Hossein and Karunaratne condemn Delhi Bulls to lowest ever total in Abu Dhabi T10

Delhi Bulls were bundled out for just 31, the lowest total in the history of Abu Dhabi T10, by New York Strikers at the Zayed Cricket Stadium on Monday.

Akeal Hossein grabbed three wickets to give Strikers early momentum before Chamika Karunaratne struck three times in one over to lead them to a comprehensive 67-run win which moves them top of the table after a third win in four games.

The previous lowest total was when Northern Warriors were skittled out for 46 by Qalandars in 2019.

Chasing 99, the Bulls were in big trouble from the off with Hossein setting the platform for the Strikers. The West Indian left arm spinner struck with his second and third deliveries, trapping Johnson Charles in front and the next ball crashing into the top of James Vince’s middle stump.

Rilee Rossouw skied Mohammad Amir straight down to Karunaratne at mid-on to leave them eight for three in the second over.

Hossein struck again in his second over, sending Usman Khan back to the dugout with an arm-ball that hit the middle stump, leaving the Bulls reeling at 12 for four.

Karunaratne then joined the party with a triple strike. The Sri Lankan pacer had Quinton de Kock caught off his own bowling, and then had Powell and Dwayne Bravo dismissed, both caught behind by Rahmanullah Gurbaz in successive deliveries as the Bulls slumped to 15 for seven in the fifth over.

Gurbaz, who held the Strikers innings together with a battling 49 not out, said everything was possible in the fastest format of cricket.

“We discussed at the team meeting that someone should bat long if we lost wickets early, and that’s the role I played when we were four down for 35 into the sixth over,” the Afghan opener told The National.

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