The aim was to win two in a row and end the one-win, one-loss trend. Well, we’ve achieved it in style. The first match in the back-to-back Abu Dhabi derby is ours, and with that, we sit comfortably on second spot in the points table. Let’s relive the game. 

Perera, Waseem get us off to a solid start

Not the explosive finish we’re used to from these two, but the MI Emirates openers got the team off to a quick start in the powerplay. Muhammad Waseem finished with a 35-ball 38, Kusal Perera with a 20-ball 23. 

Pooran stands tall amidst the mini collapse 

From 80/1 in 10 overs, the team had a slight slip as both Tom Banton and Muhammad Waseem fell in quick succession. Kieron Pollard and Dan Mousley couldn’t get going either. But despite all this, skipper Nicky P kept the scoring rate going. 

Romario goes wild 

His stand with Pooran was the difference between what looked like a score of 160, and the 186 it ended up being. Romario Shepherd was dropped when he was on 2, and in his next eight balls went – 1, 4, 4, 6, 4, 4, 6, 6. 60 runs came off the last three overs, and Pooran too took a liking for Jason Holder’s death bowling. 

Match sealed in the powerplay with the ball 

The ADKR openers were off to a quick start, getting to 39/0 in 3.5 overs. But a run-out from Dan Mousley to get rid of Kyle Mayers triggered a collapse that saw them lose four wickets inside the powerplay itself. After that they were always playing catchup, and despite Andre Russell’s late cameo, we were able to seal a comprehensive win.