The Fourth season of Abu Dhabi T10 League is going to commence from January 28 2021 at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Dubai and the finals will take place on February 6 2021 which will give us 10 days of exciting and furious action from this shortest form of the game.
A total of 12 matches are set to be played during the league stage while several other matches are scheduled to be in the Super league. There are a total of 8 team consisting of a minimum of 15 players in their squad who will be going head to head with each other in this season.
The Draft and team selections of this seasons Abu Dhabi T10 League took place recently on December 23 after which the teams have been divided into two groups consisting of four teams each. Maratha Arabians, Northern Warriors, Bangla Tigers and Delhi Bulls are placed in group A while Qalandars, Team Abu Dhabi, the Gladiators and Pune Devils are placed in group B.
Last Season Stats of T10 League:
Defending Champions – Maratha Arabians
Runner Ups – Deccan Gladiators
Total Runs Scored – 5,989
Number of 4s/6s – 800
Highest Run Scorer – Chris Lynn (371 runs)
Highest Wicket Taker – George Garton (12 Wickets)
Highest Individual Score – Chris Lynn (91 runs)
Most Catches – Philip Salt (10)
Here’s the Squad List of Abu Dhabi T10 League with Stats and Fantasy Picks:
Bangla Tigers:
Noor Ahmad, Qais Ahmad, Johnson Charles, Fazalhaq Farooqui, Andre Fletcher, Mahedi Hasan, Adam Hose, Afif Hossain, Mohammad Irfan, Karim Janat, Aryan Lakra, Tom Moores, Chirag Suri, Isuru Udana, Mujeeb ur Rahman, David Wiese
Probable Playing XI for the first match:
Andre Fletcher, Johnson Charles, Karim Janat, Tom Moores, Mahedi Hasan, Afif Hossain, David Wiese, Isuru Udana, Qais Ahmad, Mujeeb Ur Rehman, Mohammad Irfan
The collective noun for a group of Tigers is an ‘ambush’… 👊🐅
— T10 League (@T10League) December 23, 2020
Will they surprise their opponents and take home the #AbuDhabiT10 trophy? 🤔🏆 pic.twitter.com/rbltJCeic9
Deccan Gladiators:
Imtiaz Ahmed, Prashant Gupta, Wanindu Hasaranga, Colin Ingram, Azam Khan, Zahoor Khan, Lahiru Kumara, Sunil Narine, Kieron Pollard, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Ravi Rampaul, Mohammad Shahzad, Hamdan Tahir, Imran Tahir, Hafeez ur Rehman, Zeeshan Zameer
Possible Playing XI for the first match:
Mohammad Shahzad, Sunil Narine, Azam Khan, Colin Ingram, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Kieron Pollard, Wanidu Hasaranga, Imran Tahir, Ravi Rampaul, Lahiru Kumara, Zahoor Khan
Can Sunil Narine spin his side to victory?
