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Ahead of the Abu Dhabi T10 League, several players from the Middle East would be raring to make a mark in the upcoming season of the Ajman T20 Cup.
Six teams namely Delhi Bulls, Deccan Gladiators, Northern Warriors, Bangla Tigers, Maratha Arabians and Ajman Heroes will be competing in the 2022 Ajman T20 Cup – a tournament which comes under the talent-spotting program for Abu Dhabi T10 League.
Speaking about the competition, the founder of Abu Dhabi T10, Shaji Ul Mulk, said: “The UAE has seen tremendous growth in the cricket community; the Ajman Cricket Council is working proactively to nurture the region’s raw talent and fortify them for the international stage. We wish to create an infrastructure where players can healthily challenge themselves, reach their full potential, and leverage Abu Dhabi T10’s extensive platform.”
As far as the format is concerned, all teams will play against each other only once, and the top four will qualify for the knock-out matches. Subsequently, the two semi-finalists will be compete on March 21 with the grand finale being scheduled on March 22.
Fixtures and Match Timings (in IST)
March 13, Sunday
- Deccan Gladiators v Ajman Heroes, 7:30 PM
March 14, Monday
- Bangla Tigers v Northern Warriors, 6:00 PM
- Maratha Arabians v Delhi Bulls, 9:45 PM
March 15, Tuesday
- Ajman Heroes v Maratha Arabians, 6:00 PM
- Deccan Gladiators v Northern Warriors, 9:45 PM
March 16, Wednesday
- Northern Warriors v Delhi Bulls, 6:00 PM
- Maratha Arabians v Bangla Tigers, 9:45 PM
March 17, Thursday
- Deccan Gladiators v Bangla Tigers, 6:00 PM
- Northern Warriors v Ajman Heroes, 9:45 PM
March 18, Friday
- Maratha Arabians v Deccan Gladiators, 6:00 PM
- Ajman Heroes v Delhi Bulls, 9:45 PM
March 19, Saturday
- Northern Warriors v Maratha Arabians, 6:00 PM
- Bangla Tigers v Delhi Bulls, 9:45 PM
March 20, Sunday
- Deccan Gladiators v Delhi Bulls, 6:00 PM
- Bangla Tigers v Ajman Heroes, 9:45 PM
March 21, Monday
- Semi-Final 1 – Team 1 vs Team 4, 6:00 PM
- Semi-Final 2 – Team 2 vs Team 3, 9:45 PM
March 22, Tuesday
- Final, 7:30 PM
Squads
Delhi Bulls
Umair Ali Khan (c), Adil Mirza, Zawar Farid, Shakoor Khan, Ali Shan (U19), Nilansh Keshwani (U19), Mohammed Usman, Sardar Bahzad, Waseem Bari, Syed Haider, Zahid Ali, Sabir Rao, Sultan Ahmed, Zohaib Zubair, Qamar Awan, Tahir Lateef
Deccan Gladiators
Adeel Malik (c), Ansar Khan, Rahul Chopra, Danish Quereshi, Hassan Khan (U19), Aayan Khan, Waqas Ali, Hameed Khan, Muhammad Hassan, Laxman Manjrekar, Mohd Kaleem, Ahmad Shafiq, Umar Hafeez, Saifullah Noor, Malik Ghulam Mustafa, Mayank Chaudhary
Northern Warriors
Muhammad Yasir Maharvi (c), Wajid Khan, Yasir Kaleem, Taimoor Bhatti, Muhammad Sharam Faisal, Hamad Arshad (U19), Sandeep Singh, Abdur Rehman, Imran OD, Farhan Babar, Asif Mumtaz, Karnal Zahid, Farhan Ahmed, Saqib Mahmood, Rizwan Amanat, Salman Babar
Bangla Tigers
Babar Iqbal (c), Ali Khan, Fayyaz Ahmed, Tariq Mehmood, Puniya Mehra (U19), Ismail Khan, Sagar Kalyan, Rameez Shahzad, Asfand Dyar, Arsalan Jawed, Ali Naseer, Mohd Farooq, Fahad Nawaz, Ameer Hamza, Sheraz Ahmed Piya, Furqan Khalil
Maratha Arabians
Jiju Janardhanan (c), Ansh Tandon, Hamdan Tahir (U19), Harry Bharwal, Imran Nazir, Maroof Merchant (U19), Matiullah Khan, Mohd Afzal, Mujahid Ameen, Omer Farooq, Saqhuib Manshad, Shanawaz Khan, Usman Khan, Vishnu Sukumaran, Zeeshan Abid
Ajman Heroes
Adnan Ul Mulk Nawab (c), Adnan Arif, Shahrukh Sheikh, Faizan Sheikh, Dawood Ejaz, Amjad Gul, Khalid Shah, Luqman Luki, Sanchit Sharma, Gopa Kumar, Hafeez Rehman, Aryan Lakra, Faisal Baig, Adnaan Khan
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