International League T20 2023
‘Total Domination’ – Fans laud Mumbai Emirates as they crush Sharjah Warriors to get first win of ILT20
Similar to the season opener, the second ILT20 game between MI Emirates and Sharjah Warriors turned out to be a lopsided affair as MI Emirates crushed Sharjah Warriors by 49 runs. The victory was virtually ensured in the first innings when Kieron Pollard’s side scored a staggering 204 runs after 20 overs.
After losing Evin Lewis and Dawid Malan for ducks on consecutive deliveries in the second over, Sharjah Warriors’ attempt to chase down the enormous score got off was all but over. Despite facing those devastating blows early on, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, a powerful opener, kept hitting boundaries on a regular basis. But he never got any real help from the other side.
Imran Tahir steals the show
Moeen Ali, the captain of the Warriors, got things going but was unable to build on it, and Gurbaz’s valiant effort also went in vain. From that point on, 43-year-old Imran Tahir stole the show as the seasoned spinner took the next three wickets and disrupted the chase. English allrounder Chris Woakes played an explosive innings of 62 off 29 but could only narrow the margin of defeat for Moeen’s side.
The English allrounder earlier in the game chose to bowl first on a belter of a batting surface after winning the toss. MI Emirates eagerly seized the opportunity, scoring a brilliant half-century to put his team on track for a high score. Former Windies captain Nicholas Pooran also contributed to keeping the pressure on the bowlers with a brash 49 off just 30 deliveries.
The scoring rate was, however, slowed as the Warriors attempted to get back into the game by taking a few wickets in the middle overs. However, their dreams were shattered as the veteran all-rounder duo of Dwayne Bravo and Kieron Pollard displayed their fireworks in the death overs. A whopping 204 runs were scored by the pair, who added 41 runs in just over three overs.
Here is how Twitter reacted to MI Emirates dominating victory in their campaign opener against Sharjah:
Mumbai Emirates starts their ILT20 campaign with a comprehensive win against Sharjah Warriors.@ILT20Official #ILT20 #MIEmirates #ImranTahir #SharjhahWarriors pic.twitter.com/O9xrTRK2yk
— CricTracker (@Cricketracker) January 14, 2023
Fastest⚡⚡ sprinter on the outfield,, even at this age he is performing like youngster
— Nazia Sheikh (@n_sheikh007) January 14, 2023
There's a rumour @ImranTahirSA is currently running a Marathon in Mumbai 😅
Still running the show as always 💪@MIEmirates #OneFamily #CricketOnZee #MIEvSW #HarBallBawaal #TMM2023 pic.twitter.com/JsxsXM5DgW
— Zee Cricket (@ilt20onzee) January 15, 2023
1st win in the bag for Captain Pollard ✅#MIEmirates #OneFamily #MIvSW pic.twitter.com/jilP1rtGIH
— Kumar Amit (@KumarAm05845735) January 15, 2023
They are really great players. The boundaries that Bravo and Polly hit yesterday was a treat to watch
— Sankaran Baskar (@SankaranBaskar) January 15, 2023
One thing I observed Sharjah Warriors jersey colour was also yellow 💛 which was playing against MI Emirates 🤔 and captain was Moin Ali who is also a CSK player and we defeated them too. MI CAPETOWN DEFEATED JSK AND MI EMIRATES DEFEATED SHARJAH WARRIORS. TOTAL DOMINATION😆😅🤣😂
— KUMAR SHUBHAM (@KUMARSH13187136) January 15, 2023
— 🇦🇫Hikmat Khan🇦🇫 (@HikmatK81939960) January 15, 2023
•MI Cape Town at No.1 in points table.
•MI Emirates at No.2 in points table.
•Most runs in SA20 – Brevis (MI player).
•Most wickets in SA20 – Stone (MI player).
•Most runs in ILT20 – Waseem (MI player).
•Most wickets in ILT20 – Tahir (MI player).The Domination @mipaltan !
— MI Fans Army™ (@MIFansArmy) January 15, 2023
Trophy Here We Come😍😍🤌 pic.twitter.com/uBcAU8LOGS
— 𝓢𝓾𝓫𝓱𝓪𝓼𝓱𝓻𝓮𝓮⁴⁵ ( Fan Account ) (@subhu__RO45) January 15, 2023
Yesterday Great Day for Mumbai Indians Owned Franchises :
MI Capetown beat Jo'burg Super Kings.
MI Emirates beat Sharjah Warriors.— Jaya Suriyan (@ImSurya05) January 15, 2023