— T10 League (@T10League) December 23, 2020
Here’s the Deccan Gladiators Squad in full! #AbuDhabiT10 pic.twitter.com/IDMObel72M
Delhi Bulls:
Sheraz Ahmad, Dwayne Bravo, Amad Butt, Dushmantha Chameera, Kashif Daud, Fidel Edwards, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ali Khan, Evin Lewis, Adam Lyth, Mohammad Nabi, Sherfane Rutherford, Waqar Salamkheil, Dasun Shanaka, Nyeem Young
Possible Playing XI for the first match:
Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Adam Lyth, Evin Lewis, Mohammad Nabi, Dasun Shanaka, Dwayne Bravo, Sherfane Rutherford, Waqar Salamkheil, Dushmantha Chameera, Sheraz Ahmad, Fidel Edwards
DJ Bravo will lead out Delhi Bulls at the #AbuDhabiT10! 🙌
— T10 League (@T10League) December 23, 2020
Here is their squad in full 👀 pic.twitter.com/e4nb9OS3Mo
Maratha Arabians:
Taskin Ahmed, Muktar Ali, Laurie Evans, Amjad Gul, Mohammad Hafeez, Mosaddek Hossain, Sompal Kami, Shoaib Malik, Ishan Malhorta, Maroof Merchant, Syed Shah, Abdul Shakoor, Pravin Tambe
Possible Playing XI for this match:
Abdul Shakoor, Laurie Evans, Shoaib Malik, Mohammad Hafeez, Amjad Gul, Muktar Ali, Mosaddek Hossain, Maroof Merchant, Taskin Ahmed, Sompal Kami, Ishan Malhotra
Shoaib Malik is ready for action, and so are his Maratha Arabians teammates! 👏
— T10 League (@T10League) December 23, 2020
Can he lead them to victory in the #AbuDhabiT10? 🏆 pic.twitter.com/VDRtbkzCvt
Northern Warriors:
Fabian Allen, Rayad Emrit, Brandon King, Nicholas Pooran, Rovman Powell, Nuwan Pradeep, Wahab Riaz, Andre Russell, Junaid Siddique, Lendl Simmons, Ansh Tandon, Maheesh Theekshana, Amir Yamin
Possible Playing XI for the first match:
Brandon King, Lendl Simmons, Ansh Tandon, Nicholas Pooran, Andre Russell, Rovman Powell, Fabian Allen, Rayad Emrit, Nuwan Pradeep, Wahab Riaz, Junaid Siddique
Dre Russ and his Northern Warriors are prepared for battle ⚔️ #AbuDhabiT10 pic.twitter.com/qezVyy3dYu
— T10 League (@T10League) December 23, 2020
Pune Devils:
Waheed Ahmad, Mohammad Amir, Vriitya Aravind, Sam Billings, Mohammad Boota, Nasir Hossain, Chamara Kapugedera, Karan KC, Asif Khan, Dinesh Kumar, Kennar Lewis, Ajantha Mendis, Thisara Perera, Darwish Rasooli, Devon Thomas, Hardus Viljoen
Possible Playing XI for the first match:
Vritya Aravind, Devon Thomas, Darwish Rasooli, Sam Billings, Chamara Kapugedra, Thisara Perera, Waheed Ahmad, Ajantha Mendis, Mohammad Amir, Karan KC, Hardus Viljoen
Pune Devils: Assemble! 🔥🏆 #AbuDhabiT10 pic.twitter.com/0zuL1rTSeD
— T10 League (@T10League) December 23, 2020
Qalandars:
Shahid Afridi, Fayyaz Ahmed, Sultan Ahmad, Sohail Akhtar, Asif Ali, Hasan Ali, Khurshid Anwar, Tom Banton, Ben Dunk, Chris Jordan, Maaz Khan, Sharjeel Khan, Azmatullah Omarzai, Samit Patel, Phil Salt, Sohail Tanvir
Possible Playing XI for the first match:
Tom Banton, Fayyaz Ahmad, Philip Salt, Ben Dunk, Asif Ali, Shahid Afridi, Samit Patel, Sohail Tanvir, Azmatullah Omarzai, Chris Jordan, Hasan Ali
Introducing the Qalandars Squad for the #AbuDhabiT10! 🔥
— T10 League (@T10League) December 23, 2020
Which player are you most excited to see in action at Zayed Cricket Stadium? 🤔 pic.twitter.com/3qZcsj3bDT
Team Abu Dhabi:
Ben Cox, Avishka Fernando, Chris Gayle, Alex Hales, Leonardo Julien, Kushal Malla, Chris Morris, Obed McCoy, Karthik Meiyappan, Rohan Mustafa, Usman Shinwari, Naveen-ul-Haq, Hayden Walsh Jnr, Luke Wright, Najibullah Zadran
Possible Playing XI for this match:
Alex Hales, Chris Gayle, Avishka Fernando, Rohan Mustafa, Luke Wright, Najibullah Zadran, Chris Morris, Obed McCoy, Usman Shinwari, Naveen Ul Haq, Karthik Meiyappan
Team Abu Dhabi is all set 👊 #AbuDhabiT10 pic.twitter.com/8WEZnAMhqA
— T10 League (@T10League) December 23, 2020