Rovman Powell and Kennar Lewis against Bangla Tigers [Source: Twitter]
Day 5 (27th November) in the sixth edition's Abu Dhabi T10 League saw Northern Warriors, Morrisville Samp Army and Deccan Gladiators win their respective league games to attain much needed two points to their kitty.
Bangla Tigers vs Northern Warriors
A Rovman Powell power show helped the Warriors to open their account as they thrashed the Tigers by 6 wickets in the 12th match of the season.
Opting to bat first, the Shakib Al Hasan-led side got off to a great start, thanks to the openers Hazratullah Zazai and Joe Clarke. However, once this 64-run stand was broken in the sixth over, Northern Warriors were back in the game as they picked wickets in clusters.
But, Evin Lewis, at the other end, smashed the bowlers around the park with his unbeaten 38 off 15 deliveries as he propelled his team to 117/4 in their allotted 10 overs.
For Bangla Tigers, Isuru Udana picked a couple of wickets, while Mohammad Irfan and Wayne Parnell finished with a wicket each.
Chasing 118, the Warriors lost both of their openers cheaply to Shakib, but the skipper, Powell stood tall as he smoked an unbeaten 76 off 28, which included 1 four and 9 maximums to see the side home with four balls remaining.
Bangla Tigers 117/4 (10)
Evin Lewis 38*(15), Hazratullah Zazai 37(21);
Isuru Udana 2/21(2), Mohammad Irfan 1/12(2)
Northern Warriors 118/4 (9.2)
Rovman Powell 76*(28), Sherfane Rutherford 22(11);
Shakib Al Hasan 2/20(2), Benny Howell 1/17(2)
Northern Warriors won by 6 wickets