Maratha Arabians vs Northern Warriors Insights

Match: Maratha Arabians vs Northern Warriors (MA vs NW) 1st T10 Match
Date: 28th Jan 2021
Time: 5:30 PM IST
Venue: Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi

The 4th season of the Abu Dhabi T10 League kicks of with a match between Maratha Arabians and the Northern Warriors. Maratha Arabians are the defending champions of the league. Maratha Arabians have lost quite a few players from their Squad which won Season 3 of the Abu Dhabi T10 league. 
 
Pitch Conditions
The Pitch at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi will favor batsman. The team winning the toss will look to bat first on this wicket. The average first innings score at this venue in the last 5 matches played at this venue is 108. The toss does not seem to have any effect on the result since the teams batting first or second have won equal number of games in the last 10 games played here. While the pitch is more suited for fast bowlers, we have seen in the past that spinners are more effective in T10 matches.

Squads

Maratha Arabians :
Sher Muhammad Abdul Shakoor, Alishan Sharafu, Ishan Malhotra, Mohammad Javed Ahmadi, Koththiigoda Kankanamge Kevin, Laurie John Evans, Maroof Merchant, Mohammad Hafeez, Mosaddek Hossain Saikat, Muktar Ali, Pravin Vijay Tambe, Shoaib Malik, Sohag Gazi, Sompal Kami, Syed Muhammad Haider Shah Wasi Shah, Mohammad Yamin Ahmadzai

Northern Warriors :
Ansh Tandon, Brandon Alexander King, Pothotuwa Arachchige Dhananjaya Lakshan, Fabian Anthony Allen, Muhammad Junaid Siddique, Kjorn Yohance Ottley, Lendl Mark Platter Simmons, Morawakage Maheesh Theekshana, Nicholas Pooran, Rayad Ryan Emrit, Rovman Powell, Sujeet Anwar Ali Parbatani, Wahab Riaz, Waheed Ahmad, Waseem Muhammad, Wayne Dillon Parnell

 

Fantasy tips to consider while selecting your playing XI for the MA vs NW Match

Shoaib Malik was the man of the match with figures of 2/13 and 46 runs with the bat in the LPL final recently; as context Malik has played 5 T10 matches and has scored 191 runs at strike rate of 217.

Pravin Tambe the veteran has only played 4 T10 matches but has taken 8 wickets in these which includes a 5-fer

Laurie Evans ended the LPL on a high with the bat scoring 53* & 108* in his last 2 games

Muktar Ali played really well in the recently concluded Bangabandhu T20 Cup. He picked up 17 wickets in just 10 matches, which puts him in the second spot in terms of wickets.

Nicholas Pooran showed glimpses of his ability with the bat in the BBL and had a really good IPL. In his 17 career T10 matches he has scored 422 runs (3 fifties and 3 thirties) at a strike rate of 240.

Waseem Muhammad was the highest run getter in the recent Emirates D20 with 534 runs in 12 matches which included 4 fifties and a century, all of which came at a SR of 141

Lendl Simmons last played in the CPL 2020 and his scores in his last 4 T20 matches read 84*, 54*, 8 & 96