Northern Warriors thrash Team Abu Dhabi by 10 wickets at Abu Dhabi T10

Northern Warriors made it two wins from two with an emphatic 10-wicket win over Team Abu Dhabi at the Abu Dhabi T10 on Thursday.

After electing to field first and restricting Abu Dhabi to 103-7 at Zayed Cricket Stadium, Warriors openers Kennar Lewis and Hazratullah Zazai powered their team over the line with an over to spare.

Both the openers' knocks came off 27 balls with Zazai's 52 including five fours and three sixes while Lewis's 46 contained five fours and two sixes.

Zazai reached his half century by hoisting the Abu Dhabi captain Dwaine Pretorius over the long-off fence for a maximum.

Abu Dhabi enjoyed a decent start to their innings but lost four wickets in two overs to slump from 64-1 after six overs to 79-5.

Opener Tom Banton top scored with 33 off 17 balls, while Warriors captain Angelo Mathews, who grabbed a hat-trick in their opening win over Morrisville Samp Army, conceded just three runs in his first over finishing with 1-13.

It means Team Abu Dhabi have now lost two out of two following their defeat against Chennai Braves.

“Our bowlers came back strongly after the first two overs to restrict a strong Abu Dhabi batting line-up to just over hundred, and then our two openers Kennar and Hazrat were really outstanding tonight,” Mathews said.

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