden 2/26 (4 overs)

Lahore Qalandars won by 6 wickets
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Umpires: Iftikhar Ali (UAE) and Rabiul Hoque (UAE)
Player of the match: Sohail Akhtar (Lahore Qalandars)

* Lahore Qalandars won the toss and elected to field.
* Shahzad Ali, Raja Farzan and Faizan Khan (Lahore Qalandars) all made their T20 debuts.

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5 October 2018
15:00 (D/N)
Scorecard

Lahore Qalandars
175/6 (20 overs)

Hobart Hurricanes
146/8 (20 overs)

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Faizan Khan 83* (54)
Jordan Clark 2/33 (4 overs)

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Charlie Wakim 43 (36)
Raja Farzan 4/24 (4 overs)

Lahore Qalandars won by 29 runs
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Umpires: Iftikhar Ali (UAE) and Rabiul Hoque (UAE)
Player of the match: Raja Farzan (Lahore Qalandars)

* Lahore Qalandars won the toss and elected to bat.
* Charlie Wakim, Sean Willis, Caleb Jewell, Mac Wright, Nathan Ellis, Lawrence Neil-Smith, Jack White (Hobart Hurricanes) and Haris Rauf (Lahore Qalandars) all made their T20 debuts.

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6 October 2018
11:00
Scorecard

Hobart Hurricanes
140/7 (20 overs)

Yorkshire Vikings
144/1 (12.5 overs)

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Caleb Jewell 38 (29)
Karl Carver 2/29 (4 overs)

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Tom Kohler-Cadmore 72* (42)
Jordan Clark 1/25 (2.5 overs)

Yorkshire Vikings won by 9 wickets
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Umpires: Iftikhar Ali (UAE) and Ian Dixon (Zim)
Player of the match: Tom Kohler-Cadmore (Yorkshire Vikings)

* Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat.

#### Group B[edit]

Team[16] |  Pld  |  W  |  L  |  NR  |  NRR |  Pts

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Titans | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +2.35 | 4
Boost Defenders | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | –0.18 | 2
Auckland Aces | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | –2.08 | 0

4 October 2018
16:00 (D/N)
Scorecard

Boost Defenders
205/5 (20 overs)

Auckland Aces
170/5 (20 overs)

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Colin Ingram 84* (47)
William Somerville 2/28 (4 overs)

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Robert O'Donnell 67* (46)
Kyle Abbott 3/21 (4 overs)

Boost Defenders won by 35 runs
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Umpires: Akbar Ali (UAE) and Iftikhar Ali (UAE)
Player of the match: Colin Ingram (Boost Defenders)

* Auckland Aces won the toss and elected to field.
* Graeme Beghin and Jamie Brown (Auckland Aces) both made their T20 debuts.

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5 October 2018
19:00 (D/N)
Scorecard

Titans
218/3 (20 overs)

Boost Defenders
168/8 (20 overs)

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Tony de Zorzi 106* (57)
Jeevan Mendis 1/38 (4 overs)

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Colin Ingram 51 (29)
Shaun von Berg 3/23 (4 overs)

Titans won by 50 runs
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Umpires: Akbar Ali (UAE) and Ian Dixon (Zim)
Player of the match: Tony de Zorzi (Titans)

* Boost Defenders won the toss and elected to field.
* Nijat Masood (Boost Defenders) made his T20 debut.

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6 October 2018
15:00 (D/N)
Scorecard

Auckland Aces
80 (16 overs)

Titans
81/2 (12.1 overs)

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Graeme Beghin 21 (16)
Shaun von Berg 4/15 (4 overs)

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Tony de Zorzi 34 (27)
Michael Barry 1/10 (1 over)

Titans won by 8 wickets
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Umpires: Akbar Ali (UAE) and Ian Dixon (Zim)
Player of the match: Shaun von Berg (Titans)

* Titans won the toss and elected to field.

### Final[edit]

6 October 2018
20:00 (D/N)
Scorecard

Lahore Qalandars
148/6 (20 overs)

Titans
133/6 (20 overs)

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Sohail Akhtar 56 (47)
Tshepo Moreki 3/33 (4 overs)

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Heino Kuhn 37 (28)
Maaz Khan 2/23 (4 overs)

Lahore Qalandars won by 15 runs
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Umpires: Akbar Ali (UAE) and Iftikhar Ali (UAE)
Player of the match: Shaheen Afridi (Lahore Qalandars)

* Titans won the toss and elected to field.
* Maaz Khan (Lahore Qalandars) made his T20 debut.

