Abu Dhabi T10 League 2019

[tsaroz]

Till date the table looks like a random luck as a few balls could decide wining or losing than the team as a whole. Most of the time, half of the team has no contribution than fielding and sometimes a fielder can finish the match even without touching the ball.
Though the game would surely develop new batting and bowling skills as batsmen would devise new ways to hit the boundary while bowler would test their temper and on not letting the batsmen score.

[SaShiRaJaVu]

Though the game would surely develop new batting and bowling skills as batsmen would devise new ways to hit the boundary while bowler would test their temper and on not letting the batsmen score.

Earlier the batsman needs some time to settle in the crease and if you are playing these matches there is no time to settle as you need to hit the ball from the first ball and it is not that easy and as a batsman you need to have a different mentality and bowlers will get frustrated but if you are bowling smartly mixing slow balls and varying pace then you can beat the batsman too, i saw today's match but the ground is almost empty and i do not understand how the organizers will recover the money they spent.

[Vishnu.Reang]

Match between Bangla Tigers and Team Abu Dhabi ongoing right now. I thought that BT would make 150 plus, but a miserly spell by Ben Laughlin wrecked their innings (2-0-12-2). West Indian players are dominating this match as well, with Andre Fletcher getting to a quick-fire 42 from just 16 balls. Earlier it was the turn of Nicholas Pooran, who scored 56 from 25 for the Northern Warriors.

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i saw today's match but the ground is almost empty and i do not understand how the organizers will recover the money they spent.

I saw some clips in youtube and watching a match is like watching highlights and it is really fun, since the tournament is organized with the help of Emirates Cricket Board and they will be having a lot of money and television rights is always the lucrative deal in any sports, not sure how much they are able to get for the broadcasting rights, if not for profit you will not see this league continuing further and if i am not wrong this is the third edition.

[Sithara007]

i saw today's match but the ground is almost empty and i do not understand how the organizers will recover the money they spent.

I saw some clips in youtube and watching a match is like watching highlights and it is really fun, since the tournament is organized with the help of Emirates Cricket Board and they will be having a lot of money and television rights is always the lucrative deal in any sports, not sure how much they are able to get for the broadcasting rights, if not for profit you will not see this league continuing further and if i am not wrong this is the third edition.

Just because the Emirates cricket board is a cash rich body, that doesn't mean that they'll continue to support loss making ventures. In the past, they have pulled out of many such partnerships. An example is the National Cricket Stadium in Tangier (Morocco). Also, it is not certain for how long Abdul Rahman Bukhatir will remain as the head of the Emirates Cricket Board. He is quite generous in giving handouts to those boards which are struggling financially. But there is no guarantee that his successor will follow the same policy.

T20 leagues are not always profit making propositions. For example, the Global T20 Canada is rumored to have caused huge losses for both the Canadian cricket board and the franchise owners. And from what I have heard, the Mzansi Super League of South Africa is also running at a loss. T20 leagues are propping up all over the world, but you can't expect all of them to be profitable like the Indian Premier League or the Big Bash League. IN countries where the population is low (such as West Indies and New Zealand), it is going to be difficult.

[sureshnsnet]

I think very difficultly to predict the t10 matches because the match result can change any single over and I have predicted more than 10 matches but the result is  6-L 4-W few matches I lose just in final two over.

[BitcoinsGreat]

i saw today's match but the ground is almost empty and i do not understand how the organizers will recover the money they spent.

I saw some clips in youtube and watching a match is like watching highlights and it is really fun, since the tournament is organized with the help of Emirates Cricket Board and they will be having a lot of money and television rights is always the lucrative deal in any sports, not sure how much they are able to get for the broadcasting rights, if not for profit you will not see this league continuing further and if i am not wrong this is the third edition.

Yes, this is the 3rd edition of this tournament but this is still not so popular league like many others. I think 10 overs a side is not an interesting format and hence people show not much interest in it.

I think very difficultly to predict the t10 matches because the match result can change any single over and I have predicted more than 10 matches but the result is  6-L 4-W few matches I lose just in final two over.

Its a big gamble to predict these matches as no one knows who will win the match. A strong team can also lose the match because of so much less overs. You need more luck and less skills to win these short format matches

[SaShiRaJaVu]

T20 leagues are not always profit making propositions. For example, the Global T20 Canada is rumored to have caused huge losses for both the Canadian cricket board and the franchise owners. And from what I have heard, the Mzansi Super League of South Africa is also running at a loss. T20 leagues are propping up all over the world, but you can't expect all of them to be profitable like the Indian Premier League or the Big Bash League. IN countries where the population is low (such as West Indies and New Zealand), it is going to be difficult.

The main reason is the saturation of tournaments and leagues around the world, IPL started this frenzy and India is a cricket crazy nation and you will find audience for majority of the sporting events and if there are more leagues and if you expect audience to turn out for every match then you might get disappointing, and may be these countries are trying to come up with T20 leagues to replicate the football leagues around the world .