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c "Abu Dhabi to host teams from six countries in T20 tournament". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
2. ^ "Emirates Cricket Board's new tournament threatens ties with PCB". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
3. ^ a b "Abu Dhabi T20 league schedule announced". Crictracker. 26 September 2018. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
4. ^ "UAE set to host new international T20 cricket league". Arabian Business. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
5. ^ "Emirates Cricket Board announce plans for UAE Twenty20 league". The National. 3 June 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
6. ^ "UAE'S First T20 Franchise Cricket League to be Formally Unveiled Later This Month". Emirates Cricket. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
7. ^ "Abu Dhabi T20: Title now the goal for Sohail Akhtar and Lahore Qalanders after securing final spot". The National. 5 October 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
8. ^ "Abu Dhabi T20: Multiply Titans through to final after thrashing Auckland Aces". The National. 6 October 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
9. ^ "Abu Dhabi T20: Lahore Qalandars win title with Titans victory". The National. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
10. ^ "Auckland Aces confirmed for Abu Dhabi T20". Gulf News. 23 September 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
11. ^ "Auckland Aces to face the world in Abu Dhabi". Scoop. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
12. ^ "Hurricanes announce Abu Dhabi T20 squad". Hobart Hurricanes. Archived from the original on 1 October 2018. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
13. ^ "Titans name strong squad for Abu Dhabi T20 league". Sport24. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
14. ^ "Club announce squad for Abu Dhabi T20 tournament". Yorkshire County Cricket Club. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
15. ^ "Kuhn to replace Elgar In Abu Dhabi T20". Titans. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
16. ^ a b "Abu Dhabi T20 Trophy Table - 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 October 2018.

## External links[edit]

* Series home at ESPN Cricinfo

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Twenty20 cricket leagues

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* Afghanistan Premier League (Afghanistan)
* Shpageeza Cricket League (Afghanistan)
* Bangladesh Premier League (Bangladesh)
* Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (India)
* Indian Premier League (India)
* Women's Senior T20 Trophy (India)
* Women's Premier League (India)
* Everest Premier League (Nepal)
* Nepal T20 League (Nepal)
* National T20 Cup (Pakistan)
* Pakistan Super League (Pakistan)
* PCB Women's Twenty20 Tournament (Pakistan)
* Lanka Premier League (Sri Lanka)
* International League T20 (UAE)

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Oceania|

* Big Bash League (Australia)
* Women's Big Bash League (Australia)
* Super Smash (men's) (New Zealand)
* Super Smash (women's) (New Zealand)

Europe|

* T20 Blast (England and Wales)
* Charlotte Edwards Cup (England and Wales)
* Women's Twenty20 Cup (England and Wales)
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* Women's Super Series (Ireland)
* Dutch Twenty20 Cup (Netherlands)
* Murgitroyd Twenty20 (Scotland)
* Regional Pro Series (Scotland)

Africa|

* CSA Provincial Twenty20 (South Africa)
* Women's T20 Super League (South Africa)
* SA20 (South Africa)
* Stanbic Bank 20 Series (Zimbabwe)

Americas|

* Caribbean Premier League (West Indies)
* Twenty20 Blaze (West Indies)
* Women's Caribbean Premier League (West Indies)
* Global T20 Canada (Canada)
* Major League Cricket (United States)
* Minor League Cricket (United States)

Defunct|

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* Champions League Twenty20 (International)
* Stanford Super Series (West Indies/England)
* Cricket All-Stars (International)
* International 20:20 Club Championship (International)

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Asia|

* Etisalat Sixes T20 Tournament (Afghanistan)
* National Cricket League (Bangladesh)
* Victory Day T20 Cup (Bangladesh)
* Indian Cricket League (India)
* Women's T20 Challenge (India)
* Faysal Bank Super Eight T20 Cup (Pakistan)
* Pakistan Junior League (Pakistan)
* Hong Kong T20 Blitz (Hong Kong)
* Ramadan T20 Cup (Pakistan)
* Sri Lanka Premier League (Sri Lanka)
* SLC Twenty20 Tournament (Sri Lanka)
* Super T20 Provincial Tournament (Sri Lanka)
* Abu Dhabi T20 Trophy (United Arab Emirates)
* Masters Champions League (United Arab Emirates)

Oceania|

* Australian Women's Twenty20 Cup (Australia)
* KFC Twenty20 Big Bash (Australia)

Europe|

* Euro T20 Slam (Ireland, Netherlands and Scotland)
* Women's Cricket Super League (England)
* North Sea Pro20 (Scotland/Netherlands)

Africa|

* Mzansi Super League (South Africa)
* Africa T20 Cup (South Africa)
* East Africa Premier League (Kenya & Uganda)

Americas|

* CIBC National Cricket League (Canada)
* American Premiere League (United States)
* American Twenty20 Championship (United States)
* Pro Cricket (United States)
* Caribbean Twenty20 (West Indies)
* Stanford 20/20 (West Indies)

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