[Vishnu.Reang]

The main reason is the saturation of tournaments and leagues around the world, IPL started this frenzy and India is a cricket crazy nation and you will find audience for majority of the sporting events and if there are more leagues and if you expect audience to turn out for every match then you might get disappointing, and may be these countries are trying to come up with T20 leagues to replicate the football leagues around the world .

Actually it was Subhash Chandra of the Essel Group who came up with the idea of franchise based T20 league in India. He came up with the Indian Cricket League in 2007, despite stiff opposition by the N Srinivasan led BCCI. However when the invention became a successful one, the BCCI stole his idea and came up with their own league (the Indian Premier League).

[Sithara007]

T20 leagues are not always profit making propositions. For example, the Global T20 Canada is rumored to have caused huge losses for both the Canadian cricket board and the franchise owners. And from what I have heard, the Mzansi Super League of South Africa is also running at a loss. T20 leagues are propping up all over the world, but you can't expect all of them to be profitable like the Indian Premier League or the Big Bash League. IN countries where the population is low (such as West Indies and New Zealand), it is going to be difficult.

The main reason is the saturation of tournaments and leagues around the world, IPL started this frenzy and India is a cricket crazy nation and you will find audience for majority of the sporting events and if there are more leagues and if you expect audience to turn out for every match then you might get disappointing, and may be these countries are trying to come up with T20 leagues to replicate the football leagues around the world .

Sri Lanka tried a similar T20 franchise tournament and it flopped. In the end the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) blamed the failure on the BCCI, claiming that the ban on Indian players from taking part in the foreign T20 leagues was the reason behind the failure. South Africa was toying with the idea for several years, before they came up with the Mzansi Super League. And it also ended up in loss. Canada's Global T20 was also a failure in financial terms. And the Euro T20 Slam was cancelled even before a single match was played.

[Ayiranorea]

The main reason is the saturation of tournaments and leagues around the world, IPL started this frenzy and India is a cricket crazy nation and you will find audience for majority of the sporting events and if there are more leagues and if you expect audience to turn out for every match then you might get disappointing, and may be these countries are trying to come up with T20 leagues to replicate the football leagues around the world .

Actually it was Subhash Chandra of the Essel Group who came up with the idea of franchise based T20 league in India. He came up with the Indian Cricket League in 2007, despite stiff opposition by the N Srinivasan led BCCI. However when the invention became a successful one, the BCCI stole his idea and came up with their own league (the Indian Premier League).

Yes, that's true. When we talk of the league gaining such a big popularity is all because of the BCCI. If this was being conducted by the Essel Group under Subash Chandra it might have not been this successful. Also the league will be of unfamiliar faces, and the popular faces wouldn't have participated. In some perspective it is truly a stolen idea, but the success happened as it got stolen.

[Vishnu.Reang]

The main reason is the saturation of tournaments and leagues around the world, IPL started this frenzy and India is a cricket crazy nation and you will find audience for majority of the sporting events and if there are more leagues and if you expect audience to turn out for every match then you might get disappointing, and may be these countries are trying to come up with T20 leagues to replicate the football leagues around the world .

Actually it was Subhash Chandra of the Essel Group who came up with the idea of franchise based T20 league in India. He came up with the Indian Cricket League in 2007, despite stiff opposition by the N Srinivasan led BCCI. However when the invention became a successful one, the BCCI stole his idea and came up with their own league (the Indian Premier League).

Yes, that's true. When we talk of the league gaining such a big popularity is all because of the BCCI. If this was being conducted by the Essel Group under Subash Chandra it might have not been this successful. Also the league will be of unfamiliar faces, and the popular faces wouldn't have participated. In some perspective it is truly a stolen idea, but the success happened as it got stolen.

The BCCI is more like an old school body, which has historically opposed new innovations in cricket. When the T20 format was first introduced, the BCCI opposed it to the tooth and nail. Another example is regarding the Umpire Decision Review System (DRS). The BCCI was probably the only board to oppose the DRS. And we have to remember that BCCI is the reason why cricket remains excluded from international sports competitions such as the Asian Games, Olympics and the Commonwealth games.

[Sithara007]

Yes, that's true. When we talk of the league gaining such a big popularity is all because of the BCCI. If this was being conducted by the Essel Group under Subash Chandra it might have not been this successful. Also the league will be of unfamiliar faces, and the popular faces wouldn't have participated. In some perspective it is truly a stolen idea, but the success happened as it got stolen.

There is a long story behind the creation of the ICL by Subhash Chandra.

Subhash Chandra initially bid for the broadcasting rights of Indian matches. But the bid of his channel (Zee Sports) was thrown out, despite their bid amount being the highest. The BCCI added a few unfair clauses, which disqualified all the channels except Star Sports. It was rumored that Rupert Murdoch paid a huge amount to the BCCI president (N Srinivasan) in bribes. On top of that Murdoch was favored by the then ruling party (Congress) which benefited from the propaganda unleashed by his news channel (NDTV).

In response Subhash Chandra came up with his own T20 league (ICL) and the BCCI retaliated by banning all the players who were associated with the league. They even made it very difficult to stage the matches in India. Supported by the ruling party, they made most of the cricket grounds unavailable for the tournament. After the first edition, there were plans to expand the league by adding 8 new teams. But once BCCI came up with their own league, ICL fell in to oblivion.

[UmerIdrees]

As we approach near the knockout stages of this league, here is the latest standing of all the teams.

[Vishnu.Reang]

^^^ They have an eliminator/qualifier system for the playoffs and that means that the bottom ranked teams such as the Delhi Bulls and the Karnataka Tuskers are out of the tournament. Tomorrow the Maratha Arabians will take on the Qalandars for the first qualifier and Bangla Tigers will be playing against Deccan Gladiators in the first eliminator.

[UmerIdrees]

^^^ They have an eliminator/qualifier system for the playoffs and that means that the bottom ranked teams such as the Delhi Bulls and the Karnataka Tuskers are out of the tournament. Tomorrow the Maratha Arabians will take on the Qalandars for the first qualifier and Bangla Tigers will be playing against Deccan Gladiators in the first eliminator.

The following 4 teams has qualified.
MARATHA ARABIANS
QALANDARS
DECCAN GLADIATORS
BANGLA TIGERS

I am supporting QALANDARS because that's reminds me of Lahore Qalandars, although Qalandars did lost in Qualifier 1.  Eliminator 1 is in progress and this tournament is now headed towards its knockout and final stage.

[Vishnu.Reang]

^^^ Yeah... Qalandars had a bad day today... but you can't blame them. For the Maratha Arabians, both Chris Lynn and Adam Lyth have been in top form throughout the tournament and today also they scored 95 runs in between them. But little known Jordan Clark surprised everyone with a 4-wicket haul for the Qalandars. In reply the Qalandars failed to build partnerships and lost the match by 7 runs.

BTW, Deccan Gladiators looks all set to win the eliminator match.

[UmerIdrees]

^^^ Yeah... Qalandars had a bad day today... but you can't blame them. For the Maratha Arabians, both Chris Lynn and Adam Lyth have been in top form throughout the tournament and today also they scored 95 runs in between them. But little known Jordan Clark surprised everyone with a 4-wicket haul for the Qalandars. In reply the Qalandars failed to build partnerships and lost the match by 7 runs.

BTW, Deccan Gladiators looks all set to win the eliminator match.

Qalandars lost both the knockout matches today and therefore they will play for the 3rd place tomorrow with Bangla Tigers. I never expected that they will lose both matches as they finished up 2nd in the group stages.
Also the finals of this league will be played tomorrow and that will make our Sunday full of enjoyment. 

[Ayiranorea]

^^^ Yeah... Qalandars had a bad day today... but you can't blame them. For the Maratha Arabians, both Chris Lynn and Adam Lyth have been in top form throughout the tournament and today also they scored 95 runs in between them. But little known Jordan Clark surprised everyone with a 4-wicket haul for the Qalandars. In reply the Qalandars failed to build partnerships and lost the match by 7 runs.

BTW, Deccan Gladiators looks all set to win the eliminator match.

Qalandars lost both the knockout matches today and therefore they will play for the 3rd place tomorrow with Bangla Tigers. I never expected that they will lose both matches as they finished up 2nd in the group stages.
Also the finals of this league will be played tomorrow and that will make our Sunday full of enjoyment. 

That's never expected losing both the knockout matches. If they've lost the match scoring less than 100 it can be said as the players aren't good. They came close reaching 112, but some mistakes in between doesn't let them reach the target. Anyhow tomorrow isn't gonna be a complete fun. If it's an ODI then the entire day goes off. Now it is just one percent of the time consumed.

[Sithara007]

That's never expected losing both the knockout matches. If they've lost the match scoring less than 100 it can be said as the players aren't good. They came close reaching 112, but some mistakes in between doesn't let them reach the target. Anyhow tomorrow isn't gonna be a complete fun. If it's an ODI then the entire day goes off. Now it is just one percent of the time consumed.

They could have easily won the first match, but both their opening batsmen wasted a number of balls (Luke Ronchi and Dawid Malan) and in the end Laurie Evans and Phil Salt tried a lot, but by then the required rate had climbed too high. During the second match, it was almost a repeat of the first match. Once again Dawid Malan struggled initially and wasted balls.

Anyway.. the tournament ends for the Qalandars and hopefully they will return for the next year's edition with renewed vigor and power.

The final will take place in about 12 hours from now, between Deccan Gladiators and Maratha Arabians. Both of the teams are very strong in batting (Mohammad Shahzad/Shane Watson for the Deccan Gladiators, and Chris Lynn/Adam Lyth for the Maratha Arabians). So I guess the outcome will be more dependent on the performance of the bowlers.